Posts in category Entertaining

Dim the lights. Prepour the wine. Don’t skip the seating plan. Frances Schultz shares her essential tips for hosting a gathering that will put every guest at ease.

Kick back on the 4th with our editors’ no-fuss ideas for a festive outdoor celebration at home.

With a 75-year tradition of fine art publishing, Caspari brings elegance and ease to our lives through its paper tabletop goods, stationery, and gifts. President Lisa Milbank shares how the company evokes luxury with a trick of the eye.

In an excerpt from her new book, You’re Invited: Classic, Elegant Entertaining, hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran shares advice for creating a luxurious atmosphere in a small space

Events specialist Rebecca Gardner conjures up her signature magic during the height of camellia season for a luncheon on an island outside Savannah

Event designer Blair LaBorde and hostess Cynthia Arnholt team up for a 50th birthday bash where a stylish setting appears behind every door

When friends hosted dinner in a rustic potting shed with twilight views of the marsh and an extravagant table, the mood was magic

The acclaimed author and consummate entertainer is spicing things up with a pinch of humor and a dash of style

Alex Hitz, celebrity chef and author of The Art of the Host, shares the secrets to a great party and why chicken potpie and good French wine are right every time

Cookbook author Katherine Cobbs’ latest venture encourages us to “drink, dunk, and devour” creamy craft cocktails and their scrumptious cookie pairings. Try three simple recipes from the book.

A San Antonio couple host a stylish soirée with their nearest and dearest to celebrate the season and to bid farewell to their home and all its happy reminiscences

So you’ve selected the date, invited the guests, and now it’s time to start planning the details of your event. …