Rebecca Gardner

The celebrity event planner shares her tricks for throwing a holiday party guests will be talking about for years.

- MIRANDA CROWELL

Rebecca Gardner regularly throws over-the-top parties for hundreds, as documented in her new book, A Screaming Blast. But the event planner and owner of online party-supply store Houses & Parties also brings her maximalist approach to more modest settings, including her own one-bedroom New York City apartment. Here’s how she does the holidays.

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