11 Easy Entertaining Tips from Party Planning Pros

Two New York City party planners share their tried-and-true tips for cool cocktail parties and elegant dinners (13 Photos)

Lia Wiedemann on Apr 20, 2012 at 8:47AM

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11 Easy Entertaining Tips from Party Planning Pros

Courtesy of Little Miss Party

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Meet the Planners


Seri Kertzner and Michelle Cassera Bachman met while working at J. Crew. Today, they run Little Miss Party, a company that plans big events for small spaces in Manhattan and the Hamptons. They say they like their clients to sit back and feel like guests at their own parties. And with a little planning and effort beforehand, they believe that you can do the same yourself.

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