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Venues of the Southland~The Resort at Pelican Hill

The Resort at Pelican HillIf money is not an issue put this one on your list. It is a fabulous place with lots of attention to detail. They only hold one wedding a day and you have lots of perks with that. You are in a separate area called Mar Vista. You are able to relax and get ready in a dedicated Bridal Suite with a make up area and a hair stylist's shampoo bowl. You can have your ceremony outside on the lawn or in La Cappella, both with fabulous views. You also get a Wedding Butler to help you with various tasks in your complimentary Wedding Night Villa. So when thinking luxury and ocean views think Newport Coast and the Resort at Pelican Hill.

The Rotunda & Wedding Lawn. It is from a distance and the lawn is in an oval.

Looking out of the Mar Vista Ballroom.

Their chargers and place setting choices.

The Bridal Suite's Makeup/Hairstyling room and Dressing Room.
The Bridal Suite is below and the MarVista Ballroom is above. The lawn is behind me.

Inside La Cappella. You can have an indoor ceremony or and after hours lounge.

Inside the one of the Villas.The Villa's bathroom. and the view from it.

There are several private cabanas in the pool area.

The Coliseum Pool

Happy Reading,

All the photos were taken by me on February 3, 2009. Can you see Catalina Island?

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.

Enjoy,

Beverage Monday.

The Winners

Photo courtesy of Oscar.com.

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.

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.

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

Beverage Monday.

Valentine's Day Cocktails

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