I love the candle idea, Twins!
LadyM, my apartment is the location.
Hadn't thought about size limitations.
I can easily get 30 in here if it is a mingling party. Sitting around, probably limited to 18. I have seating for about 24, more if I get chairs from the Residents' Association. But not sure I can get 24 into the room at one time.
We'll see what sort of guest list dd comes up with. I'm at 14 if everyone I thought of comes and that doesn't include others that I don't know names or actual relationship with dd (just met them at her events.)
I think with the bib decorating, I'll ask them to put math equations if they don't want to draw something. For instance "Pi hearts 1/2pint = family" (their nicknames.) That way the artsy people will do artsy things and the mathies will do math things.