How to Be a Great Co-host Without the Stress

You as the holiday party host always want to make sure your guests are happy and satisfied at your party. But it’s not easy task to host a party alone and accomplish this. In fact it can be overwhelming. Why not think about co-hosting a party with one of your friends. This way you share the party responsibility, reduce food costs, and have someone to help to bring some well-rounded holiday creativity to the party. Two holiday party planners make a great pair. I’m writing you my tips on how pre-plan and to avoid stress and avoid fights as co-hosts.

First, think about which of you has the better space and location. Is there an enough closet space to hung guest’s coats? Which of your refrigerators are big enough to store additional drinks and food? Also, which of your homes is more accessible to public transportation? Who is closer to the grocery store?

Second, if one of you doesn’t have enough dishes of silverware think of renting them out. Not everybody has the space to store a dinner party set. Then you don’t have to worry about broken dishes or missing silverware from you set. Also, visit stores like Ikea that sell cheap glassware and dishes that can look nice for a party or to use as dish supplements to the nice fancy dishes. Mix and match sets and patterns from a variety of stores like one expensive dish from Pier One and one inexpensive one from Target. Also, you and your friend can always combine both of your sets to show both your individual style.

Third, if you have young kids at home think about hiring a sitter to entertain them while you have fun at your party. This way mommy has a chance to relax and have a well-deserved night to party without worry about the kids.

Next, your friend and you can brainstorm on serving unique drink besides the old standard of egg-nog served all the time. In Whole Food supermarkets they have a big selection of blended soy drinks and chai drink mixes. Non-drinking, guests on a diet or guests taking medicine will appreciate this. How about making a smoothie drink with fruit ka-bobs sticking outside of the glasses. Buy some frozen fruit pulp that makes it easy to make in a blender.