To all our friends, family, supporters, clients, fellow vendors, blog frequenters, etc.:
Happy Holidays!
December 25th, 2009Who: Jennifer & Ian | What: Wedding Extras
December 21st, 2009whew! so i’m finally getting around to writing this post. if you remember, we had the pleasure to work on pepper (her family nickname) and ian’s save-the-dates, wedding shower invites, and wedding invitation suite. it has been our most creatively themed stationery suite that we’ve worked on to date and we had the opportunity to extend that to their wedding day stationery including their ceremony program, escort cards, reception programs and table numbers. i’m angry at myself because the pictures i took of the escort cards, reception programs, and table numbers don’t do it justice. i’ll update with better pictures as soon as i get some.
the ceremony programs were simple, but reflected the formality of their invitation suite. their escort cards, reception programs, and table numbers were a lot more fun because we incorporated a chargers/football theme. the escort cards were football helmet cutouts, the reception programs were designed to look like a football game plan, and the table numbers were chargers jerseys. everything pulled together perfectly.
Who: Ginet | What: 26th Birthday Celebrations
December 11th, 2009My birthday fell on Thanksgiving this year (last time was 11 years ago!), so I decided to have a birthday brunch the Saturday before my birthday. It was a few days after my cousin Arvin’s birthday, a day after my friend TicTac’s birthday, and a day before my other friend/client/future bride Karen’s birthday so we had plenty birthday celebrating going on with mimosas and bloody mary’s!
It was a Gossip Girl-themed event so I wanted everyone to dress like Upper Eastsiders or if they wanted, like Lonely Boy from Brooklyn. Besides getting a little dressed up, the nice restaurant, and the invitation (pictured below), the theme wasn’t really emphasized.
The brunch was held at Quarter Kitchen, the main restaurant of the luxurious Ivy Hotel in downtown. Of course, there was a personalized menu which is one thing I love! My sister and I made simple favors – different flavored and colored macarons in a little baggy. They also served as the place cards so tags with everyone’s name were attached. My “minions” and I had a lot of fun and the food was delish!
Of course, Thanksgiving was my real birthday. I mainly cooked the whole day. I prepared a lot more than I have in the past! My sister helped me make pumpkin pie and chocolate mascarpone cupcakes. My dad and I had our first attempt at turkey (overall success but we’re going to try something a little different next year). I also made whole wheat stuffing with pancetta and chestnuts, turkey gravy, and my usual mushroom gravy and hashbrown casserole. I usually make the mashed potatoes but since I already had a lot on my plate, my sister took it over and she did a great job! The usual relatives came, but this time we have two new additions – my cousin Jasmine’s twins Damon and Danica had their first Thanksgiving! It was nice celebrating with friends then with family. I have so much to be thankful for!
I hope everyone enjoys the holiday season!!! Xoxo, Ginet.
A Few Updates
December 1st, 2009Hello! It’s been a while since we last blogged. We have a couple things that we’ve been procrastinating on blogging about – only because we have pictures to go along with the blog posts! It’s hard for April and I to upload pictures since we have to do it after work. But we promise we’ll post about the wedding April attended and my birthday brunch (nothing too extravagent). The most exciting news is that we’re all booked for New Orleans! We are super excited! Even our best friend Celeste will be there with us the weekend before The Special Event conference. We’re eager to take the educational courses and volunteer at The Wedding Luncheon gala event to gather inspiration, learn, and grow as event specialists!
