The fashionable founder of Gregory Blake Sams Events talks at-home entertaining, good grooming, and holiday gift lists
Last year, Blake Sams (left) and his team adorned The Dewberry in magnolia leaf garlands.
Q What are you working on right now?
A We’re doing the holiday decor at The Dewberry; the minimal interiors give us an opportunity to do really thick garlands and massive wreaths. Then it’s on to a modern wedding at the Gibbes Museum.
Q Have-to-have grooming products?
A Le Labo “Hinoki” shower gel, Le Labo “Santal 33” cologne—the perfect musky yet clean scent—and Natura Bissé’s hydrating “Diamond Mist”
Q Favorite way to spend free time?
A Antiquing—the hunt never ends! Locally, I go to Fritz Porter and Antiques of South Windermere, plus Arcanum in Savannah.
Q What’s on your holiday wish list?
A Susan Gregory’s one-of-a-kind Ceramic SCG “Waxing Moon” plates. I cannot bear to look at a standard Pottery Barn white plate anymore.
Q Top party-music picks?
A I’m obsessed with Dixon Rye’s Spotify playlist and Pandora One’s “Bossa Nova.” And this time of year, I throw in Ella Fitzgerald holiday tunes.
Q Name a necessary indulgence.
A Having wonderful candles in my home. Currently, I’m burning The Contents Co.’s “Salvia” and Le Labo’s “Santal 26.”
Q Menswear brands to which you’re most loyal?
A Sid Mashburn for suiting essentials [the “Virgil No. 3 Jacket” is above], Billy Reid for outerwear, and Bonobos for work wear.
Q What are you excited to gift this season?
A Amara’s “Milly” acrylic tumblers, because they’re great for the porch, the pool, or even a downtown golf cart ride, and J. Stark bags, which are locally made using American materials.
Photographs courtesy of (The Dewberry) Blake Sams, (“Diamond Mist”) Le Labo, (candle) The Contents Co., (jacket) Sid Mashburn, (tumbler) Amara, & (plates) Susan Gregory
