✦ 🎉 Guest-Hours Formula · 2 Drinks 1st Hour · 1 lb Ice per Person

Host Effortless Gatherings,
Never Run Out of Ice.

Free party calculators: appetizer pieces and dinner portions per guest, drink counts by split, and the ice rule everyone forgets. No sign-up.

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The most forgotten party supply: 1 lb per person for drinks, double if icing down coolers.

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Plan 2 drinks per guest for the first hour, and 1 drink per guest each subsequent hour.

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6–8 pieces per person for pre-dinner cocktails; 12–15 pieces if appetizers replace dinner.

Interactive Calculators

PartyHost Tools

Appetizer pieces, dinner portions, and ice pounds from guests, hours, and party style.

Drink counts by the 2-plus-1 curve, split into wine, beer, and spirits — with mixer math.

Knowledge Base

Ten guests for two hours and ten guests for five hours are different parties. The guest-hour math behind every quantity table.

Ice is the most under-bought party item — it does two jobs and dies fast. The math, the logistics, and the cooler strategy.