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Clam Up...It's a Lobsterfest!

Nothing fishy about this. Everyone loves clambakes. Everyone loves lobster.

Use this theme for just a friendly get-together or for celebrating a special occasion!

Even if you’re not seating people (and if it’s casual, why bother?), still personalize lobster bibs and place them in alphabetical order. Everyone needs one, so why not make them a special touch?

Have your decorator (or do it yourself) make signs for each station. Over the lobster pot: "Don’t get yourself in a tailspin--we’ve got LOBSTER right here!"; over the clams: "Don’t CLAM up, these are really good!"; over the salad and pasta bar: "Salad has so many pastabilities!" and so forth. Have fun...

Centerpieces...you have your choice. Go conservative and use fish netting with sand (if the party center will let you) scattered with a variety of shells, starfish, sand dollars and seaweed. For height, use a large rock on the center of the table, and build off of that. Or, put your basket of breads on the center of the table with netting, sand, shells, etc. Are you feeling less conservative? Do a "RIP Larry the Lobster" headstone on each table painted, back-to-back on heavy tagboard about 12" high (don’t forget the date), with small flowers and stones around the bottom. Everyone will get a laugh and the cost is insignificant.

Put single-use flash cameras on each table. This way, guests can have fun taking candid shots of others cracking and eating their lobster tails and clams.

Top off the tables with "from the sea" confetti and glitter...and sit back and watch.