Blackberry Farm founder Mary Celeste Beall and country singer Jessie Baylin’s farmhouse-style soiree is all about big florals and shiny details

Hosting a dinner party is infinitely more enjoyable with a partner in crime to help curate the playlist and the guest list, keep the conversation and the drinks flowing, and take a load off the planning. Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down? That’s the spirit behind Table Mates , where we’ve invited a stellar group of creatives to plan and execute their dream soirees…and let us in on how they do it!

Mary Celeste Beall, owner of Blackberry Farm , knows how to curate an abundant cheese board—and for her, the star ingredients are also notably easy to source. The family farm in Walland, Tennessee, dates back 50 years and produces small-batch, artisanal sheep’s milk cheeses.…