Savor. A Sweet Life Dinner

For Black women who are done asking to belong.

August 22, 2026 · Columbia, MD · Cap: 14 Women

The Experience

Savor is one evening, hosted by Rakita Lillard-Brown, Founder and CEO of Holistree LLC and a decade-long curator of luxury experiences for Black women across four continents.

This isn't about the tablescape or the venue. Any room can look beautiful. What makes a Sweet Life Experience is the energy set in it and the intention behind every choice and that's what this evening actually hands you. It's a room built on one belief: Black women belong in luxury spaces as a matter of course, not an exception. Everyone at this table shares the same evening, the same room, the same intention.

Enjoy an evening with other like-minded women breaking bread, storytelling and sharing, networking and celebrating each other.

A woman in a red dress reclining on a light blue velvet couch in a living room with a white fireplace, abstract art, a large potted plant, and decorative candles.

WHO THIS IS FOR

The woman who wants a night to just be in a room built with real intention
The woman who wants to feel what it is to sit inside luxury as the standard, not the occasional treat
The woman who's craving community and wants to exhale for an evening

WHO THIS ISN'T FOR

Anyone looking for a passive dinner out with no real presence required this evening asks you to actually be in the room, not just attend it

THE EVENING

6:45 -7:00 - Arrival Seated dinner, no agenda yet. This is the room warming up.

7:00 - 7:25 - The One Thing That Matters Most A tight, focused conversation on what it means for Black women to hold luxury as the norm the energy and intention that make a room feel like this, not just look like this.

7:25 - 8:15 -The Guided Practice Over the meal, Rakita walks the whole table through a shared guided practice in presence and intention no notes, no pens required.

8:15 - 8:45 - Share-Back A few women share what came up for them. This is where the room does its own teaching.

8:45 - 9:00 - Close You leave with the feeling still in your body, and a keepsake to carry it home.

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You’ll leave with

A felt sense of what a Sweet Life Experience actually is - the energy and intention it's built on, not just the aesthetic
A tangible keepsake to savor the room's energy long after the night ends
An open invitation, whatever brought you to the table

Dress Code

Dress in luxury. Dress in status. Wear whatever makes you feel beautiful. Photo and video may be taken throughout the evening to capture the Sweet moment.

Investment - $197 per seat

Includes: A three-course dinner in the private wine room at Black Wall Barn and Lodge (Columbia, MD), tea, wine, and soda throughout the evening (We're covering up to 2 glasses of wine per person. Beyond that, including any other alcoholic beverages - you're welcome to order, but it'll be on your own tab), and a keepsake to take home.

*Society Members special price inside the portal

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Meet Your Host

Rakita Lillard-Brown (Founder of Holistree)

Founder and CEO of Holistree LLC, a retreat curator and wellness practitioner who has spent a decade building luxury retreat experiences for Black women across continents from Puerto Rico, Grenada, Portugal, Madeira, Antigua, Morocco, and Curaçao, to domestic retreats in California, New Orleans, Martha's Vineyard, and Washington DC. Her gatherings have ranged from intimate rooms of 5 to full experiences of 80+, giving her a working understanding of what it actually takes to hold a room well at any size.

Rakita isn't teaching theory. Everything she brings to this table comes from what she's actually built, broken, and rebuilt across ten years of curating rooms that hold Black women well.

FROM RAKITA

I've seen what happens when a room is held beautifully. And I've seen what happens when it isn't.

Ten years in, I've watched what it does to a woman to finally sit in a room where luxury isn't rationed out to her where it's just the standard, no explanation required. That's the room I want to build tonight.

Come sit with me.

Rakita, your Sweet Life Maven

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"Through her meticulous planning, fair expectations, and clear communication, she made me feel worthy."

Rakita’s quiet yet assured presence gave me courage to speak up louder than ever because I knew someone in the room believed in me. Her art of communication allows her to see what a person needs as opposed to what they want she goes above and beyond with calm practicality to make the impossible happen.
-SonjaMarie Wordlife Astrology
I keep coming back!

I’ve attended a few retreats and experiences. I keep coming back because I know that each experience will be beautiful, intentional and have me in mind. The connections I’ve made by being a part of the Sweet Life community are some of the deepest friendships I have still to this day.
M.

Your Questions, Answered

A three-course dinner in the private wine room at Black Wall Hitch (Columbia, MD), tea, wine, and soda throughout the evening, and a keepsake to take home.
What's included to drink? Tea, wine, and soda are included in your seat, with a 2-glass minimum of wine. Any other alcoholic beverages are available at your own cost.
Yes. After you register, you'll fill out a short form so we can plan the menu around your needs in advance.
No. This is a Sweet Life Experience an evening of presence and community. If it leaves you curious about building spaces like this, there's an open door for that conversation afterward.
Dress in luxury, dress in what makes you feel beautiful. Photo and video may be taken to capture the evening.
This ticket is non-refundable due to the costs we incur to hold your seat, but you're welcome to transfer it to someone else.
14, to keep the evening intimate.
Yes. Savor is built specifically to hold Black women in a room made for us, without dilution or explanation.