The One-Stop Guide To A Delightful Spring Backyard Wedding
November 6, 2026
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Christmas is coming! Soon it will be time to unpack all the beloved Christmas decorations and baubles to fill the house with light and colour all winter long. It’s time for Christmas treats, egg nog, and preparing for a Christmas party to keep winter warm. It’s time for Christmas party decoration! For many families, that means unpacking a box full of memories, from ornaments that have hung on the tree since you were a kid to statues and decorations passed down from beloved family members.
No matter how much you love those ornaments, it can be easy to get tired of Christmas looking the same every year. It can be difficult to balance the nostalgic decorations you love with your own taste. Whether you’re decorating your own home for the first time this year, or trying to find your own Christmas look, here’s our favourite ideas to keep Christmas party decoration fresh in 2026, without breaking the bank.
A new, exciting look for your Christmas party decoration can be as easy as choosing a new colour palette for your tree. Keep the well loved family baubles in place, but change the red balls for blue and the gold tinsel for silver, or any combination that you like.
Your Christmas party decorations will follow after your tree. It’s easy to choose new colours for the decorations you replace every year like candles, tinsel, napkins, and wrapping paper. Past that, you can invest exactly as much as you want in fun new Christmas decorations.
Any colour scheme outside of the traditional red, green, and gold will be eye-catching and memorable for your Christmas party decoration.
Just can’t find a place in your Christmas party decoration for all the family hand me downs? You can still love them, and cherish all the memories, without making the childhood craft ornaments centerpieces on the tree.
For standing decorations like statues, devote a shelf to displaying them. Decorated with tinsel, lights, or other baubles, your nostalgic Christmas decorations can turn into a fun, new decoration, while leaving you room to decorate your tree however you’d like.
For hanging, or rounded, Christmas party decorations, try an alternative Christmas tree to hang decorations you can’t fit on your tree, hanging them off bookshelves, or any other temporary mounting solution. In combination with ribbons, lights, or more tinsel, your extra Christmas decorations can fill a room with cheer, and be a unique decoration for your Christmas party.
In the months leading up to Christmas, you can expect craft fairs, local artisan shops, and markets to be full of beautiful, unique Christmas party decorations made by local artists. Christmas tree ornaments, or standing decorations like ceramic Christmas trees are easy ways to support local artists with a low cost barrier. You don’t need to invest a lot of money in a large ceramic dish, or a painting to fill your home with interesting art.
There are plenty of fun, beautiful decorations at big stores for the same price. But a little effort can lead you to unique, fun Christmas decorations that are a built in conversation starter that will set you apart from the crowd. These locally made pieces can offer a distinctive look that is eye-catching to guests, defines your space as your own, and always leads to a great story.
If your family is like mine, you have far more Christmas decorations than you can fit on your tree. If you are inviting people into your home this Christmas season, why not make use of them?
Filling bowls, vases, or even jars with ornaments, pine cones, or even stones in your Christmas colour scheme can spread the festive look all over your home. This easy trick makes for a fun way to add new Christmas party decorations to your home, display ornaments that may not have a place on your tree, and bring a little holiday cheer to spaces you aren’t sure how to decorate. All without breaking the bank.
The best way to choose Christmas party decorations to create a unique, memorable space is to have a cohesive theme. This can be as whimsical as a beloved Christmas movie, by choosing decorations themed to or featured in the movie. It can be as fun as a Christmas game night, with puzzle pieces or dice in your bauble bowls. You can plan a formal dinner party with candlesticks, silk napkins, and an excuse to wear your most fancy dress.
Even if your theme only matters for your Christmas party decorations, it will help you create something unique, and set your party apart.
Is there anything more festive than the smell of Christmas? There are always scented candles, and your tree, but a scented candle makes for a risky Christmas party decoration.
Genuine evergreen and pine wreaths, branches, and decorations have become far more easy to find in recent years. A genuine evergreen wreath doesn’t need lights to be eye-catching, and can fill your space with festive cheer. Pine and evergreen branches are likely to be available at local garden centers and flower shops during the Christmas season, making for a unique Christmas party decoration for your space.
Ornament your greens with ribbons, small lights, or small ornaments. For a more rustic style, you could even leave them plain.
As the holidays approach, stores will be full of generic Christmas cards. A fun, interesting way to bring your party guests into your Christmas spirit is designing a custom, unique card instead. Having a festive invitation card means you could feature your unique colour scheme, or center your favourite kind of ornaments, or a festive family portrait.
This could be a fun DIY, but by working with a designer or artist to choose a theme for your Christmas party, you have an opportunity to elevate your Christmas party decorations from the invitations to the dinner table. A matching set of invitations, envelopes, dinner menus, and place cards will be an eye-catching way to define your space, and create a Christmas party to remember.
Family traditions are fun, heartfelt, and often beautiful ways to connect with and share time with our families over the holiday season. That doesn’t mean you have to follow every single one of them, or plan the same decorations for your Christmas party year after year.
All of these traditions can be part of the Christmas party you have always dreamed of hosting. Just don’t be afraid of trying something new.
Not sure how to create a fun, fresh new experience for your family and loved ones this holiday season? Maroon Goose are party planners in Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario. We love to curate immersive, joyful occasions to be shared with your guests. Book a no-strings consultation with us. Christmas is around the corner. Let us help fulfill your dreams of a unique Christmas experience with your friends and family.
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