Halloween of 2017 I was planning a night in with wine and creepy makeovers with 2 of my favorite spooky chicks, Kir and Cece. We ended up inviting a few other gals we knew and loved and decided to decorate and order in some pizza while watching scary movies. Still to date one of my favorite supper clubs since I made the girls watch The Exorcism of Jane Doe and nothing quite fills my heart with wicked joy like scaring the people I love.
Fast forward almost a year and supper club had become a regular occurence. We began to meet up once a month where I would host and decorate and everyone would bring a dish to share. While the group itself has evolved over the months, the same general concept of gathering for drinks and light hors d’oeuvres/snacks, followed by dinner and then some sort of activity which often includes a movie, card game or sometimes just drinking.
One of my favorite supper clubs to date was our Southern Comfort theme which was inspired by the heat and humidity of August as well as a fabulous English china set I found at a thrift store. It was a lovely mix of vintage pieces, new and a few heirlooms. My grandmothers butter dish and my mothers silverware also made a debut and seemed to be a fitting part of the overall cozy, warm, welcoming nostalgic ambience.
Krysta photographed everything beautifully, of course, and captured all of the special little details. We had a spectacular menu put together by the girls, kicking thing off with Amanda, who has, of course been crowned our salad queen.
~Menu~
Amanda - Watermelon-Feta Salad
Cece- Mac n Cheesies & Hand lettering place cards
Krysta - Fried Pickles & photos!
Soleil - Cornbread & Collard Greens
Rachel - Sauteed balsamic Green Beans -
Janessa - Fried Chicken & buttermilk biscuits
Soleil - Apple Crisp & Vanilla Ice Cream with homemade caramel sauce -
Alex - brownies
Sarah Pete - Mint Juleps & Jam+moonshine favors
I decorated in true southern style with some magnolia blooms from the backyard and trimmed some of the limelight hydrangea which nestled perfectly in their wicker basket as the centerpiece to the table. For cocktail hour we mixed in more fab sunflowers that Janessa picked up!
Cece of course hand-lettered our place cards which tucked in between the seagrass chargers and the blue & white china I snagged from Homegoods with a few sprigs of Magnolia leaves to tie it together.
Candlelight was necessary when the sun went down and we enjoyed it’s warm flickering from a few tapers and pillars scattered across the table. Sarah Pete also brought everyone a mini jam and moonshine jar for each persons place setting and as a favor! It was a perfect way to spend a hot August day with some of my favorite people.
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