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Outdoor Entertaining Tips from the Pros

  • Outdoor Entertaining Tips from the Pros
    Our friends at ELLE Decor have rounded up the best entertaining advice just in time for your Labor Day bash. —GloLooking for new ways to entertain guests outdoors this season? We asked top designers, event planners, and caterers for the ideas that they’re using for their own friends. See what David Stark, Yifat Oren, Colin Cowie, Amy Atlas, and Nathan Turner suggest to keep the menus fresh, the decor interesting, and the host (yes, you) as sane as possible.
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  • Outdoor Entertaining Tips from the Pros
    I like fruits and vegetables as a centerpiece. They’re big and colorful, and they won’t spoil in the heat. Take a big, gorgeous bowl, and fill it with different colors of organic tomatoes. Two days later, you’ve got a tomato salad. Three days later, it’s spaghetti sauce. —Colin CowieON ELLE DECOR: Inside Reese Witherspoon's Home
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  • Outdoor Entertaining Tips from the Pros
    I like keeping it simple but I would never have a bare table. I’m a huge fan of beach grasses in an old ceramic vase. It has a great texture and shape—and you don’t have to worry about it wilting in the sun. —Nathan TurnerON ELLE DECOR: Inspiring Celebrity Living Rooms
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  • Outdoor Entertaining Tips from the Pros
    Paper lanterns add a lot of color and draw your guests’ eyes up. And I love luminaries because they’re a great way to light up the night. Use them to lead guests from the entrance to the back, where you’re entertaining. —Amy AtlasON ELLE DECOR: Inside Courteney Cox’s Malibu Home
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  • Outdoor Entertaining Tips from the Pros
    I’m a big believer in keeping cabinets stocked so you never have to scramble. I always have a case of Prosecco in the house, a couple cases of Corona and limes in the fridge, and a selection of olives, nuts, and dried fruits handy. If you keep all those things in the house, you can throw together a really chic and yummy party within 20 minutes. Just add beautiful platters and cutting boards to make for a great, eclectic display. —David StarkRead more outdoor entertaining tips from the pros on ELLEDecor.com
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  • Pros Know Best

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    Our friends at ELLE Decor have rounded up the best entertaining advice just in time for your Labor Day bash. —Glo

    Looking for new ways to entertain guests outdoors this season? We asked top designers, event planners, and caterers for the ideas that they’re using for their own friends. See what David Stark, Yifat Oren, Colin Cowie, Amy Atlas, and Nathan Turner suggest to keep the menus fresh, the decor interesting, and the host (yes, you) as sane as possible.

  • Center of Attention

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    "I like fruits and vegetables as a centerpiece. They’re big and colorful, and they won’t spoil in the heat. Take a big, gorgeous bowl, and fill it with different colors of organic tomatoes. Two days later, you’ve got a tomato salad. Three days later, it’s spaghetti sauce."

    —Colin Cowie

    ON ELLE DECOR: Inside Reese Witherspoon's Home

  • For the Long Haul

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    "I like keeping it simple but I would never have a bare table. I’m a huge fan of beach grasses in an old ceramic vase. It has a great texture and shape—and you don’t have to worry about it wilting in the sun."

    —Nathan Turner

    ON ELLE DECOR: Inspiring Celebrity Living Rooms

  • On the Up & Up

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    "Paper lanterns add a lot of color and draw your guests’ eyes up. And I love luminaries because they’re a great way to light up the night. Use them to lead guests from the entrance to the back, where you’re entertaining."

    —Amy Atlas

    ON ELLE DECOR: Inside Courteney Cox’s Malibu Home

  • Stocked & Loaded

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    "I’m a big believer in keeping cabinets stocked so you never have to scramble. I always have a case of Prosecco in the house, a couple cases of Corona and limes in the fridge, and a selection of olives, nuts, and dried fruits handy. If you keep all those things in the house, you can throw together a really chic and yummy party within 20 minutes. Just add beautiful platters and cutting boards to make for a great, eclectic display."

    —David Stark

    Read more outdoor entertaining tips from the pros on ELLEDecor.com

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