My Favorite Book

One of my absolute favorite books (Not Harry Potter...Sorry!) "The Great Gatsby" is becoming a movie.  Now those who know me, know that I almost always hate the movie version of a book.  (Yes, that still means the HP movies, but although I dislike them because they aren't as good as the book, I'll still see the movies because it's cool to see it in "real life") However, I'm optimistic about the movie version of "The Great Gatsby".  Mostly because the director is going to be the wonderous Baz Luhrmann.

Baz Lurhmann is the technical genius behind movies such as "Moulin Rouge" and "Romeo+Juliet".  I have high expectation and can't wait to see the castings!

In an Event Planning Sense - who wouldn't want an event completely themed out in a "Great Gatsby" theme? I know I would!!!!

Halloween

In honor of Halloween - I thought I'd share my favorite part of Halloween growing up.  Not so much Event Planning...but gives you that fun, happy feeling.

This is from one of my absolutely FAVORITE web sites is guaranteed to make you smile...1000 Amazing Things.  It'll always make you smile and get the warm fuzzies!


Intense Post-Holiday Candy Trades.

You came, you dressed up,you conquered.

Now you’re walking around with bloodshot eyes and a gumball headache as you pack Princess costumes into boxes, peel decorations off the door, and get ready for the important business of sorting through your loot.

Now it’s time to focus. FOCUS. Work through that Halloween hangover and steady your nerves because it’s time to strike some big deals. Maybe a candy currency system even emerges amongst all your siblings and friends:

Large size chocolate bar: 20 points

Loot bag full of assorted treats: +/- 15 points depending on size of bag

Fun size chips or Doritos:10 points

Popcorn ball: 6 points

Reese Peanut Butter Cup:5 points (especially valuable if special Halloween version)

All other mini candy bars: 4 points

Little pack of fuzzy peaches or sour gummies: 4 points

Cake items such as Twinkies: 3 points

Two-pack of rock hard gum: 2 points

Licorice: 2 points

Caramels from a big well-known caramel company: 2 points

Lollipops: 2 points (Note: Possible points premium for large sizes or rare rainbow-colored lollipops.)

Lollipops with chewy stuff in the middle:Either 1 point or -2 points depending on whether you have braces

Caramels in clear plastic wrap that are overly sticky and have no name on it and taste like burnt sugar: 1 point

Tootsie Rolls: 1 point

Lemon flavoured anything: 0 points.

Pen from guy who sells real estate: 0 points

Anything healthy including raisins or apples: 0 points

Weird chewy generic halloween candy: -1 point.

So pour out your pillowcase and get ready for some high stakes deals on the basement floor. Don’t forget to keep your personal favorites a secret or you’ll pay a fool’s ransom. (If you sacrifice three bags of chips for a Twinkie, you’ve been had.) Lastly, know who you’re up against  — does anyone have nut allergies or unhealthy addictions to lime flavoring?

Bottom line: Get in there and get deal-making. Get in there and get teeth-breaking. Get in there and get

AWESOME!

To Bring out my Inner Nerdiness

Theme weddings. You either win or you lose. There is no in between.

Wedding+Harry Potter = Brilliance.

Done.

Specialis Revelio :

Life. Love. Candid Moments

The following pictures are the reason I love event planning.  I love the staged proper photos because I love tradition and it's always wonderful to have beautiful, nice photos of you and your loved ones.

But by far my favorite moments come from catching something wonderful - unplanned and full of raw emotion.  Candid.  Candid pictures help capture the happiness, insanity, and love between everybody.

Love.

Short, Sweet.

I know I've been MIA for awhile.  I'm well aware.  Can I blame it on my job?

Yes, for those of you who didn't know, I am recently employed (FINALLY!) with a wonderful company, planning events.  It may not be weddings, but to be frank, I've never really had any desire to plan wedding events, until after I'm married of course!  It would make me cynical (moreso than I already am), and too analytical about something that I've always dreamed of for myself!  I can't wait to plan my own wedding, and don't want to be "soooo over" Gerber Daisies, or nauseous at the sight lace and ribbons by the time that day comes!

Anyways, I love what I'm doing, and loooooove my new company - it's the most fun I've had working in a long time! I really can't get enough, even though it takes a lot out of me!  I'm finally working with guests, helping them plan their events, and (hopefully) making everybody happy and having fun with their events!! :)

That being said, very little time is being left for my blog.  I still have tons of ideas, and find wonderful things all over the internet by amazing and fabulous bloggers.  It's just being able to formulate focused thoughts on the ideas that seems to be my problem!

I found this wonderful picture, and just felt the need to share it with the world because I'm in love.  Don't get me wrong, I love Gerber Daisies.  They will always be the flower the melts my heart! however, these roses are just skyrocketing on my list of favorite, straight from no where! Probably helps that they are pink...

New Fall Colors!

Hello Hello!

As you know, I like to stray a little bit from traditional colors and mix things up!

When we think of autumn, we think of three colors: Red, Orange, and Yellow.  My thought is, "Why?" Who says that we need to stick to those colors just to have a Fall theme?

I found this inspiration board on Snippet and Ink, and loved their ideas that fall can be other colors - with maybe a traditional Fall color slipped in there.  The lighter blue with golds and browns takes Fall up a notch.  It can make your event look more classy, and more elegant with that pop of color - and let's face it, who doesn't want to appear more classy than they sometimes are!? :) The blue also eases the transition from Fall to Winter colors - so sneaky!

Fall!

Tis the season to change! I'm definitely welcoming a change in seasons, although it's definitely an adjustment to be in Dallas where the leaves really haven't changed yet, and the weather has only cooled down about 5 degrees.  But nonetheless, it's officially Fall in two days!

That being said, it's beginning to be holiday season - and first festive holiday to go nuts with the theme? Halloween!! I found some cute ideas to bake/cook to help get you in the halloween mood!

The pigs-in-a-blanket mummies are my favorite! They are adorable and totally edible! It's just something to play around with.  And if you can't make food fun? You can't make life fun! Life's too short to be boring!

Credit to The Idea Room for these wonderful ideas!

YUM!

Paper Lanterns...The Obsession Continues!

Two posts in one day? Whaaaat!? Good, glad that reaction is over with.  After hemming and hawing over whether or not to post a second (I can't believe it either) time today, I decided to go ahead and do it.  This is short because it's mostly just a continuation of my current paper lantern obsession.  I found some new pictures of events with paper lanterns, and I couldn't stop flipping out.

So, without further ado, how could you not love these? They are absolute perfection. Most can be found on my favorite blog Style Me Pretty!

This last one is my fav-or-rite.  It's amazing the way they manipulated this large venue and filled it with color and made in look perhaps a little less rustic!

Cupcakes!

I love to bake yummy things.  In most cases I'd choose to bake rather than cook.  (Perhaps it's a sugar addiction?!) Either way, baking is usually caused by a celebration or an event taking place.  Which might be a good indicator of why I love it so much!

A great way to provide favors for your birthday party, wedding, or party guests, is to give them something tasty to take home! Let's face it, once the meal portion is done, many of us just squirm when we hear those fateful words, "Are you ready for some dessert?" I know I generally overindulge during the appetizer or entree portion, so dessert never even really crossed my mind!

But most people tend to love something sweet after a meal, or before bed, so Brandy at Gluesticks  came up with a great idea! You've seen those pre-made mixes for cookies, brownies, pies etc. all sweetly packaged in a lovely jar.  Perhaps if you're willing to take the time to take it one step further and actually bake the celebratory cupcakes!

Color Love

I'm a very visual person, which explains why color is so important to me.  I feed off of color and am stimulated by certain ones (usually the brightest hued ones) and pass right by more of the blah colors.  

When I head into a room - especially for an event, I love to be wowed.  So of course the first thing I notice is the color of the room, theme etc. It is so important to get the right color to fit the mood that is trying to be given off.

So, that being said, I found some examples to show you! You'll notice how differently you feel with each color.  It's AMAZING! Just one little touch of color changes can put you in an entirely different mood! Obviously there's some sort of psychology behind all of this, but I'd rather just focus on the visual stimulation aspect of it and not get into details! :)