Dinner Party Decorating Ideas

Hosting a dinner for family and friends can be a whole lot of fun. But before your guests even arrive, there’s a whole lot of planning and prep work that needs to take place – including setting up dinner party decorations.

If you’re looking for some useful tips on how to decorate and set up dinner party decorations on a budget, we’ve got some great ideas below that are sure to wow your guests and leave a memorable impression.

Start With A Theme

Having a theme in mind is a great place to start when it comes to decorating your dinner party space. Your theme can be anything from a colour or set of colours that you focus on, to a word that encompasses the mood of your event, such as “classy” or “fun”, or an out of the ordinary theme like a “beach party”, “casino night” or even “breakfast in the evening”.

You can even choose a theme that has something to do with a favourite movie, tv show character or related to a particular cultural influence. Having a theme in mind can help set the overall tone of your gathering and make it easier to make decisions on the other aspects of your party such as your invitations, what kind of decorations to use and how to present your party food.

Use Colours

Once you’ve got a theme in mind, you can make use of colours when looking to decorate your dinner party space. For example, if you’re having a horror themed dinner party, you could always use a lot of black, red and purple or perhaps darker coloured decorations that will tie in nicely with your theme.

Tablecloth Décor

When it comes to decorating your dinner table, be sure to find a suitable tablecloth colour that will make a good base for layering your dinner party decorations. When choosing a tablecloth colour, you may want to consider what sorts of decorative items you will be laying on top.

If you use a lighter coloured tablecloth, brightly coloured decorations will definitely pop against this backdrop, and vice versa with using a dark coloured tablecloth with lighter coloured decorations so that they stand out.

Table Decorations

Table decorations can not only look good and fit in with your overall dinner party theme, but they can also be useful and serve another purpose. For example, salt and pepper shakers, napkin holders, glassware, plates and cutlery can be carefully selected to fit in with your decorative theme, while at the same time, serving a dual purpose and be used to eat with, dispense napkins or salt and pepper or be used for serving food and drinks.

Music

What dinner celebration wouldn’t be complete without music? Whilst not technically a type of decoration, choosing the right kind of music playlist for your dinner party can also help set the tone of your gathering. And much like other dinner party decorations, music can help put everyone in the right sort of mood.

Choosing the right songs can really make or break your evening, so it’s worth thinking about the following when choosing your playlist songs:

• Who will be attending your gathering and what taste in music do they have?
• What kind of dinner party will you be hosting?
• Does the music tie in with the chosen party theme?

If you’re really unsure of what music to select, you can always ask your guests for any special requests or suggestions to give you an idea of what party music to choose.

Balloons

Who doesn’t love balloons at a gathering, celebration or a dinner party? Balloons bring out the fun in any situation and are a quintessential part of any get together. Furthermore, they come in a wide variety of colours to suit just about any dinner party theme. Balloons are also affordable and can be custom printed to suit your dinner party theme to a tee.

Versatile and easy to use, balloons can be used as a decorative table centrepiece, filled with helium and then floated to the ceiling or alternatively, attached to balloon weights.

Lighting

The right kind of lighting can truly create a spectacular ambience for your dinner gathering and set the overall mood and tone for the evening. You don’t just have to stick to an ordinary lighting source either. You can use candles, decorative lights, and if your dinner party happens to be outdoors, you may even want to use patio string lights, fairy lights, solar lanterns or outdoor lamps.

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From custom balloons to unprinted balloons and balloon accessories, we’ve got a wide selection of products to suit your dinner party decorating needs.

Call Specialty Balloons today to order quality dinner party balloon decorations that will be sure to wow your guests and create a memorable party atmosphere.