On Tuesday, August 19th, jewelry designer and curator, Jill Heller, was feted by best-selling author, Holly Peterson, who co-hosted an afternoon tea party with Beach magazine editor Cristina Cuomo, Beach publisher Andrea Greeven Douzet, Cricket Burns and Diana Buxton. Guests poured over pristine jewels, snacked on tea sandwiches and macarons, and sipped prosecco cocktails.

Jill showcased her collection of vintage jewlery – including Cartier, Belperron, David Webb, Van Cleef and Verdura – and contemporary jewelry of her own design. Guests included bauble collectors: Allison Lutnick, Margie Loeb, Valerie de Boni, Eleanor Heyman Propp, author Jennifer Trulson, and Kathy Reilly. For more information please go to www.jillhellerjewelry.com

Holly’s gorgeous Water Mill home [below], featured in this month’s Elle Decor, served as the perfect backdrop for the summer soirée with its beach and surf themes. The author signed her much-anticipated novel, “The Idea of Him” for all the guests.