Enjoy,
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Pretty Pictures
The photos below are from an event I went to at The Resort at Pelican Hill earlier this month. I will share more on the venue later this week. It is quite stunning. There were four different tablescapes in black, white & yellow. The linens were from Fusion Linens. Chameleon Chairs provided some of the chairs. MeeMaw's English Toffee provided us with favors. Yummy! The chargers and the place settings were the venuues.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Beverage Monday.
The Winners
In honor of last night's telecast here are some cocktails inspired by the Winners.
Mumbai Bombshell
Slumdog Millionaire
1 oz cherry brandy
1 oz cognac
1oz Malibu®
1 oz dry vermouth
Pour the cherry brandy, Malibu rum, cognac and vermouth into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.
Four Jokers
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
3/4 oz Rumple Minze® liqueur
3/4 oz Jagermeister® liqueur
3/4 oz Goldschlager® schnapps
3/4 oz Black Haus® schnapps
Add all ingredients to an old-fashioned glass with/without ice as desired. Stir lightly and serve.
Milky Way Galaxy
Sean Penn in Milk
1 oz Amaretto
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
cinnamon
Combine milk, amaretto and vanilla extract in a blender for 60 seconds. Pour over ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass, and sprinkle with cinnamon. Stir with a straw, and serve.
German Chocolate Cake
Kate Winslet in The Reader
3/4 oz Malibu®
3/4 oz white creme de cacao
1/4 oz Frangelico®
1 splash half-and-half
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. Shake and strain over ice in an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with four squirts of canned whipped cream (about 3/4 inches high) at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock positions.
Spanish Fly
Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
3/4 oz butterscotch schnapps
3/4 oz Coke
3/4 oz cherry liqueur
3/4 oz vanilla schnapps
Pour ingredients into an old-fashioned glass and stir. Serve cold.
Cheers,
The recipies were found on cocktail.com.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Oscar Day!
image courtesy of oscar.com
This is a favorite day of mine. I can't wait to see what everybody is wearing and who is going to win. I have been watching for years. I'm not sure if I like the move to February though. I do like the move to Sunday nights. I have never been one of the fans that are watching from the street. I was raised only a few miles away from Hollywood/Los Angeles, but I do prefer to watch from home.
Who's your favorite to win?
Happy Reading,
On a side note I have a computer again. It was a long six weeks with limited access. I hope I don't have to go through that again. Thank you everybody for your patience.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy Hearts Day!
Why not celebrate with dinner in and a romantic movie. Here are a few of my favorites~
An Officer & A Gentleman
Titanic
Love Story
Beauty & The Beast
The Way We Were
Pretty Woman
Gone With The Wind
Roman Holiday
From Here to Eternity
Ghost
Have a fun & cozy evening,
Steph
Monday, February 9, 2009
Beverage Monday.
Valentine's Day Cocktails
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Since Valentine's Day is this Saturday, how about some Valentine drinks? Plus, I threw in a Love Potion {you never know when you might need one}!
The Valentine
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Chambord
1/2 oz Godiva liqueur
1/2 oz Kahlua
Put all the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and pour into a rocks glass.
Valentine
2 oz Banana liqueur
1 oz Vodka
3 oz Cranberry juice
Put all the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a red wine glass.
Valen-tini
3 oz. Tequila Rose
1 oz Vanilla Vodka
Put the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Love Potion #9
1 oz Strawberry or Vanilla vodka
1/2 oz White Cream de Cacao
1/2 cup fresh strawberries
Scoop of Vanilla ice cream
Ice
Put all of the ingredients into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a chilled margarita or hurricane glass. Garnish with a fresh strawberry.
Cheers,
Steph
Saturday, February 7, 2009
February is...
The Month of Love!
In addition to Valentine's Day people have designated February as~
National Condom Month
American Heart Month
People also celebrate~
American Heart Week 1-7
International Flirting Week 9-15
Celebration of Love Week 10-16
National Condom Week 14-21
The February issue of Brides magazine is the largest of the year. You see hearts everywhere. There are Bridal Shows & Trunk Shows to go to. February is the perfect time to start planning your wedding.
Happy February,
Steph
Some of the info was found through Brownielocks.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Fun Things
Here are few fun products I saw at The Special Event last week~A trade show for the event industry. I will post some my own photos when I finally get my computer back.
You can customize a plastic 7 1/2 inch plate with photos. The more you buy the more you save. These are great for showers or casual rehearsal dinners/weddings. You just upload your photo, play with it and you have yourself a cute little plate.
With this company you can customize the scent of your wedding.
Let's say you fall in love with a venue but there is an odor. You can use Scentevents to 'mask' the smell. You can also use them to convey a feeling that you want. Just another way to customize you event.
As the name suggests these are confetti with your photos on them. They are one inch rounds and double sided. You also can choose different colored accent pieces to add in. Since Photofetti is larger you should be able to use them in most venues. You also just upload your photos and order all online.
Mr. Joyeux & I used personalized M & M's at our wedding {four years ago} with our names and dates on two different colors of M & M's . Now you can also include your photos. They have 25 colors to choose from, although they can't print on the darker colors. They have introduced shimmers {gold, platinum and pearl}. How pretty would those be? You just upload your photos, add a message and you can now also choose your font. So fun!
So check these out for other ways to personalize your wedding or any other event.
Happy Reading,
Steph
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