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Take a trip to Italy without leaving home by hosting a Tuscan Dinner Party in celebration of a newly engaged couple.
Create a romantic atmosphere using the same fruits and flowers that beautify the hills of Tuscany and serve a menu of fragrant foods and recipes from the region.
Both casual and naturally elegant, an Engagement Party with a Tuscan theme will put all at ease and allow everyone to come together as one big family.
Tuscany is an area in Italy slightly north of the center and toward the western border that includes the cities Florence and Pisa. Much of the terrain is hilly and mountainous with colorful vegetation and picturesque villas, farmhouses and ruins that dot the countryside.
Arouse guests’ senses when they open the invitation.
- Fasten a ribbon around the invitation and tie a knot.
- Add a small lavender or rosemary stem.
- Tie a bow to secure the stem.
Tuscan cuisine is typified by of the bold
flavors of the region. Olives, lemons and rosemary are classicingredients found in Tuscan recipes along with Italian staples such astomatoes and garlic.Due to the popularity of northern Italian cuisine, many prepared foods will be available at the grocery store for your party. Dine family-style, which means that the food is put on platters for allto share; a great way for future in-laws to get to know each other!
Purchase store-bought with food with a Tuscan flair such as:
- Dipping bowls of gourmet olive oil and sliced baguettes.
- Roast chicken on large platters surrounded by lemons cut in half and rosemary stems.
- Microwaveable Country Crock Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
- Ceasar Salad kit where all ingredients come in a nifty bag!
- Italian ice cream like Spumoni or Gelato.
Tuscan Tabletop
The Tuscan countryside is a scenic landscape of fruit trees, grapevines, olive groves and flowering fields.
Bring Tuscany's beauty on to your tabletop.- Create a familial atmosphere at your engagement party bysetting up a long continuous dining table. Rent 8-foot tables and jointhem end-to-end. Also, rent tablecloths in your party’s color scheme.
- Drape tables with fabric overlays that depict a Tuscan themeand choose plates, napkins, and table accessories based on theoverlay’s colors.
- Or go with some fabulous ceramic Tuscan dinnerware and pick up the colors in your table linens.
- As a finishing touch, place rustic arrangements of sunflowerson the table and wrought iron candleholders with candles that matchyour party colors.
Model your party space after the courtyard of a Tuscan villa.
- Place an iron scrollwork archat the entrance of the party or in another area as grand focal point.Rent an arch or purchase one and give to the soon-to-be newlyweds afterthe party!
- Decorate doorways and the arch with green leaf garland that is embellished with fresh flowers.
- Add potted Ficus trees or topiariesboth inside and outside, and make them sparkle with battery-operatedtwinkle lights. Use these portable trees to light up dark areas of theparty.
- Illuminate the party space with white twinkle lights.
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