1 Oct

REAL PARTIES: Khaki is the New Blue

categories: birthday party ideas, theme parties, wedding
REAL PARTIES: Khaki is the New Blue

I’m just loving this khaki & blue party that Noel Culbertson put together to celebrate her husband’s birthday and recent promotion! The color palette is so crisp & chic… this look would also be gorgeous for a wedding or engagement party, or any nautically-themed celebration.
Read on for all the details, as told by Noel…

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“My husband [...]

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 [...]

30 Oct

Style Spy: Dining By Design – Part 1

categories: decorating ideas, get inspired, guest blog
Style Spy: Dining By Design – Part 1

{by HWTM event correspondent: Jen Berson}
I was lucky enough to attend Dining By Design’s Table Hop & Taste, in Los Angeles recently. DBD features amazing, over-the-top, and cutting edge table design installations created by talented & eclectic designers. Since there are so many inspiring entertaining ideas from this event, we decided to bring it to [...]

2 Oct

NY Event Pics – Sneak Peek

categories: decorating ideas, events, real parties
NY Event Pics – Sneak Peek

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 [...]

9 Jul

Simply Stated: Go for Bold

categories: Simply Stated, decorating ideas

Today on Simply Stated: Celebrations – get the details on how to recreate this splashy "Red & Bold" tablescape and make a fashion-forward statement at your own special dinner party!

9 Jun

blumebox ribbons & inspiration

categories: bridal shower ideas, centerpiece ideas, decorating ideas, hostess gift ideas

Reusable pop-up Blumebox vases are already a super easy & affordable way to create stylish centerpieces, but they recently came out with a way to make customizing your design even easier: Personalized Ribbons! These 1.5" wide ribbons come in TONS of patterns and colors, including birds, damask, mod dots, and more. $2.49/pack of 4 at [...]

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