Happy Halloween!

Playing with food

A while back I provided an idea of using a pumpkin or squash shell as a bowl for soup. The use of food in centerpieces or as decor adds another element to the event. Here is a clever idea for cucumbers. What a way to make an impression with the geometric tea sandwiches.

Featured!

Once again, one of our weddings is featured on New York Social Diary. Please click on the image below to view the featured wedding.




We will be providing more information on the wedding in days to come. We showed a little sneak preview last month. You can view the table setting here.

Asian Influence

Here is a Labor Day party we did. The party had a casual buffet, raw bar, and lounging on the lawn. The theme was Asian, the tent and food were Asian inspired. Lighting by Greg Yale with huge helium balloons filled with light floating above the tent and the lawn where guests had cocktails. Bill Tansey, the designer used lots of bamboo panels and bright orchids with bamboo chairs.

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Color Inspiration

Build your own cake!

A Simple Cake by Gail Watson allows couples to design their own cake combination. Her website allows you to mix and match flavors and decoration into your perfect dream cake. We recently built a wedding cake through A Simple Cake for our client and everyone could not stop talking about how beautiful and yummy it was!

Gail's work has been featured in Elegant Bride, Modern Bride, Oprah, Town and Country, Martha Stewart Weddings and Vogue Weddings to name a few. Check out her website A Simple Cake

Transition into Autumn

It is pumpkin season!

Pumpkins are a great substitute for bowls when you're having an autumn party. They bring a very festive look to the table. I love the look of soup in a pumpkin or winter squash on the table.

A little something for the guests

Here is a creative, cute idea to box a couple of m&m's or tiny party favors for your guests. The tied knot looks great. These boxes have a horseshoe motif, but the colors and motifs can be easily changed to create a nautical theme, beach theme, etc.