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Summer Entertaining Essentials

Raise your hand (and margarita) if you are jumping for joy that it’s officially SUMMER! Our team is always looking for reasons to throw an amazing party, and so can you with our summer entertaining tips and picks!

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We are LOVING this marble and wood pineapple cheese board! Carefully curate a gourmet charcuterie display using this Style Me Pretty how-to.

Marble & Acacia Cheese Board

Anthropologie | $68.00

 

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Whether you are entertaining at your dining room table or al fresco, these tumblers serve as the perfect pop of color!

Granada Tumbler Set

Anthropologie | $48.00

 

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Cloth napkins have the ability to take your event to the next level, with linen always being a summer fabric favorite!

Ivory Linen Napkin

Crate and Barrel | $7.95

 

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Sangria or lemonade? The best thing about stackable drink dispensers (aside from being so pretty) is than you can serve all of your favorite summer refreshments!

Double Glass Beverage Dispenser

Williams-Sonoma | $109.95

 

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If tiki-chic was a thing, these tassel and bamboo place mats would be IT!

Fex Tassel Placemat

Furbish | $10.00

 

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Have we mentioned how much we love pineapples?

Pineapples Paper Straws

Revel & Co. | $5.00

 

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Bring on the lobster rolls and clam chowder, this chic tea towel will transport you to a beach-front restaurant in Nantucket.

Pure Linen Tea Towel

Von Walter & Funk | $28.00

 

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Lugging all of your glassware outside isn’t exactly fun. This gorgeous brass caddy is the logistical equivalent of having 6 hands.

Brass Wire & Rattan Caddy

Von Walter & Funk | $48.00

 

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We love a good tray! Serve cocktails, hors d’oeuvres or even a variety of desserts on this shabby chic look from West Elm!

Ash + Steel Round Serving Tray

West Elm | $79.99

 

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The table is set, the champagne is chilling and all that is left is YOU! Keep your hostessing look simple and clean, like this gorgeous textured look from No. 14 Boutique in Lawrenceville.

White Scalloped Dress

No. 14 | $78.00