There are as many ways to celebrate as there are happy couples, new babies, birthday girls and boys, and graduates! This resource is intended for Napa Valley locals looking to minimize stress, conserve resources, control costs, and highlight the beautiful seasonal food, flowers, and scenery of our hometown while enjoying the company of friends and family. Visitors may find some helpful tips, too!
Simple, Beautiful Food
Food is at the heart of every celebration! The following purveyors provide beautiful and easy to order boxed meals and platters for simple service using high quality, seasonal, and locally grown ingredients:
Contimo Provisions, Napa
La Saison, Napa
Southside, Napa
ZuZu, Napa
Community Venues
For events too large for a backyard gathering, look for a venue that includes as many amenities as possible. The following venues provide lovely settings in our beautiful valley and tables, chairs, restrooms, and a kitchen sink for rental rinsing:
Napa Valley Horseman’s Association, Napa
Napa Women’s Club, Napa
Pelusi Building, Napa
Skyline Wilderness Park Social Hall, Napa
Tucker Farm Center, Calistoga
Yountville Community Center, Yountville
Inclusive Venues
For an even simpler event, look for a venue that does it all, well. The following venues provide the the excellent hospitality, atmosphere, and meals using high quality, seasonal, and locally grown ingredients that make our beautiful valley a world class destination:
Farmstead, St. Helena
St. Clair Brown, Napa, CA
Torc, Napa
Flower Allocations
Above: 3 Bud Vases and 2 Small Vases on a rectangular table for 8 guests.
Above: 2 Bud Vases and 1 Small Vase on a rectangular table for 8 guests.
Decoration
Wherever and however you celebrate, simplifying decoration as much as possible not only reduces stress (by limiting logistical complication), conserves resources (by limiting transportation, packaging, laundering, and discarded stuff), and controls costs (by limiting stuff you need to buy or rent) but allows the remaining functional details (like invitations and service ware), food, scenery, and flowers to really shine and set the mood. The following readings help get in the right mind set to cut through the clutter:
Small is Beautiful, E. F. Schumacher
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo
Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson
Want to discuss ideas and more specific tips? Give us a call or email anytime!