Drink up, grinches! We created a wine-derful cocktail party filled with delicious bites, Cornerstone Cellars vino and ugly sweaters. We are excited share “the most wine-derful time of the year” with you.
It’s the Most Wine-derful Time of the Year
Our theme for the evening combined “it’s the most wonderful time of the year” with wine and ugly sweaters. Guests donned their best ugly sweaters of festive pugs, reindeer and snowmen. Yes, there were even some light up sweaters. Anything goes at an ugly sweater party- the uglier the better.
Deck The Halls with Wine-derful Tabletops
We created our festive tablescape with holiday reds, metallic silvers and snow whites. Our backdrop featured a sparkly silver fringe curtain from Decorative Novelty. We layered Sparkle N Shine’s sparkly handmade banner to remind guests that “it’s the most wine-derful time of the year.” We completed the backdrop with chic red and/or white paper snowflakes by Devra Party. We dressed the table with Williams Sonoma’s adorable Snowman linens, which were pressed by a Jiffy Steamer. Patrick of International Garden created our beautiful floral arrangement with white roses, leaves, eucalyptus and hypericum We also added a Christmas tree shaped cheese plate.
Wine-derful Bar
The guests weren’t the only ones decked out in holiday spirit. We dressed the wine with adorable holiday wine toppers from Pottery Barn. We served 4 varieties of Cornerstone Wine:
- 2017 Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc
- 2016 Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir
- 2015 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Benchlands
- 2015 Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon
You Had Me at Sauv Blanc
We served the Sauvignon Blanc as the welcome drink. We poured a dozen glasses and placed them on Beatriz Ball’s chic sterling silver tray. We chilled the remaining bottles of Sauvignon Blanc in Beatriz Ball’s matching ice bucket .
A Pinot in a Pear Tree
Next guests sipped on the Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir. This light and fruity red was our favorite of the evening. Remember that wine is personal, and that your favorite may be very different than others in your party.
Sleigh All day Then Cabernet
We sipped on two varietals of Cabernet Cabs are more full bodied reds in comparison to a Pinot Noir. We recommend decanting cabs so they open up. They paired perfectly with our dinner entrees.
We Whisk You a Merry Christmas
Cooking for 30 guests can be daunting. We kept it simple and ordered dinner from Giorgio’s of Gramercy. They have several scrumptious catering packages. We ordered two varieties of the CEO package which included bread, a salad, pasta, two entrees, and mini cookies. They also bring chafing dishes to keep your food warm (but we opted to warm food in the oven).
Be Ugly
Guests wore lots of holiday sweaters. Remember the uglier the sweater, the merrier the holiday.
Take an Elfie
Our sparkly backdrop doubled as a photobooth backdrop, where guests took lots of elfies. We had lots of ugly sweater props as well as naughty or nice hats for guests to take pictures with. 
Special thanks to our guests and partners: Cornerstone Cellars, Giorgios of Gramercy, Instaballoons, Devra Party, Sparkle N Shine and Beatriz Ball for helping us create a wine-derful evening. We hope this post puts a spell on you and now you’re wine.
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, but if the white runs out I’ll drink red. – Anonymous
This looks like so much fun, I will have to do this for next year
What a find idea for the holidays. I would love to do something like this next year.
Looks like you all had a fabulous party with great food, wine and friends! Here’s wishing you all a very Happy New Year and hope 2019 brings more love and hapiness
I love the party theme! Mixing ugly sweaters with wine is the perfect combo. The decorations, props and sweaters are all to die for. Happy New Year!
Love the sweaters and all the decor! What a fun party!
Oh my goodness! This party is everything! As a planner, I squea-ing in delight of all the little details! LOVE!!!
Love holiday parties, there is so many cute ways to decorate. This is a party filled with a lot of thoughtful details. I especially loved the wine bottles, super fun!
Planning a party for 30 people definitely sounds daunting! You guys put together what looks to have been an amazing and fun filled party!
aw looks so much fun! even with ugly sweaters you guys look amazing! 🙂
That looks like so much fun! If I was going, I’d probably try to find a Grumpy Cat sweater, lol.
The decor for your ugly sweater party looked great and it looked like you guys had a great time
Tje party looks like it was so fun
Looks like you guys welcomed christmas with a bang !! love the attires
this sounds like a really fun party concept! gotta throw one next year
This party looks fun. It wasn’t that hard to find an ugly jacket for everyone. I think everybody have one. Lmao.
lol “the most wino-ful time of year” this is looks amazing. You guys went all out. You can tell everyone loved it!! Happy New year!!
Amazing night! Thank you for hosting the best parties always and in all ways!
Loved this twinspired party. The wine was fab & I always love kostuming!
… that moment when hosts and guests looked too ugly to match the fancy wines and decor, but who cares when the company is so great! Cheers to fun twinspirational times!
I love the theme of this Ugly Christmas Sweater Party! You honestly had me at wine lol. I wish I could’ve been a part of the festivities!
Your table turned out beautifully. What a great evening with friends.
I love all of the wine and food set up! What a fun party idea! Great job!!
What a fun party idea! I love how even the wine have ugly sweaters. The photo props look fun as well.
Great hats on those wine bottles.. So fun!