1. Invitation: Do not invite guests to your home only when you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary. In short, it is not polite to invite guests for the first time and expect them to bring a present!
2. Receiving guests: If is considered polite to welcome your guests by being at the front door when the guests show up. Ideally, you entire family should be greeting your guests. Be sure to make introductions.
3. Paying attention: Circulate and spend time with your guests during the party. Do not restrict yourself to a few guests you like more than others.
4. Hospitality: Be warm and friendly to your guests. It is not a good idea to invite somebody you do not really like inviting and being indifferent to them.
5. Protocol: You may invite guests for dinner at 7 PM. Be sure to start serving appetizers and drinks within fifteen minutes after the first guest arrives. Dinner should be served within an hour after the first guest arrives. Dessert should follow in about twenty minutes after you have finished dinner accompanied by coffee or tea. If you intend to serve after dinner drinks, serve them along with coffee or tea. Allow guests another fifteen minutes to half an hour before they leave.
6. Protocol: Remember that you should not delay serving dinner just because one or more of your guests have not arrived. You do not want to penalize guests who arrived on time. You do not have to serve appetizers and drinks to guests arriving late. Usher them to dinner table when they arrive.
7. Protocol: Be sure to see your guests off at the front door.
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