Monday, June 15th, 2015
Ladies and gents I present to you one of my favorite posts in a long time. I wanted to celebrate the arrival of the new season, warmer nights & great new friends with a little backyard ladies night!!! I decided I was going to make it special since it was my very first ladies night hosted in our backyard and new city. I even mailed out invites! Snail mail has taken over me this year and I’m loving it. I invited some of my fave girls in town and the night turned out exactly like I envisioned it in my head. I decided to keep it small to be able to tackle all the main things before hand and be able to enjoy the party from the get go. I planned food that would let me be a party goer instead of being just the party host. Best idea ever!
The menu consisted of watermelon feta appetizers (which were a BIG hit), Caprese and turkey pesto sandwiches, a simple pasta salad and of course my favorite part, a fun little dessert corner! Which included macaroons (from Trader Joe’s – my fave), some yummy cookies & lemon poppy seed cake. We sipped on wine and laughed the night away.
Hosting a backyard party doesn’t have to be stressful. I wanted a fun laid back theme and was able to accomplish just that by keeping everything handy during the night. One thing I loved was using notepads as placeholders + party favors. These were such a small little detail but were such a big hit. All the girls were in shock when they noticed them & loved the fact they were going to be able to bring them home. I loved surprising my guests with this. As far as decorations go I used things I already had around the house (ex. vintage plates, metal bin for drinks, mini chalkboards, etc) By keeping the guest list small there wasn’t a lot of work to do but to kick back , relax and have an awesome time! What do you think? Do you like hosting ladies night’s too? I absolutely love it and cannot wait for the next one! Oh and guess what? I’ve got a surprise for you, I made a video of the whole thing! Take a look below. Happy summer loves!
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Great inspiration – do you cater??
HaHa! Thanks Beth! Email me about the catering ;)