Tips On Entertaining Guests For Easter
It’s that time of the year. It is time for the long weekend full of food and candy. While it sounds a lot like Christmas, we are actually referring to Easter. This is the time when you get to meet your entire family and enjoy a few days with them. Good food and some festive activities are just the kinds of breaks one needs from their daily work schedule. Hosting an Easter dinner or lunch can be quite hectic even if it’s just the family joining you. Sometimes it can be the sheer number of people or just nerves, hosting Easter parties requires planning and the right products to get you through the process.
If you are entertaining guests this Easter, refer to our recommendations on what you need to host a perfect dinner or lunch. From table setting to serving dishes, we have procured a list of things you will need for amazing Easter entertainment.
Outdoor Dining
The natural outdoor setting just adds to the overall experience. Moreover, with outdoor dining, you have the option of barbecues and who doesn’t like a good barbecue meal?
Another good thing about the outdoor setting is that you don’t have to make much effort to make things look uniform. You can have an outdoor dining table set and still have people sitting in an outdoor garden or porch chairs. Make use of your patio furniture this Easter.
Furniture Recommendations
Some of our outdoor furniture recommendations include a 3 seater garden bench or folding chairs. These furniture pieces offer extra seating options that are comfortable and look perfect in your garden. Rattan chair sets that come with their own table offer a nice seating option while the coffee table can be used as an extra table for food or drinks.
Additionally, bar carts and island trolleys are a good thing to have around the house. If you have more than four guests at your home, which will usually be the case, then you will need some extra space for drinks and entrees. Bar carts and anIsland Trolley are also easy to move around the area. So, you can easily bring all the ingredients, glasses and drinks from the kitchen outdoors instead of having to carry them all.
Table Setting
The outdoor setting is good enough to set the right atmosphere for a cosy Easter dinner or a lively Easter lunch. However, you need to make a little bit of effort to amp up the outdoor dining space. Pastels are often associated with Easter, so a pastel table cover and napkins are a great way to brighten up the table. In addition to that, add some texture to the table. Jute table mats, baskets and wooden tableware add some much-needed texture to the table. You can change it up by adding some wildflowers to the table as well.
Fancy Tableware
By fancy, we don’t mean you need to get your fine china out of the cupboard. Some simple yet sophisticated pieces on the table can make your Easter table setting look very inviting. Keep it simple with your dinner sets. Stoneware often comes in some plain colours that look great on the table, especially when you’re setting up for something special. Along with dinner sets, you need a few more things to set up the Easter meal table.
Drinks Glasses
Enjoying a few drinks with your meal is normal for just about any occasion. If you’re serving specific drinks then you will need the perfect set of glasses to serve the drink. Pair up your modern table setting with a classic coupe champagne glass. Elegantly holding up the shallow and broad-rimmed glass in your hand takes you back in time. If those glasses are not your style, you can always go for the plain champagne glasses or the flute champagne glass design. Apart from fancy champagne glasses, we recommend having a set of white and red wine glasses and cocktail glasses that will always be useful.
Serving Dishes
No need to go all out with your serving dishes. Use big bowls and dishes that can be passed around the table. Passing things around the table keeps everyone involved and allows everyone to interact with each other. Cast iron casserole dishes can be used for cooking and serving as well. They are available in a few colours and look surprisingly great as serving dishes. You can always have a few fancy serving platters for your entrees or wooden platter sets.
If you’re doing an Easter barbecue, then you will need a sturdy wooden chopping block and a set of excellent knives either on the table or on the island trolley. Easter dinner or lunches are usually family affairs. You don’t always have to go for a formal table setting. We would recommend keeping things minimal and comfortable.
Overall Setting
Whether it is Easter dinner, lunch or just drinks, you need to make the surroundings of the dining area a little more festive. While some people like to go all out with their Easter decorations, you don’t have to do that. However, if you want to turn your home garden into an Easter-themed garden go ahead. If you’re entertaining just a few guests and don’t want to go overboard with your outdoor dining area decorations then just do a few things.
Pendant lights are a great way to light up the garden when you have guests over for dinner. An outdoor electric strip heater might be required if it gets too cold outside. For the rest of the garden just place a few baskets with chocolate eggs for a fun surprise for any guests who want to walk around. Of course, you can make things a bit more fun with an Easter egg hunt. It is possible to conduct a hunt even in a small garden. You just have to hide the eggs very meticulously.
Entertaining Guests On Easter
There will be a lot of delicious food and drinks laid out on the table, the atmosphere will be festive and your table setting will look gorgeous, as long as you’re having fun. Entertaining guests on Easter does not mean that you have to give up on your chance of having fun. Plan ahead and keep things simple. Ask your guests to help you out with the food and the cleaning afterwards. And most importantly, eat a lot of chocolate eggs.
