Party Ideas & Logistics with Chrystina Noel

Chrystina Noel

Chrystina from Chrystina Noel Blog talks about simple, at-home party ideas. She covers entertaining and hosting basics, food, drinks, activities, what worked well, and what she would change for next time.

  1. Questions to Consider When Offering Dinner Suggestions

    10/08/2018

    Questions to Consider When Offering Dinner Suggestions

    In this episode I discuss questions to consider when offering dinner suggestions to someone in a new city. When helping out tourists, you're engaging in what the Emily Post Institute calls the "Host-Guest Dance" where you're trying to make sure that everyone gets what they need out of the conversation. Here we discuss a series of questions to consider you may not have considered to make sure the guest gets exactly what they're looking for.

    8 min
  2. Tips for Hosting a Movie Night

    03/08/2018

    Tips for Hosting a Movie Night

    In this episode I talk about tips for hosting one of my favorite types of parties, a movie night party. Those tips include: Get the date on the calendar Only buy what you need to buy, only make what you need to make Choose all your favorite things Check the technology ahead of time Set the mood to cozy For more information and photographs from my most recent movie party, read the full blog post here. If you're interested in more party ideas visit www.chrystinanoel.com.

    7 min
  3. 11 Party Hosting Tips

    27/07/2018

    11 Party Hosting Tips

    In this episode, I go through the responses from 11 friends & bloggers I interviewed on Chrystina Noel when they were asked: What's your best tip for someone who wants to be a great party hostess? To learn more about these hosts and hostesses, read the full blog post here. For more about hosting parties, visit www.chrystinanoel.com.

    7 min
  4. What Information to Put on Invitations

    20/07/2018

    What Information to Put on Invitations

    A look at how you can send invitations, and the questions that you should ask yourself when you're giving your guests information in order to help them show up as the best they can be. To read the full blog post, click here.   For more information on hosting parties, handmade greeting cards, and how to stay in touch visit www.chrystinanoel.com.

    11 min
  5. How to Lower Your Party Costs

    13/07/2018

    How to Lower Your Party Costs

    In episode 38, I talk about how planning ahead can lower your party costs. Those steps include: Reevaluating the alcohol options Reconsidering the food options Keeping it minimal Using what you already have, and Relying on your friends To read the blog post, click here. For more party planning tips visit www.chrystinanoel.com.

    8 min
  6. Thrift Shopping for Dinner Party Table Settings

    06/07/2018

    Thrift Shopping for Dinner Party Table Settings

    In Episode 37 I talk about tips that I got from Lola of the blog Found in Philadelphia about how to make your thrift shopping experience for dinner party table settings even better. For more information on party hosting and staying in touch visit www.chrystinanoel.com.

    6 min
  7. How to Host a Chocolate Tasting at Home

    22/06/2018

    How to Host a Chocolate Tasting at Home

    In this episode I talk about six steps to take to host your own chocolate tasting party at home:  Invite your people Choose your chocolate Shop for the things you need Setup for the party Explain to your guests how to taste chocolate Eat the chocolate To read the full blog post about lessons learned, click here. You can get more party tips and tricks at www.chrystinanoel.com.

    11 min
  8. Balancing Busy and Self Care

    15/06/2018

    Balancing Busy and Self Care

    In this episode I talk about five tips (plus one - probably obvious - bonus tip) to balance busy with self care and why it's important to take care of yourself when you're scheduling staying in touch time.

    7 min
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Chrystina from Chrystina Noel Blog talks about simple, at-home party ideas. She covers entertaining and hosting basics, food, drinks, activities, what worked well, and what she would change for next time.

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