Past events

Wine tastings, dinners, and parties I've planned in New York City.

Maxwell Social

Good Wine, Better Chemistry

February 2026 · 24 guests · With Ehlers Estate

A Galentine's tasting of six experimental wines from Ehlers Estate's R&D label. Guests played a guided game to find their best match, with light bites and a DIY wine charm station, in the Garden Room at Maxwell Social.

A long dinner table with red roses, pink taper candles, glasses of red and rosé, and a wine passport, with guests seated along it Three guests smiling with glasses of white wine beside the dinner table Guests laughing together with glasses of white wine, one in a heart-print sweater A guest laughing as she makes a charm at the DIY wine charm station A wine passport on a marble table beside a glass of rosé and a small bouquet

Midtown, Manhattan

The Blind Table

September 2026 · 21 guests · With Ehlers Estate

A blind tasting played like The Traitors: at each table, one guest knew every wine and steered the rest toward the wrong answers. Five Ehlers Estate wines and light bites, in a Midtown studio.

Marielle Folan holding up two wine bottles in red velvet bags at The Blind Table A guest reading a printed tasting menu at a candlelit table with dark red flowers Two guests in long dresses at the grazing table A guest laughing at a table set with red and white flowers and pillar candles A guest holding two tasting cups of white wine

Maxwell Social

Feast of Saint Elsa

January 2026 · 150 guests

Maxwell Social is named after Elsa Maxwell, the society hostess famous for over-the-top parties and costume balls, so for the club's twice-yearly members-only feast, we threw one in her honor. I planned the night and spent the day setting it up: I arranged all of the flowers and built the grazing spread and the champagne tower with help from the bar staff. Dinner's centerpiece was a whole roasted pig, served alongside a menu I coordinated with the club's in-house chef.

A champagne tower of coupe glasses on a draped round table, in front of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves A grazing spread of cheeses, crackers, olives, and berries beneath arrangements of baby's breath and white roses The grazing table with flower arrangements, cheeses, and stacked plates A whole roasted pig on a bed of greens, the centerpiece of the Feast of Saint Elsa dinner

Maxwell Social

Christmas Party

December 2025 · 250 guests

For Maxwell's black-tie-optional Christmas party, I wanted to put together something special for the members. Alongside a live band and a visit from Santa, I worked with a bakery on a cookie-decorating station, so guests in gowns and tuxedos had a fun, hands-on moment with piping bags and sprinkles.

Guests in black tie at the Maxwell Social Christmas party, seen from above Santa on a couch with two guests in tuxedos, in front of the Christmas tree Guests in gowns and tuxedos at the cookie-decorating station

Dacia Gallery

Autumn Affairs

November 2025 · about 30 guests · With Juliet Wine

An autumn wine tasting with Juliet Wine at an art gallery. We styled the gallery for fall, and Juliet's founder poured her wines and explained them.

Juliet Wine Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir on a checkered tablecloth with fall leaves, a candle, and a small pumpkin Three guests holding glasses of wine in the gallery Three guests posing in front of a colorful artwork Four guests holding glasses of wine under pink and purple light

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Celebrating Ladies in Wine: European Summer Edition

March 2025 · about 30 guests · With Offline Wine (formerly Vinat)

A European summer wine tasting with Offline Wine: a greenery runner with lemons and mini disco balls, gold taper candles, and illustrated menus.

Three wine bottles laid on the table among lemons, greenery, mini disco balls, and illustrated menus A greenery runner with lemons, white flowers, and taper candles beside illustrated menus Wine bottles, lemons, white flowers, and taper candles on the table, with an illustrated menu in front Guests clinking glasses of red wine over the table A spread of cheeses, charcuterie, fruit, and vegetables next to wine bottles

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