This super-stylish bridal shower was designed/hosted by Alison Donahue and features the always-fabulous color palette of chocolate and blue, plus tons of pretty details like parasols, retro-chic coasters, paper-wrapped vases, and polka dots. Read on for tons of photos and a full recap, in Alison’s own words…
“I wanted to host a beautiful bridal shower for [...]
Hi! I’m Rebecca Goering, author of Tastefully Entertaining, a blog providing ideas and inspiration for planning memorable events. I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to guest post for HWTM today!
I’ve been extremely intrigued by the color gray lately. It’s sophisticated, chic and compliments so many other colors – orange, green, white, blue, pink [...]
As promised, here are a few snapshots of some of the NY event decor that we took with our own camera before the first party session on Tuesday night. This is just a little peek – the professional shots should cover all the different areas of the party, the entire tablescape, food, cocktails, little details [...]
{by new HWTM event correspondent: Jennifer Berson}
I was so excited when Hostess with the Mostess was recently invited to attend an exclusive spa event called Pamper Me Fabulous, styled by the ultra-creative Fresh Events Company. As a new HWTM event correspondent, it’s my job to attend fabulous fetes & chic soirees and share tips [...]
If you’re looking for a chic new party theme for an upcoming shower or special event – check out this stylish & colorful “Turn of the Century, Art Nouveau Parisian” theme created by Kerri Butler for her friend’s bridal shower soirée. Inspired by the bride’s plans for honeymooning in Paris, Kerri used bright, rich colors, [...]
If you’ve ever visited the HWTM Party Themes section or have followed the blog for a while, then you probably already know that scrapbook paper is one of my favorite elements to decorate with; you can wrap vases with it, use the 12″ sheets as placemats, create napkin rings, favor tags…sky’s the limit!
There are tons [...]
I love the winter snowflakes design.
would love to have the sleek looking salt and pepper grinder and beautiful soaps for all my guest washrooms.
Thanks MC - the utensil holders are from Target a while back (see comments above) but I've not seen them
Chris - Not yet....sigh. I seriously need a time-freezing machine so I can catch up on everything :0 It's on my
Black and white paisley and blue polka-dots are both cute!!
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Pot o’ Gold Brie + Salad
Basil Grande Cocktail
French Onion Soup
Better-than-Classic Butterscotch Pudding
Trellis Travel Mug
Cheeky and Cheerful Occasion Cards
Tipsy Toes Ice Cubes Set
Eat, Drink & Be Merry Tags
“Happy it’s Happy Hour” Flask
