The Illuminati Ball
Photography by MARK SHELBY PERRY
Imagine if you will: You arrive from New York City, blindfolded, at a country manse on a wooded lake somewhere...
An Abundant Display
In all my years as an event and wedding designer the one tool I consistently used in creating beauty and magic was to hold...
Eternal New Orleans
Photography by Kristin Reimer
New Orleans isn’t merely a place. It’s euphoria. It’s enchantment. It’s inebriation. It’s nostalgia. It’s gut-wrenching homesickness. I know the ache...
Enchanting Party Planning
Caption: Crystal decor by Sarah Sparkles for ENVY installation at Bonnet Bash- Carnival of Capital Sins
On a cool spring night you stroll down the...
A Stately Christmas House
Framed by the dark hills of green trees and moorlands, with the River Derwent flow-ing in front of its expansive lawns, a stately home...
The Life of Tolkien: On The Big Screen
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien died in 1973. Now, forty-five years later, the film Tolkien will bring him back to life onscreen. For the time being,...
The Elven Tea Party
I make sure to occasionally host inspiring parties and sometimes invite friends over to eat good food, dance, play roleplaying games, and sit around the...
The Nightcap
The hush of evening falls as the day’s warm breeze brushes against you in the dimming light.
And there you sit, looking out into the...
Throwing a Magical Party for Kids
photography by VINCE CHAFIN
We’ve probably all witnessed a child playing more with the plain box their present came in than with the much coveted,...
The Rising of Magic House
Photography by Steve Parke
The 100-year-old cottage was in ruin from years of neglect, and no one had wanted it. Four buyers had fallen through...