Easy Holiday Entertaining Tips
Tis’ the season for holiday entertaining right? Sometimes hosting a holiday party can be a bit overwhelming- especially when you have nine million other things going. But I am here to tell you that – this year will be different, it will be easier and I promise you – entertaining won’t be such a burden this holiday season. Keep reading to see my top easy holiday entertaining tips to help make hosting this holiday season a breeze.
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My Top Easy Holiday Entertaining Tips
// Invitations // Let’s be honest invitations are a guest first impression of a party. So for me I like to theme my holiday gatherings around something. A few great ideas are: An Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, Winter Wonderland or A Holiday Great Gatsby theme. Not sure about a theme? You can also go with a dress code: casual, cocktail party or fancy cocktail sit down. Whatever you want to choose a theme or a dress it will dictate the vibe of your party and allows you to plan details from there.
// Signature Cocktail Drink // I truly believe that every holiday gathering should have a signature drink of some sort. They can be as simple or as hard as you want them to be, but it really does help people get into the holiday spirit. A few of my favorite holiday cocktails are:
- Cranberry Moscow Mule
- The Perfect Peartini
- Cranberry Rosemary Mimosa
- The Perfect Champagne Bar – a nice way to make it simple and interactive!
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// Food Menu // When it comes to holiday gatherings I like to keep things very light and conversational, unless I am planning on doing a solid formal sit-down dinner. For me gatherings are more like social hours for people to mix and mingle – plus it is less stress. For I tend to stick to things like cheese boards, crostinis, finger foods. This year for my holiday gathering I am thinking the following appetizers spread:
- Cranberry & Brie Crostini
- The Perfect Caviar Board
- My Signature Charcuterie Board
- Caviar Potato Chips
- Prosciutto Wrapped Apple Bites
- Baked Brie with Orange Zest Cranberry Sauce
- Mini Beef Wellington with Creamy Horseradish Sauce – this is a HUGE hit every time I make it!
- Need a little dessert? These Peanut Butter Blossoms are my favorite and so easy to make but look like they took forever!
// Decor // Decor is something that people tend to get a big hung up on. But when it comes to holiday entertaining tips- decor is one of those things that you can keep simple or go all out. Let’s be honest most of us have a beautiful holiday tree as the focal point so you can semi plan decor around that. I love dressing the tables with strands of garland, a few pinecones, some faux cranberry clusters, and of course holiday trees and candle light. But you can do just about anything when it comes to decor based on your theme and keep as simple of as complex as you wish.
// Music + Playlist // When it comes to holiday gatherings one of the biggest holiday entertaining tips is a great playlist. For the holidays you can pretty go anyway you want. You can go as hard core Christmas as you want, or keep it more Vitamin C String Quartet – totally your choice. I tend to love to make a playlist and for holiday gatherings here are a few of my favorite songs ranging from old classics to new holiday cheerful music.
- All I Want For Christmas – Mariah Carey
- Christmas in Hollis – Run DMC
- Underneath The Christmas Tree- Kelly Clarkson
- Dreaming Of A White Christmas- Bing Crosby
- It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas- Michael Bublé
- Last Christmas – Wham!
- Santa Tell Me- Ariana Grande
- Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town- The Jackson 5
- Rocking Around The Christmas Tree- Brenda Lee
- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays – N’Sync
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There you have it a few of my absolute favorite holiday entertaining tips – from the perfect invitation to the best music playlist – these are simple, easy and guaranteed to help make your holiday planning much easier. What are some of your holiday entertaining tips and tricks that you like to do to make entertaining easier? Prep head? Take out and plate? Share all your tips in the comments below…
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