Send us your party decor pics! It finally got cold for two seconds in NYC and the number of parties planned each night from now until December 31st is staggering. We're adding to the mess, by throwing a big bash this Wednesday, but the real action is the action in your own home.
Having folks over?
You've got to clean up, get out the nice tableware, light the candles and uncork something good.
But what are your secrets?
What are your tips? Send in pics of your party set up and we'll post them.
What's your playlist?
Here are ours from the last years:
Top 30: Music for a Dinner Party 2005 (singles)
Top 30: Albums for a Dinner Party 2004
Let It Die - Feist
Post-War - M.Ward
Show Your Bones - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Beautiful Tomorrow - Blue Six
Strange Flower - Aya
Cherry - Lisa Shaw
Hah, wish I had taken pics, my main secret for my party (something like 30-40 people including toddlers in my house!) was making pretty much everything ahead of time and having a buffet which also conveniently blocked the computer that we didn't want people to mess with. We also just had plenty of food and then told people different arrival times so not everyone was there at 6. Some people were there at 7, some were there at 8. It wasn't my idea but it worked great! Also, lasagna is easy to pre-make and then just re-heat a little.