Elite Productions International

We came across this bright and cheery table setting over at DesignLoveFest by the fabulous Bri Emery.  The event was for BlogShop - a workshop to show folks how to enhance their blogs through design and photography. We just love the ease of it and the fun energy it has, I mean, grilled cheese sandwiches?! Love!  It would be so fun to take a que from their set-up and have a little lunch get-together with natural linens and pops of pink for centerpieces!  We'll file this away for spring or summer...

With summer upon us, it's about time for backyard BBQs and parties, wouldn't you agree? So, to help you kick off the summer right, we put together this photo shoot with the help of friend and photographer Aaron Shintaku to give you some ideas for your summer soirees! Pick a color and run with it! We grabbed all our green glassware, plates, vases, etc and brought it all together for this garden party.  We also noticed we had a lot of bird accessories and accents so we pulled those down as well.  If you have a color and a theme you can bring in a lot of variety while still maintaining a sense of cohesion.  Don't shy away from different shades and textures of your color, and different accessories with the same theme (birds for us!) it can help incorporate accent colors and add variety to your color choice. We borrowed a friend's vintage flatware to compliment our color palette. Ask around, we bet your friends have great stuff that you might be able to use for the oc...