Let's get personal. That's what many party planners are
saying when they make plans to host one-of-a-kind parties such as a bridal
shower, baby shower or even a Mother's Day brunch.
Adding a personal touch may be easier than you imagine. Here
are some ideas you can use:
1. Make your centrepiece stand out. Don't limit yourself to
flowers. Centrepieces can consist of anything that fits into the theme of the
event. For visual interest, you can use a large glass bowl with goldfish
swimming in it. You can cluster candles or float votives in water. For a baby
shower, you can build a pyramid of baby blocks.
2. Create unique place cards that mean something to the
guest of honour. For a bridal shower, attach name tags to a cookie-cutter at
each place setting. For a baby shower, order custom cookies in the shape of a teddy bear with the person's name iced on to them.
3. Decorate with a theme. Start by deciding on the colours
and the theme. Is your mom a gardener? If you're planning on a brunch for Mother's
Day or her birthday, decorate the room with flowers cut out of construction
paper. Make a chocolate cake covered in flowers made out of candies.
For a romantic bridal shower, decorate with hearts. Buy a
miniature tree. Ask each guest to write something on a paper heart and use
these hearts to decorate the tree. Make garlands of hearts.
Make a party that's all one colour. For example, if the
bride-to-be loves lavender, ask your guests to bring something in that colour.
4. Party favours should be fun. Keep party favours in the
same theme as the rest of the party-such as seed packets for a garden party,
candles for a party that relies on them for decoration. Or you can give out
lottery tickets at any party celebrating a person's good fortune.
5. Don't forget the
cookies. Cookies can be very useful in personalizing a party, either as the
dessert or as creative place cards.
Good for any special occasion or holiday, you can make a
bouquet out of cookies or even give them out as party favours. Do-it-yourself
cookie kits, such as those from Cookies by Design, can take a lot of the mess
out of this process.
Besides the kits, the company offers fresh-baked
hand-decorated cookie bouquets, individually decorated cookies, pan cookies, and
other deliciously edible gifts.
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