Check out these tips for planning a cocktail party part 2: Stock up on plenty of cocktail napkins. You will need about six for each guest: If you have 20 guests, for example, purchase at least 120 napkins. If you … Continued
Check out these tips for planning a cocktail party part 1: You can send invitations by mail or hand-deliver—creative invitations that are coordinated to your theme can enhance the excitement of your guests before the party. But you prefer a … Continued
When you are giving a very special couple a party to celebrate their marriage, you will want to have a selection of anniversary party activities to enliven the event. • Find out if the couple would like to renew their … Continued
If you enjoy entertaining for your family and friends, you should think now about what parties you want to give this year. Whose birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, baby or bridal showers, or other special occasions do you have coming up in … Continued
Partying in the cold winter months brings to mind folks in thick warm sweaters, enjoying steaming hot drinks in front of a huge fireplace with fondue pots of hot cheese surrounded by wonderful items to dip. But you don’t have … Continued
Our mental images of New Year’s Eve parties are generally of men and women in fancy dress, dancing to band music and sipping champagne. Everyone seems to be having fun as the confetti flies and as the new year begins. … Continued
If you have always loved fabulous homemade Christmas cookies, but just don’t have the time to make a large variety of them yourself this holiday season, consider planning a Christmas Cookie Exchange. You only have to make enough of your … Continued
I don’t know about you, but I have loved all the Thanksgiving parades on television since childhood. I thought these were the most exciting events to see and hear–the wonderfully colorful band outfits and costumes of the balloon handlers, the … Continued
Here are more tips about how to give a proper shower in our Bridal Shower Etiquette Part 2 post. Don’t intimidate anyone—especially bridesmaids—to host a shower. It’s a financial burden that many aren’t able to take on, especially if they … Continued
Etiquette of Bridal Shower Planning A wedding shower is a gathering of friends in honor of an upcoming marriage. It is a celebration distinguished by the “showering” of gifts on the guest of honor, the bride. A morning coffee, a … Continued