Guess what, Cakies" Designing and styling tablescapes just got a whole lot easier. Our friend and wedding planner/designer Robin Baab Olascoaga of Los Angeles based RO & Co Events is here spilling the deets on how to properly set and style a table. After 20 years in the biz, and countless beautiful tablescapes, she knows a thing or two! And once you learn the basics, you’ll be able to style a table for any event with any budget.
PS To learn more about setting and styling a table, you can enroll in Robin’s new e-course. Be sure to use the discount code just for 100LC readers at the very bottom of this post!

How to set a table. You’ll need to know which items should make up your place setting. Here’s Robin’s handy checklist to learn which pieces you’ll need to set the table, depending on the formality of your event and what’s being served.
(Above photos by Rebecca Yale Photography)
You need to properly configure these elements into your place setting. There truly is an etiquette to properly setting the table and unfortunately, I see people getting it wrong all the time. If you don?t get it right, your work can come off looking amateurish and we don?t want that for you! So today you?ll learn the proper way to set a tablescape that will highlight your knowledge and attention to detail. Download my table setting etiquette guide for easy reference in setting your table on the go!)

(Above photo by Hailley Howard)
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