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You don't need a huge theme for a formal, they can be pretty tacky. I look back at prom and it was great then, tacky now. Look at the local hotels. They will have conference rooms that can be rented out for formals, rooms are various sizes and they will have your cheapest options if you are doing a dinner. Do something nice and classy. We had the Yellow Rose formal. Centerpieces usually had something to do with the roses, but other than that we just did ivory linens, standard uncovered chairs and what not. You can get a DJ or if someone has an IPOD they'd be willing to use, you can up load it and just get good speakers if cost is really an issue. We did it once and there was this little box thing that the ipod went through before the speakers. Make sure you find out how much people will be willing to pay though first. it sucks to plan something and then some people can't afford to go, esp with 15 sisters.
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