Celebrate the Run for the Roses with an Elegant Outdoor Luncheon

A Winning Tableau

Celebrate the Run for the Roses

As the rousing May fanfare trumpets at Louisville’s Churchill Downs, host a get-together influenced by the day’s exhilarating agenda and prized hallmarks. A porch-side table cloaked in pale green anchors the genteel display. Embroidered napkins nestle between each place setting, accompanied by tinted glassware and julep cups. An arrangement of draping amaranth, white roses, spider mums, lavender scabiosas, and pink waxflowers reigns at center stage. 

Celebrate the Run for the Roses

Two-tone dinner plates accentuate stylized flower garlands and ornate scrolls swirling along the border of salad dishes trimmed in gold. Bring the spirited scene full circle with small bouquets nestled in various metallic vessels, gleaming in the spring sunshine.