Elegant Entertaining

"Any excuse for a party!" - elegantwoman.org

"Celebrate life, or it will pass you by. " - unknown

One of the most elegant traits of an elegant woman is when she is a gracious host.

Being a gracious host is all about serving others, being generous and investing her time in relationships of her friends and family

A good party does not happen by chance. It requires planning, a bit of legwork, some cooking and cleaning. It takes considerable effort to make a guestlist, follow up, organize the rsvps. It also costs money!

Not all parties are equally entertaining.

The Marks of A Good Party?

When every one is comfortable, have sufficient space to mingle, has interesting conversation, is well fed, has easy access to drinks etc. just to name a few.

Elegant Entertaining Inspirations

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Why should we learn how to entertain? Firstly, it is an elegant skill. Secondly, they are creating memories. A life fulfilled is a life shared.

Spend time, not money on materials on holiday traditions. Cook, eat, drink, and gather your loved ones. Create rituals of celebration. Pass them on. It is the tradition of celebration!

Fun Trivia - There is a call for celebrating life. If you look up the Thesaurus, celebrate also means, honour, mark, make merry, memorialize, remember, have fun, have a good time, paint the town red, make whoopie (I'm serious!), live it up, have a ball.

No doubt that it seems commercial, birthdays, anniversaries, valentine's day, Christmas, I once asked myself, if I did not have these little celebration dates, would I have made the effort to give attention to all these important people in my life? Probably, but celebrations are just an organized way of making sure you lavish all your attention on one person at least once or twice a year.

The Benefits of Elegant Entertaining

If you have moved into a new town, it's a good way to meet new people and introduce yourself to the new community.

It is also a way to enrich your business networks and relationships. That is why companies set aside an entertaining budget for team building or gaining clients

You'll leverage your time by meeting all your friends at once.

You'll create a memory. I remember all my parties. They give an excuse to take fabulous photos too!

It is also a good motivator to tidy up the house! As your dinner party looms close, you'll find yourself going that extra mile your house needs.

As Debra Ollivier says, there need not be any logical reason to celebrate - to clink glasses in a simple fete!

Elegant Parties

Your party hosting is also about presenting yourself. You want to do it in a tasteful way.

Forget the six-packs of beer and economy-size of chips.

Forget the plastic cutlery and paper plates.

And please forget parties with no music or decorations.

Most of all, forget effortless, sloppy parties! Make a commitment to that today.

Types of Elegant Entertaining

Elegant Coffees

Tea Parties

Brunches

Garden Parties

Dinner Parties

Cocktail Parties

Dinner and Dance

A ball

Charity events

Theme Parties

See Elegant Party Types & Ideas

How To Be An Elegant Host