{Party Styling} Party Planner's Essential A-Z

Shannon Wellington of Bottle Pop Party Co. recently shared a Party Planner's Essentials: A to Z list on her charming blog, Shannanigans.  It's packed with all the essential tools that we party planners and stylists use to create amazing parties, keep our lives in order, and make memorable moments.  While all the ideas and tips shared in the list are too-too fab....you might want to just check out what's listed under the letter 'E' - that's where you can find my essential item!

{MG Party Impressions} Pink & Brown Butterfly Baby Shower

I had the pleasure of styling a darling pink and brown Butterfly Themed Baby Shower recently for a client!  This was such a fun event to work on and the client and her family were more than gracious towards me and let me have free reign over the design and styling!   What a dream..... ;)

Please head over to MG Party Impressions to read my post and to check out more photos!

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{Pin-tastic Tuesday} Tangerine Tango Color Love

I'm on a color fix lately so, it must be spring!!!!  Pantone's color of the year, Tangerine Tango is so perfect for any spring affair or occasion.  I love how the different shades of reddish-orange look in these wedding related photos that are on my Tangerine Tango Pinterest Board.  This spicy color looks great when paired with the right shade of aqua or hot pink!  I would love to use a simple but bold backdrop with this color for a sweets table filled with glass candy dispenser filled with white candies and desserts! LOVES IT!!!!!!

One might not think this color has so much versatility, but it really does.  If planning to use this color for your next event, style your party space with statement pieces that standout in this bright color; you will not be disappointed.  Mix in complimenting colors like browns and greens and strike a great contrasting balance using whites, bold pinks and blues for a perfect color combination!

Follow me on Pinterest for more inspiring images. Feel free to repin the photos in this post by clicking on the photo description links below; clicking on source will take you to the direct link for the original post/image.

Tangerine Wedding Umbrellas (Source)
Beautiful Bouquet (source)
Geometric Wedding Cake (source)
Tangerine Neck Ties (source)

{Party Recap} Diamonds & Denim

 

All Photos above - courtesy of Greg Jones

What a fabulous time Diamonds & Denim turned out to be! I'm exhausted and pooped, but it was a good time to be had by all!

The event took place at Lost Society in DC - a really hip bar & lounge in the U Street corridor. Naleli Askew of Quintessential Consulting and Blueprint for Style's, Monica Barnett truly put together a great event.  The Blue Jeans Bar was on hand to do custom fitting for jeans.  A local jeweler located in Old Town Alexandria, VA - Mystique Jewelers, was there as well, with the most beautiful & unique and pieces of jewelry I've seen in a while.  Another great bonus of the event were the gorgeous Stephanie Johnson swag bags that guests walked out the door with!  I'm bummed I didn't get a picture of them - but trust, they were lovely.  Then, I was there to give everyone a sugar rush with a candy buffet and dessert table!  Ha ha!

For the set up, I created the desserts table with decadent Chocolate Cake Pops and Vanilla Cupcakes topped with a dollup of White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting - HEAVEN!

 The candy buffet was set up with Rock Candy Martinis, jelly beans, candy coated chocolate dots, salt water taffy, chocolate bars and old fashioned candy striped bags (an import graciously sent to me from a good friend in the UK).

I created and styled everything in deep blues, silver and anything that would sparkle and shine! For the candy buffet table, I attached a swag that I made out of stripes of denim & jute twine (loves me some jute twine). We sprinkled 'diamond' accents over the blue satin table overlay, and I decorated the glass candy dishes and candle holders with decorated paper that I used from My Grafico designer Shery K.

Another great feature (in my head) were these beautiful silver chargers that I made.

I created them using silver trays, blue glass beads that I had sitting in a zip loc bag for years and my trusty glue gun. I came up with the idea at 2:00 in the morning and I went crazy! I made about nine of them and only used 3!!!  That's the way it goes!  LOL

Hey - I also met some fantastic women at the event and did this online radio interview with Kamaria Richmond on Cinch Chat!



To read more about my styling design for this event, please check out my post today over at MG Party Impressions