Now that we’re entering the early summer months where the afternoons are warm, but the evenings are too humid, we can’t help but look for excuses to gather, enjoy the outdoors, and hopefully find something to celebrate. If you’re hoping to do that around a table here are 6 tips for setting a beautiful tablescape!

By this point, y’all know how much I love to set a beautiful table! I truly believe the point of one is to make guests feel comfortable + relaxed enough to engage in good conversation.

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After the past year and a half we’ve had I think we can all agree how important it is to spend time with family + friends. Those in-person connections provide a certain amount of happiness the just can’t be fulfilled in any other way.

One of my favorite ways to spend quality time with my family + friends is by hosting a dinner party. There’s just something special about breaking bread with people amongst a beautifully set table that just makes my soul feel full.

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As the weather warms up, and vaccines become more readily available, there’s a light at the end of this Covid tunnel we’ve all been stuck in for the past year. Here in South Carolina, things are really starting to feel normal again (besides the mask mandates, of course). Restaurants are back tofull capacity, sporting and other large events are taking place, and government jobs (including schools) have been given the green light to resume in-person.

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No event has gone unscathed in 2020 and that includes football season! While I’m honestly shocked that games are even happening this year, I can’t help but be disappointed that we don’t get to enjoy the kind of season I’ve come to cherish over the past decade.

Sure, the actual games are a thrill, but one of the best parts of college game day is all the fun that takes place before the game.

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“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”- Oscar Wilde

Is it just me, or does it feel like one night the weather just decided to make a leap into a completely different season? We woke up one morning last week and were so confused to find that summer had disappeared. Like how on Earth are we needing sweaters in September? If you know anything about The South, you know we get an extended summer that sometimes bleeds all the way into November.

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