Gatherings

The Penobscot Bay, Maine
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Summertime in Maine with Isabel Gillies

I’ve never been to Maine, but I know I’d love it there. Growing up, one of my close friends headed east each summer to spend 6 weeks rope swinging and eating fresh seafood with her family, and I couldn’t help but feel the steady onset of jealousy upon hearing the stories and seeing the photos […]

Dessert Buffet // Phoebe's Woodland Fairy Party
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Phoebe’s Woodland Fairy Birthday Party

I’ve got to admit, one of the most fun parts of having a 3-year-old daughter is that I finally have an excuse to plan parties with incredibly girly themes like “Woodland Fairy.” And now that Phoebe is old enough to have strong opinions of her own, she gets to weigh in with a birthday party wish […]

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Explore My Favorite Parties Ever

Are y’all having a good start to the week? If you’re like me, it can be tough to dive back into the workweek after a fun weekend, so I always try to put something a little escapist on the calendar for Monday morning. I’m super excited to roll out a new search feature on the blog today […]

End of Summer Dinner Party Al Fresco
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Courtney Caplan & Sarah Miller

Courtney Caplan and Sarah Miller make one hell of a team. As the dynamic duo at the helm of Austin’s Caplan Miller Events, the two friends (along with their talented team) are the go-to when it comes to producing a drop dead gorgeous event in this town, and it’s with good reason. Within five minutes of meeting the local […]

Phoebe's 3rd Birthday with Minted | Camille Styles
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Phoebe’s Woodland Fairy Party Inspiration

Well, it’s happened: my baby girl just up and decided to turn 3! It’s bittersweet to look back at photos from when she turned 2 and realize how much she’s grown from a toddler into a little girl over the past year; one with a full-fledged personality, sense of humor, and definite opinions about everything! […]

Bohemian Garden Dinner Party
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A Midsummer Night’s Soirée

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is probably my favorite play by Shakespeare. It’s filled with fanciful prose, crazy love triangles, mystical personalities, and encompasses a unique approach to that most serious subject of love. No wonder I immediately gravitated towards this magical bohemian dinner created by Michelle Burke, who brought Shakespeare’s tale to life by utilizing […]

FEED Supper
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How to Host a #FeedSupper

A few weeks ago, we shared the highlights from the FEED Supper we threw at Josephine House… and today’s a really exciting day, because host sign-ups open up to everyone on FeedProjects.com! To get you up to speed, FEED Supper is a global grassroots dinner party series that happens between 9/16 – 10/16 with the goal of raising […]

a low table and poufs for an al fresco summer meal
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A Mediterranean Summer Mezze

We’ve been in denial for weeks, but the date on the calendar makes it official: mid-August means summer is coming to an end. Nooo! The cucumbers! The peaches! The tomatoes! It’s hard to imagine life without the amazing produce that summer has to offer, and even though we’ve had a blast experimenting with all the ripe ingredients (remember […]

watermelon sangria
Food

Watermelon Sangria

Click here to see our full Mediterranean Mezze Party! *photography by Kristen Kilpatrick

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Caramelized

Today’s Entertaining With feature has us flush with emotion. As a Camille Styles intern, Cara Greenstein rocked our worlds with her love of everything food, and her knack for whipping up culinary creations in a flash. Fast forward just a few short years, and our little grasshopper has moved back to her hometown of Memphis, where […]

Asparagus and Burrata // Healthy Recipes
Food

Charred Scallions with Burrata and Picada

This family of Texans can’t stop marveling over the riches of the Northeast summer: maple creemees, swimming holes, meadow hikes, and rambling Sunday drives. From our little cabin in Vermont, we can go all kinds of places on a whim: Maine, New York, even Canada are all just a few hours away. Exploring Montreal was […]

miami beach inspiration
Design

Miami Beach

After weeks of agonizing over where to travel over the long Labor Day weekend (woe is me!), we finally came to a decision: Miami Beach, baby. Seriously, what’s not to love about this place? With endless beaches, fresh seafood at every corner, and art and shopping galore, just a few visits have landed this city at […]

endive leaves with figs, goat cheese, & almonds
Health

How to Host a Weeknight Party

Weeknights are one of my favorite times to get together with friends. Not only is it an unexpected time to have a party, but the anticipation of a social event makes a middle-of-the-week workday so much more fun! I know, I know: the thought of cooking, hosting, and cleaning up sounds like a lot to tackle after […]