FANDANGO Catering offers 4 ideas for your summer events. Today we'll concentrate on the setup and decor, since these are just as important to a successful event as great food.
Decorate a buffet table from Nature--with miniature fruits, fresh herbs, organic greenery garlands, or fresh flower buds. Or try a pretty bowl filled with water and floating flowers, or a wine goblet or two filled with two or three large roses (cut the stems to fit inside the goblets and put the roses facing in opposite directions). Roses inside wine goblets are also nice for seated events, one goblet at each place setting.
Try a summer color for your event table(s)--Plain white can be boring, while a color can instantly lift moods. We recently did a surprise birthday party where the honoree's husband chose our pale yellow damask tablecloth with green glass footed compote bowls from Italy filled with organic lemons, which looked great with their yellow-striped dining room chairs. Any of the pastel colors or French Provencal patterns look wonderful for summer events, and this year brights are also popular. But beware anything too bright or the effect will be more garish than festive.
Use cake stands covered with linen napkins as risers--This will add height to a buffet table and you can even wind greenery around the pedestals of the cake stands for an added touch
Rolling beverage carts are great for outdoor events--Use them as self-serve beverage or hors d'oeuvres stations, to roll food out to guests at an outdoor seating area for serving, or they can be manned as a food or beverage station by a bartender or event helper. If children will attend your party, a fun touch for them is a red wagon with their food and/or beverages.
Next time: Food ideas for summer events
Warmly,
Kristina
Kristina Ríos de Lumbreras, Ph.D.
Partner, Director of Sales & Operations
FANDANGO Catering
(281) 796-9841
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