We are big fans of the holiday season at SMP, but we’d be lying if we said making everything go off without a hitch is easy as pie. From the shopping to the entertaining to the baking – it can all be, dare we say, a bit overwhelming. Have no fear lovelies! We are here to sweep in and show you the way to simple yet stylish and oh so efficient holiday entertaining, and we wrapped it all up in one pretty as can be e-guide. So you have all the tricks at your fingertips leaving plenty of time for the important stuff like squeezing your main squeeze or popping open another bottle of bubbly. We have our priorities.

It’s a guide laid out as though your best friend was giving her entertaining secrets after a successful holiday party, and that’s just how we want it to feel. So whether you take the traditional Christmas approach like we featured here, or you cover it in glitter and make it more modern – this little guide with help you bring your holiday inspiration to reality. Think of it as a way to achieve a perfectly imperfect party that doesn’t feel like work but, dare we say, feels like fun.

Photography: White Loft Studio

From crafts for the kids to DIY wrapping paper to must-try recipes we’ve covered it all without forgetting what’s truly important during the holidays – the little traditions that keep this time of year simply magical. And we’ve included a few of our favorites from SMP readers in the guide as well. This one from Emily is particularly adorable…

We hope it proves helpful for making this weekend a success, or for providing the perfect amount of eye candy to pour over in your pjs. Both are equally fabulous. Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday from all of us at SMP…xoxo