Timeless experiences
for modern gatherings.
Part lesson, part entertainment, entirely charming.
Start a ConversationGood manners are the most generous thing you can offer another person. We teach them with timeless style, practical confidence, and the kind of ease that helps you feel at home in any room.
Programs & Experiences
Every experience is beautifully designed and thoughtfully tailored — for a single guest, a growing child, a whole company, or a landmark property.
Beautifully Designed Experiences
Signature experiences like The Art of Southern Hospitality and The Modern Table — the witty, beautifully hosted hour your guests remember long after the last toast, whatever the celebration.
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Corporate Programming
Dining diplomacy, client hospitality, and the quiet confidence that closes the deal — workshops for teams, and hosted programming for retreats and offsites.
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Signature Programming for Hotels & Clubs
Turnkey guest experiences, afternoon teas, and members' salons designed to make your property the most gracious room in town.
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Children's Programs
Confidence, kindness, and table graces taught the joyful way — from first introductions to their very first formal dinner.
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Old-world grace,
delightfully unstuffy.
We pair the effortless warmth of Charleston hospitality with the quiet polish of British charm. No finger-wagging, no fuss — just genuinely useful know-how, delivered with wit and a great deal of color.
Margaux founded The School of English Etiquette and trained in London under a former member of Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Household. Mary is a product executive who spent her career designing experiences people love. Together, they bring both crafts to one address.
Meet the founders →Warmth first
To put others at ease, never to catch them out.
Genuinely useful
Know-how you'll reach for at the next dinner or introduction.
Colorful & witty
Expect laughter, and rather a lot of blue and white.
Tailored throughout
Every guest, child, team, and property gets their own program.
Let's begin the
conversation.
Tell us a little about what you have in mind — a program, an event, a partnership — and we'll be in touch, promptly and warmly.
Thank you, truly.
Your note is on its way to us. We'll reply within two business days — with pleasure.