Guides

We have created a range of guides to decorating and organising parties, Birthday celebrations, Weddings, Christenings, Anniversaries, dinners, prom, Christmas and other celebrations. We have many years experience of choosing beautiful party decorations and of advising our customers and here we pass some of this information on to you to help your celebration go really well.

Please note that all these party Guides are the copyright of So Raise Your Glasses and may not be copied or published elsewhere.

• Party Planning Guide This is a simple guide and checklist to make sure that you have thought of all the essentials when planning a party. There are other things you can do, but these are all the important onesThe Date - You want the party da...
• Our Guide To Party Tableware Party tableware is ideal for using at celebrations both large and small firstly because you can buy coordinated products to match your theme, secondly because you can obtain large quantities cheaply and thirdly, and mayb...
• Guide To Making Your Guest Book Really Special Guest books are really popular at weddings, anniversaries and birthdays, and with a little bit of pre-planning you can create a really lasting memory which you will re-visit time and again.A guest book is traditionally p...
• A Guide to Balloon Decoration Balloons can easily transform a normal room into a lovely celebration venue. Table arrangements fill the room with colour and add a new dimension. Room arrangements are more subtle but look lovely at the entrance, on the...
• Helium and Where To Find It In The UK. We provide helium quality balloons but we do not offer helium for sale over the internet, as a result of the safety aspects of sending pressurised helium canisters through the post, and the cost of doing so.Filling Ballo...
• Wedding Decorations Checklist and Budgeting Your wedding reception is so important but there are so many wedding decorations available on the market it is often difficult to work out how much it will all cost. There are decorations available to suit all budgets an...
• Decorating A Birthday Party Deciding on birthday party decorations can sometimes be difficult and we hope that this guide can help to direct you a little. There are a few key points which you need to consider when deciding on party decorations:Who...
• Wedding Etiquette and Planning - a simple guide We have produced this guide to help you through the planning of your wedding. It is also available in pdf format so that you can save the file or print it out.Wedding etiquette can sound daunting, but it's really just a...
• Guide To Choosing and Decorating Wedding Favours Choose your wedding favours here. Wedding Favours or Bonbonniere is an established tradition here in the UK, and also in many other parts of the World but it originated more than four centuries ago in Italy when a small...
• Celebrating and Decorating A Wedding Anniversary When you have a major wedding anniversary coming up in the next few months you probably want to plan a celebration. You may decide to go away with your partner and have a celebration with just the two of you or you may w...
• The Wedding Anniversary Guide and Their Traditional Names Listed below are the major wedding anniversaries. The one's highlighted are those for which we stock a good range of gifts and celebration products. For the other wedding anniversaries we've suggested ideas that might ma...
• Wedding Anniversary Gift Guide The celebration of the major wedding anniversaries inevitably means that those celebrating have acquired all the practical goods that they require, and so finding a suitable anniversary gift to give them on such a wonder...
• Preparing Your Christening Tea You want the best for your baby’s Christening but hiring caterers can be expensive. Many couples are a little scared about doing their own catering and having to organise the celebration at home after the Christening c...
• Planning for your Child's Christening Select from our full Christening range. Christening (sometimes called Baptism) is the ceremony that welcomes a new child into God's family in the Christian faith.There are some rules of etiquette to follow with a Christe...
• Planning for your Child's Naming Ceremony Shop Here For Naming Day party and gift ideas. Naming Day Ceremonies are the modern equivalent of a Christening for non-believers and they represent a lovely way to celebrate the child's arrival in the World and a way to...
• Our Guide To Holding A Baby Shower Baby Shower Decorations and Gifts. This is the opportunity for friends and family to celebrate with an expectant Mum the forthcoming birth of the new arrival to the family. It is normal for a baby shower to take place sh...
• Cakes and Décor for Afternoon Tea With the recent resurgence of Afternoon Tea as a great way to relax and enjoy yourselves or as the perfect celebration, our guide is designed to help you through all you need to know to put on the perfect Afternoon Tea,...
• How To Lay The Table For A Formal Dinner Party Or Special Occasion If you are planning a dinner party at home or have an event where you are hiring crockery or using disposable paper tableware you will want to make sure that your tables are correctly set out and laid.The base for the ta...
• Essential Guide To Buying and Using Place Cards Place cards are an essential for a formal sit down meal. Why you may ask? We all know about some of the low cost airlines where you have to scramble for a seat and end up completely frustrated when you are in Row N and y...
• How To Make Your Own Party Bunting Fabric party bunting is hugely popular and for good reason. It is weather proof which much needed in a UK summer and it looks really pretty tied to trees and bushes in the garden or hung up in the house. It creates an in...
• Our Guide To Hen Parties and Celebrations Hen night parties and celebrations have changed a great deal in recent years. A Hen night used to just be visiting pubs and night clubs, wearing a veil or garter and drinking rather too much. This style of Hen party is s...
• Guide To Christmas Party Decorations If you are organising a Christmas party you are probably looking to buy some party decorations. The choice available is overwhelming and deciding what to buy is sometimes difficult. We have put together this Christmas Pa...
• Our Essential Guide to Decorating Your Christmas Table Christmas is a time when everyone wants to create a beautiful table for your family and friends to admire and enjoy. Equally you may be organising a Christmas dinner or function and need to create the right atmosphere an...
• Christmas Cake Decorations Guide There are a huge range of Christmas Cake decorations available from the traditional robins and holly to cupcake decorations and cake decorating kits. Whether you are making your own cake or buying one it is always nice t...
• Guide To Christmas Tableware We stock a large range of high quality linen and paper Christmas tableware and of course many people mix and match the two. Our range of Christmas tableware is very comprehensive and we suggest that you have a look throu...
• Guide To Christmas Tablecloths A Christmas tablecloth is like the foundation garment for your Christmas table! It is a key item and is the base for all other table decorations and tableware. We buy our fabulous range of Christmas tablecloths from Pegg...
• The Christmas Story and Advent This is a guide to the Christmas Story and how advent calendars are used to count down the days in preparation for the Christmas Day celebration of the birth of Jesus.The Christmas Story is an essential part of any Chris...