Tropical & Luau Dinner Decorating

Hawaiian Luau

The Hawaiian Luau dinner party is a traditional favorite because the relaxed lighthearted mood encourages your guests to interact and have fun. The luau and tiki party refer to a Polynesian-inspired tropical island theme with a wide range of dinner table centerpiece and decorating options.

Create a cheerful dinner party atmosphere centered around a charming pair of coconut characters. A coconut hula girl and her monkey sidekick will delight your guests are relax the mood. Cut two leis to create garlands of flowers to interlace down the table center.

Metallic palm tree weights or tiki gods on each end of your luau centerpiece will add interest. Shell design salt & pepper shakers are a nice complement to the Hawaiian Luau dinner party scene.

Lay a lei over the back of your dining chairs for each guest to wear.

Finally, sprinkle some tropical-inspired metallic confetti of cockatoos, pineapples, and palm trees down the center of the table.

Decorate the pre-dinner cocktail bar or drink area with a tiki god statue and tiki god beverage napkins. Brightly colored drink parasols are always a hit with tropical drinks. Drape the bar or drink table with a grass table skirt to add to the island atmosphere.

Pink Flamingo

Elegant and fun...pink flamingos have never been more hip and stylish! These birds are chic and sleek and certainly a step up from the party down the block, elevating the interest level in your guest list.

The unique and elegant pink flamingo party decorations hold pleasant surprises for all invited, which of course, reflects upon the good taste of their host.

Pink Flamingos & Palm Trees

Start with a metal beach flamingo complete with chapeau in the center flanked by metal palm tree votive candle holders and pink flamingo balsa wood carvings.

Light up the scene with hot pink & green votive candle holders in parallel down the length of the table. For a more elegant look, use blush & celery green candles in clear votive candle holders instead.

At each place setting, alternate solid pink and green beverage napkins in the center of each plate in a diamond shape, or go over the top with all pink.

Position a palm tree & hibiscus cocktail napkin in the center of the plate as a square so that the corners of the pink or green napkin peek out on each side.

Pair metallic pink & green party beads with the pink and green napkins, then wrap a rolled up white dinner napkin at each place setting with the necklaces. Napkin rings that your guests can wear make for fun times during dinner.

You may want to arrange the colors so that boys get green and girls get pink. See our tips on making a seating chart for more details.

Toss some pink flamingo confetti on the table and string flamingo lights and/or palm tree lights overhead. Voila! Ocean-themed centerpieces that would make John Waters proud.

Elegant Kitsch

Center your dinner party around a unique twist on flowers with curly sprays in a white tower vase in the pink flamingo party colors of moss green and pink. >Anchor your table with a pair of elegant glass pink flamingo sculptures.

Add detail to each place setting and balance your colors with a palm tree cocktail napkin in the center of each plate. Use hot pink party beads around white dinner napkins to create a napkin ring that your guests can wear during dinner. Finally, include a miniature bobble head pink flamingo swimming in a pool of white on each bread plate.

A sleek set of pink flamingo salt & pepper shakers add a subtle touch to the scene. Step up the fun factor with metallic confetti of palm trees, suns, and pink flamingos (of course).

Decorate the bar area with a Pink Flamingo Lounge sign, and serve cocktails with the palm tree cocktail napkins. Sprinkle more pink flamingo confetti

For more Hawaiian luau and pink flamingo party decorating ideas for focal points, centerpieces, bar service, walls, ceiling, lighting, entrance and more, see Tropical & Luau Decorating Ideas.