Category Archives: Gifts

Jun 05, 2015
Baby Shower details featured in Lonny Mag!

I was so happy for my friend, Cornelia when I learned she was expecting a baby girl and that I would be the Godmother! I teamed up with some girlfriends and Lucy Cuneo Photography to put on a sweet but sophisticated shower to celebrate, which is also being featured now on Lonny Mag.

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6.05.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
Charleston, Entertaining, Event Design, Event Planning, Events, Food and Drink, Gifts, Parties, Press, Stationery, Invitations and Pretty Papers, The Lettered Olive | Comments >>
May 26, 2015
Tuesday Tete-a-Tete with The Laundress

I so enjoyed meeting Gwen and Lindsey of The Laundress and hearing about their approach (the rules didn’t apply) to design and marketing-I can relate!  So, I wanted to get to know more about the lovely ladies behind this brilliant brand. I’m also sharing my favorite products from their line.

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First, Lindsey J. Boyd gives us her insights:

Favorite drink before noon?

Fresh coconut water

Favorite drink at 6pm?

In the summer a cold crisp french white–any sancerre will do.

Wine: red, white or champagne?

Red in winter-White or Rose in the summer. An occasional kir royale

Hors d’ouerve that is always in the cabinet or fridge?

Lots of cheese and always Gruyere

Music go to when friends are over…. i.e. Pandora station?

Depends entirely on the mood and time of year-i love music. Lately I have been into the Sting Radio station and Pink Martini Radio station on Pandora.

Where would you like to go on vacation?

Greece with my family

Favorite flower?

Pale Pink Peonies

 Dream guest to have over for dinner?

Gabrielle Chanel

Favorite restaurant?

Raouls

And favorite thing to eat at this restaurant?

The burger

Gwen Whiting tells us what her party must haves are:

Favorite drink before noon?

Marriage freres Russian Breakfast tea

Favorite drink at 6pm?

Now that it is summer- rose

Hors d’ouerve that is always in the cabinet or fridge?

Olives

Music go to when friends are over…. i.e. Pandora station?

Jazz or tango

Where would you like to go on vacation?

I just got back from Italy yesterday (Amalfi Coast)

Favorite flower?

Depends on the season- I am waiting for the lily of the valley now! which is special to remind me of my grandmother

Dream guest to have over for dinner?

I love all my dinner guests

Favorite restaurant? 

Hmm.  Summer outside at Sant Ambroeus

And favorite thing to eat at this restaurant?

Cacio e Pepe

Here are our must try products from The Laundress line:

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There is no doubt that how you wash your jeans affects their longevity and how they wear, and they can also be an investment, so this denim wash is all you will need to preserve them.

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Our PR girl, Jackie, swears by this after spilling red wine all over a pair of white pants and after treating them with this Bleach Alternative they look brand new.

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The Stain Brush and Stain Solution are all you will need for treating all types of stains- for me having 3 children being able to treat stains on their clothing along with mine is so important.

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You cannot go wrong with any of the home cleaning products- again having children it’s important to me to use safe products (these are gentle on all types of surfaces) but effective enough that when one person gets a sore throat the rest of us don’t!

5.26.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
Fashion, Gifts, New York, Shopping | Comments >>
May 22, 2015
You Need to Know Artist Dorothy Shain

This super sweet and talented artist from South Carolina is the sister of a Bride of ours, so we were thrilled when we bumped into each other again and I learned about her work.

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photo by Amanda Greenley

We chatted with Dorothy and are sharing some of our favorite pieces… See more here.
I was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina and was talked into heading to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas by my best friend from home, Brooke Hughes (whose wedding you just did her wedding, which was incredible btw). At SMU, I spent four years studying painting and had the incredible opportunity to sail around the world via Semester at Sea which completely changed my art and the way I saw things. I came back and quickly realized a traditional career path was not for me. I moved to the Lowcountry a little over a year ago and am so inspired by the creativity that flows through this city.  I had the chance to meet Tara and Kate when they planned my sister’s wedding in 2004. I was in high school and was SO inspired by their creativity. I remember scheming how I could go to work for them. I love that we are crossing paths again! 
Thank you to  Lucy Cuneo for the photos.

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​The fabric pieces you see in the photos are hand cut & dyed linens. I use a mixture of dyes and pigments to achieve the colors I am looking for and then I experiment with folding techniques to achieve the desired patterns. Each piece of linen will either be stretched like a canvas or framed. Dying & pattern making dates back centuries and is a an art that is intertwined in every culture around the world including South Carolina’s. These are extremely representative of my love of travel and exploration – they have a global yet modern feel to them. 

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My secret “routine” to get me in the mindset entails cleaning. Lame, I know. I like to start and end my days in the studio by cleaning and organizing. Something about having my work space in order helps me get my mind ready to paint and create. 
I ALWAYS have music going. I can’t paint without it. That is the first thing I do when I get to my studio. I have a couple of friends who I go to for music direction so I usually text them, see what they are listening to on the day and get on their same playlist. If I don’t do that, Darius Rucker is always playing, always. 

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​Inspiration, for me, comes from other creative minds. One of my closest friends from college and I have what we call “Creative Collab Sessions” as often as possible on skype. She is an extremely talented graphic designer in Los Angeles & we sometimes spend up to three hours sitting on our computers together showing each other new blogs, sites, playlists and throwing around ideas. I am always totally reinvigorated after. 
 I came to the decision that I would start doing art full time in September of 2014. I’d been working in the nonprofit world since college and while I loved working for a cause and feeling connected to a mission, I was constantly struggling with finding an outlet for my creativity. When I moved to Charleston, I saw all of these inspiring young ladies around town making careers for themselves with their talent. At that point, I knew I not only had to do it but I would do it. Bottom line, life is too short to not find a way to do what you love. 
5.22.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
Art, Charleston, Gifts, Interior Design, Uncategorized | Comments >>