* Welcome to our fall celebration challenge. This weeks posts will feature a few of my favorite event designers & their visions for fall seen through a handcrafted celebration. Enjoy the inspiration and share why you love their work by leaving a comment below- you could even win something rad, details here.
Continuing our week, an amazing harvest party designed by Melanie of You are my fave.
This harvest celebration was styled using one of my absolute fall favorites, the artichoke. Featured from the invite to the centerpiece it made a showing in throughout the entire party design.
In her own words: I used inspiration from the farmer’s market and colorful produce germane to this time of year. Since I live in a small apartment, I asked my friends if I could use their backyard that has a huge tree with swooping branches perfect for hanging lights on.
They also have a garden abundant with tomatoes, peppers and squash. Natural décor for a harvest.
The tables were covered with textiles I found at a local fabric store, then set with white plates, patterned napkins and bottled sodas. The main focus was on the fresh produce centerpieces and of course the food. For a fun touch I hired a street vendor who cooked mini gyros, spicy tacos, vegetable sliders and bbq pork sandwiches.
For the favors, I sewed up some tote bags and placed takeaway items that you would find strolling the booths at a farmer’s market. This may need to become a yearly event.
Credits:
Calligraphy done by Cathie
Invitation done by YeeHaw
Catering done by Gasto Cart
PS. A DIY for the amazing farm fresh centerpieces coming up later today!
blessings.
i’d love to attend one of melanie’s parties any day! she always has such amazing photos of her incredible work.
thanks for letting her host the party today.
i want to be at that party! how gorgeous. always love a string of lights and especially the take-away tote idea.
melanie is so talented! love the artichokes.
I love that shade of purple coupled with the green artichokes – so lovely! Melanie’s always coming up with unique ideas. And the hanging lights are a festive touch.
Every farmers’ market should be a party! Especially one with frrreakin’ adorable tote bags.
Melanie’s design is gorgeous. I especially love the organic centerpiece filled with colorful fresh vegetables.
I love that last photo – such a gorgeous set up and the food looks delicious. The calligraphy is a very nice touch. Love that Melanie – she is one talented gal.
This is absolutely amazing. Melanie never ceases to amaze! The colors are so beautiful and very inviting. My favorite was the “Take a tote” section. So clever:)
This is so beautiful and perfect. I’d love to attend a party like this one.
Love al the colours … simple ideas beautifully presented!
These are amazing!!
Loving the use of produce. So pretty and I think artichokes are so interesting.
I love it! Mel, could we have a tutorial or a pattern for your adorable tote bags?! I’m beyond impressed that you sewed those.
Love all these details! The calligraphy is amazing … and those globe lights should be required for every outdoor event! It’s got the perfect farmer’s market vibe for this time of year.
This party is awesome! I want a fall celebration right now. Melanie rocks!
What a fun celebration! I would be overjoyed to receive that invite!!
so, so perfect.
pretty lights, adorable favors…love it.
Love the night atmosphere under the tree branches and lights!!
Great post. Fall is in the air and I couldn’t be more excited. A party like this is JUST like this. Thanks Melanie.
This is so gorgeous and inspiring! I want to be at that party!
Oh my goodness! What a masterpiece. I want to take some crusty bread home in one of those supercute totes. I love the purple cabbage paired with the artichokes. When do I get to come to a You Are My Fave party??
Not only do I want to attend that party, I want to blatantly steal the idea and host that party. It’s gorgeous, actually encourages healthy and local eating instead of all those stale store-bought cookies you usually find at parties, and the take home gifts are brilliant. Love it.
This is my fave. Melanie always has the best ideas! And a tutorial for the bags would be much appreciated
This is beautiful! Makes me so excited for fall!
Adore this! Huge fan of Melanie’s work. Thanks for sharing!
I just love that you used the produce for the centerpieces. An outdoor late summer dinner party like this would be my fave.
WOW, I want to go to there* I am amazed with this party, the details are incredible!
*30 rock reference for you, Melanie
Oh wow! What a gorgeous party. I love how simple & classy it is. I love how the centerpieces & food could be done inexpensively. Love, love, love it!
Everything about this party is gorgeous. The color combinations are perfect. Melanie pays attention to every detail and gets it all exactly right. Will you do a party in my back yard?
What a beautiful spread! And the favor totes? Looooove.
oh my goodness! the colors are so beautiful – they truly “pop”! i love the tote idea too. and the lights hanging from the trees. AMAZING.
Melanie is a goddess – every last detail about this design is flawless. Rustic, yet elegant at the same time. Such a beautiful design – I wish I could have attended that party!
I love the natural decorations! The farmer’s market gift bags are adorable too.
I love the colors and the feeling of the party. I love the invites and the lights as well. It feels very welcoming and like everyone would say hi and compliment your dress or something nice.
i love love LOOOOOOVE it!
I love it! I want to go to there!
i want an invite for the next fab party she throws! i mean, i just live across town!
So simple and pretty! I loved that there was a street vendor!
I attended this party and it was incredible. Mel did such a beautiful job. It really was the highlight of my September!
Bravo! What a seamlessly beautiful event.
LOVE it. The colors- from the striped fabric to the vegetables create a perfect fall palette. I adore outdoor lighting on trees- it creates a wonderful ambiance. And the artichoke design- classic. Hiring a street vendor for catering is a great idea to keep things casual, tasty, and support local small business! And the tote bags will ensure the memories of this party will linger long after. Thanks for sharing! Great ideas and design.
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Especially the favors! And the colors! And well okay everything…
melanie, it turned out so gorgeous!!! i love the farmers market theme — the centerpieces are amazing.
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Love the favour table – brilliant idea and oh-so-beautiful!
As an attendee at this party I can vouch for its awesomeness. I was blown away by the decor, esp. the vegetable centerpieces.
I love the hand-sewn market bags and the Farmers Market goodies for favors-how clever!
Fall parties this time of year would be so excellent as you can enjoy the beautiful string lights before 10 pm, but it is still pleasant to be outside. The centerpieces are so gorgeous too.
Any party with strings of lights gets an automatic A+
i simply love the color palette and center pieces. usually with “fall decor” you get browns and oranges. love how melanie pulled in the jewel tone with the cabbage and textiles. fabulous favors too. i mean, it’s sort of genuis. leave a party with yummy food for the next day’s breakfast… who thinks of that??? awesome.
This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the favors. What a fantastic touch!
I think everything Melanie does is genius, and this is no exception. Love it all, from the artichoke themed invites, gorgeous veggie centerpieces to the “fill a tote” favors. So many great ideas here!
Wow, that it gorgeous. I want to copy you:)
Eek! Can you please come and make my wedding look this beautiful? Love, love, love, love, love!!! But really, how is that different from my feelings towards everything else Melanie does!!!
I love it!
So beautiful – the food, invites, lights, ambience, EVERYTHING!
Love all the details. The calligraphy. The colors. The farmer’s market take away. Love it all!
I love the party favors. What a great idea!
i love the tote bag idea! everything looked gorgeous!
Amazing. The lights, the food, the decor, the food, the goodie bags. THE FOOD!! LOVE the street vender idea – food carts are the best. This is the perfect fall party without all the tired and overdone “fall-ish” type things. This scheme is perfectly unexpected and thus refreshing. This is definitely a party that I wouldn’t have missed out on. Love it.
Amazing!
who knew? Besides being undeniably witty, Melanie has a great eye! I LOVE the colors, not the typical for what one thinks of when they hear “fall” – but it really works. Such thoughtful details, love the totebags! Great job.
OOH, I love it!!
umm, love it!
lovely! everything is so colorful and scrumptious looking.
gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!
i absolutely LOVE the takeaway tote bags. what fun! and i am always a sucker for a tree strung with lights.
melanie knows how to throw a good party.
wow, Melanie amazes me. and the whole thing feels so natural, just right.
Every detail of this party makes me really wish I’d been invited. You had me at artichokes but then the take away tote really put me over the edge. Very elegant but with a homey touch.
I love how creative those center pieces are. Those little wooden baskets for the strawberries are super cute too!
The tote bag idea is brilliant! Fall tones are often so muted, I love how colorful this is.
This party rocks! Especially the amazing lights!
LOVE the colors and would have loved to take home a bag of veggies!
So fresh and unique, a very different type of fall celebration. I love the rich colors and the market favor idea is brilliant!
Such a wonderful Fall party! Melanie is so brilliantly creative, I love the garden centerpieces and the take home tote table is so so so fun. Cathie’s calligraphy is beautiful too! xo.
LOVE everything about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahh gorgeous! those colours are fantastic! what a great way to dress up the tables!
As always, she always has amazing party designs/ideas!
So gorgeous! Love the amazing colors in all of the veg, and the favor table is perfection…
I love the color scheme and the beautiful veggies. Unique ideas and it’s always a nice gesture to be able to take away something when you leave.
Beautiful! I love the way the decor is so natural and rustic, just like Fall is. xx
Please invite me to this party. I love the juxtaposition between the glorious colors and the brown boxes, I love a brown box or bag. How wonderful to find easily accessbile inspiration- and is there anything better than a takeaway favor that is useful AND fun. Boxes of chocolate and candles may be nice but hohum and hhhmmm, what shall I do with these. But a lovely bag of farmer’s market produce? that’s the ticket for me.
amazing. as always and to be expected from melanie. she is the only blog i check every single day. except yesterday apparently as i stayed mostly away from my computer all day… oh, well. now i had extra goodness to check out today. thanks for sharing!
i want to go to a party like that!
I love all the fresh vegetables! And the “Fill a tote” idea is so original!
Super creative and very pretty! I love it!!
This is pure genius and I am totally stealing all of these ideas. Thanks Melanie! You are my favey fave.
I love this one!! All the colours, and I am loving the incorporation of the cabbages! So creative!
Wow, Melanie really did it up right here. I love the way she used the contrasting, vibrant colors of the fresh veggies. The tablecloth and linens are gorgeous too. And a take-home tote! I would love this party!
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