A Peony Filled Supper Club

Good morning on this Memorial Day! Whether you are at the lake, BBQ-ing with family, or just simply resting, I hope you are having a good weekend. I know today it not a fun day for a lot of people. So I want to give a shout out to the ones today is all about- to all who have served- past, present, and those about to enter, and to all the families involved. Y'all are amazing. And I truly don't know how you do it but I am so appreciative that you do. THANK YOU!

I have multiple adventures to share, but I will be honest, I have been lazy about getting the photos and writing together in order to actually post them. So I am whipping my butt into shape (both metaphorically and physically...for an upcoming beach trip...) to get back to blogging!

Today I have a colorful supper club dinner I was hired to design and set up a few weeks ago! It was my first "official" client, who also happens to be my mother-in-law. ;) She wanted to be my first client and I was happy to help her put together this fun dinner for her fellow teachers at the school she is a 5th grade teacher at.

Since it was to be kept somewhat casual, originally we were just going to set up two-three tables and let people sit wherever. But once I heard there would be less than 20 people, I wanted to find a way to seat them all in one room, so that the group wouldn't be too scattered. So with the help of my father-in-law and my husband, I had the kitchen table moved into the dining room in order to make one large table to seat everyone!

It was still to be casual, so rather than doing a lot for the place settings, I tied the colorful cutlery with the pretty napkins and placed them on silver chargers. It kept it simple and clean, and yet cute and personal for each seat.

For the first time this season, I also was able to order some lush peonies from Whole Foods. Mixed in with other gorgeous florals, lace, pale peach cloth, and silver accents, this turned out to be a very cheerful design!

See below ~

Have a blessed Memorial Day and Remember all who have given their lives, and all who are currently serving for our freedom. <3

xo,
t

Bijou | Idaho Dinner Party | Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms are rolling in and I'm gladly awaiting them.
I don't mean big scary life thunderstorms are rolling in and I'm going to be dealing with 'rain' for a while. I mean actual spring thunderstorms are rolling in outside and I'm loving it! My husband and I woke up to thunder early this morning and it made for quite the alarm!

I also thought today would be a perfect time to catch up on here since I've been MIA for a while. My bad! But I think you all know my blogging consistencies by now.

During the month of March, I was sharing multiple exciting and fun adventures I had throughout the month. I was planning on sharing my last installment of it at the end of the month, highlighting both my trip to Idaho/Idahome and finally announcing my new business venture! However, my trip was filled to the rim and I had no energy left to write about it while there or even on my way home. Also, I was so busy trying to wrap up the details so I could launch my new website! Which I did, and I announced over Facebook and Instagram. So it's likely, if you know me or follow me, that you've already seen it.

But just to highlight the fun facts... I started an in-home event styling business, called Bijou, (pronunciation) here in Birmingham, AL! I'm super stoked about it! I have a passion for people entertaining in their own homes but I know it's not an easy task. So that's where I come in. ;) My website explains it all in detail here! Also, if you are a vendor in the Birmingham area, I would love to connect with you! Contact me and let's chat!

My trip to Idahome was awesome too! I had good quality time with family and friends, birthday celebrations, lots of shopping and a couple event stylings! One being a dinner party with photos I will share below.

I have a plan to use this blog as my new business blog base. As y'all are already aware, I'm not an avid blogger. However, now that I have a styling business, I do know this day in age calls for making the most out of all social media outlets to get your business known and shared. So I will be using this blog for both continuing what I'm already doing and sharing my events through Bijou.

It was such a pleasure to create and style this dinner party while in Coeur d'Alene! I absolutely LOVED my client's china, mix of sterling silver flatware and the chargers. My design recipe was a lavish garden feel. I collected fresh flowers from Fred Meyer, (They really have a great selection for flowers when you don't want/need/have time to order. However I don't have FM in Bham!) and beautiful greenery from Flower Bar in Riverstone, in Coeur d'Alene. If you live there, you should definitely check it out and meet Shawn who owns the place! She's SO sweet and her new store is full of charm and pretty things! I also used a cement "boat" from The Attic for the centerpiece.

Ok, onto photos! Here is what I designed for the dinner party:

Dinner prep, by the hostesses

Dessert table

Candlelit

Hope y'all have a great rest of your week!
xo,
t.