FAQ: Do you do weddings?
YES! But not every weekend -or every month. I take five weddings per year to ensure each bride and I can curate a day that is uniquely her own. My goal is designing a classically styled wedding with meaningful details that the bride will look back at her pics in 20 years and say, “I wouldn’t change a thing” I have a few spots left for 2026. What does your uniquely beautiful wedding look like? Let’s make it happen.
Thanksgiving Table Inspirations
Before we skip on over to Christmas, here are a few of my favorite autumn table settings and events through the years to help inspire your Thanksgiving table. I’m somewhat in disbelief that we are nearly halfway through November already!
My design and business philosophy has always been that the events I get to be part of are YOUR events. It’s your day. Your celebration. I just have the honor of working with incredible clients and event partners to make dreams happen. This means, I don’t spend a lot of time on ads, or branding. It’s been 5 years since I’ve touched my website. With a “free” weekend, I decided to finally make some updates myself. I freshened up the pics with some favorite details and the portfolio gallery with a myriad of projects from the last few years. It was such a privilege to be part of all these celebrations, to have friendships that bloomed from brainstorms. It made my heart leap when it came together to see that what seemed like a silly daydream twenty years ago to my young bored dietitian self is now my reality. Please check it out! liliasandolive.com. and pass along to anyone who may have something fun to celebrate.
xoxo,
JoBeth
Cabo Bound!
Que Feliz! This colorful poolside fiesta was the perfect way to celebrate a bride and groom with friends before they departed to Cabo for the main event!
I’ll slow my reels roll after this. I’m just having too much fun looking back on these past After Dwrk events and how much it’s grown! @camp_aldersgate’s After Dark 2019 was my first large nonprofit event after launching Lilias & Olive the previous fall. After 20 years of AAD, It was only the second year of hosting the event on their campus. We opted for a Safari theme that started with cocktails in their wheelchair accessible treehouse, taught African drumming lessons, and took guests on a hot air balloon rides. The small sponsor huts we built specifically for this event were supposed to be taken down and used as decking around their lake the following summer. Instead, they were such a hit with guests and campers, the camp added two more huts. They’ve become a signature piece of the event and an outpost for the campers during weekends and summer camps. It’s one aspect of design that determines our next destination. Which this event has a way of getting my creative juices flowing! I already have the style board ready to go for 2025. I am so grateful to work with this wonderful organization and be a tiny part in supporting the work they do.
Wabi Sabi After Dark 2020/21:: In my deep dive into the evolution of my collaboration with @camp_aldersgate, this has been one of my favorite designs of any event. The concept was based on the Japanese philosophy of “finding the beauty in what is.”. We had no idea our April 2020 event would be pushed to October 2021. Nor did we know the world would have to embrace the Wabi Sabi way of life for awhile. There were a ton of custom touches - but mostly it’s the customized chinosoirie design that features camp life that still captures my heart.
Feeling nostalgic and looking back over the last five years of @camp_aldersgate’s signature fundraiser. In 2022, when the camp celebrated 75 years, we threw a birthday blowout for After Dark that allowed us to dine in a 50’s diner, chill in a Woodstock Wigwam, dance at Studio 75 while (Almost) Elton John took stage. They shopped the 80s mall where a hair salon awaited to crimp and pouf. We had coffee with friends, and we all got a glimpse of the future. Who needs a Delorean when camp is this much fun?
Camp Aldersgate exists to provide barrier free experiences for children and young adults with special needs through summer and weekend camps. They get to have experiences like zip lines, canoeing and even a carousel that have been equipped for wheelchairs. They can do things they can’t do day to day. And that’s My goal each year for After Dark’s design - to create experiences for guests they don’t get day to day. I love looking back and seeing all the destinations we’ve explored over the year. Here’s a quick glimpse of CIAO After Dark 2023 celebrating La Vida Dolce of the Amalfi Coast. Venue: @camp_aldersgate Floral: @tiptonhurst Entertainment: @arcircusarts @singingwaitersus @djxavierriley Rentals: @eventology_us @confettispartyrental @intents_party_rentals Production sound and lighting @cae_lr catering: @heritagecateringar Design Assitant: @annemcpherson Event Assistant: @allday501 Graphic Design: @emmawalkercreative Wine Pull Tags: @byinvitationonlylr 📸 @grantlharrison @ml.baxley
Daydreaming about a springtime escape to Paris. For now, this behind the scenes of our Monet inspired tablescape as seen in @arkansasbride magazine Spring 2022 will have to do.
Another look at @arprostatecancer’s event Bourbon, Beards. and Blue Ribbons last week. (And my first attempt at a reel). A great team of businesses came out to create the Odyssey Adventures to give hands on experiences. Beards we’re trimmed, ax’s we’re thrown, fly lines were cast, bourbon was sipped. We love our free range, experiential events and the guests do, too!
~Gratitude turns what we have into enough~ This year has been so full of the unexpected- events that moved, morphed, or cancelled. I am so grateful for the sweet clients who handled this year with grace and for flexible vendors/ friendors. And although I love nearly every minute of hustling a small business, I’m grateful I could have the down time with family when needed. May we always think of 2020 not only for the chaos, but also it’s unexpected moments of beauty. Happy Thanksgiving, friends!! 💙🧡🤎
