5 genius tips for creating the perfect holiday tablescape, according to an expert

Holiday party season is now in full swing!

Whether you're having a small gathering this year or you're in charge of hosting the entire family for Christmas dinner, organizing a holiday party of any scale is a major undertaking. Planning the menu, cooking it all and having everything go off without a hitch is enough to worry about, let alone how you will be decorating your table.

But since decor and ambiance really are what can help to make your party feel special (and memorable), we turned to celebrity event and floral designer, Bronwen Smith of B Floral, NYC’s premiere full-scale event design firm, to get all of her best tips and tricks on setting a festive mood. Scroll through the gallery below to see all of Smith's tips in action!