Agenda: Laurel Howell

You met Jami, now you can see what inspires the other half of POSH. Co-owner and partner Laurel Howell shares her Agenda.

1. What are you most looking forward to this summer?

    Spending more time with my family while my children are out of school. 

    Also, I love water, being anywhere near it. Oceanside, poolside - it doesn't 

    matter. It all makes me feel like I am on vacation.

2. What event are you most looking forward to?

    Shopping in NYC at tabletop market and taking the family to spend time in 

    NYC. Even though the fall is the most perfect time to visit and summers are

    a bit hot, you can always find amazing stuff to do.

3. - 4. What personal items can you not live without?

    Iced coffees from Starbucks for day and Skinny Girl anything on ice for those 
    rare moments when I imbibe. Watermelon at any time. While at work, I 
    need a fan. It gets really hot in the warehouse during Texas summers. Plus 
    a radio. I really need this all the time. Music just puts you in a better mood. 

5. What's your favorite thing to do with your family?
    Late night and drive-in movies in our pajamas. Nothing like laughing with the 
    fam in an empty theatre.  

Agenda: Jami Goetze

If you're on our mailing list, you know our two POSH owners have good taste--they pick out our latest showroom editions and make sure you have the latest trends as well as the timeless classics for tabletop and chair rentals. While they are tastemakers in the industry that never sleeps, (Delivering on Thanksgiving Day? Yep, they've done that.), they also juggle full-time jobs with being mothers and wives with full families. So what's on their agenda? For the next few days, we will share the agendas and professional inspirations of these two lovely ladies. 

Up first, co-owner and one part Mrs. POSH herself, Jami Goetze. 

1. What are you most looking forward to this summer? 

    I love traveling to New York for the summer. My youngest child spends the 

    better part of his summer there, and I go back and forth.

2. What's one of the best parts of this job?

    I love when we get to travel with designers to work on great and inspiring   

   projects out of town. Off to the East Coast this month!

3.- 4. What personal items can you not live without during Texas summers?

    My sunglasses and Evian spray for the long, hot baseball games and to cool 

    off grumpy teenagers. 

5. What are you most looking forward to this summer?

    Shopping in New York (for work, of course!). Laurel and I go there once a 

    year for more tabletop and chairs to unveil for the coming fall and spring.

Be sure to check back for Laurel's Agenda, plus both of their picks for upcoming rentals trends. 

Missed Meg or Julie's? You can find them here and here. 

Five Things: Summer Entertaining

Today is officially the first day of Summer. It may be tough to beat the heat down in Texas, but don't let that stop you from some serious Summer Solstice entertaining. So sit back and relax (hopefully with a fan and a cool beverage) -- we've got the goods lined up for your hostess duties whether you're poolside, lakeside or oceanfront.

Pick something colorful for your lively libations - they'll look great in your guest's hands and be a prime point on the tabletop. For linens, go luxe with the White Hot Summer theme for a head table or focal point for the evening. #1 (Clockwise from top): Classic and Parisian Carnival Glass, Blue-Green Glassware, Elise Cut Crystal Stemware, all POSH Couture Rentals. #2 (Clockwise from top left): Ivory Petal Taffeta, Ivory Circle Ribbon Taffeta, Ivory Rosette, all Resource One Linens, exclusively at POSH Couture Rentals.

This playlist will get the good vibes flowing for an lazy Summer evening filled with friends and laughter. As always, the best bet is iTunes, but if you aren't a fan of Spotify yet, it is highly recommended.

We love our Lily Server and wanted to showcase a simple Summer dish that would perfectly fit the dish and the season. We called Kim Jameson at Cassandra's Fine Catering to see what she recommended. She originally found the recipe above in Bon Appetit and swears by it for Summer entertaining.

What kind of friends would we be if we didn't give you some advice on what to wear for hostess/guest duties? All of these looks are simple to achieve and can easily be switched out for other activities and events. // 1. T by Alexander Wang Tank / Alice + Olivia Printed Wide-Leg Pants / Alexis Bittar O'Keeffe Necklace / MHL Patent Leather Sandals // 2. See by Chloe Skirt and Top // 3. Equipment Zebra Blouse / J. Crew Pencil Skirt / Nicholas Kirkwood Pump // 4. Tory Burch Natalia Short Caftan.