Loosen the rules for your traditional Thanksgiving dinner with thoughtful touches.
Leave the warty gourds and marshmallow side dishes on the kiddie table. When it comes to creating a Thanksgiving celebration with romance, throw some unexpected details into your holiday preparation. At the Ramos House Café in San Juan Capistrano, California, owner John Humphreys creates a memorable setting that has vintage appeal.
A fall setting of harvest pies is crowned by an ethereal arrangement of hydrangeas and feathers.
A bright mix of exotic blooms is a lively contrast to the rural wood siding of the patio walls. Unexpected elements like this add visual punch and create dynamic vignettes.
Written and styled by Jacqueline deMontravel
Photography by Jaimee Itagaki


























