Hey there princess!
Recently, I was given the opportunity to host a table for a luncheon at my church. This is my first time embarking on this type of project, and I am so thankful that I was able to co-host with my mom so that the project felt more manageable. My mom is a hostess extraordinaire, and she has a wealth of knowledge and linen to make planning fun and stress-free.
The event didn't have a theme, so we had free-reign to decorate how we pleased. The verse that we chose for our table was Song of Solomon 2:11-12, "For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and done. The flowers appear on the earth, the season of singing is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land."
So basically... flowers! So let's begin with a review of our table...
My mom and I are both huge fans of Spode's Blue Italian, so it was an easy choice when it came to the place settings. This was the pattern I chose for my wedding china, and between my mom and myself we have more than enough place settings and specialty pieces. For napkins, my mom purchased these special pieces from Laurie Byrne on Etsy (
click here for her shop).
We decorated our table with tons of fresh flowers, which were so gorgeous and also were the perfect compliment to the Bible verse we chose for our theme. My mom has an extensive tulipiere collection in blue and white, so it was great to be able to pull all of them out and put them on display for our friends. I made each guest a place card so that they would know where to sit, and I also painted a small canvas for each lady to take home as a memento of the afternoon.
When arranging flowers, it is important to look at your display from every angle. Since we were at circular tables, they needed to look lush and gorgeous from the perspective of each guest. These were so much fun to do with my mom, and lots of the beautiful roses came from
Life in Rose Farm, and some of the other flowers came from Whole Foods and Kroger.
Luckily for us, we had some time to go around the room and look at some of the other tables that the ladies decorated. I have included photos of those below. They were so much fun! Let me know in the comments which one is your favorite!
This was such an amazing opportunity to be creative and connect with my church community. I am so happy that we were able to participate, and I can't wait to challenge ourselves next year with another amazing and fun design.
