Spoke+Blossom Magazine | Fall 2021 | Issue #17

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ELEVATE YOUR GATHERING WITH A PROPER TABLE SETTING Words by Zoe Cramer DEBBY HUDSON

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here’s nothing that elevates a meal like

a well-arranged table. Sitting with loved

vibe. It creates meaning,” says Slossberg.

ones in the glow of candles and the warmth of

a freshly cooked, homemade dinner are some of

Slossberg gets organized and works backward

the most special moments. Having a beautifully

from there. She first considers the menu –– what

dressed table in the center of it all makes these

food will be served and how much room the food

moments all the more memorable.

and drinks will take up on the table. Only once

she has a good idea of the space she has to work

Setting a table is a craft; it involves

consideration and creativity. Elizabeth Slossberg,

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“It just creates the ambiance. It creates the Before even approaching a table to set it,

with for decor does she move forward.

owner and founder of EKS Events in Aspen,

offers a professional perspective on bringing

decor and for the layering,” Slossberg explains.

your gatherings to the next level with a well-

“And then, I go about the process. Do we have a

arranged table. Slossberg thinks outside of the

theme? Do we have a feel? Does the house have

box to make a table arrangement beautiful and

a theme or a feel? And that’s how I kind of back

personal to the event.

it in.”

“So, I first evaluate what room we have for


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