It started with a simple question from a friend. “Where do I find enough glow-in-the-dark cocktail cups for 40 people at a neon-themed 30th birthday—without buying three separate packs that don’t match?” That was 2021, and we—a small crew of former event coordinators, weekend hosts, and party supply nerds—realized the answer didn’t exist. Online shops sold by category: plates here, napkins there, decor in another tab. You’d waste an hour piecing together a mismatched cart, only to end up with 12 extra cups and zero glow sticks. So we built Gush Party to fix that. Instead of browsing by “cups” or “banners,” you tell us your event type (baby shower, milestone birthday, backyard wedding) and your guest count, and we curate a package that actually fits. A 22-person game night? Here’s a mix of snack cups, trivia cards, and themed napkins—no leftovers, no hunt.
We’re a team of six, working out of a converted garage in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by sample glitter bombs and a perpetual pile of confetti. We test every product on our own parties: the “rainbow unicorn” tablecloth that survived a five-year-old’s cupcake explosion, the biodegradable shot glasses that didn’t wilt under a summer sunset. But the real magic isn’t the inventory—it’s the community of planners who hate guessing games. Whether you’re organizing a 60-person office luau or a quiet dinner party for eight, we’ve seen the panic when the store runs out of matching favors. So we built a “Party Math” tool that calculates exactly how many items per person based on your menu and timeline. No more “I’ll just grab 50 plates and hope.” Our customers are the hosts who want to spend their energy on the music playlist and the welcome toast, not on spreadsheet math. They’re the ones who message us, “You saved my son’s graduation party—he’s now requesting a 4th of July bash,” and we cheer.
Gush Party exists because we believe the best celebration starts with zero supply stress. Our mission is to remove the clutter of decision fatigue so you can focus on the laughter, the first dance, the toast that goes slightly too long. We only stock items we’d use ourselves—no flimsy plates that soak through, no generic “assorted colors” that arrive as all silver. And because we’re a small team, every order gets a handwritten note with a tiny surprise (think: extra confetti popper or a pack of custom stickers). We are not a faceless warehouse; we are the folks who stayed up late to curate a “40th birthday glow party” box for that very first friend. Check out our Contact Us page if you ever want to share your party story or ask for a custom count. We’re listening, because after that first question, we never stopped wanting to say “yes, we’ve got you.”