Since the weather is warming up on the East Coast, the smell of BBQs fill the air on any given day when the temps hit 65 degrees or above.  Being a truly Southern girl, I absolutely adore grilling on the barby and inviting a few friends over to enjoy with me.  Because I can’t do anything just like everyone else, I love to have a themed BBQ…have to be different! Here are  few great themes for your next BBQ:

The Lobster Boil

Hold a cookout, New England style. Cook corn on the cob, lobster, and potatoes together in a huge pot over an open flame in your back yard.  You can throw in any other items you desire, like shrimp, onions and crayfish, too. Sit on picnic tables and use lobster bibs. Unlike most cookouts, held when the weather is very warm, this barbeque is best when the evenings are a little chilly. My favorite invitations for this event are “Boil Madness” and “Boil”.

The Elegant Barbeque

Start with a sophisticated appetizer, like oysters on the half shell. Visit a real butcher and buy some hand cut steaks. Serve by candlelight, with baked potatoes and a green salad. Pick a good red wine and serve something decadent and chocolate for dessert. My favorite invitation from our website for this event is the “Blue Border Flat”.

The Tropical Barbeque

Grill chicken marinated in Caribbean spices, and serve with grilled vegetables, fruit salad and tropical drinks. Play reggae music and set up a small dance floor where guests can dance the night away under the stars – don’t forget to take a break from dancing long enough for a limbo contest. My favorite invitation for this barbeque is called “Tropical”.

The Western Barbeque

Host your own hoedown, country style. Serve ribs, baked beans and beer. Offer line dancing and horseshoe throwing. Check out the Western invitations from our website for this Texas style barbecue.

The Retro Barbeque

Think 1950’s and serve chocolate malts and patty melts for a nice twist on the traditional burger cookout. Dance the night away to Fats Domino and have a prize for the person who’s still got it with the hula hoop and the person who can still do the “twist”. The gold and black retro invitations from our website are great for this party.

The Cajun Barbecue

Think zydeco, here. Pair New Orleans jazz with spicy grilled shrimp, crawfish, and a pot of gumbo on the side. Serve Hurricanes and end the evening with beignets and chicory coffee for dessert. The “New Orleans Date” invitations or the “Crayfish” invitations from our website would look great for this party.

Excerpted from My Expression.

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