Reader Event: Vancouver Island Shared Dinner

One evening in late September a collective of young, downtown creatives came together on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island to share a dinner. The night was hosted at the historic China Town loft of local florist Erica Smolders of Rook & Rose and curated by herself and designers Ellie Chapple and Tara Hurst.

The conversation was inspiring and the sense of community was ever present. Everyone came together to celebrate nothing other than what the city has to offer: wholesome food, kind friendships and beautiful flowers.

-Tara Hurst

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Partners

01. Photos: AMERIS Photography
02. Invitations, Place Cards, Menus: Tara Hurst Design
03. Food: The London Chef
04. Flowers, Decor: Rook & Rose

15 Comments

Comments

[sonia otero]

Unas fotos preciosas!!!!

[hadley]

I love the evergreen bits in the folded napkins. Brilliant idea for the upcoming Christmas season, too. Gorgeous spread, too.

[Christine]

as always..just wonderful!!

[a kinfolk admirer]

What is the point of showing perfectly styled dinner parties without a single recipe or detail? It's like smugly posting photos of your awesome vacation without disclosing where you stayed. If you want to inspire people to dine together, some guidance would be great, such as: what are the flowers? where did you get the string lights? can we even see the full menu? The feeling I get after looking at one of these stories is that they are gorgeous affairs far too exclusive to ever include me. It's not a positive feeling.

[nadia]

beautiful, i have been thinking of doing one here on the hill. these images of their time makes me want to do it sooner, lovely.

[amanda]

looks like a dream,
it's true one can easily feel excluded or like they are looking through a 'window' into a warm beautiful party from the cold lonely (other side of your computer) but these posts and your magazine inspire me to build a community with those around me. to make contact and to celebrate that contact in a beautiful setting.
It's not about being given a step by step guide but about sparking ideas......that's the point i get anyway's.
thank you

[Rebecca - A Daily Something]

This dinner is simply charming. Using some idea for my upcoming wedding :) Thanks for sharing!!

[Rania]

It looks amazingly pleasant and cozy, and the food seems amazing. The warmt of the evening really flows through my computer screen, thank you!

[Nicolas]

The photos are absolutely amazing!!! Love your concept!

[Tara W]

Wonderful to see something from my hometown on here. Yeah, Victoria!

[Alana]

these photos are so warm and pretty.

[Marianne]

This is more of general comment about Kinfolk Magazine that I hope the editors will take to heart and consider: have you ever featured any non-white people in your magazine? Seriously. Think about it. It's kind of creepy.

[Paige]

Gorgeous. Anyone know where I could get lights like that or what kind they are?

[Yasmin]

I love it. I was at your studio im williamburg / nyc. after nyc I am so inspired and full of positive energy. hope I can use it.

[Yelle]

So beautiful. All of your events are out of a dream.