Late this summer, on a smoky workday, we rented out the gorgeous Zen Lakes property here in Woodinville, to throw wine parties for our friends. Imagine coming back from a long, relaxing walk around the Zen Lakes ponds and Zen garden, and coming across this festive table set up in a meadow. You might think you’d stumbled onto Alice’s Mad ...

At our summertime wine party and photo shoot, Jen set out bottles of Woodinville white wine from Cave B Estate Winery and Tertulia Cellars in the charming Japanese teahouse on the grounds of Zen Lakes. Guests wandering the spacious grounds at Zen Lakes could help themselves when they came to explore the teahouse. We knew the wine would get poured into ...

At our recent wine party at Zen Lakes, I set up one of my pop-up tents for shade and a cozy place to chill and eat dessert. I knew at some point people would need a respite from the sun, and didn’t want the frosting on our cakes and cupcakes to melt. Guests gathered around to chat and drink more ...

On a late summer weekday, Jen and I hosted several of our friends at a mid-week wine party and photo shoot at the incredibly beautiful Zen Lakes property in Woodinville. We rented the property for the day and set out to create a beautiful, memorable summer party. We invited several ladies to come get their photographs taken (whether for their ...