Entertaining & Parties
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Bill and Al's Patented Party Tips
Bill and Al offer to help you plan your next get-together. Consider their suggestions for theme parties, dinner parties and movie parties, or opt for the keg-of-beer/bowl-of-chips route.
Bringing Out the Best in Food With the Right Wine
Colonial Spirits matches food with the wines that complement them. Learn which wines to serve with brunch, appetizers, cheeses, fowl, seafood, meats and various international dishes.
Easy Entertaining: Planning Your Get-together
Should you have a buffet, a sit-down or a cocktail? Follow these tips.
HomeArts: Menu Suggestions for Brunch
Brunch menu suggestions. Links to recipes from well-known chefs.
MADD: Hosting a Safe and Sane Party
Mothers Against Drunk Driving gives tips on how to host a responsible party, with or without alcohol.
Party Tips From Rent-a-Rita
Interspersed with jokes and bits of self-promotion, Rita offers some tips for entertaining, addressing food, lighting, music, invitations, safety and the value of fresh flowers.
Special Event Planning and Coordination
Encouraging fantasy and creativity, this article gives general suggestions for making a special event, well, special. The author lists factors to consider, including budgets, time, demographics and honorees.
Tips on Entertaining -- Flowers Set the Mood
Tips on hosting a dinner party and which flowers to select.
Anniversary Parties: Wedding Bells
Learn about the traditions and etiquette surrounding anniversary celebrations. Guidelines explain when parties are held, who hosts them, when gifts are opened and which types of gifts are appropriate.
Aunty Ann's Party Pleasers
Check Aunty Ann's little corner of the Web regularly to find recipes, decorating ideas and party-game instructions. Learn about some of the themes of parties that Ann organizes.
Best Party Checklist
With help from this site, be fully prepared to host a party. The site guides visitors through the planning process, from three weeks before the event to the day of the party.
Birthday Bag
Tips for throwing a great birthday soiree cover decorations, creative invitations, name tags, drinks and more. Links lead to sites for cards, gifts, cakes, books and songs.
Fun With Bordeaux
Host your own wine-tasting party with help from this wine maker's site. Get tips on making the perfect toast. Also, take the online quiz for wine connoisseurs.
Holiday Parties From Party 411
This guide to throwing holiday parties covers Earth Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day and more.
Holiday Party and Gift Time/Money/Stress Savers
Plentiful pointers in this article help make entertaining easier during the holiday season. Get tips for hassle-free party preparation, decoration, cooking, baking, gifts, recycling, safety and time saving.
Internet Party Planning Directory
Planning a shindig? Start here. This site offers tips and theme ideas as well as links to businesses providing videos and photography, printing, rentals, supplies, catering, limousines, bands, disc jockeys, karaoke, flowers, balloons and event planning.
Party Decorating Ideas
Decorating Den gives guidelines for creating atmosphere at parties for kids or adults. The article covers table settings, flowers, centerpieces and party favors.
Party Themes: Party 411
Peruse a list of theme ideas for holiday celebrations, outdoor get-togethers, elegant parties, brunches, sports parties, birthdays, housewarming parties, congratulatory festivities and just plain fun.
Party Tips and Checklist
Print out this checklist, and follow the simple instructions to make sure your party planning runs smoothly. Keep track of matters such as food, drinks, supplies and guests.
Party Tips: Party by Net
A party checklist helps planners and hosts to get organized. This site also recommends ideas for children's parties, bridal showers, wedding anniversaries and, for when the party is over, stain removal.
Planning the Perfect Party
Vermont Living helps party hosts with planning, hors d'ouvres, drinks, guest books, atmosphere, lighting, parking, seating, gifts, snacks, accidents, spills and extra touches.
Tips on Throwing a Good Casino Party
Improve your odds of hosting an exciting, Vegas-style party. Follow this site's guidelines for themes, games, guests and, if invitees are willing, costumes.
Top Party Songs of All Time
Wondering what kind of music to play at your next big bash? Check out this list of the top 100 crowd-pleasing party songs of all time, ranging from Glen Miller's In the Mood to the Macarena.
