Here's another one (assuming you can afford it): If you host 15+ ppl, make sure you get "help". Pay one or two young ppl a day's salary to act as a waiters. Th

Here's another one (assuming you can afford it): If you host 15+ ppl, make sure you get "help". Pay one or two young ppl a day's salary to act as a waiters. This way you _can_ focus on ppl and have some fun instead of you and your SO, close friends or family acting as a waiter all night. If not, try to make it self-service.