The authors, owners of a public relations, special events, and marketing firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, guide you through menus, food, flowers, invitations, music, and gift bags from 10 of their most creative affairs. The photographs, featuring the A-list party guests, hosts, and the authors, are gorgeous full-color evidence of the outstanding parties these two women have organized.

Realistically though, most of us cannot afford to host an Indian-themed party for 150 guests like the one the authors planned for Cheryl Howard (director Ron Howard’s wife) when she celebrated the release of her first novel. The elegant affair, which was held at a friend’s estate, included a troupe of Indian dancers, sitar players, rented golf carts to drive guests from their parked cars to the party site, catering from an Indian restaurant, rented furniture on the lawn, beautiful handmade invitations, and gift bags for every guest that included an autographed copy of Howard’s book and a pair of shoes selected from "the gifting area."

The authors plan opulent, big budget parties that are out of the price range for the average reader. For the rest of us, they offer a few "Steal It" ideas for each party, copying the basic ideas for less money, or using items we may already have around the house. Many of these alternative suggestions, however, require handy arts and crafts skills. Party Confidential is targeted to wealthy, detail-oriented, highly sociable people who take their party planning very seriously. Other readers may include those who want to see how the other half lives.