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Winter warming cocktail recipes!

On-Thursday, August 10, 2017 By Allison Barrett

Often when we think of cocktails we imagine icy cold Mojitos or refreshing Margaritas by the pool. However, with the shorter days and crisp cold nights you cannot beat a soothing wintery sipper to warm the cockles. ....Read More

5 Top tips for choosing the right Wedding Caterer!

On-Wednesday, August 09, 2017 By Allison Barrett

This is for all you soon–to–be Brides and Grooms out there! Those of you who will already know how difficult the meticulous planning of your perfect day can be! ....Read More

5 Great tips for an impromptu Dinner Party

On-Wednesday, August 09, 2017 By Allison Barrett

So we have all been there at some point or another, the impromptu dinner party. ....Read More

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Q: Why should I hire a party planner?

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When you’re planning an event or party, doing everything yourself is a very big job - it gets stressful and time consuming. Once you hire a party planner you’ll feel instant relief that you have someone by your side, working with you to create the most perfect party, for you and your guests!

My Perfect Party service includes unlimited email and phone support leading up to your party.
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Q: What are the benefits of hiring a party planner?

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You’ll save time.

Organising a party can be time consuming – we’ll save you spending hours searching caterers, marquee companies, decorating ideas, staff, entertainment.

You’ll save money.

We’ve seen it all before! You’ve just jumped online and spent a hundred dollars of decorations – they’ve arrived and you don’t know what to do them.

You’ll have a great looking party.

We know how to turn a good looking space into some really special. With our experience we know the best places to position tables and chairs, where to set up a bar space or dance floor. We know how big a marquee needs to be and how to decorate it. Hey and of course we also have a few tricks up our sleeve to turn your event to … wow!
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Q: Can you assist me save money on my party?

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When you’re hosting a party and trying to keep costs down, hiring a party planner planner might seem like an unnecessary expense. But it’s not!

At My Perfect Party once we know what your budget is, we’ll try and do everything we can to work within it. With our experience we can recommend where you can save some money and reduce costs on items you may not need.

We have excellent relationship with our suppliers across Australia, we’ll ask if they can work with us on price to meet your budget - we’ll also try and pass on any industry discounts we get from our suppliers.
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Q: What is different about My Perfect Party than other event planners?

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Owner Allison Barrett and the team she has created around her! Allison is 30 year event professional. Her knowledge and unrivaled experience of running all aspects of events (both small and large) is why My Perfect Party has helped hundreds of people host the perfect party.

The team of planners and stylists across Australia follow Allison’s lead of always going the extra mile to ensure 100% client satisfaction.
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Q: What areas do you service?

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Whilst most of our jobs are within 30-50km of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth CBD – we will travel to other locations.
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Q: What services do you offer?

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We offer as much or as little support you need! From full party/event management to sourcing invitations, catering, entertainment, wait and bar staff. We also design and implement lighting productions and so much more. No request is too big or too small.
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Q: Do you have a price list?

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We specialise on creating unique and individual parties – specific to your needs and budget. We have some ‘standard’ packages that we can build on. However, there’s not specific pricelist. Contact us to discuss your needs and we’ll put together a quotation for you!
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Q: You are Australia wide, so who handles my party?

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After your initial enquiry, you will be assigned one of our specialist Senior Party Planners.

After accepting our initial quote your Party Planner will liaise with your local Party Co-ordinator and Stylist and make a time to meet you at your home or venue. From there your Party Planner and Co-ordinator will liaise and do all the behind the scenes work to create and deliver your perfect party! Your main point of contact is your Party Planner.

So, regardless of what state your party is being held you will be in safe hands!

For further FAQs, please visit our FAQ page.

This was our second party that My Perfect Party created the perfect space for. Allison and her team are amazing and so easy to deal with

Allison and her team were amazing....could not have asked for a more stunning setting. Definitely worth using their expertise

Thank you to Allison and the team for organising and managing my 50th. It was absolutely perfect and exceeded my expectations

Allison, you are your team did a wonderful job at our school parent dinner!

Your responsiveness to all my queries from the beginning

Julia & I want to thank you so much for making my 60th such an outstanding success at all levels

Hi Allison, I really want to say a BIG thank you to you and the team for putting together such a FABULOUS space – it felt magical and set the scene for a perfect send off.

Thank you so much to Allison for styling our event! It was beautiful and certainly set the scene! If we have another event we will surely be in touch!! Many thanks again.

I would like to extend my thanks to you and your great team. The night was fantastic and went off without a hitch, Frank was very impressed.

I’m so sorry, time has gotten away from me and I kept meaning to send an email to say thank you so much for organising Ryan’s party.

Just a quick note to say thank you for the wonderful job you did with the room on Saturday night. It looked absolutely amazing and the attention to detail was second to none.

Emma and I just wanted to say thank you so much. The catering was outstanding. Debbie and Denise were fantastic so

Please pass on my appreciation to Gayle for the wonderful job she did setting up my party. Flowers and the candles gorgeous! Placing the furniture around our pool looked great. It was all amazing.

Just a quick thank you for Saturday! You and the boys were awesome and everyone was raving how good the house looked!

We had an absolutely wonderful time all thanks to you and your team working so hard. It was truly magical despite the monsoon!

Thank you very much for helping us make the party a special and memorable evening. You all did a great job

Just a thank you email for Jake and Matt that were in charge of the bar at my son’s 21st on the 29th November.

Wish we could do it all again……….went way too quickly and didn’t really chat to anyone, the nature of the beast when it is your own party!!

Allison Barrett from My Perfect Party was impressive in her attention to detail during the preparation for our safari inspired joint 50th birthday dinner celebration.

Thank you My Perfect Party team for a truly special night for my 21st. You transformed my backyard into a stunning

Everything was so seamless and I felt that I could trust you to take care of things – I think that is

♥ I wanted to say a BIG thank you to you and your team. I had the most wonderful day, didn’t worry about a thing and everything was perfectly executed. Honestly, you made such a difference to my sanity!

I recently celebrated my 60th Birthday and as you do, I went a bit overboard. That being said, if it was not

I engaged My Perfect Party to assist with an event at my home for my wife’s 40th.

Our party went really well and Will’s friends and ours all had a great time. Al and Debbie did a wonderful job as usual. it was a pleasure to have everything run so smoothly.

Allison we can’t thank you enough everything was amazing last night I have had so many texts and calls this morning saying

I just wanted to let you know that the party was a success and Debbie, Caitlin and Griffin worked extremely hard in making it look spectacular. They went out of their way to set up and nothing was too much for them to do.

WOW….I don’t know how to thank you enough for making my party perfect in every respect. Right from the beginning I felt that you really understood what we were trying to achieve and you absolutely nailed it!!

♥ My Perfect Party completely transformed our house into the coolest environment to celebrate our recent Vegas wedding!

Everything ran superbly smoothly from start to finish with a minimum of stress for us. The house was transformed

♥ Thank you My Perfect Party for a truly wonderful job on our wedding reception decoration.

♥ Thank you Allison for being there for us on the day of our wedding. Knowing that you were able to style the reception venue, while we were preparing for the ceremony, was such a blessing.

Allison, I would like to thank you very much for organising my 50th on Saturday night. I was extremely impressed with the attention to detail with which the night was planned and executed.

♥ I cannot thank Debbie and Allison enough for the amazing job they both did in the lead up to and the

♥ Thank you very much for your hard work yesterday. The venue looked stunning and made the

Again, thank you for my event, I really enjoyed it, and the night went very smoothly and everyone loved the food.

Allison,I just wanted to say on behalf of my mother and I, a huge thank you for the wonderful job you and your team did today

Maree and Allison, what a sensational night! Everyone had an absolute ball! and thanks again for everything!

We had the pleasure of dealing with Allison of My Perfect Party who decorated the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club for our 2012 Staff Christmas Party.

I cannot recommend My Perfect Party highly enough. I’ve never used a party planner before but it was a revelation! The whole event was planned perfectly and everything ran to plan. It made the evening so much more enjoyable and stress-free and it it was a truly memorable birthday party.

The guests had been invited before the enormity of it all dawned on us! We realised help was needed and fast. Step in Allison – miracle worker!! All our stress dissipated and Allison took control, styling the house so beautifully

♥ Myperfectparty did a wonderful job doing everything to make my wedding proposal incredible. From the setting to the food and wine, the music and all else they did a fabulous job. Thank you Allison for making it such a day to remember.

What a relief it was for me to hire the support and help of Allison and her team. As a full time worker who not only works long hours but hardly has any personal time, Allison was such an integral part of planning my 30th birthday party.

Absolutely fantastic party, I could not have done it without you and your vision.

Thanks once again for everything on Saturday – it couldn’t have gone any better!!

Many thanks to you for your ideas, organisation and effort in helping to put together such a great party for Greg’s 50th birthday.

Hi Allison,

Thanks again for all you did to make the party great!

Thank you for everything you helped with for our event on Friday.

The table looked fantastic and you were not only professional but a real pleasure to deal with.

I have to be honest, we didn’t think we needed a ‘party planner’ to help with Phil’s 50th – but we are so very pleased we hired your services.

My Perfect Party, well it truly was my perfect party. I have never felt so special as I did on Saturday night. What a perfect night it was and I have you to thank so very much for such an amazing job.

The small dinner party was celebrating my parent’s 60th wedding anniversary. Allison’s table presentation, complete with flowers and candles on the table and around the room created an idyllic mood.

Thanks My Perfect Party for coming to the rescue at short notice. We didn’t anticipate how many chairs and glasses we needed for our informal wedding party on the beach – we were lucky to find

I just wanted to send you a short note to express our delight with your assistance last Saturday night at our sons 21st

Thanks for helping me put on my housewarming party last week. I thought the ocean views from my apartment would be

Thanks for all your help prior, during and after the party. It was great to have you on board and would recommend you to

A great time was had by all on Saturday – your cocktail barman, Brett was great, very easy to deal with and most importantly

♥ Allison and MyPerfectParty did a wonderful job styling our wedding at Rose Bay Park Beach and reception at Pier Restaurant

I just wanted to drop you a note to say how fantastic our engagement party was, the space looked amazing, the food was spectacular

Delicious authentic food, coupled with gorgeous outfits and service with the most beautiful smiles.

At Your Table.

Certainly was an amazing party! I can't thank Allison & her team enough for making it