A Red Holiday

Can't think of a theme for your event? Why not pick a color? The holidays are usually centered around colors such as red, green, gold, silver and other vibrant deep colors. One of our event planners is planning a red themed holiday event but i can't give away her secrets :). All of the decor will be red, which could be spun into several larger themes.. the traditional American, an Asian Christmas or a romantic Christmas. For the traditional American Christmas theme, the tablecloths, napkins and chair coverings could be contrasting shades of red and the lighting in the venue could even be red. This would add a very mysterious and fun touch to the room. There could be red wrapped presents scattered around the room tied with gold and green bows, red Christmas decorations on the tree, and red berry sparkling cider to match. Guests could be served a lamb or beef roast cooked medium well, with red new potatoes and asparagus or spinach. For dessert, they could have rich chocolate cake with fresh raspberries and raspberry drizzle or warm berry cobblers. The celebration wouldn't be complete without a Santa Claus dressed of course in his red suit. If we were planning an Asian theme, we could have red tapestry dangling from the ceiling and a cirque performance for the main event. The menu would entail ahi tuna sashimi, shrimp skewers and red cabbage coleslaw. For the main entree we could plan on dungeness crab with an Asian marinade, with red beets and jasmine rice. For dessert plan on red bean and green tea ice cream with puff pastries filled with raspberries and cranberries. A romantic Christmas theme would include an exorbitant amount of red roses, chocolate covered strawberries and red velvet cake. The decor could entail poinsettias in gold wrapping and if the carpet wasn't already red we would bring in a deep red sub floor. There would even be red wine to enhance the mood. To make an obvious point, event planning is really extremely creative and requires a person who is willing to think outside of the box. Event Solutions believes in upscale, beautiful events and we have high standards and tastes. A Red Holiday sounds so interesting and even if five people had the same themed party they would come out totally different.

crystal p smith
event solutions
crystal@eventsolutions.com
Southern California Event Planning