August 21, 2015 5 min read 2 Comments
Giving a stylish, thoughtful gift to your host or hostess allows you to show appreciation to your hosts who work hard making parties, dinners and weekends you enjoy. In Fall, the invitations to glamorous cocktail parties, casual dinners and holiday celebrations start to arrive in your inbox and mailbox. I want to share a few of my best tips for gifting beautiful, gracious host and hostess gifts with you. The only thing you will have to do is say "yes!" and decide what to wear.
Being a gracious guest includes bringing a well thought out hostess gift. You want your gift to be a reflection of who you are, but mostly of who your host is. This means you have to put some thought into it, your gift should never feel like an after thought. It needs to be suitable for the occasion. You wouldn't bring a case of beer to a black tie sit down dinner for 30, but it would be perfectly wonderful to bring a selection of imported beers to a casual autumn party if the host loves beer.
You will want to present your gift with style. Sometimes that means a special wine tag on a wonderful bottle of your favorite wine with a hand written note. Sometimes it means taking time to wrap your gift with paper and ribbon, or a silk flower, so that you present a beautiful package to your hostess. It depends on the occasion.
Last, please give your gift at the right time. When you are just walking through the door, don't push your gift in your host's hands. Usually, there are more guests coming. Instead, take the time to say a warm hello, and enter the home or restaurant, then give them your gift.
Cocktail Parties:
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Don't:
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August 24, 2015
Great ideas. I love creative hostess gifts, this is a perfect primer.
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September 06, 2015
This is a wonderful do and don’t list, Lidy. I’m pinning it to my etiquette board :)
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