The Big Day Is Coming, Let’s Shower Them With Love

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Love, laughter and friendship - that’s how it all started and is revisited again in a romantic palette that hints at the guest of honor’s majestic, upcoming wedding day. Combine soft whites with blues & silver and you’ll have the perfect color scheme to toast everlasting love.

Feeling Funky? Break out the pigs in a blanket and turn back the clock for a retro bash – The dinner party is back and it’s here to stay! So, let’s get down and get funky because groove is definitely in the heart!

Daylight savings is officially ending and Spring has sprung!  Shake off the winter blues and bound into spring’s warm and friendly social schedule.  Spring parties are for celebrating any number of occasions: birthdays, holidays, graduations, spring break, the end of a school term and more.

One of the least romantic days of the year can be Valentine's Day…Yes, you read that right! The majority of men – unfortunately - act like robots, purchasing flowers and chocolate for their sweethearts because that is what everyone else is doing. Many people celebrate the day out of obligation rather than celebration. But that doesn’t have to be… no not at all.

Start this year off by inviting friends over for a casual Asian inspired dinner party. It also just so happens that January 26th marks the start of the Year of the Ox on the Chinese Lunar calendar so it is the perfect time to celebrate a New Year and a new you, and the arrival of the Chinese New Year.

You can peek your guest’s interest by sending a handmade invitation (pictured here). These invites are easy to make and only require a few items:

This holiday season, give the most memorable gift of all:  A festive, glamorous holiday party.

Just as important as what you are serving is what your table looks like. Your centerpiece – without a doubt – is the most important, since it is the focal point of your table, and your guests will totally appreciate that you put some thought into it.

The stress of the economy has certainly put a damper on holiday revelry but it doesn’t mean that we should forgo the season’s festivities all together.  All you need to do is get back to basics and remember the reasons why you are entertaining family, friends and colleagues in the first place. 

Here we’ve rounded up some creative yet affordable ideas for your holiday gathering that will go easy on the pocketbook as well as the planet.

This Thanksgiving, share your love of family, friends, and country by creating a tablescape worthy of their company, and one that is just as easy as it is pretty. Orange is the color of this season’s Thanksgiving setting with mini pumpkins as adorable votive holders, orange roses, and persimmon colored grape tomatoes.

Halloween is by far my favorite holiday.  It is in fact the very thing that my business partner and friend Lisa, says was the moment she knew we would always be friends.  Both huge Halloween fanatics, I guess it was only natural that we’d end up launching Social Couture, so that we could continue to find more reasons to party. If you haven’t become a huge fan of Halloween yet, then it is due time and we want to help you!

These days it seems that everything around us is going green and how we entertain is no exception. While I’ll admit that events can be a little wasteful, I still believe that with some savvy planning and creativity, your next soiree can be as stylish as it is sustainable.

Here we’ve rounded up some simple entertaining tips and shortcuts from our Lazy Hostess library for you to follow.  In no time at all, you’ll be able to gather your friends for a cocktail party that is both gorgeous and green.