In this short article we are going to forget about the ‘formal’ side of a dinner party. Yes I know that the terms ‘traditional’ and ‘formal’ tend to go hand-in-hand with dinner party etiquette. This usually stands if you are having guests over which you have to make an impression on – work co-workers for a promotion, for instance.

But today we will talk about hosting a dinner party for your personal close friends. This implies having a ‘fun’ dinner party. Why don’t we start.

Dinner parties are usually a little daunting, not just to host but to also attend one as guests feel like they have to be on their best behavior. But this doesn’t need to be the case. I’m sure that if you have your friends round for dinner you need to feel calm and enjoy it and so do your guests!

The very first thing you should do is request food requests from your guests. As a result you are putting your guests at ease because they know that they’re going to eat something that they like and also have had an input in and also you will feel more relaxed because you know that you’ll be offering food which will be liked and eaten!

Go informal in all aspects of your dinner party. With that I mean cook relatively easy meals, tell your friends to not dress up, ask them to ‘bring a bottle’ so they understand they will be consuming what they like the best and that the alcoholic drinks won’t run dry!

I’d continue to send out invites because people have to know exactly what date and time, but you can keep them informal too. On these invites actually state to ‘bring a bottle’ as well as ask for their help in the form of bringing some extra after dinner nibbles. Maybe you might even get requests from your close friends to ask whether they can help in any way. Should you do and you do want help, well allow them to. This all ads to the casualness and fun side of your night time.

You can even add a theme for your supper such as a mystery game or a murder mystery. Or take a look at after dinner games like monopoly or charades, these can be a excellent laugh particularly when accompanied by wine and alcohol!

The whole idea is for this particular evening is for it to be relaxing as well as fun. You know what both you and your friends like and dislike so just go with the flow and make this a great evening in the ‘dinner party’ fashion.

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