Rebecca Gardner is the founder and creative director of Houses & Parties, a full-service event and interiors design collective in Savannah and New York City. She has been named a top event planner by Southern Living, Harper’s Bazaar and VOGUE. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Milieu, Town and Country and VOGUE.

Chef Cortney Burns is the Inspiring Chef at Mayflower Inn & Spa, overseeing the resort's culinary program. Deeply inspired by the grassroots of New England’s culinary traditions, Chef Burns joins the team with experience working with prestigious names in San Francisco’s celebrated kitchens, like Quince, Café Rouge and Boulette's Larder, before becoming Nick Balla’s co-chef at Bar Tartine.