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Tips for Celebrating on a Budget
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I know that I have not written in awhile. I really didn’t have much going on. Thanks to a very good friend of mine, I had a wonderful fantastic Christmas. Thank you, Deborah! She had great company! Great food! And, great wine! It was true celebration. Since my last birthday, anyone that knows me knows that I am all for celebrating. I came across some great entertaining tips from Valorie Luther of White Linen Events. You can use these tips to create and organize a New Year’s Eve Party, your next Birthday Party or anything else that you can think of that deserves a celebration.
Here are some tips to help you create and organize any party, especially New Year's Eve.
Food: Make it easy. If you love to cook then go for the complicated menu, but for those of us who have had it with the big meals from the holidays, make party planning effortless and either order in or prepare simple dishes. Last year, I made pizzas on pre-made pizza crust. I got creative with the ingredients which made it fun and easy for me and satisfying for my guests (have you ever tried humus, spinach sautéed in garlic, northern white beans and parmesan cheese on a crust or strips of steak on a crust covered with 3 different cheeses?). Stress free is the key here because if you are happy, your guests will be delighted.
Drinks: Drinks don't have to be complicated either. With such a small and familiar group of guests, it should be easy to serve them. Go to your regular liquor store to get some advice on new and different red, white and sparkling wines. Go to http://www.bartender.com to get some new ideas on fun drinks and go to http://www.floras-hideout.com for some original non alcoholic drinks. Whether you go with the usual or the unusual, just make sure your guests are comfortable with the choices you provide.
Decorating: Again, make it simple and fun. A good friend and amazing event designer Ruth Ridgeway of Ruth Ridgeway Designs goes for an Asian theme on New Year's Eve. She gets two large blocks of homosote, a pressed fiber board that is heat proof and easy to cut, and she puts a couple of low saw horses underneath to make a big table. She covers it with some interesting fabric and throws pillows on the floor for seating. Ruth uses fun chargers, plates, rice bowls and sake cups she has bought from Chinatown in New York City along with candles and orchids to add a special touch to the table. She then orders in Chinese and is ready for a relaxing evening with close friends. Make the theme simple and make it your own!
Entertainment: For a New Year's Eve casual get together, again, make it simple. Good conversation, a favorite line up of music piped in from your CD system, and confetti and blowers for the midnight celebration will do it. Less is always more. It's the connection that the hosts have with the guests that really counts at that moment when the hand strikes midnight.
You are now on your way to having a relaxing low-key yet festive party for your family and/or friends. New Year's Eve only comes around once a year so give yourself a gift of enjoying yourself and your guests by planning ahead and making it simple.
About White Linen Events
Valorie Luther is Principal of White Linen Events which is an event management company specializing in weddings, private parties, corporate functions and fundraisers where the mission, through the experience and skills of Valorie Luther and her team, is to understand the client's vision and goals and then exceed their expectations by creating and managing an exceptional event!
Valorie Luther is available for speaking engagements and writing assignments on Entertaining. For more go to her blog:
http://Entertainingnews.blogspot.com
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Here are some tips to help you create and organize any party, especially New Year's Eve.
Food: Make it easy. If you love to cook then go for the complicated menu, but for those of us who have had it with the big meals from the holidays, make party planning effortless and either order in or prepare simple dishes. Last year, I made pizzas on pre-made pizza crust. I got creative with the ingredients which made it fun and easy for me and satisfying for my guests (have you ever tried humus, spinach sautéed in garlic, northern white beans and parmesan cheese on a crust or strips of steak on a crust covered with 3 different cheeses?). Stress free is the key here because if you are happy, your guests will be delighted.
Drinks: Drinks don't have to be complicated either. With such a small and familiar group of guests, it should be easy to serve them. Go to your regular liquor store to get some advice on new and different red, white and sparkling wines. Go to http://www.bartender.com to get some new ideas on fun drinks and go to http://www.floras-hideout.com for some original non alcoholic drinks. Whether you go with the usual or the unusual, just make sure your guests are comfortable with the choices you provide.
Decorating: Again, make it simple and fun. A good friend and amazing event designer Ruth Ridgeway of Ruth Ridgeway Designs goes for an Asian theme on New Year's Eve. She gets two large blocks of homosote, a pressed fiber board that is heat proof and easy to cut, and she puts a couple of low saw horses underneath to make a big table. She covers it with some interesting fabric and throws pillows on the floor for seating. Ruth uses fun chargers, plates, rice bowls and sake cups she has bought from Chinatown in New York City along with candles and orchids to add a special touch to the table. She then orders in Chinese and is ready for a relaxing evening with close friends. Make the theme simple and make it your own!
Entertainment: For a New Year's Eve casual get together, again, make it simple. Good conversation, a favorite line up of music piped in from your CD system, and confetti and blowers for the midnight celebration will do it. Less is always more. It's the connection that the hosts have with the guests that really counts at that moment when the hand strikes midnight.
You are now on your way to having a relaxing low-key yet festive party for your family and/or friends. New Year's Eve only comes around once a year so give yourself a gift of enjoying yourself and your guests by planning ahead and making it simple.
About White Linen Events
Valorie Luther is Principal of White Linen Events which is an event management company specializing in weddings, private parties, corporate functions and fundraisers where the mission, through the experience and skills of Valorie Luther and her team, is to understand the client's vision and goals and then exceed their expectations by creating and managing an exceptional event!
Valorie Luther is available for speaking engagements and writing assignments on Entertaining. For more go to her blog:
http://Entertainingnews.blogspot.com
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