Begin with the people and the place
The best starting details are ordinary ones: how many people are coming, how they prefer to sit and what the gathering needs to accommodate. The place then gives the layout its boundaries. Those practical choices leave the visual direction with a useful purpose.
A reference can suggest colour or texture without becoming a promise about a location or an exact collection of items. We agree the actual inclusions and setting for the request. The arrangement is built around the gathering rather than an isolated photograph.

