Sunday Soirees - Game Day

It is Super Bowl Sunday and here in America we will all be sitting around our TVs all night. I'll be honest, I do not have big plans for the Super Bowl this year. My beau is working late and my plans are to watch the game with a stack of magazines and a glass of vino. Funny huh! I have always wanted to throw a fun get together for the big game. Maybe next year I could put together a little party. I think I would put together a little high end game day food. I hope you like them and add them to your game day!

Lump Crab Salsa

Forget the cream cheese high in fat dip. Check it this awesome recipe! click here

Tequila Spiked Popcorn

I mean REALLY! What a fabulous game day snack or even as a sweet after the half time show.

click here

Emeril's Crazy Nachos

These nachos are far from the regular orange cheese wiz layered nachos. He takes pulled pork and smothers crispy Tortillas with them. I'm getting hungry just thinking of them. Click here.

Oven Fried Chicken Fingers

have you seen the nutrition label on fast food chicken fingers {eek!} try these baked ones for an

even better treat. click here

Truffle Mac and Cheese Muffins

Ooo la la. Fancy football night with truffle mac and cheese. Make individual portions so its easy

for guests to grab. click here

Buffalo Style Celery Bites

A little veggies to add to the table on game day. Buffalo style, in replace of the wings. click here

Oreo Truffle Footballs

These are kind of adorable! Not a huge football fan, doesn't matter, you will love these! click here

Oreo Whoopie Pies

Wow! I think I need to bake these! click here

Good luck to the Steelers and the Packers!

xoxo~Becca

{Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart Living, Food&Wine.com, Bakerella, Celebrations.com, Cooking Light & Make Merry Events}

Sunday Soiree- Emiy is getting married!

{image courtesy of Em's facebook page}

One of my besties is getting married! Emily's fabulous fiance George proposed to her the weekend before we had our girly weekend in Philadelphia and Em kept it a secret all week until we go together. I am SO excited for her. It was a beautiful surprised weekend in Martha's Vineyard when George proposed at the top of a lighthouse {sigh, I know} and it was so sweet and special! I am so excited to hear about a year of planning for Emily and George. They are getting married in Martha's Vineyard next October and Em has mentioned a color palette of Eggplants, Browns, Hot Pinks, Oranges and maybe Grey. So it's Sunday and I'm dreaming of a soiree....her wedding! Here are some thoughts...

{image from Martha Weddings}

I think this purple bouquet over this monogrammed is well, beautiful!

{image from Shauna Younge Desserts}

Hello AMAZING purple and grey dessert table!

{image from Snippet & Ink}

I know she is getting married in Martha's Vineyard and not a wine vineyard, but I love the colors of plum in this inspiration board.

{inspiration board created by me!}

Ok Em this is ONLY a start. I can see George wearing fun converse and you rocking fabulous shoes under your dress. A wedding at the vineyard, purples, greys, fun fun fun. Pictures at the lighthouse. Lanterns hanging from the ceiling, photo boards of all of the wonderful memories you too have shared. Get inspired! I can't wait to hear all of your stories in the year ahead!

xoxo~Becca

Sunday Soirees - Client Birthday Party

It isn't often that you have a client call 2 weeks before and want to plan an over the top, no budget, birthday party. In my industry it is a dream! Friday night I put together an over the top surprise party for my client's wife. The theme was a one night only club "paraNORMAl". Her name was Norma so they played off of that and made it a strange, Twilight Zone, one night of craziness fun. The entrance had bubbles, dancers, absinthe shots, a long dark hallway where LED lights covered hands offered shots and party favors. There was a shot bar with magnetic shots, lounge seating, rolling sushi carts. Long story short the night was fun!

Me, NYX Entertainment and Capital Decor and Events created a night for the family to remember. I can't wait to get the photos back from Bryan at Freed Photography and I will share them with you. It was a fun event to plan!

xoxo~Becca

Sunday Soirees - NEW MOON!

5 more days until.... Edward is back!




Yes, New Moon opens on Friday! wooo hoooo! I got terribly sucked into the series of books this summer and couldn't put them down. I am absolutely obsessed and can't wait to see the 2nd movie! The teenage romance is awesome and it has become an obsession with adults, teens and kids of all ages. I'm a little sad to watch this scene

"I promise that this will be the last time you’ll see me. I won’t come back. I won’t put you through anything like this again. You can go on with your life without any more interference from me. It will be as if I’d never existed."~Edward Cullen, New Moon.

but let's be honest,we have all scene the trailers for months now, read the books and can't wait to see Bella and Edward back on the big screen....OK and well Rob, yep, can't wait!

Hostess with the Mostess featured an awesome party for Twilight fans. Hhhhmmm, maybe I will have people over! Vampire Red Velvet cupcakes, Wild Mushroom Ravioli's (Bella ordered them on their first date!), sparkly blood red cocktails. OOooooooo, fun fun!

I hope you are heading out this weekend to catch in on the Twilight series fun, my tickets are already purchased!

xoxo

Sunday Soirees - my portfolio

Recently my mind has been filled with applying for jobs, interviewing and being on a constant hunt for the next career opportunity in Florida. Applying for jobs online, following up and never hearing from anybody other then an automated email response, well, it makes you feel very frustrated! I feel like I am "just another" piece of paper on a desk, another application online. Last week I realized that I need to start marketing myself more then just a resume emailed or a good cover letter. After being in the events business for 6 years it was time for me to finally gather up some pictures and put them all together of what I have accomplished and start sending it out.

I wish I would have saved photos from events beginning on day one of my career, but I can't go back. I think I have a nice start of a portfolio to grow. It made me feel proud to look at the pictures of what I have been able to create and be a part of. I often get frustrated, upset and angry at my current situation and looking over these photos made me feel excited again. I wanted to share a few pics from my soirees from over the past years. I'm proud of them and I can't wait to create even more wonderful things as the years go on!

xoxo

Sunday Soirees - Hot Pink Fabulousness

PINK! Hot Pink! I dream of getting married in Gwen Stefani's pink John Galliano wedding dress! I mean how amazing is that! I was reading Glamour magazine on my way flight to Florida today and Gwen is rockin the cover this month. The girl is amazing and only she could have an amazing hot pink wedding dress. hhhmmm, maybe I can do it too!

A little bit of glam and pink make me imagine what a cool reception it could be! Her dress certainly inspired me today. When I can start planning a hot pink soiree?

xoxo

Sunday Soirees - Back to School

Wow! I have already seen kids in the morning with their backpacks on, walking to school. College campuses are full, high school cafeterias are full and every store around is packed with back to school necessities. I know I do not have class to attend, but it would be so fun to throw a Back to School Party! Reminisce about your days of packing lunch, decorating your locker, homecoming dance dress shopping.

Invitations would be sent out on Lined Paper looking invites. I would pass out gift bags with a cute pencil case (French of course!) A Red Tube of Lipstick Pen, because you must write in style, a pretty pink journal, for to-do lists

The table would be set looking like a chalkboard and name cards would be red apples. Instead of the usual schoolroom map, I would have a fun US map set up to learn your capitals on.

Passed Hors D'oeuvres would be mini tea sandwiches in shapes of kid characters (um, Hello Kitty!). These make me think of open up your lunch box and having a note from mom and a neatly made sandwich for the first day of school. For dinner I would serve an adult cafeteria style dinner: Parmesan Tater Tots, Chicken Fingers, Crudite of Haricot Vert Heirloom Tomatoes and Truffled Ranch Dressing and for dessert there would be ice cream. Remember the fun sundae cups that kids would bring into class for parties? There were chocolate and vanilla or strawberry and vanilla and they were served with a little wooden spoon. I would serve an updated ice cream like salted caramel, in a cute paper cup with a personalized spoon.

Oh how I wish I was packing up my backpack tonight for school. Making sure I had a new box of crayons, new notebook, new pencils, everything was so new! Happy back to school shopping! Maybe I should go get a new "backpack" for school? ;)

xoxo

Sunday Soirees - Mariana & Blake's Welcome Party

So if there is one thing that gets me so excited, it's a soiree! A party, an event, a celebration, a wedding, an extravagant affair, a dinner party, any and all of them. I decided since recently I have been in a current rut with my day job (I am in the business but dream of bigger and better) and the big job hunt, I would start a weekly post my party dreams. Sunday Soirees is my posting of party ideas, dinner parties I wish I could plan, inspirations for others.

This week I put together an inspiration board for my friend Mariana's Mexican wedding welcome party. Mariana is a great DC friend of mine. She is getting married on the Mexican Riviera Maya in February. She is planning a welcome party the first evening and had mentioned a traditional Mexican theme, how fun! I saw these Papel Picado banners in Martha Stewart Wedding this season and I think they are a MUST for her. I love the idea of the new "little white dresses" for the bride with a bright pink lipstick. Mini tacos and mini margaritas, lots of candles, bright flowers and a mariachi band. More ideas to come for the beautiful reception at the resort. It is going to be an amazing weekend for the couple, for their friends and family. How fun, a Mexican wedding fiesta!

xoxo