Top 10 Ideas for Hosting an Exquisite Denim and Diamonds Party with Flair
Staying at home in place of going on an exciting vacation doesn’t have to be uninspiring. Gather your friends and get artistic for various ways to entertain at home. The most recent hot party idea is an elegant Denim and Diamonds get together. What exactly is a Denim and Diamonds Party? Use your creativity so you can get as elegant or country as you would like, but a Denim and Diamonds party is an chic event with great cuisine, beverages and entertainment. Guests are asked to wear laid-back attire such as denim jeans, but are encouraged to ?dress it up? by accessorizing with diamond-like sparkle (aka rhinestones!). Venues can include your home, backyard or rented elegant country estates for grand affairs or fundraisers.
Tip 1: Use everything you Already Have available
Any time you host an at-home Denim and Diamonds party, you need to get creative. There is no sense in going out and buying lots of items that you’ll never use again. Browse around your home, basement and storage area to discover what you can reinvent or repurpose for your own party needs. Outside tables can become indoor furniture by using an inexpensive floor length textile covering to meet your theme. Dedicate wisely for the few key items you need to pack a lot of punch for your cost. Try low-priced stores and clearance sections at more trendy merchants to secure particular finds. Vases for table settings is often mix and match just like table and drink ware.
Tip 2: Determine your motif Colors
With a Denim and Diamonds Party blue, white and something that sparkles is known as a must-have! Incorporate your colors into your table coverings and decorations. Check out hobby super-stores to feature sparkle in your table or buffet. Look at inexpensive glass stones, rhinestones or crystals and toss amongst your table settings to catch and reflect light from your table top candles. Colors for a denim and diamonds party can extend to your decorations, invitations, centerpieces and party gifts as well.
Tip 3: Plan Ahead
Coordinate your time carefully and don’t delay shopping or decorating until the day before your party. Decide on your decor and calculate food and seating needs at least a 1 week or more ahead of time. If you need to engage an event rental service for tables, chairs or other food service items, plan this at least 2 weeks ahead and then make your reservations together with the rental company. Cook as many food items as possible in advance – this tends to reduce your stress and anxiety level and help you enjoy your special Denim and Diamonds party! Planning on grilling outdoors? Grill items ahead of time and keep in your oven on warm so items can be ready when your hungry friends arrive.
Tip 4: No time for Sit Down Dinner? Think Buffet!
Let’s face the facts, sit down dinners are nice if you are inviting only 3-4 good friends over for an intimate event. Hosting a special event for 20+ requires quick, easy service of a self serve buffet style setup. Presentation can be fun for a buffet. Create heightened levels by placing pots the wrong way up beneath your table overlaying to create a staggered look for your culinary offerings. This is useful too and allows your guests to more easily reach for items around a crowded buffet table. Utilize gift baskets lined with denim-like towels for your biscuits/breads. Spread out country-themed shining items such as inexpensive crystals among your serving platters for extra pizzazz!
Tip 5: Candlelight and Fresh Flowers are a Must
Regardless if you are hosting your party indoors or outdoors, candles add a special pizzazz and feeling. If outdoors, add floating candles in your pool. Bunch candles of diverse height, colors and widths on your tables and pathways to create ambient lighting for your guests to enjoy. Citronella candles are available in numerous colors and styles to provide functional and delightful purpose for keeping bugs under control and guest comfortable.
Flowers really are a treat no matter what the occasion. But there is no need to splurge as fresh floral arrangements can get costly. Roll up your sleeves and check out your backyard… Black Eyed Susans, Daylillies, Sweet Peas, and Butterfly Bushes and evergreen branches, provide inexpensive but fragrant bouquets. Place a glass within a cowboy boot and assemble your cut flowers for a true Denim and Diamonds centerpiece! Supplement with scaled-down arrangements in smaller conversation areas with some store-bought white roses.
Tip 6: Take the Indoors – Outside or the Outdoors – Inside
You’ll care to pamper your guests even when outdoors. Add comfortable throw pillows on your patio chairs and pair you indoor dining room chairs with the outdoor country furniture. Crystal pitchers, silver platters and other metallic (pewter) bowls alllow for a stylish presentation for beverages and snacks. Need a touch outdoors, inside? Add numerous evergreen branches to your arrangements or consider utilizing outdoor decorative lighting such as string lights indoors to enhance your Denim and Diamonds Party theme.
Tip 7: Make sure it is Personal
It’s your party so add your individual good taste! Email is a convenient communication tool but a Denim and Diamonds Party involves a more fashionable strategy. Handwritten, themed invitations fit the bill for what to send out to your guests. Your party guests will be excited as soon as they receive your Denim and Diamonds inspired invitation (invites shaped like denim Levis back pocket complete with red tag and all?). Add some bling to get the diamonds theme started by using crystals and add-ons offered in scrapbooking supply stores and craft super stores.
Tip 8: Keep it Cool
Backyard Denim and Diamond parties could get hot in the summertime and cold in the spring or fall. Secure small fans with misters and camoflauge behind bushes and plants in your backyard. Use portable propane powered table top heaters and provide heaps of blankets (western printed please!) to ensure that your guests comfortable for hours.
Tip 9: Always have a Plan B
Also have a contingency plan because Mother Earth can be unpredictable despite the best plans for your Denim and Diamonds event. Keep your supplies well stocked for your eleventh hour needs and prepare for what you may do if you need to move the party indoors because of inclement weather. Outdoor seating could be moved indoors and accented with throw pillows. Remember ? these are your friends and they?ll have fun despite the weather!
Tip 10: Ask for Help if You Need It.
Don’t hesitate to hire a celebration planner to consult with you on your plans prior to your party. If you can’t spend the money for planning, hire these people to advise you on ideas, tips and decorating to assist you organize and make it happen exclusively by yourself. Keep it simplistic! Hearty appetizers, classy cocktails and knock out accessories can certainly make for a fun, stress free time for your elegant Denim and Diamonds party celebration!
Katie Bierman is a freelance writer and party planner who runs a specialty theme party business in the Western United States.
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