I think Christmas weddings are beautiful! With whites and reds, or greens, and the spirit of the holiday season, what’s not to love about a wedding at Christmas time?
I have a couple Christmas wedding decorating ideas to share with you today. I know, it’s only August, and Christmas is still 5 months away. If you’re planning a wedding, that’s not very long to get everything together, so you should already be at least in the planning stage.

My favorite Christmas weddings have all featured poinsettias. They’re fabulous to put at the alter when you’re getting married. Small poinsettias also work very …read more

Did you just decide to have a few friends over for a spur of the moment party and now you need some quick appetizer ideas? Well, look no further. Here’s a quick list of a few easy appetizers that can be thrown together in a jiffy:

Cut of cubes of meat and cheese and stick a toothpick in each.
Cut up vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers and celery. Serve with ranch dressing.
Sliced fruit with store bought fruit dip
Chex mix or other nut mixes
Cut up fruit
Decorative crackers (Ritz makes some holiday ones)
Bread toast with spreadable cheeses

All of these appetizers can be bought at …read more

This is a fantastic video about making cocktail stations at your holiday party. You can make drink stations with non-alcoholic drinks also. This is a fun holiday party idea!

Progressive dinners are one of my favorite ways to throw a party. This is a way for everyone to get involved and not leave the party planning all up to one person. It’s also a way for people to open their homes for the holiday season and share a bit of their lives with friends and family.
What is a progressive dinner? It’s a chance for more than one person to play host and provide food for the party. For this party there is some traveling involved, which makes is so much fun. The party travels from house-to-house. One house provides …read more

This is a fun Christmas party idea that requires a little bit of traveling. I call it a “Touring the Lights of the City” party. Set up a tour of your city Christmas lights and you can even make maps if you’d like. Have everyone meet at your house to set up the city tour caravan. It’s a good idea to exchange cell phone numbers, if you don’t already have them, just in case you get separated. Set a scheduled time for everyone to meet back at the house.
Drive around the city together enjoying all of the beautiful Christmas lights. …read more

Aren’t the holidays just wonderful? I love everything about them and one thing that I love the most – attending and throwing the parties! Over the next few weeks I’ll give you some Christmas party ideas. I’ll cover everything from the elegant party to the casual one with family and friends. I’ll also definitely cover kids Christmas parties. I have 3 kids, so I know a thing or two about kids’ parties.

Here’s idea #1: Jesus Birthday Party
For those of you who attend a Christian church and celebrate Christmas with your church family, why not throw Jesus a …read more