Pro Tip: Make sure the names are broken down evenly! If there are 12 families bringing a main dish and only 3 bringing a dessert, you obviously need to even it out.

For example, families A-H bring a main dish, I-R bring a side and S-Z bring a dessert. You could also break it down by last name (or first if you all have the same last name!). Once you know who all is coming, you could easily ask each family to bring a certain type of dish.

While we are ALL about the desserts, you don't want to have one main dish, side, and then a ton of desserts! Okay, would that be the end of the world? Maybe, maybe not… 😉

If you're the one throwing the potluck, then it's always a good idea to assign the type of food you'd like each family to bring.