lanne: Christmas came early

Yesterday we celebrated christmas with friends...

It was lots of fun, very relaxed and hours had flown by before we knew it.. just as it should be. We shared our families favorite recipes.. and i was a lil disappointed in the pork. It was OK but maybe larger than normal and it didn't quiet seem as good.. oh well! I also didn't make crackle/crackling... which disappointed Andrew ..LOL

But I did have a lovely time, the deck looked rather inviting... and of course.. I snapped a few photos.. not many tho!

There was lots of discussion between Andrew and I about how it should look. He thought we were going for 'lunch in the park but on the deck' (laughing).. whereas I thought we were going with. christmas table!!! minimalist than normal because it was lunch but.. filled with little touches and lots of colour coordinated decorations!

I did the pale cream tablecloth, two dark brown runners, going horizontally, and blue rimmed glasses (with matching water bottles) down the centre holding tea lights.. it was meant to also have baubles in between but the wind put a stop to that! So I filled a vase with them instead and added them to the food table.

This was the christmas table...

Each plate had a simple cream leaf, with delicate glitter on it.. and the cutlery was tied in a brown organza ribbon, and placed on the leaf.. LOVE the tied cutlery.. seems more relaxed than the formal cutlery laid out..
and it is a good place to add some decoration without going overboard.