Debi Lilly’s Summer Style | Sunset Soirée

Few creatives capture the spirit of a seaside summer like Debi Lilly, the celebrated Nantucket event planner and floral designer whose stylish touch has graced events for Oprah, Martha Stewart, and some of the world’s most iconic brands.

In her new book, Summer Style: Food, Flowers, Fun (available on her site in a personalized, signed first edition), Debi shares her signature approach to warm-weather entertaining through more than a dozen inspired party themes. Featuring dreamy tablescapes, forty of her favorite easy party recipes, a foreword by Elin Hilderbrand, and stunning photography by Rebecca Love, Summer Style is sure to spark ideas for everything from a laid-back beach picnic to an elegant backyard soirée.

Here’s a look at Debi’s “Sunset Soirée” party theme, including her recipe for Peach Tomato Salad.

Debi Lilly’s Summer Style Featured Theme: Sunset Soirée

Aimee Tucker

Aimee Tucker is Yankee’s senior digital editor. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.

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