for my sweet sixteen we had ball. all the girls dress up in evening gowns. and the guys in tux's. sort of like a prom. its real formal. and as everybody comes in they took they're picture with me. my mom put all of the pictures in a scrapbook and gave it to me when the pictures were developed. first you need to rent out a banquet hall. then buy table cloths in your color scheme, mine were crimson and vanilla. then buy a candle for each table. once everybody arrives we opened the buffet. after everyone was finished eating we had some cake(it was a very large one) and then everybody danced for a while. then we had a father-daughter dance where me and my dad had one dance, then they played 16 candles and i danced in the spotlight with my date. as everybody came to the door, they recieved a disposable camara. this was also they're "party favor" they took pictures and developed them so they could keep them. but don't worry, my mom got plenty of pics for herself. itr was the best birthday i have ever had. it realy made me feel grown-up.