*Chose your favorite seasonal colors and flowers to inspire your event, and then highlight your colors with our own specialty cocktail, serve in carafes, wrapped with handmade labels with simple twine.
*We cherish the potluck tradition as busy professionals. In throwing them, we know we are sharing more than food. Practically speaking, it lets the host out of the kitchen to manage other important aspects of the event, like decorating, making drinks and planning activities.
*The fun part about decorating comes when you add your own twist. Use casual, inexpensive
materials – like recycled brown butcher paper. The paper serves as a menu or place setting, allowing guests to comment and cooks to write dish names or family recipes, serving notes and, of course, the chefs signature. Other simple touches with creative flair are flatware bundles tied with twine and seasonal flowers or berries, vases of almost-bare autumn branches and glass lanterns filled with seasonal fruit or holiday ornaments.
*Plan your celebration over the twelve days before Christmas. Borrow a theme from your favorite Christmas carol. The concept is simple: Decorate traditionally. Have lots of homemade treats on hand for sharing. Then eat, drink and be merry!
*Festive place cards made of seasonal inspired wrap and gift bags are great for informal occasions as a way of making guests feel expected and welcome. Make creative place card holders out of edible confections or treat-filled gift boxes for festive gifts with oversized name tags.
*For a chic twist on the toast, gather a mix of classic toasts, plus some of your own original or ask your guests to contribute a toast when they RSVP. Offer a bubby champagne cocktail and type in a fun font or hand write with a silver and gold pen, all the toasts on paper, cut the paper into long strips, one toast on each, and tie with a festive ribbon around the stems to decorate the champagne flutes. Cheers!
*Lastly, create your own music playlist, light your candles, and pop the champagne, to keep the mood for the evening festive and fun:)
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