Party Parents

We are the Party Parents

We are the Party Parents
We’re Hans and Lacey Norstrand — ski enthusiasts, sailors, a bartender and a chef, and proud Bozeman locals. Hans moved here in 1993 and met Lacey in 2005. We married in 2009 at Cliff and Wade Lake. We have three children: our eldest has a family of her own, and our two teenagers are currently experiencing their first year of formal schooling after spending their childhoods at sea.

Why we started Party Parents
We started this business because we know how difficult and expensive life in Bozeman has become — and we believe we can help people discover the more unique and overlooked options that exist outside the pricey venues and corporate caterers. We’re leveraging decades of local knowledge, friendships, and community connections to help families celebrate in ways that feel genuine, creative, and affordable.

Lacey is currently pursuing a Master’s in Innovation and Business Management. Hans bartends at one of Bozeman’s favorite local spots. Between us, we know practically everyone worth knowing in this town.

We’ve been throwing epic parties for years
Hans’ 40th birthday featured Pinky and the Floyd at the Filling Station. Lacey’s father’s 75th birthday was an elegant afternoon affair at a country club. Our son’s sledding party at Dino Park — complete with hot cocoa, capes, a solo stove, and s’mores — was pure magic. We know how to make any celebration memorable, at any budget.

From grocery delivery to seven years at sea
In 2010, we launched a grocery delivery business for busy Bozeman families and vacationers — years before grocery delivery went mainstream. Five years later, a healthy fear of years slipping by in daily monotony led us to sell the business, buy a sailboat, and set off on what was meant to be a year or two of adventure. It turned into seven years.

We spent the pandemic in the San Blas Islands — an isolated, autonomous region in eastern Panama. Sourcing food and fresh water was a genuine challenge. But making sure the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus arrived, celebrating birthdays, and keeping our kids’ childhoods full of wonder and joy? That was our greatest achievement, realized through creativity, planning, and an incredible community.

We can turn any celebration, regardless of budget or location, into something truly memorable.

Back in Bozeman
We returned to Bozeman in 2023. Our two younger children enrolled in middle school for their very first experience of formal education, while Lacey began her undergraduate studies in Spanish and Latin American Studies at MSU — fulfilling a dream sparked by our years in Central America and a deep desire to give back to the communities that gave us so much.

Party Parents is the next chapter: bringing everything we’ve learned — about people, places, planning, and celebration — back home to Bozeman.