KEY INGREDIENTS

We asked experts about what is and isn’t essential for a conscientious fete.

From an open bar to wedding favors.

THE WINNING RECIPE for planning a wedding is a mix of organizational skills and a year-long juggling act of priorities. To help you with the latter, we asked Janice Rosenthal, owner of Party Productions; Amanda Schlagenhauf, owner of The Bride Consultant; and Terry Powers, event planner at Golden Chic Events and Consulting, for their thoughts on determining what is and isn’t necessary hospitality.