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JENNIFER SBRANTI is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Hostess with the Mostess® (HWTM), a hip and modern party planning resource. HWTM brings creative entertaining ideas to light through an inspirational “how-to” website and popular daily blog.

Having hosted countless celebrations herself, ranging from special occasion showers and everyday get-togethers to large events, Sbranti now shares her contemporary style and no-fuss approach to entertaining with others. Her ideas have been featured in media outlets such as People, InStyle Weddings, Life&Style, Real Simple, and Extra! TV, and she is a featured contributor for several well-respected online communities, including iVillage.com and BHG.com.

Sbranti resides in San Diego with her husband {and business partner} Sonny and their sweet 1-year old daughter, Macy.

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There’s so much pretty eye candy to share in this gorgeous “Tres Shabby Chic” Baby Shower Brunch for the sweet & talented Andrea from Dolce Drive! I love how incredibly soft and romantic this celebration feels (which is why I’m filing it under Bridal Shower inspiration too) – from the beautiful cakes embellished with fondant [...]

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Want to host your own holiday get together with a “Mod & Merry Peppermint Twist”? This should put you well on your way… you can download the entire printable collection – as featured in the recent NYC Starbucks Holiday Party – for FREE!  The party suite contains 15 high-resolution PDFs for everything from place cards [...]

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In continuing with the new Mod & Merry Peppermint Twist theme posted earlier today, here we go with Part 2 – the Starbucks Holiday Event in NYC!  This was a cocktail & desserts party that Starbucks hosted as a special preview celebration for their new holiday selections, so we were really able to kick the [...]

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It probably goes without saying, but I was super excited when the PR team from Starbucks contacted us about helping them style a special “Holiday Preview” event in NYC last month! In addition to creating a festive atmosphere for the actual event though, we also wanted to provide some great home entertaining inspiration that both [...]

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You may already be aware that Pier 1 has a fantastic {and huge!} selection of holiday entertaining tableware and decor, but for those of you that will be ATTENDING a holiday party  instead of hosting one, there are also lots of creative hostess gift ideas to be found at Pier 1! Here are a few [...]

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I am LOVING all the DIY elements of Jason & Catie’s vintage-style, travel-themed wedding… not to mention the fact that the bride and her friends/family did almost everything themselves – and pulled it all off for under $2K! {And another fun fact… this was a SURPRISE wedding for most of the guests! See full details [...]

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