Surviving the Company Holiday Party: A Guide to Holiday Party Etiquette

From the archive of Sparkle! Parties & Event Management:

It's always a good idea to address this annually much like a performance review. 

It's always been interesting to see the behavior of all that didn't take the advice. Following are just some tips to help you survive the company Holiday party:


• If your company permits you to bring your spouse/family this is not a free for all. Please remember that this is not your last supper!

• Truly, I understand that you earned that promotion or long overdue raise but this is not the time to share your feelings about it. No matter how generous your boss has appeared to be the last few weeks, the Holidays always change a person's mood at least until Jan. 2nd.

• Do we really need to go over the rules of alcohol consumption with your colleagues? Plain and simple, DO NOT OVERINDULGE! It will be all over the building by the time you return to work or worse.

• To my beautiful ladies, now is not the time to put on your most provocative cocktail dress. Yes your male counterparts will enjoy it but do you want your coworkers to remember you based on your work performance or as the one wearing that sexy red number? Quite simply watch the plunging necklines and short hemlines.


Ultimately, we all need a refresh on the party etiquette. Many of us forget that the Company party is an extension of our professional lives. Therefore we must be mindful of how much of our hair we really let down.

Happy Holidays!

Leslie

You're Engaged...Now It's Time to Choose The "Perfect" Date!

You've dated for months (or even years in some cases) and your fiancee has finally popped the question...first off congratulatons and welcome to the wonderful world of wedding planning!

From this point on your entire life will be almost unrecognizable until you reach the alter, in which case I assure many couples that your loving soulmate will return to you true to form:-)  As a new bride-to-be your world will now become a flurry of any and everything wedding related from bridal shows to gown fittings and of course you must have your "bestie" in tow to endure all of your new adventures.

I've been catching up on my favorite blogs lately and of course the world is now enamored with the newly engaged Prince William and Kate Middleton (who wouldn't love to see a real Royal wedding?)  Well it seems there are a few brides in England who aren't so excited.  Apparently they too are newly engaged and very concerned about their own wedding dates because it just may fall on the same date as the Royal couple (which by the way the official wedding date has not been made public yet, yikes!).  Could you imagine months of planning your special day only to be upstaged by the nuptials of the Royal couple?  Nonetheless, I was curious how will you go about selecting your perfect date?  Are you concerned about sharing your date with a celebrity?  How about a close family member or best friend?  Are you prepared to engage in a Bridal War for your perfect date or simply make an adjustment?

Just a little something to think about,

Leslie