Editor’s note: The following guest post was written by Robert Reid, the US travel editor for Lonely Planet. This will be my final blog post for you all! And this is your last chance to download any of our 15 free mini-guides off our website so go now and collect them all before they go away on September 5th. Since this weekend is Labor Day, I’m sure many of you already have your travel Read more

Earlier today, Colleen Reilly and Stephania Stanley, hosts of Thursday Night Dinners, shared their first party plan for Super Bowl Sunday. Here's their second party idea, which is perfect for those of you who may not be football fans. As we all know (or maybe you don’t know because you don’t care), Sunday is the Super Bowl. For those of us who aren’t interested in watching a bunch of grown Read more

Colleen Reilly and Stephania Stanley, hosts of Thursday Night Dinners, first connected with CasaSugar readers when they shared advice on hosting weekly get-togethers at your home. Now they're back with two ideas for making the most of Super Bowl Sunday. Here's their first party idea. Whatever your feelings are about football, if nothing else, Super Bowl Sunday is always a terrific excuse to have Read more

At the end of a barbecue a couple of weeks ago, my friends turned to me and asked, "How much do we owe?" It was one of the first big get-togethers of the Summer, and my boyfriend and I had taken on most of the duties, after all, we were hosting. It was our idea to have friends over, and cook up some dinner. A couple friends brought wine, which is always nice to see when you're hosting. But, other Read more

I've been to a lot of parties in bars where the organizer orders a couple of pizzas for everyone to share. Most of the time they forget to supply plates or napkins and one's forced to awkwardly scarf down the pizza. However, I recently went to a going away party where I came across a genius way for serving a crowd pizza. Instead of cutting the pizza into large triangular slices, the hostess asked Read more

To celebrate my birthday, I invited everyone I know to join me for happy hour. I took the time to make and send a special invite. However, I was shocked by how many friends didn't read it. One person thought the party was the day I sent the invite, another went to the wrong bar, and two people showed up four hours after the specified time. Not reading an invitation is my biggest party planning Read more

On certain occasions, say when someone is getting married or having a baby, it's fun to throw them a small sendoff celebration in the office. With a few simple decorations, you can easily transform any conference room. Recently, a baby shower was hosted for Lisa Sugar, here at Sugar headquarters. In less than 15 minutes, the room was ready for a party. Here's how you can achieve a similar Read more