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How To Plan A Dinner Party
By June Enright, 29 Feb 15:14
Take the stress out of planning with this guide
Plan Ahead, Do Ahead and Keep it Simple
Try to plan ahead about two or three weeks ahead for an organized dinner party, especially if you're having more than one or two guests. There are two really important reasons for this.
First, many people are so busy you simply have to invite them well ahead . You don’t want to end up with a situation where only half your guest list can come. So give them plenty of lead time.
Second, now you have plenty of time to cross your jobs off bit by bit, instead of trying to do them all at once.
Every job you get done reduces your stress and builds your sense of being on top of the situation. In turn this means you feel better and better about your upcoming dinner.
So about two weeks before is the time to call on the Secret Dinner Party Planning System: Plan Ahead, Do Ahead and Keep it Simple.
Most experts recommend the countdown approach for making your list. This means grouping jobs on the list according to when you can get them crossed off. You’re aiming at having as few jobs as possible by dinner party day.
You’ll know you’re getting better at the Plan Ahead approach when your last minute list is really short.
How to Build Your Dinner Party Planning List
Don’t make this too complicated, it’s supposed to help you, not
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Tags: dinner party, flowers, guests, invitations, planning