I am so grateful to be invited to contribute to Gal Meets Glam and to kick off the contributor series with a Mother’s Day celebration. I feel lucky to count Thomas and Julia as close…

Anne from Stems is one of my all time favorite creative friends.  Everything she touches makes my heart sing, she is so so talented.  We met through the wedding industry a few years ago…

As many of you know, Baby R’s arrival makes this my first Mother’s Day and, as they say,  “my cup runneth over” with happiness.  As much as we were told how deeply we would fall…

Pizza has become one of our favorite things to cook on our kamado grill; we thought it might be fun to share a ‘pizza party’ although we will create an updated one soon (with a set…

Luckily for us, springtime strawberry picking starts early in the South.  We were so excited to head out to the farm; it seemed a perfect way to keep exploring our lovely city and to…

Growing up, Easter was my favorite holiday (after Christmas).  My Mother always made such an effort to infuse the weekend with magic, arranging activities with dear friends and family that always featured an elaborate, fun…

What could be more fun than a lunch on the terrace with friends. Back again at my late Grandmothers house, Anne (Charlston Stems) and I set up a lunch in the sunshine with china…

Some of you might have already seen this on vogue.com last year and while I can’t credit for anything other than the photos, I wanted to share because it is so incredibly beautiful.  Tara…

A spring table thrown together with Charleston Stems. I love this table cloth from Roberta Roller Rabbit, I have them in several colors and they are always a hit with guests. Here the pattern…