You may think it’s too early to be thinking about your Christmas party, but year after year Christmas comes around quicker and quicker, before you know it you’re desperately calling places to book a venue, and everything seems to be full. If you want to enjoy the festive season, it is better to book a venue well in advance, this eliminates all the hassle of last minute reservations.

• Make a Change

Instead of waiting until the last minute just like you do every year, why not stay on top of things and get organised months before Christmas comes around. You’ll enjoy the run up to Christmas a lot more knowing that you’ve secured a venue and you don’t have to worry about frantically searching for a place to hold your work Christmas party.

If you book early you’re bound to find one of the best places in town to host your event. Once you’ve a venue chosen, you can think about other things such as decorations and entertainment. Finding the right venue is half the battle, as long as you’ve chosen a good location, everything else generally fits into place.

• Hire a Customised Venue

There are plenty of venues in Melbourne which can design their function rooms to look like a winter wonderland. You don’t have to settle for the same old bar, you can contact a venue which runs themed parties. For example, why not consider hosting a Mr. & Mrs. Claus event, where all your co-workers have to dress as elves, reindeers or anything else associated with Christmas. You can rent out a fully equipped function room which is designed to mimic Santa’s workshop, it’s an excellent way of creating a unique event which your fellow workers will enjoy.

If you don’t like the idea of a theme party, you could also go for a formal dinner. It allows members of staff to dress up in chic, stylish clothing while dining on tasty, delicious food. There’s always the option of combining the two concepts, a formal dinner followed by a Christmas themed function room party.

• Mimic Successful Events

If the venue you have used last year was perfect for your Christmas party, why not use the same place again. If you’d like to mix things up, but you ran an enjoyable event the previous year, you can use some of the elements that made it great when planning this year’s party.

You may also have been to a successful event which you could copy when planning your own Christmas party. The earlier you book the venue, the more time you’ll have to decide on a theme or concept. Ask about past disasters to avoid any issues with this year’s occasion.

It is never too early to plan your next Christmas party, the sooner you start to think about organising the event, the better prepared you’ll be when the festive season comes around. If you want to secure the perfect location, you must start looking for venues well in advance.