Tips for Hosting a Cocktail Party

Cocktail parties are not only for women, but are becoming more and more popular to become one of the familiar light parties when entertaining business partners.

Cocktail parties bring a sense of comfort because of their entertaining, light-hearted, not too formal nature and only last a few hours.

Therefore, here are some tips to share with you how to organize a successful cocktail party:

Different types of cocktails require different types of cocktail glasses. Ask your party and event equipment rental company for advice after you decide on the cocktail menu!CocktailParty.1

Rent/buy at least twice the number of glasses as the number of guests, because they often tend to put down their glasses and forget about the glasses they drank from.

Reserve ice or crushed ice to serve cocktails and especially chill wine or champagne.

Having some pretty decorations attached to the stem of your cocktail glasses is a great idea to make it easier for your guests to remember their glasses and feel appreciated.

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Don’t forget to prepare a blender and fresh orange juice, cranberry juice, 7-Up, tonic, ginger ale, coca cola for mixing and some fresh lemons of all kinds for decoration!

Having some coffee on hand for any guests who want to enjoy the party all night long and especially a taxi phone number is always a good and thoughtful idea.

A cocktail party doesn’t require a 3-course dinner, but light snacks like canapés, snacks and finger foods will be very suitable. So, take a look at our rental product catalog to choose the right items for canapés at your cocktail party!

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To estimate food, plan to serve an average of 6 servings per person per hour for a 2-hour party without dinner.

It is actually more reassuring to anticipate and prepare more food than the standard amount as planned, which is an average of 6 servings per person per hour.