{Dress Up Your Tailgate}: The Perfect Invitation

There is nothing better around this time of year than “catching” the football craze with good ole celebratory pregame tailgating. Fall is the perfect culmination of football, holidays and traditions! An opportune time to gather friends around a cooler with sandwiches and cider, or even under a tent with grills, lights, decorations and sound systems.  Perhaps the arena parking lot is not the scene for your traditional tailgating.  Hosting a crowd in the comfort of your home around the big screen, displaying your favorite team jerseys & devouring that award winning cheese dip is my idea of a great place to party.

Regardless of where you tailgate, and before you begin looking for those award winning recipes, rallying your friends and neighbors together with a special invite is essential. 

The excitement begins when your guests open their mailbox and find your invitation. "We''re invited to a tailgating party!" Your invitation sets the tone for your occasion and provides the details of the celebration as well as what to expect at the party. When choosing your invitation, remember you already have a theme -- Football!

At The Fine LineMarket, a stationery studio in Eastern North Carolina, there is plenty of sport –themed, tailgating festivity invitations to choose from.  And not only are there invitations, but party accessories to compliment your gathering! 

And just a little extra idea to end the party is to give a small prize, such as a team cap or banner, to one guest. You can do this by including a special raffle number with the invitations, choosing the winner at the end of the game.

A perfect invitation, food, party accessories and friends will make any tailgating affair one afternoon to remember!

Did you try our Chocolate Covered {Football} Strawberries recipe from last week?

What about you? Do you have any fun ideas for "dressing up a tailgate" or any other fabulous fall ideas that you would like to share? Leave a comment!

And be sure to join us next week as we discover more ways to make your game day parties a hit!

About the Author: Bethany Perry is owner and stationer at The Fine Line Market in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where she provides personalized stationery and invitations for special occasions. She enjoys celebrating, party planning and perusing through beautiful paper. She is married to (her favorite ECU Pirate) husband David and is blessed with two children, Jacob (14) and Gracyn (4).