Theme: Valentine’s Day
Occasion: Brunch
Style: Elegant, Formal
Color Scheme: Red and white
Flowers: Lilies
The star of this show is the china. It has pattern and color to command attention and it does it beautifully. It was a gift from my husband and I treasure it dearly but any white and red pattern works just as well for this style table.
So as not to take away from it’s drama, I’ve decided to place a plain white linen tablecloth with matching napkins. I purchase linen and cotton over acrylic fabrics although they are more expensive and more laborious to take care of, but the effect is so worth the effort!
Red glass chargers serve as that contrast I love for interest. I’ve purchased these from Overstock.com but they also have a wide selection of acrylic choices which create the same effect and can be reused for holiday, engagement or anniversary settings.
The place card holders, napkin rings, butter spreaders, diamond confetti and votive candles are all from Oleg Cassini collections which I purchased from One Kings Lane but sometimes you come across some of his product in Homegoods!
I have an etiquette certification and had been advised during training not to use candles for daytime settings. I say, if they add magic, why not? I’ve also been instructed to use white or wax candles only. Again, although I use white votive candles here, I love to use color ones when given the opportunity and break this rule time and again. So much for the certification!
Lastly, the soup tureen serves as the floral container and the napkins are placed on a slant to mimic the petals of the white lilies.
There are countless brunch menu items we could choose but one I would include for sure is Ina Garten’s Blue Cheese Souffle:
A delicious dish made easy to prepare by Ina and as elegant as the setting iteself!
So elegant and exquisite!
Thank you!