Full disclosure, the Old Fashioned Croquet Party started with my desire to shoot a garden party in my parent’s garden. It’s incredibly beautiful and I knew that late June would be a wonderful time in terms of the garden being in full bloom. Next came assembling my friends. It’s important to have a game or activity to keep people happy when you’re going to be making them take photos and stand around, especially if lots of your guests a tiny humans. Croquet seemed perfect to me, and came with the added bonus of providing a natural menu theme and dress code. Croquet is traditionally played in all white, and there’s nothing like monochromatic coordination to make your friends and family look fancy and formal. It doesn’t hurt that all the white really stood out against the dramatic green of the lawn and surrounding garden. And since Croquet originated in France, a slightly French menu felt natural. Finally, it was time to style the table and the food. Fortunately, we were staying with my parents and they’re both natural collectors of beautiful things (have you wondered where I inherited a pathological send of needing many sets of wine glasses?), so I had … Continue reading →