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 Dillard's 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.