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Happy New Year Hosts! You may think that sleeping off the New Years Eve party on New Years Day would be the end to your party season, but you would be wrong. As the holiday season is so busy, more and more people are planning their holiday parties into January – especially company parties. Did [...]

It could be argued that the art of giving a toast is dying, but if you aren't in the habit of giving a toast at the beginning of a meal or event, we encourage you to give it a try! It's the perfect way to bring dignity to an event while recognizing someone special – [...]

As we enter the official "Entertaining Season", our guests will begin to find themselves bouncing from party to party, some casual and some more dressy, and the two most common questions we receive as hosts are "What should I bring?" and "What should I wear?" The former we discussed last week, now we will discuss [...]

There are two questions that we as hosts receive when a guest accepts an RSVP: "What can I bring?" and "What should I wear?" Let's talk about the first question today! But first, let's talk about psychology. WHAT? Yes, psychology plays a huge part in entertaining, as the best hosts realize. There are a lot [...]

With Halloween entertaining (or any party with a theme, for that matter), we will always have a few reluctant people on our guest list - those reluctant to get dressed up. Some feel foolish doing so, but they attend the party anyhow. There are others who aren't sure what to wear, and when they arrive [...]