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engagement parties
8 Jun

Outdoor Entertaining: Venezia Pavilion

categories: engagement parties, home accessories, wedding
Outdoor Entertaining: Venezia Pavilion

In the world of entertaining, the arrival of summer often means bringing the party outside! This fabulous Venezia Pavilion from Z Gallerie is definitely a fun excuse to do just that.
If you’ve got an extra-special celebration coming up like an engagement party, milestone birthday, or wedding – or if you just love to entertain outdoors [...]

15 May

Reception Style: Modern (Yellow & Black)

categories: engagement parties, get inspired, wedding
Reception Style: Modern (Yellow & Black)

There’s a great feature on Brides.com titled “What’s Your Reception Style?” that highlights 3 different styles of receptions: Romantic, Modern, and Natural.
There are really so many different ways that you can interpret each of these 3 styles – and many of us might lean towards a combo of the two – but for this particular [...]

6 Jan

POP! goes the cocktail pARTy

categories: birthday party ideas, engagement parties, theme parties
POP! goes the cocktail pARTy

A pop-art/Warhol-inspired party has always sounded like so much fun to me….with all the vibrant colors and funky patterns/design elements that come with his style – it’s the perfect excuse to create a fun & genuinely “outside-the-box” experience for party guests!
There are so many directions you could take with this theme, but these cool new [...]

16 Apr

Swarovski Cake Jewels

categories: bridal shower ideas, centerpiece ideas, engagement parties, floral design, food presentation, wedding

Here’s a new kind of "icing" for your wedding or party cake: butterflies, hummingbirds, and dragonflies adorned with glitzy Swarovski crystals! These sparkly creatures are part of the Swarovski Cake Jewels collection at EstiloWeddings.com, which also includes bejeweled monograms, hearts, lady bugs, and flowers in various sizes and colors…

30 Dec

Circle of Friends confetti

categories: bridal shower ideas, decorating ideas, engagement parties, new year's eve
Circle of Friends confetti

I love this “circle of friends” personalized confetti idea from Martha Stewart, which you can create using photos that have been shrunk down on your computer, vellum paper, and different sizes of circle craft punches. It’s listed as a New Year’s party idea on marthastewart.com (featuring photos of your party guests) – but I think [...]

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