Find some food ideas that are really southern sounding…if your going for finger foods, I can’t think of any right now, but if your going with meal foods, then why not fried chicken..and buffets are large in the south, most parties are pot luck so there set up for everyone to serve themselves..make sure you serve sweet tea or mint juleps. Famous southern deserts are red velvet cake and pecan pie. Mississippi Mud Pie is good too.

as for decorations….make sure you get magnolia blossoms and some fake spanish moss would be nice (remember never use real spanish moss ***chiggers***)

if it is possible, how about having the movie playing in the background…..if outside, play horseshoes…..if time, card games were big in the old south, like rummy or bridge.