Summer Beach Dinner – Part One

It’s been a wonderful week at the beach, and I decided to share my favorite beach celebration … a summer beach dinner.

This is part one of a two-part series about the dinner I hosted for my family on the beach. Since my summer beach dinner takes place on the beach, there is a lot of setup! I always try to do as much in advance as possible when I entertain, and I thought arranging the flowers the day before made sense.

Dinner on the Beach

I have hosted six summer beach dinners, all of which have been amazing. Finding a suitable evening is tricky because the weather is an essential factor. Ventura has been known to be windy at times, and this is not a dinner you want to set up if it is windy.

I decided to host this summer beach dinner one night when we were out to dinner in Ventura. We discussed that very few restaurants in Ventura and Santa Barbara have ocean views. As we talked, I smiled quietly when I realized that I needed to host another dinner on the beach and create our romantic restaurant with a view!

Arranging Flowers for the Summer Beach Dinner

I haven’t found a source for great flowers in Ventura yet, but I should admit I hadn’t looked too hard since I seemed to find lots of great flowers at the Grocery Store. I went to Vons and found out they had an amazing $5 Friday special. When I saw this color palette, I knew I wanted it. The colors reminded me of sunsets on the beach!

These centerpieces are just the most amazing colors, and I love them! They aren’t fancy, and I think the casual style is perfect for the beach.

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Summer on the Beach Colors

I also found the glass vases made from seagrass at the grocery store! I saw them and thought they would look amazing on my table and almost everywhere else. When I saw they were priced at $10 each, I was sold and bought three of them. I am sure you have seen these a lot at my home, too.

Of course, I always ask myself, why didn’t I buy more of them???

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Here are the flowers I bought at the grocery store. These colors make me smile. Do you like them?

How to Arrange Grocery Store Flowers

I made three arrangements for my table. I bought four bunches of flowers plus two bunches of eucalyptus.

• one – Select a nice vase (or multiple vases) and prepare your flowers by removing the plastic, and cutting the stems.
• two – Add water to the vases and add the greens. I always add the greens along the outside rim of the vase and add the flowers next. Add one type of flower and try to evenly arrange the flowers in each vase.
• three – Keep adding the flowers until you think they are done.

When you are done, turn the vases to ensure all angles have flowers!

The Beach Dinner

Join me on the blog tomorrow for the final prep and discover how amazing this beachside dinner was!

Beautiful Faux Flowers for Summer

Check back tomorrow to see how this summer beach dinner comes out! You are going to enjoy it because something very unexpected happened!

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