Elegant Outdoor Table Setting with Appetizers and Dried Florals

An elegant outdoor table setting for a casual gathering in a sunlit garden during golden hour. A long wooden table dressed with a cream linen tablecloth and soft woven placemats. Each place features fine china with subtle gold rims, crystal water glasses, and gold-plated flatware, with napkins in muted blush and sage. A center display of appetizers arranged on rustic boards and porcelain platters: crostini with toppings, assorted cheeses, olives, cherry tomatoes, hummus with crudités, smoked salmon bites, mini quiches, fruit skewers, and bite-sized pastries. A large dried floral arrangement in a clear glass vase anchors the center: pampas grass, dried roses, statice, and eucalyptus in warm ivory, taupe, and faded greens. Overhead, string lights and a few lanterns cast a soft glow, while a gentle breeze ruffles linen and leaves. The setting sits on a manicured lawn with wicker or rattan chairs, surrounded by greenery. Close-up details of textures: flaky pastry, seeds on bread, the gloss of glass, and dew on leaves, with a shallow depth of field that keeps the background pleasantly blurred into bokeh.