Hosts & Guests
The Host - Guest Dance, Know the Steps and the Tune
Manners for how to be a good host and a good guest are some of the most important in social life. Life event parties from proms and quinceaneras, to wedding showers, to baby showers, to housewarmings, to birthdays, to graduation and retirements parties are often guided by traditional etiquette that has worked for generations. Formal dinners, casual gatherings and friends dropping by also have host - guest social expectations that are based on many of the principles of good etiquette. And lets not forget all that come up when hosting or visiting friends and family for longer stays and holidays. A good partner can dance with anyone but our advice may help you navigate your next turn as host or guest with fewer missteps and restarts.
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Outdoor Entertaining: Tips and Ideas
Backyard parties are great opportunities to gather a crowd, with everyone pitching in.
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The Essential Party-Prep Checklist
Here's a general list of party-prep essentials. You may not need each item, but use it as a guide when…
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Party Etiquette Tips for Hosts and Guests
Even at the most casual get-togethers, we automatically assume the roles of host and guest, each with…
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Invitation Timing
From a casual dinner to a charity ball, use this guide to calculate when to send the invitation.
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Should I Bring a Hostess Gift?
A gift for your host or hostess, be it a dinner, a weekend visit or a housewarming, is a lovely way to…
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Making Small Talk
To engage in small talk with your friends, family, acquaintances and guests, you'll need to have something…
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What to Do When Guests Don't RSVP
Anyone who receives an invitation has an important obligation to reply as soon as possible. And yet so…
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Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
All about bar and bat mitzvahs, one of the most important events in a young Jewish person’s life, and…
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Children’s Birthday Party Etiquette
Happy Birthday! Here are helpful tips for throwing a fun and manageable children's birthday party.
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Graduation: Ceremony, Celebration, or Both?
Graduation marks a milepost in the lives of student. It’s a serious yet joyful event. And therein lies…
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Graduation Etiquette
Graduation is a big event in someones life and there is etiquette for gifts, ceremony invitations, announcements,…
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Engagement Party Timing
When is too soon--or too late--to hold an engagement party? Who hosts the engagement party?
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Engagement Party Gifts
Should you bring a gift to an engagement party? In the past, engagement gifts were not obligatory or…
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Ideas for Theme Wedding Showers
A shower needs no theme other than to have a good time and celebrate the upcoming marriage of a couple.…
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Party Game Ideas for Baby Showers
Ideas for party games to play at a baby shower or adoption shower.
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Baby Showers: Welcoming the New Baby
It's hard not to make a fuss over a new baby, even before the little bundle of joy is born. That is why…
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Baby Showers: Who Hosts?
Traditionally, close friends, cousins, aunts, sisters-in-law, or co-workers of the mother-to-be hosted…
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Baby Shower: Party Timing & Invitation Advice
Advice and tips on planning a baby shower and invitation wording and timing.
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Baby Shower Gifts and Registries
Advice and tips for baby shower gifts and registries.
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Baby Showers: Thank-You Notes
All baby shower gifts must be acknowledged with a thank-you note, even if the honoree thanked the participants…
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Baby Shower: Top Etiquette Questions
Popular baby shower questions about baby showers for additional children, inviting faraway guests, thank-you…
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What to Serve at Baby Showers
Tips for what food and beverages you typically serve at a baby shower or adoption shower.
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Video: How to Set Up Your Guest Room
Lizzie Post, co-author of Emily Post's Great Get-Togethers, shows how she sets up her guest room for…
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The Golden Rules for Houseguests
There is more to being a good houseguest than just being nice and doing your part to help out. And family…
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Houseguest Thank-You Gift Ideas
Show up with something in hand? Houseguests are expected to give a thank-you gift to the host either…
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Out of Town Guests
Although you are certainly not obligated to do so, it is a nice touch to offer activities, gatherings,…
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