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Dinner Party Checklist

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Dinner Party Checklist

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2-3 Weeks Before
- Decide on a style, theme and type of cuisine for your dinner party.
- Confirm date and time.
- Choose a location for the party home or at a restaurant or cafe.
- Determine an affordable budget if hosting the party at your home.
- Generate a guest list with consideration of your budget.
- Develop a party action plan if hosting the party at home.
2 Weeks Before
- Invite your guests by telephone call or send an invitation.
- If hiring caterers, book their service.
- Create a contingency plan to bring the party indoors just in case weather isn't permitting (if you are having an outdoors party).
1-2 Weeks Before
- Create a menu relevant to your theme.
- Test the recipes you a planning to cook on the night.
- Match wine(s) to the meal.
- Consider the decor you will be using.
- Clean any crystal, china, and silverware you?ll be using.
- Shop for a new dinner party set that matches your theme or any decoration accessories that you may require.
- Create a shopping list.
1 Week Before
- Purchase items off the shopping list for food that can be pre-prepared, beverages for the night and other items that can be stored until the day of the dinner.
- Pre-prepare foods that can be frozen until the dinner party.
- Prepare your party clothes.
- Organise music for the party.
- Follow up with guests who are yet to RSVP.
- Create a seating plan if desired.
- Finalise numbers and make reservations at the restaurant or cafe if you're a having the dinner party outside of your home.
Day Before
- Go shopping for fresh food items and ingredients to recipes that a required for cooking on the day/night of the dinner party.
- Clean house and dinner party area.
- Designate a place for coats.
- If having the dinner party at a restaurant of cafe, confirm attendance with your guests.
- Prepare your clothes for the day - wash and iron.
Day of the Dinner Party
- Buy fresh flowers.
- Set table with linen, crockery, cutlery and glassware.
- Set up stereo in a location where the dinner party table will be able to hear the music.
- Quick check to make sure the house is clean.
- Check bathrooms for fresh towels/soap.
- Start cooking meals in the afternoon that can be reheated later and still taste excellent.
- Give yourself an hour to get ready and relax with a glass of wine before your guests arrive.
- Start music before first guest arrives.
- Ensure that guests are introduced to one another.
- Enjoy your cooking and great company.
- Clean up once all guests have left.

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