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Party Agreement
Party Agreement

The terms and conditions of this Agreement are as follows:

I. Party Packages.
A. General. 
(1.) Our party packages are designed for a minimum of eight (8) guests and a maximum of twelve (12) guests (including the birthday child/guest of honor).  Each party package includes the following:

• Party Hostess
• Setup & Cleanup
• Themed Activity
• Pre-Selected Menu

(2.) We are an event planning company, and the party themes are for entertainment only. We do not provide additional services beyond event planning as set forth in this Agreement.  By way of example, and not limitation, we do not cut, file, trim, push back cuticles or mirror any services provided at a certified nail salon, and the spa "treatments" are for entertainment purposes only and not performed by licensed professionals. If your guests have allergies to any of the materials used (facial masks, nail polish, feet scrub, lotion, acetone, etc.) please ensure an alternate activity is available to them. Any and all liability relies with the client as Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC nor its staff is responsible for any accidents, allergic reactions, or any other type of injury resulting from the "services" provided. 

(3.) To the best of our knowledge and ability, we will do everything possible to ensure a fun party experience for all guests. Please keep in mind in an effort to provide a fresh perspective to each party; final setups, decor, props, activities and centerpieces may vary and exact decor styles may not be available.

B. Pre-Event Consultation.
Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC will schedule a Pre-Party Consultation upon submission of deposit fee and execution of this Agreement.  The phone consultation will last approximately 30 minutes.  

C.	Appropriate party ages range from 4-14 depending on the theme party. Ages for custom theme parties vary.

D.	Event Décor.
Each event is unique. Exact decor, favors and costumes are subject to change and may be based on product availability, and some event locations may not accommodate all decor and products, at Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC sole discretion.  

E. Event Location. 
(1.) All events are required to be held indoors unless pre-approved solely by Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC. Pre-approval of outdoors parties are based on the assumption that the location and weather are suitable and is clean, non-grassy, non-dirt areas such as a patio or deck and must include a tent or canopy overhead for shade. We reserve the right to determine if the outdoor area is suitable for our supplies and equipment on the day of the event. Please ensure that you have made alternate plans so that your event can be carried out by our staff in the event the conditions are not suitable. We will not be held liable or extend parties services beyond your booking time.  Failure to accommodate will result in immediate cancellation of the party, without refund.

(2.) We request a cleared 12’x12’ space to accommodate our table setting and an 8’x8’ space for dress-up and activities. Addition space may be needed if requesting a la carte services. We do not move or lift any furniture.  
 
F. Fees.

(1.) Party Package:  The package is priced for eight (8) guests, including the birthday child/guest of honor.  Parties that have less than eight (8) guests will be charged for the minimum of eight (8) guests.  If you invite more than eight (8) guests, there is an additional charge for each additional guest (up to a maximum of twelve (12) guests) along with a fee for an extra host.

If you request to add additional guest(s), up to the maximum headcount of twelve (12) guests, less than 3 weeks before the event, we cannot guarantee that the additional guest(s) will receive the same favor(s) craft, décor or other party item(s), and additional fees will apply for the purchase of item(s) and labor cost.  

If you request to add/make changes to food, beverage, favor, add-on options or décor items, less than 3 weeks before the event, there will be an additional fee for changes.  

A la carte options may be purchased and added to some parties, some restrictions may apply

(2.) Deposit:  A non-refundable $250.00 deposit and submission/acknowledgement of your agreement are both required to reserve your party. Custom theme parties or a la carte options may require a larger deposit at the time of booking.  

(3.) Balance: The remaining balance is due THREE WEEKS prior to your event date.  If the balance is not received THREE WEEKS prior to the event, we reserve the right to cancel your event.  

(4.) Forms of Payment:  We accept cash and payments through PayPal and convenience /processing fees may apply. 

(5.) Late Booking Fee: If you are requesting an event less than 4 weeks before the event, a late booking fee will apply and full payment of your event will be required at the time of booking along with submission of our party agreement.

(6.) Travel Fee:  A travel fee may apply to your event based upon the distance from our zip code to the location of the event. Locations that are over 25 miles from our zip code will be assessed a round trip travel fee and is due with your final balance. Mileage is determined by Mapquest. Mileage over 25 miles will be assessed a $0.75 cents per mile charge.   For locations 41-60 miles, a $50 travel fee will be assessed in addition to the $0.75 cents per mile charge.  In addition, other travel fees which may include tolls, street or garage parking, hotel and miscellaneous travel expenses will be paid or reimbursed by, you, the client.

(7.) Additional Fees: The party package includes delivery, set-up and breakdown at street level. Basements, upper floor and unique configurations will incur an additional set-up fee of $75.00 per hour for the additional time/labor requirement. If additional time is needed to set-up due to distance from available parking or we are not able to break down your event on time you will incur an additional fee of $75.00 per hour for the additional time/labor requirement.  

(8.) Prices are subject to change without notice.

G. Cancellations and rescheduling:  If you must cancel the event for any reason, you will not be entitled to a refund, and you cannot apply any paid amounts to other services or merchandise or transferred to another client.  If you need to reschedule for any reason, you will be offered the next available date and time to reschedule your party.  There will be an additional charge for food and beverages and other supplies that will need to be re-purchased.  

Inclement weather/illness:  In the event of inclement weather (for indoor or outdoor events), serious illness or other unforeseen emergencies, Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC reserves the right to cancel any event and offer an alternative party date, in its sole discretion.

II. Event Policies.

A. Guest Arrival:  It is your responsibility to communicate the party timeline to your guests and advise all guests that the party will begin promptly at the scheduled time and end at the time stated during booking.  Guests should arrive 10 minutes before the start of the party.  Any child arriving late may join the activities at the point that they have progressed.  

B. Client and Guest Conduct:  The party host is responsible for the flow of the party and the party activities.  In order to provide the best possible party experience for you and your child we kindly ask that you monitor disruptive behavior and attend to any child who does not want to participate or causes disruption to the event atmosphere. Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC nor its employees cannot monitor and address disruptive behavior and will not be held liable for the same.  Children less than 4 years of age need to be supervised and some of the activities may not be a suitable for them, you, the client, will need to provide them an alternative activity.   

A successful event begins from the moment we are contacted until the conclusion of your event. We take into consideration initial rapport, and client interaction, the "right clients" that would work with the way we do business. As a mobile event planning company most times we are entering into the privates homes of our clients and want to feel comfortable, safe, and welcome.  We do not accept or book rude, disrespectful, overly demanding clients and we reserve the right to exit the premises should we encounter this type of behavior. We prohibit all forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment or retaliation, whether committed by you, your guests and/or your visitors. In the event we have to leave the premises for any of the reasons listed above there will be no refunds of prior payments.  

C. Costumes and Guest Attire:  Many of our parties include costumes/dress up and while we strive to provide each girl a costume/dress up wear in some cases our costumes may not fit a guest. Our costumes are made to wear over a child’s clothing.    The children do not get undressed, and we ask that the guest come prepared wearing a t-shirt, leotard, slip dress, shorts, t-shirt and/or leggings. You, the client, will be responsible for any damage that occurs to costumes.  We are not responsible for allergic reactions or any other medical reaction stemming from the wearing of costumes before, during or after the party. In the case of liability and/or financial remuneration due to the aforementioned, the responsibility lies strictly with, you, the client.

D. Food: All drinks and food served at our events are purchased. It is the responsibility of, you, the client to check with party guests for specific food allergies.  If any of your guests have severe food allergies, we suggest that you, the client, or the child’s parent provide an alternate food item(s), which must be pre-approved by us before the event. We are not responsible for allergic reactions or any other medical reaction stemming from the menu before, during or after the party. In the case of liability and/or financial remuneration due to the aforementioned, the responsibility lies strictly with, you, the client.

Should you or your guest choose to personally purchase or prepare additional items to add to our existing party menu, we ask that you, the client, discuss this with us in advance of the event.  We take pride in keeping our linens and costumes free from stains and for purposes of maintaining the highest quality of our costumes we reserve the right to refuse certain food items that may damage our costumes and we reserve the right to request that these food and beverages be served to the children before the party starts or after the party ends.  
Unacceptable beverage and food items listed are not intended to be all inclusive and may not immediately reflect all items which we consider to be unacceptable to serve during the party.  No cola products, grape or cranberry juice, fruit punch or other colored juices.  No sauces or condiments to include ketchup, barbecue, honey mustard, sweet and sour sauce and condiments that contain tomatoes, tomato sauce, colored jellies, or ice cream or ice cream cakes. 

E. Pets: Pets are not allowed within the party room/event area, due to hygienic reasons. All pets must be removed from the party area, prior to our arrival and pets should remain away from the party until we have left the premises. Failure to do so may incline our staff to leave the premises.

F. Hygiene, Sanitation and Cleanliness: Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC practices all necessary hygiene practices. All of our party décor, costumes and hair and nail supplies are cleaned and disinfected before, during and after each guest/party as appropriate. Makeup is always applied with disposable applicators. 

G. Our Arrival, Set-Up and Departure:
(1.)  Arrival/Set-up
• Generally, we will arrive at least one or two hours before the scheduled start of the event and we will need this time uninterrupted to set up for your event. However, depending on the size of the event and invited guests, we may need to arrive earlier. Please redirect all children and guests away from the set-up area.
• Please provide ample parking in your driveway, in front of your home or at the event location for us to park and unload and load.  
• You, the client, are responsible for securing temporary parking pass, paying for our parking expenses or other permission in advance of our arrival for parking. 
• We will need access to a kitchen, bathroom, use of a sink, water and electric upon our arrival, during and after the event. Please ensure that you have the necessary cleaning supplies available for the event host to use while on premises. 
(2.) During the Event
• We ask that the parent(s) of the birthday child please stay for the duration of the party to attend to possible needs of the children.  
• The parents of guests are welcome to stay and enjoy the fun, but we ask that you provide them a separate gathering space and keep the noise level to a minimum so the children do not get distracted and can adequately hear instructions from the host.
(3.) Clean-Up/Departure
• Breakdown will begin at the stated time during booking and will take approximately one hour to complete. 
• If you wish to continue your party after our service is complete, we request that you move your guests to a separate area while we break down.

III. Terms and Conditions

A. Photography and Images: Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC reserves the right to photograph events they design and or/use photographs taken at your event in any and all promotional media, whether now known or hereafter existing, controlled by Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC in perpetuity, and for other use by Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC in its sole discretion.   These images may include, but are not be limited to pictures of birthday child/guest of honor, your home/event location, guests as well as scene setting images of party décor. Any images selected may be included in, but not limited to Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC use in their marketing materials to include but not limited to brochures, website, portfolio, or any other presentation, printed, paper electronic, online or otherwise where Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC feels client's images can best represent to potential clients or the media without payment, compensation or any other considerations arising out of or related to the use of photography in perpetuity.  Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC reserves the right to edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish or distribute photographs, which may include distribution to an unaffiliated third party.  As a client of a Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC, you herby hold harmless and release and forever discharge Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC, it employees, affiliates, successors, assigns and agents from any and all claims, demands, and causes for action which you, you heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on you, the client’s behalf, or on behalf of your estate may have by reason of accommodation.  

B. Release and Limitation of Liability: Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC strictly provides entertainment. Gifts N’ Giggles and its employees assume no responsibility or liability for any and all accidents, injuries or damage caused before, during or after the party by the client’s guests, animals or other persons attending the party.  


(1.) Accidental damage: You agree to release us of any and all liability for any accidental damage to persons or property, and you also agree to not hold us our independent contractors and vendors harmless from any unlikely injuries that occur. You also agree that you will not make any monetary or other claims against Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC.   

(2.) Damage or Loss to Inventory and Equipment: In the event of damage or loss of Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC inventory, equipment, supplies, costumes, etc and/or damage or loss at the party location regardless of cause, the financial responsibility lies entirely with you, the client, and will be paid for at its full replacement value as defined by Gift N’ Giggles, LLC. Damages or loss, if a part of a set, and the individual part cannot be re-ordered, re-purchased, is no longer available, cannot be replaced or repaired or pose a risk in repairing for future use financial responsibility lies entirely with you, the client, for replacing the entire set as defined by Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC.  By way of example, and not limitation damages or loss include offensive odors, water damage, stains, tears, scratches, chipped or broken items, missing parts of sets, etc. In general terms, a set is defined as twelve (12) items. In the event of damage, Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC reserves the right to repair or replace the damaged item or items in its discretion at your sole expense, whether performed by Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC or, at Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC  option, by others.  Failure to pay in it’s entirely for damaged or loss item(s) within thirty (30) days of the damage occurring will result in legal action against you. You ,the client, will be  responsible for paying all collection, agency, attorneys and court fees and other expenses involved in the collection of the charges or enforcement of Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC. 

(3.) Damages: Under no circumstances shall Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC be liable for monetary loss, or consequential, indirect, exemplary, special or punitive damages of any nature, whether such liability is asserted on the basis of contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise, and whether or not the possibility of such damages is foreseeable.

(4.) Allergies and Medical Reactions: Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC  and its employees assumes no responsibility or liability for any and all allergies or allergic reactions before, during or after the event from consuming food or beverages or any other medical reaction stemming from the menu, activities, wearing of costumes, clothing, make-up, skin product or party favor, etc.   If your guests have allergies to any of the materials used you the client, are responsible for ensuring an alternate activity is available to them. In the case of liability and/or financial remuneration due to the aforementioned, the responsibility lies strictly with, you, the client.

(5.) Inclement Weather: You also agree to not hold Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC responsible for inclement weather or other acts of God that may cause the cancellation of the party. Should something of this nature cause the cancellation of the party, Gifts N’ Giggles, LLC will offer you the next available date and time. 

C. Governing Law. 
The laws of the State of Maryland shall govern this Agreement.  If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, that provision shall be severed and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.  Each party agrees to the sole jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of Maryland.  Each party agrees to submit any dispute to formal mediation prior to the filing of a lawsuit. 

D. Enforceability.  If any part of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired thereby and shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.  


 By checking the box you are stating that you have read, understand, and agree to completely comply with the information in this agreement. You also acknowledge that you fully agree to ALL Stated policies.  

By initialing and signing the party agreement you are agreeing to conduct business electronically with Gift N’ Giggles in accordance with the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign), 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 7001-7031 (Supp. 2001).  Understand that transactions and/or signature in records may not be denied legal effect solely because they are conducted, executed, or prepared in electronic form and that if a law requires a record of signature to be in writing, an electronic record or signature satisfies that requirement.

By checking the party agreement policy box and/or typing your name and submitting your non-refundable deposit you are agreeing to conduct business electronically with Gift N’ Giggles in accordance with the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign), 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 7001-7031 (Supp. 2001).  Understand that transactions and/or signature in records may not be denied legal effect solely because they are conducted, executed, or prepared in electronic form, and that if a law requires a record of signature to be in writing, an electronic record or signature satisfies that requirement.