How To Host The Perfect Dinner Party
Hosting a fabulous dinner party usually requires much more effort than just inviting friends over and cooking your favourite meal. To truly ensure that your guests have an enjoyable and unique experience, a lot of thought and planning must be put into all the details (ambience, presentation, mood), and that's before you even start thinking about the menu! For tips on how to pull off a dinner party with style and ease, check out the advice given by some of our favourite bloggers below:
Make a Seating Plan with Stylish Place Cards
'Place cards are a great addition to a table in that they add a decor element and show your guests where to sit without any awkward seat fumbling or fighting. You just can't argue with a place card.'
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Have a DIY Cocktail Bar
'Having a self-serve bar for guests should be functional, first and foremost, but it's also a good chance for you to bring some style to the party. For the serving containers, rather than using run-of-the-mill beverage dispensers, we used a mix of vintage and vintage-inspired spirit decanters. A few small details rounded out the bar, like an assortment of cocktail spoons/stirrers, a simple flower arrangement etc.'
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Set a Theme in the Decor
'One thing always stands out when I'm at an amazing event and its that everything works together effortlessly and seamlessly. The secret to a stylish dinner party is setting a theme and offering something unique and different from your guests' day to day dining experience.'
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Create a Beautiful Food Platter
'You want your guests/friends/etc to be overwhelmed by choice and the sheer size of the platter...If your budget is tighter, bulk up on certain elements of the shopping list that are better value, like grapes, crackers, less fancy cheeses etc. Presentation can go a long way to making your platter look expensive.'
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Keep Calm and Enjoy Yourself
'As a hostess, it's your job to make everyone in your home feel comfortable and relaxed. If you're running around in a state of panic, pulling things out of the oven and cursing if something falls to the floor, your guests are going to feel like they're an inconvenience. Instead, focus on putting out relaxed energy that reveals how happy you are to have people over.'
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