A loving table: creating memorable gatherings - kimberly schlegel whitman

Kimberly Schlegel Whitman has developed her extraordinary talent for hosting parties into an entrepreneurial empire, from her luxury event rental business (sold in 2006) to a line of monogrammable linens and party napkins (sold in 2018).

She is the author of eight books on entertaining, her most recent being Parties Around a Punch Bowl and Monnograms for the Home .

She designed a specialty line of summer clothing for Dillards in 2021 and 2022.

Kimberly lives in Dallas.

Shelley Johnstone Paschke , owner of her eponymous design firm, has been nationally recognized for her elegant European-influenced Interiors with a fresh modern twist.

Her work has been featured in House Beautiful , Traditional Home , Chicago Magazine , Luxe , The New York Times , ArchDigest.

com, Veranda.

com, and Tory Daily .

In addition, she has been named to the Luxe Gold List multiple times and recognized as a Next Wave interior designer by House Beautiful .

Shelley and her team have worked on projects from Rhode Island to Florida, London, Dallas, and Chicago.

Shelley lives in Lake Forest, Illinois.