Fall is a time of dropping temperatures, early sunsets and rich gold and orange leaves that crunch beneath your feet – if you’re a northerner, that is. For the south, we get to enjoy the cool air by dining outdoors and savoring the lift of humidity and sweat caused by walking outside.

If you’ve got a penchant for outdoor dining, Louisiana bloggerCaitlin Hollihas all the tricks and treats you’ll need for a positively delectable dinner out on the patio this autumn.

1. Dine With Your Feet in the Grass

享受秋高气爽的天气是感恩节美食的完美补充，甚至是比赛日自助餐。Holli把她的桌子和椅子放在草地和铺好的露台上，但客人们喜欢把脚踩在草地上的感觉更接近自然。

Holli’s tip: experiment with your backyard area and find the place you feel most at peace to sit back and feel the cool breeze while you eat. Whether it’s underneath a tree or beside a fountain, the golden hour of sunset will be that much more marvelous to experience outdoors with the people you love.

Worried about chilly temperatures? Consider adding afire pit tableto your outdoor seating area to round it out and give guests an alternate place to sit after they’re done eating.

2. Use Nature as Your Tablescape

For a truly unique and eye-catching tablescape, Holli used pieces of nature to set the scene, including: pine cones, cotton stems and branches as well as cute, tiny pumpkins atop her matte black dinnerware. Not only did this provide tons of texture, it was also extra eye-catching paired with the long, tapered orange candles for a pop of fall serenity.

Pairing the organic element of the wooden cutting board and clear glasses really brought the beauty of the table to life, including theBeachcroft台面的自然光洁度和颗粒木。她对中性色和秋季色的专业使用使我们完全享受了一个全面的表格。

Case in point: when in doubt, let a sprinkle of real-world beauty augment your tablescape – you can’t go wrong, especially for fall.

3. Easily Accessible Food for All

Whether it’s a wine and cheese night or the big turkey coming to the table, ditch the boring veggie tray and whet everyone’s appetites instead with a charcuterie board filled with colorful treats. Holli has a mouth watering board filled with citrus, berries, cookies and even chocolate chips. Talk about grazing table inspiration.

This takes away the formal aspect of dinner and allows everyone to relax and reach for what they want, when they want it. The best part? These eatery boards are easily re-filled with little to no fuss.

We highly recommend trying this at your next dinner get-together. You’ll love how it takes the pressure off guests having to scoop things up and feeling awkward if they need to get up for more; it’ll all be right within reach.

A Fall Dinner We’ve Fallen For

We hope you liked Holli’s outdoor dining style as much as we did! You can shop Holli’s dining set, complete with table, chairs and bench on ourwebsite. For more dining inspiration during a season full of entertaining, check out ourPinterestboards. You can also scroll through our Instagram for decor and festive items to get you in the spirit of the season.