We set up our Beach Luau party on the sand at Marriott Harbor Beach in a bohemian beach style.

Wicker lounges under paper lanterns

Wicker armchairs, low sofas and poufs printed with palm leaves were grouped around white cocktail tables, with potted palms between them. White and blue paper lanterns hung from strings of lights overhead. In front of the buffet, an ALOHA sign stood in the sand on a wooden frame, a ring of flowers making the O.

Wooden ALOHA sign with a ring of flowers for the O, standing in the sand before a buffet table
Guests gathered at lounge tables on the beach in front of a tall white hotel building
White and blue paper lanterns on string lights above lounge seating on the beach

Gold pineapples and charred pineapple salad

A gold-painted pineapple sat on a white table against the palm leaves. At the food table, a glass stand on a black ring frame held rows of small plates of charred pineapple salad with sugar cane nectar. Pineapples turned up again at Surfing In The USA, in pairs on surfboard tables.

Gold-painted pineapple on a white table with palm leaves and the sea blurred behind
Glass stand on a black ring frame lined with small plates of charred pineapple salad on the sand
Charred pineapple salad with red onion on a small square white plate

Photography by Angie Myers