Dining Room, set for a reception dinner, wedding weekend

The Dining Room is set here for a reception dinner. Guests were enjoying the cocktail hour when we took this picture. This room can hold 4 tables of 8 people each at the most.  These table centerpieces were created by the estate florist, Crocus Hale.  The table settings, linens and chairs were rented from Classical Tents.

In the preparation and during a festive event, there is plenty of activity around the estate.  When things are busy, I never think about how quiet it can be here. Today as I walked around the mansion checking on things, I noticed the big, fragrant flower arrangements that remain from the party this past weekend. It’s funny to think that so many people were here and there was so much excitement and action,  and now the estate is completely quiet.  I can sit on the couch and hear my breath as I look at these flowers.