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Come Party With Me: Pool Party — The Look
Make the outdoor area surrounding your pool as lush, clean, and comfortable as possible for the pool party. Set up a picnic table and plenty of lounge chairs. Stack folded beach towels on the chairs and let guests use them at their leisure.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party — Drinks
When hosting a pool party, stock up on plenty of ice and water to ensure that guests stay hydrated. For easy access, place coolers around your backyard and fill with refreshments.
Since beer bottles inevitably get broken at any party, purchase beer cans and plastic bottles.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party — Dessert
Although I love a decadent chocolate cake, there is no place for rich desserts at a pool party. Guests will be in swimsuits, so serve something that's refreshing, cold, and not too sweet.
These sangria popsicles are a delicious grownup treat.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party — Menu
When planning a menu for a pool party, select a variety of cold and hot (preferably grilled) dishes. Serve small, light bites buffet-style all day, replenishing plates as they go empty.
Offer guests a cool treat the moment they arrive in the form of watermelon wedges with lime ice.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party — Invite
Two of my girlfriends are celebrating their half birthdays this month, so I'm planning a pool party to honor the occasion. It's going to be a fabulous fiesta filled with sun, swimming, and serious eats. All this week I'll feature my best pool-party ideas so feel free to use them to host your own perfect pool party.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party - The Look & Music
Create a glamorous outdoor look for your pool party by incorporating organic, earthy blues and greens jazzed up with splashes of bright summer colors. Arrange patio furniture so that one area is about tanning/reading and another about lounging/chatting. Cover the chaises with striped beach towels and place brightly colored green cushions on top.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party - Drinks
At an outdoor party during the day, it's important to supply guests with lots of water to stay hydrated. Of course as this is a party, so beer, wine, and a special summer punch will also be on the menu. Steer clear from serving bottled beer to ensure that no bottles get broken and no bare feet get cut.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party - Menu II
Yesterday I talked about keeping cool at a pool party with light, crisp summery appetizer dishes. While serving chilled dishes is a must, in my opinion, you can't have any sort of outdoor party without something from the grill. Turn up the heat on the barbeque and offer guests rum and mint grilled chicken wings.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party - Menu I
When planning a menu for a pool party, it's important to choose dishes that will hold up against the heat. The last thing you want is a melted cheese dip or wilted vegetables. Creative and innovative plating is a great way to keep appetizers cool.
Come Party With Me: Pool Party - Invites
Although the 4th of July has come and gone, summer is here to stay (well at least for the next 2 months!), making it the perfect time to throw a pool party. This week I'm all about bikinis, water balloons, and blended cocktails, so come party with me by following my pool party plan. A pool party is a "the more the merrier" type of party where you can invite people from different groups of friends to come together to enjoy the glorious weather and cool off in the water.
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