journey through the vacation hotspot of Puerto Rico!

A Puerto Rican theme is definitely a must-try choice for an end-of-summer celebration! Think vibrant colors spicing up your party area, ice-cold piña coladas (both with or without the rum), flavorful appetizers and finger foods, sweet traditional desserts, and guitar music strumming in the background. Now to capture the fun and fiery rhythms of Puerto Rico with an American flair with these additional ideas:

• AMBIANCE – Hire a salsa dancer to give a lesson to residents
• DECOR – Use bold, contrasting colors—like our choice of aqua and brown—in your table linens, centerpiece elements, napkin accents, and the like.
• CENTERPIECES & TABLES – Create simple centerpieces using fedoras or straw hats trimmed with tropical leaves, and DIY napkin accents made with brightly colored paper flowers. If possible, use hand-painted earthenware plates (or make them as a craft out of paper plates and markers or watercolors), palm leaf runners and placemats, and cuttings of summer flowers and foliage for a breezy Latin vibe. For party glassware, set out tumblers and goblets in colored or tinted plastic or glass to complement your chosen palette.
• BUFFET – Mount your menu cards or table numbers on our vintage-style Puerto Rican postcards.
• PHOTO OPS – We know you have to be sure to take plenty of pictures during the fiesta. Start off by placing Puerto Rican backdrops throughout your community so that residents and family members can take their own pictures in front of the the local scenery. Some garden centers will donate plants such as ferns and miniature palms for use as long as they are returned!