She’s pleased the palettes of celebs such as Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, Debra Messing, and high profile brands in the fashion, design and film industries including: JCrew, Tribeca Film Festival, Cinema Society, InStyle, Vogue, Christies, Bulgari, and many more.
Giuliani’s at-home Oscar party tips:
1. Let your food/drink be the star of a party. Serve mini food and drink pairings inspired by the 2011 Oscar nominated films. Since guests will be seated around your TV, make sure to keep items bite sized and easy to serve to a group.
Kings Speech
Fish and Chips
Mini Tea Sandwiches
Mini Guinness
127 Hours
Trail Mix in clear bags with cute labels and ribbon
Mini Granola Bar Bites
Iced Tea in a Nalgene bottle
Social Network
Sushi
Sean Parker Apple Martini
Pizza Bites
Mini Keg Can
Doritos in bowl
The Fighter
Pretzel Bits with Pastrami
Mini Dogs
Natty Ice
Black Tie Cocktail
Choose a signature cocktail or serve some champagne in glasses with mini bowties.
In addition to food and beverage, the ambiance will greatly influence the success of your party:
Make sure there is plenty of seating around your TV. Print out your guests’ Facebook profile photos and use them as place cards to ensure your everyone has enough seating.
Create an ipod play list from the Oscar nominated movie soundtracks for background music or to play during commercials.
Games are a must-have! You can download Oscar ballots from the official Oscar website: http://a.oscar.go.com/media/2011/pdf/oscar_ballot_2011.pdf or you can download the ballot application to your smart phone. Don’t forget to give out a grand prize.
For more information on Giuliani, please visit her website: http://www.marygiuliani.com/meetmary/meetmary.html
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