Envi Consulting & Associates specializes in luxury affairs, therefore we want to share with you some great tips on how to host the perfect cocktail party, where you can mix and mingle with some good friends and take the stress out of the planning process!After you've chosen the date to hold your cocktail party, these are some fun and easy tips to
1. Pick your budget!
For any celebration, the rest of the details will fall in place after you have decided how much you want to spend. How much food to serve, people to invite, and beverages to have will all depend on your budget.
2. Pick your Guest List!
Whether you want an intimate gather of 8-10 close friends at your home, or a larger affair of about 20-25, you have decide how many people and who you wish to invite.
3. Pick your Drinks!
Cocktail parties are fun and lively! You don't have to have a reason, per se, to throw a cocktail party. Maybe you got a promotion and you want to celebrate with your friends or maybe you want to clear out your bar, whatever the case you have to decide what you're going to sip on! You could serve a signature cocktail or two where you can have them pre-mixed in a nice pitcher labeled so that you can enjoy your party also, or you can put all the ingredients out, grab some drink recipe cards and let your guests make their own cocktails! Just remember that the average cocktail party last anywhere from 3-4 hours and each party goer will have 2-3 drinks on average. So plan accordingly!
4. Pick your menu!
What's a party with a bunch of drinks and no food??? Well, you don't have to be a whiz in the kitchen to create a simple cocktail party spread. Wings, chips, fruit trays, cheese and crackers, and some type of dessert is the SIMPLEST way to go. However, if you want to be a bit upper eschelon, pick up your address book, call your favorite caterer or call Envi Consulting & Associates for a catering referral, and let the best cocktail party menu suggestions flow!
5. Pick your decor!
Glitz, glam, chic, sophisticated. Cocktail parties are not like Super Bowl parties where you are huddled around a television screaming at your favorite team. Cocktail parties call for delicate decor, sophisticated styles, and luxurious illuminations, that add to the mood that you wish to portray for your guests. Whatever your color scheme is, make your table centerpieces, napkins, are whatever decor you wish to use (if any) bring out the BEST in you!
6. Pick your music!
Music and entertainment sets the mood and tone for your party. Depending on who makes up your guest list, make sure that you have an even mix of party tunes that everyone can enjoy!
7. Pick your invites!
Now that all the planning is done, grab those invitations and put them in the mail. The hard part is over.
Some of Envi Consulting & Associates fave sites for cocktails:
- http://www.drinknation.com/
- http://www.recipegoldmine.com/
- http://www.webtender.com/
- http://www.idrink.com/
Remember, that for your guests who are not fans of alcoholic beverages, they can have the same mixed drinks, just without the alcohol.....now its a Mocktail!
Now.....its time to party, Have Fun!
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