Holiday table decorating time! Woohooo! Today I am happy to share the simple tricks I use to set a chic yet easy holiday table. With this table decor, I partnered with @homedepot to create a lush and layered holiday table. Rustic simplicity is the theme.  For the first time in history, I am actually planning my holiday tablescape in advance!  I’ll show you the stress-free way to set a table that will make for cozy holiday entertaining with family and friends! Keep reading to see some super simple ideas! Or if you want to watch me walk through it watch the video here!

Throwing a proper dinner party is an art. There is nothing like a perfectly designed and planned gathering. From the color scheme to the people you invite, It is a thoughtfully curated moment. This dinner party in Positano Italy is simply breathtaking. It has me thinking that a destination dinner party might just be the next big thing. Let’s explore what makes this event so stunning and what to wear to your next dinner party.

This year, get the perfect present under the tree for a mom you know with the holiday gift guide for mom. It’s not too late to find the perfect item to make mom’s holiday the best. Give the gift you know she really wants and needs, whether that means noise-canceling headphones, comfy slippers, or a photo printer for all the family memories. Time is ticking, so here are some great last minutes ideas. I’ve got you covered this holiday season.

Photograph: Jess Kirby

This holiday, give the fashionista in your life the perfect present. Don’t stress about finding the right gift with my holiday gift guide for the fashionista.

Photograph: A Walk in the Wild

This holiday, give the beauty aficionado in your life the perfect present with our gift guide for the beauty obsessed. Whether it means staying hydrated, adding a little extra to their skincare routine or getting them the perfect eyeshadow palette, I’ve got you covered.

These are some of the best beauty products around. Maybe give some of these as gifts this year as well!

Photograph: A Walk in the Wild

Give the gift of comfort and utility to those who are always on the go with this holiday gift guide for travelers.

Whether they’re flying off to new places or coming back for the holidays, make the traveler in your life feel comfier with these gifts.

We recently threw a bridal shower for my sister DS at Ivy at the Shore in Santa Monica on the water. We celebrated in their back room called The Bungalow, a bright and welcoming flower-adorned space with exceptional sunlight from the sun roof. It truly was a stunning place. A friend of DS’s arranged this lovely luncheon for 20 or so of us to celebrate my sister’s bridal shower.

My sis DS is perhaps the most kind, sweet, smart, beautiful person I know.  I can’t tell you how happy I was to be there to see her so happy and surrounded by people who love her and are about her.  She and her fiancé AL (my lovely future brother-in-law) are a perfect match. It’s a delight to be celebrating their pending big day and future lives together.  The bridal shower venue reflected how we all feel for DS at this time.  Happy.

Swathed in pink and with colorful roses and lush floral linens and furnishings, this spot was the perfect place for a celebration. I definitely think I will host my next Girl Boss Lunch there! The entire place was just lovely.

Take a look below.

Summer officially ends late in September but when August ends, for me, summer feels like it is over.  Last year, two weeks after moving into this house, I threw an end of summer taco party for about 40 people. This year, I decided to hit repeat and threw another August taco party.  Maybe a tradition is in the making.  Anyhooooo, like last year, I officially decided to throw this party about a week before.  Before I knew it almost 30 of us were gathered in my courtyard for an end of summer taco party under the stars.  Want to know how I pulled it off?  Read on…