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June 18, 2024

A Relaxed Backyard

Thankfully, in Southern California you can dine and entertain outdoors almost year round. We also love to open the windows in the evening to let fresh air and a breeze flow in. The best! As we lean into a slow Summer, I want to spend extra time outdoors. This has me thinking of lunch on the grass, setting up the outdoor projector, grabbing a blanket and some wine or setting the table outside for a casual meal. A relaxed backyard is ideal for those slow Summer days.

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Filed Under: Entertain, Living Tagged: amazon, anthropologie, backyard, Outdoors, Serena and lilly, target, William sonoma

May 31, 2022

Setting the Table for Any Occaision

I always jump at the chance to set the table for a special occasion or holiday. Also, I never need an excuse to add detailed placemats or printed napkins to elevate our family dinners and weekend lunches at home. Pull it together with a floral arrangement or picked stems from the garden (and of course candles) and you are good to go!

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Filed Under: Entertain Tagged: china, entertain, etsy, florals, juliska, lennox, lifestyle, setting the table, table decor, tabletop, tableware, William sonoma

February 18, 2022

Celebrating Our 5-year-old Birthday Boy!

Happy Birthday! Arthur turned five on February 6 and I still cannot believe it!

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Filed Under: Entertain, Family Tagged: birthday, kids activities, kids party, party, party theme, picnic

January 22, 2018

Wedding Bells: Always Finding Inspiration

It is safe to say that I will always lust over all things wedding. With news of the impending nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan, it is going to be a wedding frenzy up until the big day, and I love it. Whenever I come across a beautiful or creative wedding, I find myself thinking of how I would plan my wedding day all over again. Don’t get me wrong, I loved every detail of my wedding, and plan to share all the details here at some point, but I find so much joy and inspiration in wedding design and decor.

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Filed Under: Entertain, Style Tagged: carats and cake, elegant weddings, joy proctor, laurie arons, style me pretty, wedding decor, wedding inspiration, wedding planners, weddings

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