Party Details: Jenn and Dave

Last summer we did a wedding for a beautiful, stylish couple - Jenn and Dave. The ceremony and reception were on the grounds of a private home in Litchfield County, CT. The couple asked their friends and family to come in hats and gave gloves to the ladies. So fabulous! The photos are courtesy of IRA LIPPKE STUDIOS. If you want to see more photos from this wedding go HERE.

Party Details: Seeing Red

Last weekend I had a dinner party that had us all seeing red! I wanted to use my antique ruby glass plates and goblets that belonged to my great grandparents. Luh-ve! 

Which I layered with gold chargers and plates in gold and red from Crate and Barrel. I wrapped favors for each guest in gold for some extra "pop". I did the flowers myself with blooms from my local market. The table cloth is actually a sheet I bought on clearance at JC Penney. 

The napkin rings I found on clearance on One Kings Lane.

Party Details: Chic Holiday Dinner

Every year I host an annual holiday dinner for my closest friends. Here is my table from last year with a fresh, modern holiday look.  The color theme: green, white and silver. I arranged flowers in a revere bowl with berries and rosemary to add interest and texture along with roses, freesia and lilies. 

The tablecloth was made with Dwell Fabric I found on sale at FABRIC.COM

My favorite addition to the table are the bucks. Love them! I made collars out of boxwood from my mantle for an extra pop.

The place card holders I made with a glue gun and assorted Christmas balls.

The final touches: silver chargers, silver napkin rings and silver tapers. And the table was complete!

The menu: 

Assorted Cheeses and Crackers with Fig Jam 

Red and White Wines

Pork Loin with Chunky Apple Walnut Sauce RECIPE

Grantineed Acorn Squash from PRETTY PINK TULIPS

Arugula Salad

Gingerbread topped with Caramel Sauce, Ice Cream and Candied Pecans from LA DOLFINA 

Champagne (I always serve bubbly with dessert)

This year due to a work event the same day as the dinner, I am treating everyone to dinner out at one of Boston's best restaurants. Plenty of good food, holiday cheer and no cooking! 

Party Details: Dinner and Concert in Our Barn

 

My cousin RAIN PERRY is an uber talented singer. She flew in from LA a few weeks ago and Dixie hosted a wonderful dinner in our barn followed by an intimate concert with Rain - what a treat!

The house and barn in CT get party ready. Cocktails in the house, a seated dinner in the barn and then back to the house for dessert and the concert.

Lanterns guide the way from the house to the barn

Chef ANNE GALLAGHER cooked a fabulous meal, as always! For nibbles to accompany cocktails, Anne made three different variations of herbed cheese biscuits. Yum!

The first course was a Field Green salad with local greens 

The feel of the party was rustic, country casual so Dixie wanted comfort food. Anne made two phenomenal versions of chilli (one beef and one vegetarian) with emdless options for toppings and homemade cornbread. To.Die.For!

Dessert was a Pear Almond Tart followed by a concert with Rain. What a great evening! 

Photos: PhanFatale, Wedding Bee, Chez Us, Simply Recipes

Party Details: Summer Dinner Party

Every summer Dixie throws at least one really special dinner for her friends and family. We decided to have it inside because it was hot and humid and inside is SO much easier!

Here is the table. Dixie's house in CT is from 1790. And don't miss my Jack Russell, Auggie, under the chair! 

The meal, without exaggeration, was one of the best I had all year. Dixie brought in one of her favorite chefs for intimate affairs - ANNE GALLAGHER.

The food was made from local ingredients and was off the hook! I was too busy eating to take photos, but these shots from the web will give you the idea.

For nibbles to accompany cocktails, Anne made three different variations of herbed cheese biscuits. Yum!

The first course was Grilled Corn Soup with a Corn Avocado Relish

The main course was Pan Seared Salmon with an Heirloom Salsa

Accompanied by roasted fingerling potatoes and a medley of summer veggies and sauteed kale

The salad course was a Grilled Peach and Fennel Field Green Salad. So delicious!

How to you top off such a phenomenal meal? 

A Napoleon of Lemon Mousse with Mixed Berries and Filo. Out of this world! 

Party Details: Whitney and Andrew

A wedding we did in Point of Woods on Fire Island was recently featured on STYLE ME PRETTY.  Whitney has been going to this charming ocean front community since she was little and it was the perfect spot for a wedding with East Coast charm! The photography was done by Seattle based SARAH RHOADS.

Flowers were done by the fantastically talented Bobo Clark.  

Point of Woods does not allow cars, so guests arrived by bike or on foot. 

Since the wedding was overlooking the beach, we used galvanized metal trays filled with sand for place cards.

Whitney is a designer and did the invitations herself. Love. Go HERE to visit her site.

The bride wanted modern metal table numbers so I sourced these online.

Other fun details

Congratulations!