Choose a Venue The first step: Pick a place. Local parks, vineyards and barns are good options. Find a place which will enable you to reserve the area exclusively for your celebration. Be sure to see the venue well ahead of time, taking note of amenities like BBQ areas, regulations and restrictions. Since weather is an very important factor when hosting outdoors, be sure there is a covered area in case of snow or rain.
You are Invited Custom invitations reflecting the pastoral setting of the celebration are lovely, handcrafted reminders of your event that also inform guests about the venue, dress code, time and directions. Publish the invitations on brown kraft paper and mount on 4-inch by 5-inch precut timber veneer sheets. End with plain linen cloth strips and gold series. Allow guests to RSVP online or via email. Invitations made by Little Bit Heart
The Ideal Place to Sit With a scenic backdrop, small is needed to create a party setting. Many parks or outside venues provide picnic tables and long seats or chairs. To add glamorous touches to your own picnic, cover the table with a colorful fabric like this suzani print and then coating it with a solid white tablecloth. A Moroccan wedding blanket or comfy throw on each bench creates a warm, cozy place for guests to float.
Spread Out Take advantage of the ample green space and provide a location for visitors to lounge. Spread painters' canvas beneath blankets to keep critters and moisture away. Throw pillows and wraps will keep guests comfortable.
Pack a Picnic Basket Picnic baskets assist you bag in condiments, spreads and dips in addition to tablecloths and shouts. Look for bargains on wicker or wire models in thrift stores; this one cost less than $5.
Soft, Warm Colours The outdoor venue inspired this particular palette of soft peach, coral and hot brown. To balance the female colors, rustic components like earthenware, natural barks, capiz shells and metal add a masculine touch. Gold accents add a touch of glamour.
Free, Discovered and Flea Choose china from flea markets and thrift shops instead of the normal melamine outdoor tableware to keep the look sophisticated and tasteful. Pick items that aren't too delicate and won't break easily; these wineglasses cost only 40 cents each! Wood bark knobs using a light coat of gold spray paint cement the rustic yet glamorous appearance.
A Place for Everyone Hand-lettered place cards created from brown kraft paper sit beneath birch log slices.
What's for Dinner? Quiet questions of "What is for supper?" By placing printed menu cards all over the table.
Pistachio Soup Begin the meal by serving every guest a cup of spiced pistachio soup. Bring the soup at an insulated drink container and pour as the guests are all seated. Garnish with chopped pistachios.
Winter-Perfect Blooms Fill the table with vibrant blooms to totally embrace the natural topic of the picnic. Katie Martine of Elegance and Simplicity designed these stunning arrangements made up of seasonal flowers and herbs for each table.
Get This Look This fragrance is made up of aluminum amaranth, white astilbe, silver brunia berries, echinacea, gomphrenia, Dutch hydrangea and Sweet Annie artimisia.
Personal Bouquets If your budget is too tight for big floral displays, place herbs and single blooms in mason jars along the table for a more rustic texture.
Portable Buffet Table Designate a food and beverage station utilizing foldout tables covered in basic linen tablecloths to maintain the main table clutter-free and allow guests to move about the picnic area. Old rugs also function well as table covers. Style with feathery wreaths, reclaimed wood bits, favors and fresh flowers.
Add Height Elevate menus, food items and dish markers on rustic slices of birch logs.
Easy, Cheesy A cheese plate makes perfect picnic food: It does not require cooking and it is bound to please a crowd. Present a mixture of your favourite meats, cheeses and olives atop a marble board. Make your own food-tag holders by spray-painting discount alloy forks and folding them into a "U" shape.
Pick Easy-to-Serve Foods Simple, compact dishes, such as these individually jarred pies, maintain the picnic easy.
Fig-Pear Tarts in a Jar All these fruit-and-cream tarts are simple enough for novice chefs to make, as a result of store-bought pie crust and a simple filling. Make the components up to 2 days before your picnic, then just assemble the dawn of the celebration.
Mint and Rose Champagne Cocktails Dried rosebuds, fresh mint, lime and champagne combine to produce this beautiful and flavorful beverage. Serve in mason jars, topped with crushed rosebuds.
Fragrant Favors Let your visitors re-create the picnic's signature drink at home by sending them away with a jar of dried rosebuds along with a copy of the winter-perfect cocktail recipe.
Rosemary-Walnut Olive Bread Guests will love this simple yeast bread that is studded with walnuts, walnuts and fresh rosemary. Serve with seasoned olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping.
Bread Basket Tuck extra loaves into brown paper bags printed using all the bread recipe, send one home with each guest so that they could continue to enjoy the celebration for days to come.
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