Hack and Tips for Parties and Entertaining! Episode 142

Today on Welcome Home .. It’s time to PARTY! It’s our quasi-annual look at all things entertaining. We’ll talk all about the parties we’re planning, the best events we’ve attended, our very strong opinions on RSVPs, and why the neighborhood hardware store should be your first stop when shopping for party supplies. Plus, back-room deals with the Whole Foods Fish Monger, buying wine on the honor system, Graham’s inside track with Yeti Coolers. and why Burlington Coat Factory is so much more than great coats… or is it?!?! SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Blood Score: Bloodscore delivers medical grade, physician-authorized lab tests right to your door. You get the wellness labs you need from just a few drops of blood collected at home. Bloodscore makes HEALTHY easy because it lets us check in on our health from home. No appointments, lab visits, or hassle! Instead of getting the confusing black-and-white lab results that you and your doctor are used to seeing… you get color-coded, easy-to-understand charts and graphs on an interactive dashboard. Plus… Bloodscore gives you a PERSONALIZED list of supplements, diet changes, and exercise programs to improve your health— all based on your Bloodscore results and wellness goals. Check it out at Bloodscore.com and use the coupon code welcomehome to get 20% off an at home test kit! ZOLA: Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love, is reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in couples' lives even happier. Create a FREE wedding website at Zola in minutes. You can add photos, stories about how you two met, travel and accommodations info, and even recommend things to do for your guests while they’re in town for your wedding If you register at Zola, your Zola registry automatically integrates into your Zola wedding website, so guests can get all the details they need and buy you a wedding gift in one convenient place! Zola now has matching save-the-dates and invitations! Plus a FREE guest list manager: add your guests to Zola’s tool and they’ll help you collect missing addresses, format your addresses, and track RSVPs To start your free wedding website or registry on Zola, go to www.ZOLA.com/welcomehome Warby Parker Warby Parker was founded with a rebellious spirit and a lofty goal: to create boutique-quality eyewear at a revolutionary price point. A collaboration between four close friends, Warby Parker was conceived as an alternative to the overpriced and bland eyewear available today. By circumventing traditional channels and engaging with customers directly through their website and retail stores, Warby Parker is able to provide high-quality, good-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the price. Warby Parker is also eyewear with a purpose Almost one billion people worldwide lack access to glasses. Warby Parker partners with non-profits like VisionSpring to ensure that for every pair of glasses sold, a pair is distributed to someone in need. We believe that everyone has the right to see. Glasses start at $95, including prescription lenses. Lenses include anti-glare and anti-scratchcoatings. Blue light filtering lenses are also now available! "Have an iPhone X? Make sure to download Warby Parker's app, where you can use their brand-new Virtual Try-On, allowing you to try on eyeglasses – seeing the realistic color, texture, and size of each style, using just your phone!Free Want to see for yourself? Enjoy the FREE Home Try-On program. Order 5 pairs of glasses, and try them on for 5 days -- there is no obligation to buy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices