Let’s be real. The year is 2025—holiday parties don’t need to be as predictable and traditional as grandma’s cookies. They can be sleek, glamorous, and on trend. For an unforgettable winter evening, host a Tinsel and Tinis party.
Tinsel and Tinis is a holiday martini-themed party, with a twist. Transform your space into a winter wonderland with festive tinsel while serving martini after martini. Think chilled martinis, shaken or stirred, dirty or sweet, with dazzling garnishes to match.
Whether you’re planning an intimate gathering with friends, a glitzy birthday bash, or a work event that your employees will actually rave about, Tinsel and Tinis will have every sip and sparkle feeling like pure holiday magic.
Set the Scene
In a gathering with moody lighting and tinsel all around, you will have a room that dazzles and leaves party goers with a twinkle in their eye. Overhead, suspend stunning multi-tiered tinsel chandeliers or tinsel streamer strands. Transform your walls with tinsel-draped backdrops stretching from floor to ceiling, evoking the look of shimmering icicles—perfect for Instagram-worthy photos, TikToks, or a chic photo booth.
For even more winter sparkle, light up the room and keep the party going with disco balls. Elevate the décor with silver chrome floral arrangements and add a luxurious touch by adorning chairs with crystal garlands.
Set the Table
Sipping on martinis and sharing stories, guests will gather round to eat, drink, and be merry. Layer iridescent fabrics on your tables for a lush, yet fresh feel. Or, opt for a more minimalistic vibe with classic black tablecloths.
Serve silver platters overflowing with oysters, lemon slices and ice. Offer olives stuffed with blue cheese, garlic, and almond. Make caviar and blini boards, served with crème fraîche, smoked salmon, fresh herbs and caviars.
Martini Magic
At the bar, crinkle sheets of silver cellophane to create an eye-catching sparkly bar. This set up, along with a menu of unique martini ideas, will have your guests coming back for more.
Try a festive Pomegranate, Champagne, and Thyme Martini. Mix up a dirty Mezspresso. For green, go for a Matcha Martini and for red, make a Tomato and Basil Martini. For another holiday classic, have Cocoa and Cream Martinis. If you like simple and salty, include Salt and Vinegar Martinis on the menu. If you’re into pretty and pink, serve up some Rosewater Martinis.
Take all these different colored drinks and pass them around on a silver platter. Your guests can snap a pic and grab a drink all in one go.
Activities and Entertainment
For a tinsel-inspired activity, place a few silver decks of cards around the room for guests to play games with as the holiday fun continues on.
Serve late night snacks, such as sea salt fries, truffle popcorn, and pepperoncini-martini inspired nachos, with toppings as filthy as you take your martinis. At Daisy Hoppen’s vogue-featured wedding, the only break on the dance floor came when a silver cart of french fries and a tray of limoncello shots appeared as a midnight snack.
Written by Eva Zarpas, writer for Wooish, a luxury creative agency specializing in PR, branding, content production and events based between Paris and Washington DC.
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