Everything tabletop & forgoing the rules

8 insanely special table settings for hosting a summer soiree! Plus coordinating looks and sharing my one absolute must..

It’s a gloomy Thursday morning and all I can think about is hosting outdoors this summer in our new garden. We’ve been working hard for weeks building out our new beds, germinating seedlings and re-conceptualizing our property. I’m dreaming of the upcoming summer day when our outdoor stone table is illuminated by our oversized lantern hanging above dangling from our tree branch, our girls’ bench being swung while the sun sets..the gardens overflowing with vegetables and fresh flowers. Candlelight and lightening bugs, grilling, devouring corn on the cob, dogs running wild..everyone barefoot in the grass. With children’s laughter and a playlist as the perfect background noise.

Dreamy.

My ideal evening. Especially with a beautifully set table. But when it comes to table decor, I forgo traditional rules.