10 TRENDS | In Hosting a Springtime Soiree

PLANNING A SPRING SOIREE? HERE'S WHAT'S TRENDING

Unique themes are trending for Spring 2023 Soirees bringing classy luxury to your home and backyard offering your guests an experience to remember!

#1 | Home Wine Tastings

NAPERVILLE–Hosting a Charitable Wine Tasting Event is so 2023 and it’s as simple as providing the location, choosing from a Seasonal Tasting Set of five bottles, and inviting your local wine loving friends. The Wines for Humanity Advisor will do the rest providing fun, education, entertainment and wine; and then will donate up to 12.5% of the tasting sales to the charity of your choice.

www.winesforhumanity.com

#2 | Grazing Tables

AURORA–Boujee Boards & More makes beautiful artisanal, local, and handmade charcuterie boards. Traditional and Specialty Boards, including grazing tables, raw, grilled, sweet, fruity, and picante especially prepapred for any occasion including date night boards, baby and wedding showers, minis, and more. All ingredients are hand-picked, local fresh produce, and handmade with love.

#3 | Backyard Movies

ST. CHARLES–Host a backyard movie night and add a personal entertainment spot for your closest friends. Include a popcorn maker and other food and drink machines for extra pizzazz from The Fun Ones. Movie screen and projector rentals are also a great way to project home videos or photos for special events.

www.thefunones.com/outdoor-movie-screens/

#4 | Taco & Tequila Bars

LISLE–Turn any event into a Mexican Fiesta with the help of catering options from El Gran Agave Restaurant and Tequila Bar. Taco bars, fajita bars, burrito trays, tres leches infused with tequila and Mexican eggnon, homemade aguas frescas, gallons of margaritas, and horchatas. They take pride in only using the finest ingredients to make authentic Mexican dishes inspired by Mexico City, Puebla and Jalisco, and offer over 100 Tequilas.

www.elgranagave.com

#5 | A Traveling Bar

ST. CHARLES–The Hallow Traveler brings cocktail magic to your next event via “Miss Lovegood”, a Vintage 1989 Merhow horse trailer that has been converted into a mobile bar., which makes for the perfect backdrop to serve all your favorite drinks to your guests. The trailer can be decorated to match your party theme and every detail can be customized to fit your event needs! www.thehallowtraveler.com

#6 | A Private Chef

NORTH AURORA–Rent A Chef is a private woman and minority owned in-home chef service run by Chef Matt Rainey and his wife Heather Rainey. Matt is an experienced chef, and Heather is an experienced bartender offering top notch food and gorgeous presentations of any grandeur, specializing in southwestern cuisine and BBQ, but also offering any type of luxury dining, pig roasts, crab boils, taco parties, and more. Rent A Chef also offers in-home cooking lessons.

#7 | Mini-Masterpieces

NAPERVILLE–Chef Cynthia and her company The Busy Butternut is a specialty cocktail party caterer creating mini-masterpieces serving the western suburbs with lavish and intricate appetizer-only parties, charcuterie that wows, and memorable theme parties. Don't let an apps-only party fool you, your guests will leave stuffed, and Cynthia incorporates more than just catering, but can also provide full service party planning and event services. www.busybutternut.com

#8 | Luxury Picnics

WHEATON/SUGAR GROVE–Pomp and Purpose provides exclusive decor, high-end products and materials along with care and concern to ensure your event is not only memorable, yet picture perfect too! Host an indoor luxury picnic with the perfect setting of dinnerware and edible arrangements or pick the iridescent Igloo for an unforgettable experience outdoors with this trendsetter that can be heated or cooled with climate-controlled devices. www.pompandpurpose.com

#9 | Sweet Tables

OSWEGO/YORKVILLE–Dessert Tables are all the rage for any party and Little Letty's Creations tops the charts with themed desserts and specialty items like no others. Enjoy the sweet taste of custom Oreos with decorations, fondant, or an edible image, strawberry delights, character pops, cocoa bombs, number cakes, pretzel rods with caramel, and more! www.facebook.com/LittleLettysCreations

#10 | Bartenders

BATAVIA–Bottoms Up Bartending provides exceptional service for all of your event bartending needs including creating specialty cocktails and smoked old fashions to match event themes and colors, bartenders, and services for any event-from an intimate dinner in your home to a large wedding. They provide the bar itself if needed, bar equipment, cups, napkins, straws, fruit tray, tent if the event is outside, and some specialty mixers completing any party to perfection.