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Housewarming/Pot Luck
Hey everyone,
Hoping i can get some opinions on this. My husband and I are thinking of having a party for our family and close friends at our home. The thing is we've been there for about a year already and some of family/friends have already seen the place. Therefore we'd like to really do something casual and just have a big get together for our families and friends. Do you think it would be tacky to call it a housewarming pot luck dinner? We don't want anyone to bring gifts, so we were thinking of just asking people to bring a small dish or appetizer instead of gifts, especially since our families are so large (over 40 people) Should i just scratch the housewarming completely in the invite and just call it a pot luck get together? I'm just not sure how that will sound if we are asking people to bring a small dish with them. Sorry for the long explanation.
Any ideas or opinions would be appreciated 
Thanks!
Cathy
Re: Housewarming/Pot Luck
I think if you're going to have a housewarming, you should provide the food. Also, if it's a housewarming, people are going to bring you, at least, a little something or another. I've always liked the "Stock the Bar" housewarmings, since a bottle of wine is always an appropriate thank you for an invitation, but tequila says that too.
If you want to have everyone over for a party then do that, and provide the main, and ask that anyone attending bring a "dish to pass".
Don't call it a housewarming. You've been there a year, your house is warm. Just have a potluck
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Yeah, I do think that a potluck housewarming party a year after you've moved into the house is more than a bit tacky.
It's not really a housewarming anymore, so don't call it that. If you want to have a party, just have a party - you don't have to have a reason for it. Provide the main dish, and ask people to bring side dishes to go with it.
Ditto. I think is fine to ask people to bring things but after a year, its not really a housewarming.
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I agree, its no longer a housewarming.
Depending on how you do an invite, you can ask people to bring specific things - like you provide a main course, but ask that people bring sides (i.e. an evite option). When we BBQ, we tell everyone that we'll supply the sides, they bring their meat / main dish to grill.
One of the things that has worked well is a theme. We had a wine and cheese party, and asked everyone to bring their favorite wine and/or cheese to share. The same goes for tapas parties, dessert parties, etc.
And if you don't do something like that, we find that most of our friends / family ask if they can bring something. If your family is like that, you might be off the hook all together.
Good luck!