Each and every holiday calls for a fun, festive meal to celebrate (along with a bottle of bubbly—or two!) With a touch of creativity, your menu can look as good as it tastes. We recommend opting for an eye-catching, no-fuss food station that adds a little personality to your menu. Turns out, there’s no shortage of inspiration when it comes to food and beverage bars. Scroll down for our five favorite ideas for holiday gatherings!

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Whether it’s your first time hosting or your fifteenth, Thanksgiving can be stressful—unless you’re one of those people who can magically have each dish ready at the same time and pull off a flawless display of festive décor. If so, cheers to you. For the rest of us, let’s take comfort in knowing there’s a wealth of inspiration to help spark that perfect Thanksgiving theme (and you can start with the invitation!) Below, we’ve put together a few of our favorite party pieces and designer invites to get you started.

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Whether you’re sending out your first holiday card as a married couple or spreading cheer with the newest member of your family, we have a collection of festive, fully-customizable designs to choose from. Once you find that perfect design, you can begin personalizing your message (and we can help with that too!)

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Just because you’re too old to trick-or-treat doesn’t mean the party has to end. Get fully into the spirit and invite your adult friends to come out and play. Below, we have 8 Halloween party theme ideas (with matching invitations!) that are perfect for your spooky soirée.

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The Hindu holiday of Diwali marks a truly special, larger-than-life celebration that beams with joy and light. And what better way to celebrate the festival of lights than by opening your home to friends and family? It’s the perfect way to spread the aura of happiness that this auspicious holiday so beautifully represents. Below, we’ve put together 7 easy tips to help you simplify the planning process!

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Rosh Hashanah—commonly known as the Jewish New Year—marks the beginning of a 10-day period of prayer, repentance, and self reflection. Like most festive occasions, this holiday is also about tasty recipes, many of which offer a symbolic nod to Jewish traditions. So when planning a dinner party in honor of Rosh Hashanah, the menu is a good place to start!

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‘Tis the season for lots of candy canes, eggnog, and the perfect excuse to host a festive, out-of-the-box holiday party. If you’re in need of some inspiration to spark that perfect theme, try starting with your invitation. Around here, we have no shortage of festive holiday designs. Here are four of our favorites to get you started:

Cozy Ski Chalet Weekend

The perfect winter weekend: crackling fires, glowing candles, a cascade of snowflakes, and the rush of cold air on your cheeks. Invite friends and family to cozy up for the weekend with a digital invite that is a true representation of winter’s soft elegance. Complete with rustic charm and teal accents, you can set the scene for a relaxing hideaway weekend.

1. Cozy Ski Chalet 2. Teal Coaster Set 3. Etta James – At Last! 4. Blue & Teal Throw Pillow 5. Geometric Flakes 6. Fortnum & Mason’s Assorted Napolitains 7. Writers Tears Irish Whiskey 8. Teal Pouf 9. Hurricane Candleholder

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Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I can’t believe the day is nearly here! If you are anything like me, you have been a busy bee and are now scrambling to finalize your menu and pull together your table setting. Welcome procrastinators, I’m hoping that I can give you some assistance today!

I am excited to be here today to share my 3 favorite table settings that are perfect for your Thanksgiving festivities. If you are feeling a little over pumpkins and fall harvest colors, come feast your eyes on a few fresh ideas that might just inspire you to try something a little different this year…

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The holidays are approaching quickly. Whether it is Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Festivus, Kwanzaa… there are plenty of reasons to celebrate in the coming months. To make those celebrations actually feel like celebrations, you need to up the importance of enjoying them and take down the stress level. We know that can be easier said than done, which is why we talked with event and party experts to find you the best and most effective ways to cut down on that party planning stress.

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If you’re anything like us, you know that the best part about the holidays is the holiday parties. The holiday season and parties go together like peanut butter & jelly, like eggnog & rum, like turkey & cranberry sauce. The only thing we love more than partying is… um… well, nothing really. But one thing we love more than a regular party is a green party! So we are here with some seasonal inspiration of how to make your holiday shindigs more fun and more eco-friendly! Whether you choose to adopt a single recommendation or all of them, you’re on your way to a more sustainable event, and a happier earth.

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