DS will be turning 18 in June and we've been discussing party options. We've a small family and he has a small group of friends so around 15-20 people for the full party with maybe 10 popping in to say hi through the night but wouldn't be staying long. We could hire a function room but the costs seem to be adding up (renting room, food, dj etc) so it's in the region of £400 for this option. We've also toyed with the idea of having it in our back garden and just getting some food delivered.
DS thinks our neighbours would complain about the noise. Once family leave there would be a group of 10-12 18 year olds in the back garden til probably around 10/11 and then they can move into the kitchen where I'll have a cut off time of 1am. The neighbours do have a young child, however in the 10 years that we've been neighbours we've never ever had any sort of party or even small get together which they could complain about. They, on the other hand, have had numerous birthdays, a stag do, a wedding party, a christening and hot tub evenings all through the summer months in their garden. Not to mention they have 3 dogs who bark day and night.
I'm inclined to say let's just go for it but the decent neighbour in me says their young child will probably get woke by the noise and it's not fair.
YABU They'll be too noisy just book a function room
YANBU It's one night and they've got no right to complain.