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A Very Girly Night
Now that the kids are back to school and the summer sun
has taken its toll on your skin, you deserve some pampering. What better way
than to spend an evening with the girls? Get a gaggle of gals (like 12
including yourself) and pick up some chick flicks a la Meg Ryan and you have
the foundation for A Very Girly Night.
Invitations
Materials
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6 sheets pink or pink-patterned 12 x 12 paper (each cut in half)
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1 apple-green fine point pen or marker
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1 yd pink grosgrain ribbon (cut into 12 3" strips)
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12 green medium circle stickers
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12 card-sized white or ivory envelopes
To make the invitations, fold the ends of each 6 x 12
paper strip into the middle to meet each other. The card should resemble a
shutter. Handwrite in your prettiest script the party information on the
inside middle. Finish the card by making a loose loop with a piece of ribbon
and adhering to the closed card with a circle sticker. Place the invitations
in envelopes and mail as usual.
Note: be sure to include a request for a dessert dish, dessert recipe,
and shoe size with the RSVP.
Gift Bags
You will have to play a little Secret Santa to make this
work. Each guest will prepare a take-home gift bag for another guest based
on your assignment. After you have collected all RSVPs, call each guest to
give them their gift-bag recipient.
Gift Bag Contents (each)
1 pair pretty flip-flops
(remember that shoe size)
1 bottle hot pink or red toenail polish
1 small tube of nicely scented body lotion
dessert recipe
It would also be great to pack some of the leftover desserts in Ziploc
bags for your guests to take home.
Menu
Shredded Salad with Grape Tomatoes, Pine Nuts, and Mozzarella
Lemon Chicken & Broccoli
Rice Pilaf
Complete the mood with some great female tunes from
Cheryl Crow, Jewel, and Michelle Branch. Add some softly glowing candles and
a few bunches of pretty flowers and you have all the ambiance you need.
When the guests arrive, have a dedicated spot for the gift bags and
desserts. Don’t let your guests leave before taking their personalized gift
bag. You made sure you got one too, right?
-Nicole Henderson Auger
Nicole Henderson Auger is a Charlotte-based author and
consultant who enjoys hosting and creating theme parties. She honed
her skills while working for a catering company during high school and
now enjoys creating fabulous parties of her own that amaze guests
without breaking the budget or chaining the hostess to the stove. Her
writing has been published by a variety of magazines, newspapers, and
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