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Dinner Party Advice – Laying The Table

It recent years dinner parties have become the perfect way to socialise whilst not spending a fortune eating out. If you are new to hosting a dinner party however, it can be hard to know where to start. Below is a helpful guide to how you set a dinner table up for guests

Glasses. In an ideal world, you should have a minimum of 3 different glasses for each person.  Wine glasses are must, but it doesn’t need to be crystal glass. Guests should also have a tall glass for an alternative beverage and a tumbler for if they would like water also.

Decanters. As an alternative to serving each drink in the bottle it came in, decanters are a very practical option. These prevent the need to have various bottles cluttering up the table and are aesthetically much more attractive

Napkins and cloths. Table cloths are a must both for aesthetic and practical reasons, but they must be free of offensive colours. You need to give each of your guests a napkin and its worth having extra available just in case anyone needs a clean one

Cutlery. Depending on what is being eaten your should have the suitable cutlery, although as a minimum you should have 2 forks, 2 knives and a spoon. The proper method for using you cutlery is to work from the outside in as the courses continue, therefore you should make sure your pieces are set up in that order

Dressing. As long as you don’t crowd the dinner table, you can add lots of other things to jazz it up a bit.  Candle holders look great in moderation, as do glass vases filled with fresh flowers. If your table is of a large enough size you could even get away with having feature centre piece

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