How do you plan a barbeque?

The first thing I select is the main dish. I choose this by thinking on two things, how many guests I'm going to have and what kind of guests. If this is a bbq where the guest list is long, children will be attending, and the pool is going to be the focus then I go for hotdogs and hanburgers. If I am just having a few adult guests then I go for something more in keeping with a sit down dinner. If this is a small sit down dinner then decide if you want poultry, beef, pork, fish or shellfish. Once you've chosen the main dish then deciding on side dishes is easier. Select side dishes that compliment your main dish and the season. Here is an example, if you've decided to grill steaks a tomato and basil salad, marinated and grilled zuchini, and a startch like potatoes au gratin or a good crusty french bread are complimentary and easy to preapre. You can choose beverages that compliment your main dish. Red wines go nicely with red meat, etc. Choose a light summery desert, like fresh berries and homemade whipped cream or a peach napoleon. So, think of the guests attending, choose your main dish (the meat), and select sides that go with the main dish and the season.

Barbecue or barbeque (common spelling variant)[1] (with abbreviations BBQ & Bar-B-Q; Barbie, used chiefly in England and Wales; Braai used in South Africa) is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry, fish or vegetables with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of charcoal.

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You send out invites so that you can get a good idea of how many people are coming, and then you can estimate how much meat you will need.  For a barbecue, most people like to bring a dish, so if you want to do that, just try to see what everyone wants to bring, so that you have a good assortment of desserts, sides, snacks and drinks.