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I love
having dinner parties and hosting guests, but eventually the cost
of large meals starts to add up. So what's my solution?
Potlucks. Not only do you still get to have everyone over, but you
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Hello all! Just couldn't decide what style reception I wanted to do..I'm having a small reception (20 guests) and I am debating between just taking everyone out to a restaurant or just having catering done at my mother's home. From all of your experiences what was best for… Read More »
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Time to christen the new
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When you’re short on
time, here’s how to give your living spaces the illusion of
cleanliness.
The Living Room
- Reserve one side of sofa cushions to be shown to guests. Before company arrives, flip over the cushions to reveal good-as-new fabric. When…
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These sites will help
guests find activities in your area.
frommers.com The online version of the popular guidebooks provides everything from lunch-spot recommendations to numbers of taxi companies.
uschamber.com/chambers/directory Here you can…
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Six ways to keep the
numbers down while keeping the peace
Start with Percentages After you determine the venue and the number of guests you can afford, assign 50 percent of that number to the bride and groom and 25 percent to each set of parents (or, with…
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Do you have a cat who always seems to gravitate toward the one guest in your home who is either allergic or is a card-carrying cat hater? One of my clients had a cat who absolutely insisted on sitting in the lap of cranky old Aunt Ethel, even though she detested cats and wouldn’t give the kitty so much as a glance. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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Last but not least. I'm invited to another holiday party where I'm the one and only single person attending. It's all my high school girlfriends, one of which went away to college with me and became my college roomate. During college one of them... Read More »
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Assemble a memorable spread
that takes just one hour to set up, start to finish
Start your party off...
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With great ease, you can
transform packaged pastry dough into playful yet sophisticated
desserts
You...
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