
2 weeks prior: invite family and/or friends and set the date
call merchants for hard-to-find ingredients: Winter white truffles (try www.urbani.com or your local gourmet food store). Alternatively, although not nearly as exciting, you can get jarred truffles at a gourmet food store like
www.gourmetfoodstore.com.
For your wine selection, you may want to call a specialty wine store in your neighborhood as well.
sketch out how you would like your table to look – use the tabletop checklist in the general tips section to help you decide what elements you would like to included
determine what serving pieces you will need
1 week prior: order floral arrangement and shop for or borrow table accessories such as:
candles, votives
colored glassware
table linens
2 days prior:
Set the table
Label your serving dishes and utensils