MINIMALIST TIPS FOR STRESS-FREE HOLIDAY HOSTING! How to host without losing your mind!
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2022
- 🎄HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE: How To Host Without Losing Your Mind! SIMPLE, BUDGET-FRIENDLY TIPS + TRICKS
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In this video I sit down with my lovely mama and we chat everything hosting and holiday party-throwing! We come from decades of experience with hosting family and friends for both large and small parties and have a bit of wedding/event coordination and catering under our belts as well! We want to share what has worked for us with prepping and serving food, how to schedule your day, what we do about a "kids' table," how to let go of stress and pressure, how to entertain in a small space and more!
On this channel, you'll notice I take a bit of a different approach to prepping and planning for the holidays. I want to be a source of motivation and encouragement that you don't have to be pinterest-worthy or keep up with Joneses in order to enjoy your holiday season and bless your guests! You don't have to be the "hostess with the mostest!"
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This video changed my whole hosting process for the holidays. It was so much less stressful, changed my hosting life!!! Thank you!
Oh this makes me sooooo happy!!! Thanks for getting back to us with this feedback! ♥️
Oh Natalie, that was such a fun video to do! You have THE best friends here, they are so kind. Loved hanging out with everyone this morning in the chat. I want to leave this verse right here: Psalm 90:17 "And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us;" Our work can be a reflection of God's beauty! 😊
Thank you for the verse and for your advice and encouragement. Best wishes for you and your website. I'm excited about it ☺️
Love you, mama! Thanks for all you shared with us!
Here is a sad example, I kept my other comment happy. My mother was a hoarder, even when we still lived in apartments. Boxes and boxes of decor, gifts, serving dishes, etc. They were never used. They were for "someday" which never came. She passed away in 2021, and we had to get rid of her storage lockers full of stuff. She never was able to hostess the way she wanted, or to bring the happiness that she believed would go with it. Friends, by the time we can afford to have all of the stuff, our children are away and our family has passed on. Enjoy the NOW. 😀❤👍
Oh goodness, you ladies are singing my song 😂 before my husband and I were married, I threw him an open house when he graduated from chiropractic college. My future mother-in-law found my table diagram in the kitchen and thought it was so weird she had to show her sister. I’m glad she still let her son marry me despite my nerdiness 🤓 And I’m glad I’m not alone! God has greatly blessed your family with a beautiful legacy, and it is an inspiration. 💛💛
I always get so excited when your mom joins one of your videos. She is kind, humble, and intelligent with a vast amount of wisdom! Thank you for sharing her knowledge and joy with us! ☺️
As someone who often gets caught up in the need to “keep up” - this video was so refreshing. I have been trying to embrace simplicity and so many influencer content makes me feel like I’m not doing enough.
“But does it smell like paper?” 😂 Your mom and I are kindred spirits. 🥰
Love Mama Wendy so much. Been following her for years. Unfortunately my mother is estranged and seeing this beautiful relationship between the two of you, gives me hope for the future with my daughters ❤
God is so good and is in the business of reconciliation and healing. I pray for your relationship with your daughters. You’ve already broken the cycle and I’m proud of you!
We have experience with estrangement on Weston’s side and it’s heartbreaking. Not our choice at all and we pray every day God will fully restore relationships and bring people closer to Him!
@@NatalieBennett Amen! 🙏🏼
Same! I’m hoping for our 3rd child to be a girl, but I realized the other day that I feel nervous about being the mom in the mother-daughter relationship. I don’t feel like I have a clear picture of what it can look like. But if it is a girl this time I’m sure I’ll realize it’s totally different and natural when it’s your own kid! I have been shocked at the bond with my boys and I’m sure it will be similar with a girl! Just brings up a lot of feelings!
Thank you for sharing about hosting. I don't know exactly why, but I always viewed hosting as a chore, a drag, like someone drew the short straw. It was all complaining and discomfort and i had never really considered or been exposed to your positive perspective on it. I am so grateful for the way this has changed my entire understanding of hosting.
As a boomer mom, I love watching these kinds of mother-daughter entertaining videos. Entertaining can be a lot of work, even when you've got these great hacks, but at home parties are so important to keeping us all connected. Great video! xxoo
I literally got a bit teary-eyed when you announced your mom’s website. I just adore you both and have such a respect for her. I can’t wait to learn more from her!
So did I! 🥺 so exciting!
I am 23 and have just started to host my own parties for friends and families! I’ve noticed during hosting there’s SO many things I didn’t think of until it came up in the moment. I really like your ideas of planning, keeping notes, etc and reusing them once you nail it down. People make it look so effortless but now I realize many people put so much time and thought into the process!
I just have to say, your mother seems so sweet and she has great advice! I love listening to both of you ❤️
This was one of the most lovely things I’ve seen on UA-cam ❤ I really enjoy your channel any day but your mom is such a lovely, gracious, well spoken woman. Would love to see her again on your channel!
When I get a notification that you have uploaded a video, my happy time begins 📸❣️🍊♥️🥳😘🥰🤩❤️
Same here ❤I just love her 😍
I SO APPRECIATE your kind reminders this time of year especially that peace and being content with what you have, are the MOST beautiful ‘decorations’. 😉
Your mum is the sweetest! 🌻💛🌻
I love it when you do collaborations with your mama, she is the second mom all of us need in our lives 🥰🤩
I have been following your mom for a little over a year now and I am so excited for more content from her! ❤
Ummmmm I am literally SWOONING over this video! Your hosting content has always been my favorite, followed closely by the chats with your mom 🥰 congratulations Wendy!! Can’t wait to see your little corner of the world get a little bit wider!
I just love your mom! She has such a sweet and kind spirit.
I like to get my kids involved by having them greet guests at the door with enthusiasm ☺️
I loved this so much! There is so much wisdom from those who came before us. The heart of the matter was an important reminder for me! ❤
I agree with your Mom. I write down everything. Daily, monthly, seasonal.
This is just the sweetest video!!! Taking note of all the things you guys shared for this year and the years to come!🙌🏻
I loved every bit of this video. The peace and calm that you and your Mom exude is beyond words. Thank you for this, it is appreciated.
I really needed this. I am the youngest in my family and everyone has done their years of hosting and we just moved a few years ago into a bigger house. So it seems that now the hosting (of everything) has fallen to me. No one on my side or my husbands side wants to host anymore and I have a really bad attitude about it. I was extremely stressed on Thanksgiving. It all turned out in the end but I wasn’t happy. My daughter said I was “volun-told” to have Thanksgiving and Christmas. I really need to have a change of heart because I was very grumpy. Thanks for not just giving tips but also for talking about that aspect of it too. Your mom is so sweet! Thanks for the video.
I loved this video with you and your mom! The tips you both gave were so helpful even though I’ve been hosting myself for 30+ years!! Congratulations to your mom on her new website! Can’t wait to check it out!❤
I am SO excited for your mom! And I think these are my favorite videos you put out. This gave me such a great perspective on what it means to be a good hostess, especially since I am hosting my family for Christmas!
So excited for your mom’s website! I LOVE watching you ladies sit down and chat.. Those are my favorite videos. ❤
This video is on perfect time, so I don’t feel overwhelmed with holidays. Thank you so much for the advice ☺️
You were both a pleasure to watch together. I always thought I was the only one who kept notes like this for holiday entertaining. Thank you for the Bible verse! God bless your new website.
Love the tip to go back into the notebook and write down what worked and what didn't! I've kept notes from prior years' events but had not thought to add that! Excited to see the content on the new site! #homegrownonpurpose
I love it when your mom is in the videos. She is such a sweet lady.
Thank you for the tips as always! This was really helpful, especially when starting with the essentials and hosting 101. Excited for your mom’s new website! Appreciate you taking us along with your thought process.
Love your mother/daughter videos. Keep them coming.
I loved mom’s, “but it smell like paper!” In reference to your iPad “notebook.” This is so special Natalie & Momma. Thanks for sharing❤
Natalie, such a good video!! Your mum is inspiring and I have great respect for her.
Your remendations are great.
I host every year since I got married. I’ve got many children. My parents live in a apartment in the city and It’s difficult to park. My sister is single and come for the holidays and my uncles and aunts live next to me as I live in the suburbs. It’s a huge work, I sometimes apologized about it in the past. COVID-19 changed it all. For the first time in two years I’m hosting my whole family again and I feel blessed.
Thank you for your tips.
It’s a great new, your mom’s website. I’ll be there!!!
Sending love and Hugs from Madrid, Spain ❤🌹
Your videos with your mom are my favorite! She’s so peaceful and I love her! You two inspire me ❤ #homegrownonpurpose
I’m so excited for your mom!!
Love when Momma Wendy is on!! You guys just light up around each other❤️ and so excited for her site!!
I am hosting a Thanksgiving potluck at my church, this video has blessed me so much 🥹 I wish I had this kind of mother-daughter relationship.
You are such a beautiful positive vibe!!!
I will always remember “feeling blessed, not stressed “. It’s just the perspective, and life feels so much more joyous.
This was a very helpful video on hosting as we are having everyone over for Thanksgiving. We're excited to have others in our home and bless them with food & fellowship! :) It all comes from the heart.
I adore these mom chats! It's so hard every year around the holidays now that my mom is no longer here, but I feel welcomed in your little family with these chats. Thank you! ❤️
Yay! Congratulations Wendy! So excited to see your website!
Congrats Wendy on your new website!! You have so much wisdom to share in the most gracious way. Can’t wait! 🧡
#homegrownonpurpose signed up for your moms website so fast! 😘
I really appreciated you and your mom doing this video. I have hosted many times. But never have thought to keep a notebook. That is one thing that will definitely be going on my list to start doing this year. I'm excited to check out your mom's website once it fully launches.
You’re my absolute favorite creator on UA-cam, hands down!!!!
I loved this video! First of all whenever your mom is on your channel I get so excited because she is so sweet and knowledgeable! It was so great to hear some tips that I hope to use one day when I have my own place and can host. And I'm so excited for your moms website!
Love this video! So excited to work with my hands and let the beauty of the Lord shine in my small home this holiday season❤ thanks for giving me the nudge I needed to host and enjoy the space I’m in at the moment ❤ can’t wait for #homegrownonpurpose🎉
OMG!!! I love your mom!!! Great video!!! I wish her great success on her new website!!!🥰
I always look forward to your videos Natalie. Love them. Especially when you have your mom.
I love the fact that you put guests first. That perspective is bound to be a success. 🙂
I always love watching the videos of you chatting with your mom. My mom was never in my life and still isn’t till this day. I wish so much that I had a relationship similar to this, but I realize I at least can cultivate a strong bond with my own daughter so she never feels the same way. So that when she’s older we have a great connection like this! 🤍 loved the video!
I absolutely love all the videos you do with your mom! Thanks to both of you!!!
Great video! I always love when you have your momma on! Can't wait for her website to launch! I'm loved the hostess tips. I'm not hosting the holidays but I will definitely carry these ideas over into the spring and my kids bdays!
Yay! I actually made it to a premiere! Can't wait for this video! 🤗🥰
Great video! I always enjoy seeing your Mom as a guest in your channel. You two look like sisters! Love your tips and tricks, and I am buying a notebook for sure! Cantcwait to see your Moms new website in early 2023! God bless you always!
Such an awesome idea for a video! I’ve always struggled with feeling stressed when hosting- you guys had some really useful tips!!
As a fellow homesteader and Christian mama, I'm so excited for your Mom's website. 💗 I love your content, Natalie, and I'm sure that I will love your Mom's as well. I'm not on Instagram, so I'm glad to have an outlet to follow her, too. -Sara
#homegrownonpurpose
I’m starting my holiday notebook this year! Thank you both!! Great idea.
And…these were such great tips!! Thank you both so much!!
#homegrownonpurpose This was awesome! I was raised to hostess without making your guests stressed. Not everyone follows this these days, I am older. 🤪 It is about enjoying time with other people, NOT the decor, or the most expensive china. Save the dishes for the next day. Relax and enjoy the holidays this year!!! 😀
I’ve been waiting for this video 😍
Natalie, I"M YOUR MOTHER but probably more than 25 years older! She is doing, and has done for years, the very same things as i have found vital to host a special meal with family and friends and guests.
You have a great role model and i know you have already followed in her footsteps. Blessings! Thankful for you both!
I loved this!! Biggest takeaways for me zi think are to enjoy it (it's not about being perfect!) and practically, to take notes and clear off work surfaces before starting on a big day of cooking (why have I never thought of that!!
I enjoyed watching and listening to you both SO MUCH. THANK YOU 💕❤
Also, really looking forward to home grown on purpose 💕⭐🙏
Oh my what wonderful ideas! Clearing the worksurface in the kitchen.....where have I been.. never thought of that. This year it will double my workspace, thank you both so much! Looking forward to the new website next year 💕xx
You are so welcome!❤❤❤
I love this video! Very beautiful and helpful! Happy holidays!
I love the takeaway message you shared about serving your guests simply being about blessing them with good food and company. I live in a studio apartment, in a foreign country, and this will be my 4th year hosting Thanksgiving at my place. I don't have a table for everyone to sit at, so we sit picnic-style on the floor. It is what it is! I still make the food myself because I love feeding people home cooked meals, but otherwise it's a very simple affair. It's a wonderful event that I look forward to every year though!
Such a fantastic video! Thank you so much to you both for sharing all your ideas ❤
so sweet the two of you!!! Good advise!
Thank you for doing this video, so many great tips and reminders🥰
This is awesome. It makes me miss my mom so very much. ❤
Excited I could join this morning.
Great video! Thanks to you and Mama! 💜
Thank you for this wonderful video, and I am so excited for your mom's website!
love this❤️💙💛
You and your mom are beautiful, and have such a great relationship. Thank you for sharing all your wisdom! Congrats to your mom on her website🎉
You (both) are such a bleessing. Thank you for sharing your wisdom once again.
This is all such great information !!! Thanks so so much ! I just started hosting Christmas so this was so helpful !
Omg!!! I do the same thing in terms of a notebook!! I have a folder and I also do the recap. Super helpful!!
Great video!!!! ❤❤❤❤thank you for making this video, much love to both of you ❤
Love this so much!! I love your channel and am so excited for your mom’s site 😍
So excited for #homegrownonpurpose !
Love your mother and your channel!
Love this video and your mama's notebook. Would love to see more hosting videos. Thank you!
Love it - great advice, thank you!!!
What a great idea to clear the counters off in a small space to make room. Such an easy solution and I never would have thought of it. I am hosting in a very small space this year and this tip is going to be extremely useful. 🍂🦃
That was my favourite tip too! It such an easy and obvious thing to do but in all my years of hosting I’ve never thought to do that. I have quite a small kitchen (UK houses usually do!) and this will make a huge difference when I’m cooking Christmas dinner! ☺️
I thought clearing the counters were a brilliant idea, I do something like that but never the big items.
I really need more of the hosting content! Thank you for tips, great video 👍🏼
love the content with mom! My husband and I love having guests and hosting, we have a very small apartment size house. we manage to pack people in still. I've learned tricks over the years and we just enjoy our company.
I also love how Wendy mentioned spouses being a team when hosting! My husband and I always work together when having guests and I love it.
This is so exciting!! So happy for you momma and can’t wait to see it!! #homegrownonpurpose
I'm so excited I can be at the premiere this morning!!
I love love love thos video. You and your mama are so sweet.
I watch all of your videos but I’ve never caught a premier! Excited to see your mom! ♥️
Great video. We host Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve every year. I totally agree with buffet style for larger groups. If it is a smaller group we will do family style. Love having people over. I appreciate the notebook idea.
Wendy having a website is the best news.
I’m a huge Natalie fan, but I’m closer in age to Wendy so naturally I’ll find plenty interesting reads on there too. Can’t wait. ❤️
Priceless! ❤ You and your mom are so sweet! I’m sure you both truly bless your guests! 😃 Buffet style works best for our family too!
Definitely one of my favorite videos now. I am a pen and paper gal just like your mom lol. Thanks for sharing her with us.
I LUV everything about this whole video. Thanks Ladies. Amd what Beautiful Memories between you to being made each time.
#homegrownonpurpose So excited to follow mama Wendy! I have had minimal experience with hosting, as all our family (on both sides) lives out of state in different directions so it's rare to get a large group of us together. I do tend to get stressed out about it a bit, like performance anxiety, wanting everything to be just right. I swear by a notebook too, though! It definitely helps to keep everything straight and remember favorite menu items from one year to the next.
I love the notebook idea, I wish I thought of this years ago
Nice to see you both ❤️