A Party411.com Corporate Holiday Party

Ideas, Invitations, Party Supplies, Games and More For Your Corporate Holiday Party

An Elegant Office Holiday Party

Elegant Invitations

Carlton Craft has some wonderful holiday invitations that would work with a more formal affair.  This is definitely not the time to use an electronic invitation.  We would even recommend having someone hand address the envelopes.  Be sure to include your dress code on the invitation.  It would also be appropriate to invite your guests and employees with their spouses.  No one wants to get dressed up for an evening party and have to leave their spouse at home.

Even with a more formal event, you can still have fun. Creations for You™ has some wonderful holiday invitations that are a little more whimsical but that would still work for this event.

Entry Decorations and Cocktail Hour

If you are having the event at your facility or at a facility that will allow outdoor decorations, consider snowflake luminaries or giant bulbs for your walkway.  They are fun and will get everyone in the holiday spirit.

Place lit welcome signage above the door or at the entranceway, complete with a Happy Holiday greeting. Light in holiday colors (or company colors) for maximum effect.  If your room doesn’t lend itself to hanging signs you should consider a welcome banner for the registration table. Elegant doesn’t mean you can’t be festive.  Have guests enter by walking underneath a balloon arch made from either linking snowflake Mylar balloons or linking Mylar Poinsettia balloons.  (We love these linking balloons and use them all the time at our parties.)

Add a touch of whimsy to your party and welcome everyone with a lifesize Santa or Mrs. Clause cutout with the boss's face added!  You can even add a speech bubble and have them welcome everyone.

At a sit down meal, you may want to use seating cards. We can create holiday seating cards that fit the rest of your theme. And, don't forget to decorate the seating card area as well, either with a beautiful floral bouquet or with balloons.

Holiday Party Decorations and Party Supplies

For centerpieces, use multiple tiered, candy-filled gift boxes, wrapped, tied off with bows and ribbons. Each box should be numbered. Then, a number is placed under each plate so that guests at each table pull numbers and each can take home "a present."  Around the bottom of the centerpiece, sprinkle iridescent snow around an assortment of lit votive candles for a great look.

You can also use beautiful holiday flowers for your tables.  Talk to a local florist about creating a one of a kind centerpiece to match the colors of your event.  You can use beautiful white flowers for a holiday party that has more of a winter feel (see a sample on the left) or something as simple as Poinsettia for a look that's more Christmas.  On each table, place single-use cameras. Be sure to display the good photographs somewhere in the office afterward.