Intimate by design
Everything we create is built for gatherings of 2 to 12 people. We chase the magic of a real conversation, not a headcount.
We believe the smallest moments deserve the biggest celebrations.
Mini Party was started around a kitchen table in 2021 by three friends who wanted an excuse to throw more parties — and discovered the world didn't really have guides for hosting them. So we wrote our own.
How it began
It started with a 4-person dinner, 3 leftover candles, and a list of excuses not to celebrate.
In the spring of 2021, our co-founder Maya hosted what she called a "tiny birthday" for her best friend — four people, her apartment, a homemade cake that leaned slightly to the left, and a stack of printed Spotify playlists. By the end of the night, every guest admitted it was the most fun they'd had in two years. That dinner became the first of many.
We realised the world was full of guides for weddings, baby showers, and milestone birthdays — but almost nothing for the small, ordinary, glorious gatherings that actually fill our weeks. So we built Mini Party: a home for the 4-person dinner, the Saturday sleepover, the Tuesday taco night with a theme. We write guides, design printable kits, and curate themes you can pull off in an afternoon — because joy shouldn't wait for a once-in-a-decade occasion.
"You don't need a hundred guests to make a hundred memories. You just need a good playlist, decent snacks, and someone who lights the candles."
What we stand for
Three quiet promises behind every guide, kit, and theme we publish.
Our mission is simple — make hosting a small celebration feel as joyful and doable as it actually is. No 80-person guest lists, no six-week planning timelines, no Pinterest pressure. Just really good ideas you can pull off this weekend.
Done in an afternoon
If a guide takes more than a few hours to execute, we don't publish it. Real life is busy — your party shouldn't add to the load.
Warm, never precious
No styling rules, no perfection standards. A slightly lopsided cake and mismatched napkins are signs of a party worth having.
By the numbers
A few things we've learned from a few years of small celebrations.
Since we opened the doors in 2021, we've watched thousands of tiny parties come together in living rooms, back gardens, and kitchen tables just like ours.
120+
Hosting guides published across themes, seasons, and milestones
48k
Readers who light the candles with us every single month
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Guests is the sweet spot our community swears by
3hr
Average prep time for a Mini Party-ready gathering
The people
A small team of party people, on a mission to make hosting feel easy again.
We're writers, designers, and recovering perfectionists. Between us we've planned weddings, christened houses, hosted book clubs, and once threw a wedding shower in a 300-square-foot apartment. We write from experience.
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Maya Okafor
Co-founder & EditorMaya started the very first "tiny birthday" and hasn't stopped planning small gatherings since. She writes most of our hosting guides and tests every recipe on her long-suffering neighbours.
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Jules Larsen
Co-founder & Design LeadJules designs the printable kits, the themed invitations, and the colour palettes you didn't know you needed. Their living room is a rotating gallery of party props.
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Samira Patel
Themes CuratorSamira is our in-house theme detective. She'll research the history of a colour, a flower, or a cocktail, and turn it into a theme you can run with by Saturday.
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Daniela Reyes
Community ManagerDaniela reads every comment, replies to every email, and quietly curates the most delightful reader-submitted party photos you've ever seen.
What makes Mini Party different
We're not here to help you throw the perfect party. We're here to help you throw your party.
The internet is full of party content that feels like a styled shoot. Picture-perfect tables, colour-coordinated outfits, setups that require three trips to a specialty store. That's not the world we live in — and it's not the world most of our readers live in either.
- Real budgets, real apartments, real timelines — no "six weeks out" planning marathons.
- Guides tested by actual humans in actual homes, then tested again by another human.
- Themes built around what you'd actually enjoy — not what's trending on a mood board.
- Printable kits that save you time, not ones that require a laminator and a degree in design.
Come celebrate with us
Your next small celebration starts here.
Pick a theme, grab a guide, light the candles. We're cheering you on from across the (very small) party table.
Looking for our story in print? Visit the guides library or read more in the shop.