Keep drinks stylishly cold. Replace your plastic cooler with a galvanized tub filled with ice. You can find decorated and stylized versions at furniture and home goods stores. When you fill one of these tubs with ice, they metal holds onto the cold, keeping your drinks icy for hours.
S’mores by the fire pit. There are few ways to end a summer party that are better than by firelight. If you have the opportunity and ability to safely light a fire for you and your guests, go for it! The moments spent around a small fire chatting, laughing, eating, and drinking are the kind of moments your friends and family will remember for many summers to come.
When it comes to summer entertaining, the focus should be fun—what will you and your company enjoy the most? The season is limited, but your enjoyment doesn’t have to be!