Silver & White Coastal Dinner Party

When Kari Rider Events and Renee Hollingshead get together to produce a dinner party, you know it’s going to be one of a kind! The team designed a gorgeous coastal dinner party around the mussel shell (who would’ve thought!) in an elegant silver & white color scheme. The result is somewhat nautical, but overall unique and extremely pretty. We love every last detail the vendors came up with. The minute plum accents in the florals make a bit impact and the perfect dessert is the cherry (or blackberry!) on top!

Kari Rider Events shares, Working on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, we love finding new ways to incorporate coastal elements into wedding designs. While we’re huge fans of getting creative with oyster shells, we thought we’d change things up this time and design a mini shoot around the oyster’s cousin—the mussel shell!

Playing up the shell’s charcoal gray color, we kept things monochromatic, finding the perfect patterns to complement the scheme in a Serena & Lily runner and a Canvas Home napkin. Layered mussel shells gave off just the right vibe – especially once softened by low-lying, glass-toped florals and simple votives. Add in a few other details like a gorgeously messy blackberry pavlova and a classic mint julep, and you’ve got the makings of a perfectly themed studio shoot captured by the fabulous Renee Hollingshead! Enjoy!