Art of the Party
Author: Renny Reynolds
There's more to throwing a fabulous party thatn just guests and great food. Renny Reynolds, a masterful planner who has created celebrations for the world's elite for more than thirty years, reveals some of his trade secrets in The Art of the Party. A well-known professional who has designed more than 2,500 events, Renny knows that "parties should have a sense of largesse and drama--glamour, if you will. A truly glamorous party enlarges your vision of what endless possibilities there are to the simple notion of fun."
In this sumptuous visual banquet, Renny shows would-be hosts how to achieve a truly glamorous party. Through the skillful deployment of lighting, color, texture, progression, and scale, he unveils a number of party designs, from elegant to playful. Ideas for color schemes, lighting strategies, table settings, flower arrangements, and other design ideas are revealed. Whether you are planning an intimate brunch or a grand wedding, The Art of the Party will help you create a breathtaking spectacle that your guests will remember for years.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Introduction 8
Lighting 18
Color 60
Texture 116
Progression 142
Scale 180
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Life That Says Welcome: Simple Ways to Open Your Heart and Home to Others
Author: Karen Ehman
The thought of hosting a dinner party or even having a friend over for coffee is enough to give some women flashbacks of lopsided cakes or doomed casseroles from home economics class. But opening up your home to others doesn't have to be fancy or frightening or cost a fortune, says Karen Ehman.
In A Life That Says Welcome, she offers a practical, painless (no crafting or cooking aptitude required) course on hospitality. It helps busy women open up their hearts in order to open up their homes. Full of tips, ideas, recipes, to-dos, and how-tos, A Life That Says Welcome shows readers that opening up their homes is less scary and less work than they might think.
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