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As you saw in my last post, I created the prettiest macaron and champagne dessert buffet to compliment my Bridal Shower party table. Today I wanted to share a closer look at the display as well as a few tips to re-creating the scene at a party of your own! Here they are… Hang a sweet banner. This Mr &...

Over Miami Swim Week, Kristin Chambless and myself hosted an intimate brunch for Miami’s top influencers {see the recap here}. We found the most perfect backdrop, a gorgeous waterfront home on Miami Beach, and came up with the theme “summer citrus” sprinkling oranges, lemons, and limes every which way you turned. For the main dining table we created a “citrus tablescape”...

Summer-ready Spread As we welcome the warmer temperature, I am excited to start incorporating lemons into my displays once again! Lemons are so much fun to work with because they add that instant pop of color and work as a beautiful accent on any board. To compliment my lemons I chose all yellow and green veggies. Yellow carrots, yellow cauliflower,...

After sharing the photos of the Summer Citrus Party I threw for Miami Swim Week, I wanted to share a closeup look at all the details on the tables in case any of you readers want to re-create at home. I absolutely love this “citrus” theme for any special occasion this summer! I will also say that choosing a garland...

Pool Side Champagne Bar from Fashionable Hostess and Frontgate

Fall Appetizer Inspiration At first glance most of you are thinking “Wow, what a spread” but at second glance you may notice that the “spread” is not what’s SO impressive, but rather the serving pieces displaying my spread. And THAT is trick I use often when entertaining. Beautiful serveware is key in wow-ing guests!! So for today’s spread at my...

Today’s bright and cheery party is hosted by the Founder of Creative Studio and Online Party Boutique One Stylish Party! With work published in The Knot, Elle Decor, Style Me Pretty Living, and Inspired By This {to name a few}, it’s clear Founder Tara Berger is well-known and appreciated for her amazing party planning skills. Today Tara was kind of enough...

The Event Over Miami Swim Week, Kristin Chambless, the blogger behind Color by K, and myself decided to team up to host an intimate brunch for some of Miami’s top influencers. We found the most perfect backdrop, a gorgeous waterfront home on Miami Beach, and came up with the theme “summer citrus” sprinkling oranges, lemons, and limes every which way...

When it comes to hosting a special event, you want cocktails that will have your guests oooh-ing and ahhh-ing, so in today’s post I wanted to share some of the prettiest cocktails I have made over the last year on Fashionable Hostess that will do just the trick! Here they are… Starting with the images above… the prettiest drinks of all...

Paris Travel Guide My husband and I just arrived home from our week long, magical trip to Paris and Saint-Tropez. It was both of our first time to France and boy were we both blown away; by the the history, by the architecture, and by the food. It was a trip to remember. I wanted to share some of the...