The Art of Gathering

04/08/2025

Everything we are - and everything we do - is rooted in our love for where we come from 🌟
To celebrate April being Arab American Heritage month, here is a short list of some of our favorite Arab-owned businesses in the Triangle 🫂

Below is a non-comprehensive but categorized list of a lot more of the Arab-owned businesses we’re so proud to know - interact, follow, and support them!

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Jewelry & Shopping:lunae


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Please help us support & shoutout other Arab-owned businesses in the Triangle by tagging them in the comments! Let’s keep the love going ❤️‍🩹

03/18/2025

The perfect picnic activity: candle decorating 🕯️

Girls at in Raleigh, hosted at and .exchange.raleigh, had the opportunity to decorate candles at our picnics! 🧺🎀✨

Each candle was hand engraved by with each persons’ name - it was so cool to see her engraving in real time! 🌟

Looking for things to do for your next event? Let us know when you’re booking - we have SO many ideas & activities for you to do during your two hour picnic or luxury event:
- a Flower Bar with take-home flower vases
- Paint by Numbers kits
- Yoga flows & guided meditations
- DIY guided facials
and so much more depending on your theme 🧘‍♀️🎨

If you’re interested, visit our website theartofgathering.net to book or inquire about an event or luxury picnic with us! 🫧

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03/02/2025

When asks for a ‘vintage disco meets candy land’ VIP area - you say YES & make it happen! 🪩
We loved being a part of Small Mall and bringing the vision to life with a luxury picnic & vision board making, our candy wall & candy cart, draping & disco balls everywhere, and cotton candy, popcorn, & candy for all the guests! 🍭🍬

Our candy wall & cart is available for rental upon request - DM us to check for availability! 🫧

02/17/2025

01/15/2025

Galentine’s but make it aesthetic 🎀💗

A luxury picnic is one of the cutest ways to celebrate Galentine’s with your girls! With pink, beige, and red pillows + bows everywhere, this is the perfect background for aesthetic pictures ✨ You can also get your choice of individual charcuterie boxes, a sharing S’mores board, or BOTH (my favorite 🤭)

01/08/2025

If you don’t have plans for Valentine’s, this is your sign to book a luxury picnic date for two inside of a bubble tent! 🧺✨
You’ll stay warm and cozy with the closed off tent plus a space heater & blankets available if needed!You’ll also have games and activities as well as a S’mores board as a part of your all-inclusive picnic package 🍫

You can visit our website www.theartofgathering.net or DM us for more information! 💌

01/06/2025

A valentine’s date you’ll never forget 🧺✨

If you’re looking to book a luxury picnic for two for Valentine’s, comment ‘Valentine’ and we will send you the booking link! 🔗
This is a highly customizable experience that can be done outdoors inside a bubble dome tent or indoors at your location of choice, and with the decorations and add-ons you’d like! 🤍

12/05/2024

If you’re in or around Raleigh, NC & would be interested in having dinner with 11 other strangers - you’re gonna wanna see this! 🤭🥂🤍✨

12/04/2024

One evening, twelve seats, and strangers turned friends | 12.13.24 | 6pm - 9pm 🥂✨

Applications close this Friday, 12.06.24, at 11:59pm. Please visit the link in our bio or visit www.theartofgathering.net to apply 🤍

745 Merritt Capital Dr, Suite 102, Wake Forest, NC
$150 per person

11/26/2024

The details of Baby Serene’s Sip and See 🌸💗🫧

11/18/2024

This time last year 💍🧺✨
📸 Diora Media

11/05/2024

Love Letter to Me - Raleigh 💌
Absolutely obsessed with our event series in partnership with - I literally cannot stop fangirling over all the amazing women we met this past weekend and all the self-care fun we had! 💌

THANK YOU THANK YOU! Can’t wait to post about pt.II in CLT! 💌✨

10/29/2024

Picnic dates for the win 🧺✨
All of our luxury picnics come with charcuterie boxes for each guest or a sharing S’mores board and mini fire pit, games of your choice, a custom chalkboard message, a bluetooth speaker, and a picnic basket with all your picnic essentials like insect repellent, hand sanitizer, etc…

During colder months, we also make sure you’re set up in the sun and provide you with blankets to stay cozy! 🌞
You can also add-on activities like Paint Kits, card games like We’re Not Really Strangers, or a romance package with a flower bouquet and rose petal entrance to your picnic 💐

If you’re interested in booking a picnic with us, visit www.theartofgathering.net! 📲
You can also make use of our ongoing offer with for $100 off a S’mores picnic! ✨

10/16/2024

A luxury picnic date is always a good idea - even if it means staying warm and indoors! 🌟

Did you know that we can work with you to find an alternate indoor location in the case of inclement weather? We require a backup location or a rain date for every picnic booking - and whether it’s in your home, at a clubhouse, or at an Airbnb, we can work with you to keep everything looking perfect according to your vision! 🧺

If you’re interested, you can visit our website theartofgathering.net to book your luxury picnic now! ✨

09/18/2024

Nyasia’s 24th birthday 🌸 With our hanging floral add-on and personalized candle souvenirs for each of the guests, this is one of our first ever picnics & is in my top 10 favorites 🧺

09/12/2024

Since it’s time for your annual Gilmore Girls rewatch, why not make it perfect by having a themed movie night picnic with s’mores? 🎞️💄🧺🍫🔥🍂💌✨

Also, the question I’ve been DYING to ask: are you Team Dean, Team Jess, or Team Logan?
(I’m Team Jess 🤭)

09/09/2024

Thinking of popping the question? An intimate picnic for two is the perfect way to propose & spend some time alone to soak it in before announcing the news to the world! 💍

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