You must check out this wonderful party that blogger Cassandra Lavalle's (coco+kelley) friends threw for the holidays. The centerpiece is fabulously glamorous, and the food single-served in easy to hold containers is brilliant.
I'm loving the idea of serving portions of food in small, portable containers rather than buffet style with plates or napkins. I've been to too many parties where everyone spends most of the night crowded around the hor d'oeuvres table rather than out mingling around the room.
My 4 tips for a successful party set-up:
1. Place food and drink stations around the room. Even better if each station has a different selection. This way people will be forced to roam around the room and mingle with each other.
2. Place trays and trash cans around the room so people have easy access to places to put empty glasses, plates, and trash. This also makes clean up a snap since all the dirty dishes and garbage will be in specific areas rather than all around the room.
3. Music should be low enough for people to hold conversations without yelling, but it should also be loud enough to dance to if it so inspires them. If you want people to dance, mix in a little new with a little of whatever people were listening to at their junior high and high school dances... no one will be able to resist.
4. Lighting should show your guests in the most flattering of light, so dim the lights set out candles around the room or string up pretty white Christmas lights.
images via coco+kelley
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