Beautiful and very popular. Be kind to your guests and remove seeds from watermelon. If you don’t have much time, go with other melon balls. Cut grapes into small bunches of 3-4 grapes with scissors; a picked over stem is so unfestive.
The selection of fruits is limited by the season and also by the preparation time available. If time is short, select just three fruits for a fruit platter. Berries- all kinds- can only be rinsed right when they are served. Other fruits can be cut and sliced the day/night before. Bananas are best left out of fruit salads, as they get slimy.
Once cut, rinse white fruits in an acid liquid such as orange or pineapple juice or lemonade to reduce browning. Fresh fruit chunks can be stored in individual, air tight containers or plastic food storage bags, then refrigerated. Frozen fruits are best if still very cold and should be transferred to the refrigerator the night before to partially thaw.
Mix or arrange fruit for serving early on the day of the party, adding berries right before serving. Cover tightly with plastic wrap- if in a bowl, press a second layer of plastic wrap onto the surface before sealing- and refrigerate until serving time.