Pleasure of Your Company, The: Entertaining in High Style - Tapa dura

A high-class party planner profiles more than twenty events to demonstrate the fine art of entertaining, discussing invitations, themes, food, and refreshments--all the while keeping a close eye on the budget. 10,000 first printing.

$34.95 U.S.The Pleasure of Your CompanyEntertaining in High StyleFrom a luncheon fit for a princess to new-fashion celebrations and holiday soirees, The Pleasure of Your Company lets us look inside the venues and check out the menus at some high-society bashes. Every city's social season is filled with parties of all sorts, and in this book, some highly seasoned hosts and hostesses step forward to give their vital secrets for successful party giving. We see the invitations, decorations and table settings, and even sample some elegant recipes from parties designed to leave the partygoers with memories that last. Protocol is in order at some of these dinners and business events, while raucous good fun reigns supreme at others. Take a peek at the celebrity bra auction benefit, the wild west shindig complete with old-town saloon and outhouses, the harvest party with costumed performers, and Lola Chihuahua's fancy dog party for all her tail-wagging friends and their owners.An expert in the field of entertaining, Kimberly Schlegel has created a book brimming with ideas, inspirations, how-tos, invaluable tips, and creative ideas for parties of all kinds. She also teaches how to confidently organize and host a fabulous event of your own. Her thorough time table takes you from the first glimmer of an idea right down to the last thirty minutes before your guests arrive, when you'll be relaxing with your feet up, without a worry on your mind. This is a personal invitation to events like those highlighted in the society section of the newspaper. It's a chance to vicariously attend these extravaganzas and learn how to throw them yourself!Kimberly Schlegel is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with an honors degree in Art History. In 1999, she started a company, RSVP-Soiree Party Rentals, a Dallas Debutante and Social Service company that advises others when planning the most important events in their young adult lives. Kimberly and her business have been featured in Elle, Vogue, D Home & Garden, D Magazine, PaperCity, Four Season's Magazine, Animal Fair, The New York Times Magazine and Businessweek. Kimberly is also featured in the recently released book, Texas Women, by Martana Hansen. Her reputation as an "arbiter of taste and style" for both her personal flair for fashion, as well as her eye for entertaining, has secured Kimberly the title of "style expert" on such shows as WB in the Morning, Designing Texas on Fox, and Good Day Dallas. She can be seen on the Style Network in thirteen episodes of the new series Whose Wedding is it Anyway and as the host of Designing America's Lagniappe segments. Kimberly is also a monthly columnist in Southern Vanity Magazine.She currently lives in Dallas, Texas.