Hosting A Dinner Party In Style
• Hosting parties at home is an intimate and budget-friendly way to entertain in a meaningful space.
• Elevate your home with ambient lighting, tablescapes and garden decorations that emulate your taste.
• Match your gown to the dress code and formality of the event.
In recent years there has been a movement towards more intimate gatherings, such as dinner parties and even micro weddings. Whether you're organising a wedding, engagement party, birthday, or even a baby shower, there are numerous benefits to hosting in the comfort and privacy of your own home. Create an unforgettable atmosphere at your doorstep where you can showcase your style and embody the aesthetics of iconic party hosts such as Elsa Maxwell and Martha Stewart. Get inspired with elegant home event styling tips, lighting ideas, and entertaining essentials.
Opting to host at your house is a budget-friendly and intimate choice that gives you the freedom to transform your space however you want. Inviting your closest friends and family to a space that holds your most cherished memories is a sentimental choice that you will reminisce on for years. After all, there is no place like home! We have curated the dinner party guide with essentials to ensure your evening is set to create lasting memories.
Utilise The Entire Property
Embrace the indoor and outdoor elements of your house by utilising all spaces. If you are hosting an indoor dinner party, use a room with good lighting inside for your dressing room. Create a flow throughout your home by hosting different activities in different places. Food or speeches in the living space, followed by cocktails and lawn games in the garden is a great way to keep the flow of movement and a sense of an event-filled night.
Elevate The Entrance
For a home occasion, it is important to think critically about how your guests will arrive and navigate your space. Create a path that leads to your front entrance with candles, loose flower petals or even flower arches to guide your guests in the right direction. For a grand entrance to your reception area, use curtains that drape gracefully and will attract the eye to that area. For a playful touch, prop homemade signs around your garden to direct your guests to different parts of the occasion.
Illuminate Through Lighting
Lighting is one of the most important aspects of an event, and it is important to equip your home with the right lighting to make your property shine. Choosing the right lighting will help create the right ambience for your space. Illuminate the tablespace with overhead string lights, or wrap them around the beams of your tents to show off the structure. Decorate your garden with candles, lanterns or fairy lights to illuminate your path and feature areas that you want to showcase. 
Organise A Weather Plan
Be mindful of creating a plan B in the case of rain or poor weather. Tents propped in the garden are a beautiful and wet weather conscious choice that will keep your guests safe, comfortable and dry.
Showcase Your Food And Drink
The best part of hosting your occasion at home is that you have the freedom to serve the food and drinks whenever and wherever you please! Set up a bar cart with self-serve beverages, using mason jars or glass jugs for a vintage flair and decorate with flowers. Decorate the table with a striking tablescape to create a stunning visual for your guests.
Work With Your Surroundings
Complement your space and elevate any unique features your house or garden may have for a standout occasion. Showcase the architecture of your house and the beauty of your garden for a breathtaking backdrop. Have a pool? Do you have a feature tree? Transform them into visual focal points with flowers and lights. If your garden features bright flowers or lush garland, pick and decorate these in different parts of your party - like as the centrepiece or at the entrance for a consistent and romantic space.
Focus On The Details
Hosting an occasion at home gives you the unique chance to incorporate sentimental and cherished details into your party that your closest family and friends will appreciate. Using a space that has a special meaning to you celebrates past memories and creates new ones. What’s a more beautiful sentiment than celebrating a baby shower in the house you grew up in? You can include details that hold special significance to your family, like China plates passed down for generations, or sprigs of flowers that your mum grew from the garden to decorate the table.
Home Entertaining Essentials
Amp up your hosting skills by offering lawn games for your friends and family to play. Games like oversized Jenga, croquet or horseshoe are a playful and inexpensive way to bring your guests together and keep them entertained.
Don't Forget To Dress Up!
There's always an excuse to dress up, and hosting a dinner party is the perfect occasion. If you are hosting a daytime dinner party think of playful floaty maxi dresses that can echo the floral hues of the gardenscape. For a dreamy sunset dinner party don’t be afraid to make the dress code formal, with guests wearing floor-skimming gowns or jumpsuits paired with statement accessories. A dinner party styling tip is to keep your ballet flats nearby to slip into as the night progresses.
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