I make a lot of true
confessions on this blog. As they say, don’t share something online unless you
would share it with someone in public. Well this I would.
I get the majority
of my news from a United Kingdom newspaper – The Daily Mail. I started reading
it around the Royal Wedding and then fell in love. I get directed to the US
page and they include top news stories and celebrity gossip in such a cool
format – with a lot of pics – great for us visual people. I’ve now turned at
least six people on to the site as well.
Don’t worry – I
haven’t picked up a faux British accent just yet, but I do admire their style
and I love me a good Pimm’s
Cup.
If there wasn’t been
enough cool stuff going on in London (Jubilee!), the Olympics are starting in a
few weeks. So here are some “expert” tips from a wanna-be British gal for an
Olympics party!
·
Invitations
o I love a good
invitation and I love Paperless Post. Seriously, I’ve become
an unofficial brand spokesperson. I downloaded the app and it’s awesome to pull
up who’s coming to your party on the spot. Well P² didn’t let me down with some
festive electronic invites! This is a last minute shin-dig – stick to an email.
o On the invitation,
ask your friends to RSVP with their favorite athlete or sport – use this to
help fuel your décor!
o In pervious Shot of
B posts, I covered the Beer Olympics if you are looking for another twist on
the traditional Olympic party!
·
Food
o What’s on the
Smithkowski watching list? Fish
& chips!
o You know, Brits
really aren’t known for their food. Yeah, we ate at some good places, but let’s
just say London isn’t the culinary capital of the worlds. BUT I’m all about being
festive here, so some other dishes for your party menu:
§ English Breakfast
Tea
§ Cadbury’s Chocolate
§ Recipes from English
chef’s like Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver or Robert Irvine
·
Drinks
o Hands down your
cocktail needs to be a Pimms Cup. See my previous post.
o I found this
cocktail on Ryan Seacret’s website (weird, right?) on the NBC Olympics page. I don’t
know what it is, but let’s pretend that it’s bubbly with some gummy Life Saver
rings. Fun, right?
o So athletes like
Gatorade. It’s fine to have some on hand at your event, BUT why not mix it with
alcohol! Here
are a TON of spiked Gatorade recipes. (photo credit)
·
Décor
o Dust off your 4th
of July flair and bring out your royal wedding goodies – this party is all
about the red white and blue. Think American Flags with the UK Union Jack.
o I love this little
red and white striped party bag from the TomKat
shop. I would stamp some stars on the white part to resemble more of a US
flag!
o You know the famous
Keep Calm and Carry On posters? Design your own sports-related ones! (source: Keep
Calm at the Olympics
and Keep Calm and Go For The Gold)
o No Olympic party is
complete without some gold
medals
o A tuxedo shirt
always takes a party up a notch, BUT for the Olympics, you need one of these
faux gold medal shirts. This one is from Etsy,
but I also recommend DIYing it yourself : )
o If you really want
to go for the gold with your décor, check out these balloon Olympic rings from Balloonacy.
·
Additional Flair
o It’s reported that
Sir Paul McCartney is going to perform at the opening ceremony on Friday. Break
out some Beatles tunes for your party (and maybe some Elton John & Ellie
Goulding too!)
o The
Gap has these cute Olympic-themed shirts
o Are you on Kate
Middleton fashion watch like me? I can already predict that she will likely
recycle this, this and this, BUT if you want to know what events she is
schedule to appear at, here you go!
Cheerio!
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