Party Advice & Tips
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008
From horse-drawn carriage rides and custom-made bride and groom bobbleheads to fireworks and even live camels, special event and wedding consultant
Anne M. Berman can make dreams come true. Equal parts therapist and magician, Baltimore-born Berman started planning weddings nine years ago and since then has ushered nearly 350 brides and grooms down the aisle. Yes, she still tears up at weddings.
NOVEMBER 2007
At this year’s Great Chefs’ Dinner to benefit The Family Tree, some 40 area designers and tastemakers brought Southern style and panache to each guest table. Here are Style’s five favorites.
NOVEMBER 2007
Writer Mary K. Zajac studies up on how to host a wine-tasting fete that isn’t stuffy, scholarly or intimidating.
NOVEMBER 2007
From antique plates to zinfandel, we've gathered 26 terrific tips on how to throw a party with pizazz.
NOVEMBER 2006
This year’s Great Chefs’ Dinner benefiting The Family Tree featured tables decorated by 38 of baltimore’s most creative designers and tastemakers. Here are a few of our favorites.
NOVEMBER 2005
At this year's Great Chefs' Dinner benefiting The Family Tree, 30 area designers and tastemakers brought style and pizazz to each guest table. Here are Style's five favorites.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005
More and more couples are breaking free of the constrictions of classic wedding invitations and creating announcements that reflect their own style and their Big Day.
NOVEMBER 2004
NOVEMBER 2004
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2002
Want to energize your next soiree? These jumpin’ ensembles can do it, from island rhythms to Jewish klezmer to zydeco honky tonk, and more.
JULY/AUGUST 2001
Savvy entertainers have a host of special sources and shortcuts that help them get a meal on the table with style.
JULY/AUGUST 2001
Thanks to two Frenchmen, an Italian and a German, Baltimoreans are enjoying the sweet life.
JULY/AUGUST 2001
For Dee Hardie, setting the table is setting the stage.
JULY/AUGUST 2000
When bartender George Lee and his legendary Southside mix are behind the bar, spirits are high.
JULY/AUGUST 2000
A patchwork of entertaining tips and taboos from 25 of Baltimore’s most accomplished hosts and hostesses.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1999
Now that rice is taboo, local wedding planners give tips on what to throw at a wedding.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1998
When writer Dee Hardie and her clan cook up a party, the invitations can get downright personal.
JULY/AUGUST 1995
We searched far and wide to find candidates who could fill the Texas-sized, Type-A homemaker shoes of Martha, and turned up three: a deluxe cake baker and arts-and-crafts maker, a high-tea thrower and miracle grower, and an entertainer extraordinaire. Read on and weep.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1995
Party-planning experts tell all about picking the right band for your reception crowd.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1994
Before a gentleman pours a drink, there are issues of hardware, glassware and ambience to consider.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1994
Getting that wording right can test your etiquette mettle. Despite shifting social norms, there are some rules to guide you through.
