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Celebrate - with five, ten or 20 guests

How to style in style, plan the evening properly and never have too few drinks in the fridge. But above all: how you too can celebrate your festivals and enjoy the party without stress!

The great host guide

"What a great evening!" If the last guests say goodbye at three o'clock in the morning, then you believe it as a host . Everything went well. Everyone was having fun. Apparently, it also tasted good to people. And the wine - is there anything left? Now quickly rinse the dishes (or just ignore tomorrow) - and off to bed. Yes, that was a great evening!

So where does the misconception come from, that it's just fun to be invited somewhere? Everyone knows how such evenings can sometimes run for guests. If you sit in lousy wine next to a super-boring and drone for hours only merengue rhythms from the speakers. Or wait until 11 pm with a growling stomach for the first course. Or you have to tippeln on tights-feet across the whole apartment to the bathroom ...

Those who invite themselves can put an end to such party cruelty. You do not have to be born the perfect host - you can learn that. A sense of sociability should be brought along. And lots of creativity and attention to detail . When you think of the good hosts in your own circle of friends, those are usually not the ones with the huge apartments or the Henssler cooking . But people who enjoy having the living room full of good-humored people and spending a few grandiose hours with them. They warmly welcome their visit, instead of letting it simmer on their doorstep, "because otherwise the lasagna will be charred". Introduce the new acquaintance to other nice contemporaries, instead of placing them helplessly on the party parquet. In the broadest sense, a successful invitation does not need a host gene, but a sense of warmth, planning and organization. Only those who have prepared everything, give the visit the feeling of being no burden. And - just as important - does not always get stressed, but can enjoy the great evening itself.

In order to take some time off your hands, we have put together the most important tricks and tricks for celebrating here . Whether with five, ten or 20 guests, your next party will be a success!

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