haute hostess

This year, with my parents heading to Vegas for the holidays, I jumped at the chance to host Christmas dinner for the very first time. Now that we are all settled into our new place, I couldn’t wait to set a festive tablescape, try a new recipe form my 5-ingredient cookbook (baby steps, right?) and taste the Sangria I have been dying to make all season!

So, as we a take a break from our regular scheduled programming, take a peak into my first attempt at putting on the “haute hostess” hat 🙂

The Decor

I have been drooling over this Threshold for Target bar cart for the past several months. When my mom gifted us an early Christmas/housewarming present, I could not wait to style it for our new place, let alone for our first Holiday dinner!

For a classic and festive tablescape, I decided to play up our green accent wall. These placemats from HomeGoods were perfect!

I loved these fresh flowers from Trader Joe’s, adding in some fresh cranberries left over from my Sangria.

I couldn’t resist the gold cardboard trees and napkins from Target. I love the modern twise they add to the table setting.

The Dinna

We have always talked about trying something new and skipping over the heavy and “typical” holiday dinner. I mean, we just stuffed our tummies less than a month ago with turkey, carbs and all the fixings, so why not try something a little different. I love the idea of a simple pasta dish, side salad and yummy desserts.