FANDANGO Catering, in its continuing blog series, "Fall Entertaining Ideas," offers Thanksgiving Dinner decorating ideas--and you can adapt them for other fall events too.
Welcome people with a fall wreath--Hang a fall wreath on your front door or front yard fence gate (or even a row of wreaths hung from a wrought-iron fence). You can buy these ready-made or make your own by buying a raffia base at a craft store and attaching silk flowers in fall colors, pine cones, or other fall-themed objects with florist's wire.
Dress up the dining table(s) -On your dining table(s), use a runner or even a long, wide piece of ribbon in fall colors, including sienna, gold, or chocolate brown, and line up small pumpkins, gourds, pine cones, or a mixture along the length of the runner or ribbon. Or place a decorative cake stand on the middle of the runner or ribbon and pile the little pumpkins, etc. on the cake stand, either loosely or in a pyramid shape. You can also lay a cloth napkin on the cake stand first and then pile this "cornucopia" on top of the napkin.
Use curling ribbon--If you're pressed for time, an easy and festive way of decorating for Thanksgiving, either for buffet or sit-down or "sit where you can find a seat" seating, is to tie curling ribbon in fall colors around the stems of stemware or glasses and run scissors along the ribbon to curl it.
Decorate a dessert table--You can also decorate a dessert sideboard or separate dessert table with a fall-colored runner or ribbon, a vase of fall flowers, or a candelabra with a ribbon tied in a bow around its base (we NEVER light candles in candelabras at our events and we advise our clients to not light candles either UNLESS they're in votives AND no children or pets can knock them over).
One of our favorite resources for event decorating ideas is Martha Stewart Living:
Enjoy!
Kristina
Kristina Ríos de Lumbreras, Ph.D.
Director of Sales & Operations
FANDANGO Catering and Events
(713) 522-0077
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