I’ve always dreamed of hosting a fantastically moody and dark Halloween dinner party. I can picture guests all in black, donned with masks and top hats, and served in a decadent dining room…
This concept came to me as an ode to the overgrown mansion of Miss Havisham in the classic Great Expectations… but could appropriately also be attributed to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – a perfect Halloween theme, don’t you agree?
Decadent dark and enticing, the table features many little details (of course) that lend to a quietly eerie theme…
Tucked into the plants were glowing votives, garden statues, skulls and vintage candelabras…
Guests would be gifted with trinkets that could only be explained by the mad mind of Miss Havisham. Are they thoughtful, or cursed?
My favorite detail are the pieces that have little legs… as if they might magically get up and walk away!
Don’t worry – there’s more where this concept came from. Tomorrow we’ll bring you a champagne cocktail recipe and a perfectly presented dessert to add to the party!
*photography by julie harmsen // art direction by cassandra lavalle for coco+kelley
*sources: dishes // glassware // wooden serving trays // candlesticks // votives // bell jars
*special thanks to choice linens // ravenna gardens
This is fabulous! A perfect adult Halloween party if I’ve ever seen one. My favorite part is the small glass domes at each place with creepy-crawlies underneath!
Love this post! I am hosting “An Evil Feast” dinner party and this is great inspiration. The red heart is an excellent touch.
beautiful and haunting. one of my favorite coco+kelley tabletops yet!
WOW! Stunning. This is amazing.
You did a fantastic job! I love, love, love the little spider brooch under the glass dome & the bird feet.
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I am feeling this one; definately not traditional table setting and the nod to Savannah and the Bonneventure cemetary is brill! One of my fav flicks,espescially at All Hallows Eve!
Luv it,
Leslie
thank you so much leslie!! so happy you love as much as we do! xo
Decadent dark and enticing are the perfect words for this spread! I adore the wishbone on the place setting.
spooky and hauntingly lovely. that wishbone on moss is my fave detail.
Eearie and beautiful!!
I love the last shot with the candles just blown out.
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Love, love, love this shoot! Beautiful! Love the mini bell jars! Such a great idea!
Wow, absolutely wonderful. This is the perfect Halloween dinner table. I will be hosting a feast as well and this is definitely the perfect inspiration! Thank you!
Oh my gosh!! This whole table is amazing! All the black and gold my heart could ever want is on that table. <3
WoW! Gorgeous!!!!
Absolutely “booeutiful!!” franki
This table scape is stunning, this would definitely be the halloween theme that I would go with. Sophisticated, enchanting yet spooky!
Wow, this is so decadent and dark. Absolutely stunning. I love how you started with the Havisham idea and took it to spookier lengths. The footed items are the perfect touch.
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Oh, I love this! It’s so moody, magical, and most importantly, beautiful! Of all the Halloween themed tablescapes I’ve seen thus far, this is my favorite!
xo,
Ashley
thank you so much for the awesome compliment, ashley!! xo
Hi! This is so beautifully creepy. What are the greens that you used?
super simple – just ferns and ivy!
LO-VE-LY !!
Truth is I am so over Halloween posts, they take up so much time – and it’s a waste of time, while we could have already started Christmas and NYE posts ‘coz it’s never too late
Halloween is not one of my favorite holidays, partly because it’s not a real tradition in my country, we just dress up and go out partying like every Saturday evening, a few facebook pictures and that’s all.
In short I have this feeling like everyone is over trying to make Halloween bigger than it is. But looking at this post, I get to switch my mind. If every dinner looks like this and all the spaces are decorated with such insanely killer taste, then Halloween it is, come to mama
Seriously, how long have you guys been planning the concept and how long did it take you to put everything together? Like 6months? A year? Huh, maybe longer. That’s what I perceive from the excellent details.
Thank you for making me reconsidering Halloween without even pumpkins (the only thing I was fond of regarding this day).
Have a nice weekend!
What an amazing post! I am in love with this concept. So beautiful and dark.
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Just absolutely adore this table setting..makes me want to plan an eerie dinner party toute suite!
ooooh! I love this whole concept! So fresh for halloween!!
Loving the color palette you have chosen as well as all of the little hidden treasures throughout the table. Great work!
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This is just stunning. Every year, this is what I want Halloween to look like.
I love, love, love this! So dark and moody. I think I might have to carve out some time for a Halloween dinner party this weekend.
oh my goodness-this is beyond gorgeous! what an inspiration AND you mention one of my all time favorite literary characters out there! great expectations all the way!
xo