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No Bake Fun at Invitation Consultants
At Invitation Consultants, we love to have fun. We have teambuilders at least once a month. This week food was on all of our minds. Since our office does not have an oven, we decided to tackle no bake recipes. We tried our hand at tiramisu, blueberry cheesecake and peanut butter pie. Our teams were called (Maneaters * the all male team, Paper Bakers and Dessert Amore* which was the winner). Tiramisu won! *Antoinette's sumo wrestler was a source of inspiration ...
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Happy Birthday to me........Today is my Birthday. I love birthdays and always believe they should be celebrated with verve. So this is my inspiration board for my ultimate Birthday Party. Cheers!Photo sources-Tiramisu from here, Champagne from here, Cheese and paper streamers from Martha Stewart, flowers and figs from Country Living...
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We Say “Yes” WednesdayHope everyone had a relaxing labor day! Last week I shared Amber’s Bachelorette Party. This week I want to share with you her inspiration board for her shower this weekend. She has a very colorful wedding and is using many DIY elements. So we have decided to play off the different colors and have bright colors as well with simple DIY elements and vintage props. We have incorporated her favorites desserts/food and a game with thoughtful words for our bride to be! Love, ...
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Engage11 – Coffee Break Inspiration Board – Perfect for Wedding BrunchWe were treated to a wonderful coffee break during the general session at Engage!11. The Grand Del Mar put on a beautiful display of coffee flavored cupcakes, miniature tiramisu, Starbucks Frappucinos, and Krispy Kreme donuts complete with vintage signage and flowers in vintage coffee cans. Perfect for bridal showers and post wedding brunches, it’s a great way to caffeinate! And this pretty inspiration board was created with our new inspiration board creator app – done in under 2 minutes! You’ll be seeing a lot more inspiration boards from me now….now that I can get t...
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White {Chocolate} ChristmasThere’s something so inviting and “wintery” about the look of white chocolate, which makes it perfect for holiday treats! Here are a few yummy recipes links for all my fellow sweet tooth friends out there…ENJOY! Pictured above, clockwise from top left: • White Chocolate Truffle and Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake • White Chocolate Tiramisu Trifle with Spiced Pears • White Chocolate Cheesecake with White Chocolate Brandy Sauce • White Chocolate Amaretto Cake Pictured above: Paula Deen’s White Hot Chocolate and Rachael Ray’s White Chocolate-Rum Shake. Pictured below: White Ch...
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Creative CoffeeSo many of us just love our coffee – from our morning cuppa to our pick me up in the afternoon or our weekend cup with our friends. Not only does it come in its many guises of cappuccino, latte or short black for instance, but it can be flavoured with chocolate syrup for a mocha coffee, hazelnut syrup or liqueur, orange zest or even coconut liqueur. A coffee colour, whether in its darkest, richest form or in a creamy latte colour lends an elegance to a wedding that is hard to beat. Team with brighter colours such as duck egg blue or green, or keep the palette soft and subdued with creams...
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Rehearsal Dinner: An Italian-Style Dose of Family Fun!After Stephen’s parents generously offered to host our rehearsal dinner, we sent them a list of a few restaurants in the area we thought might be fun yet still classy enough to reflect the significance of the occasion. Of course, the first options that popped into my head were all my favorite Mexican places! But, since we’re going with south-of-the-border entrees at the wedding, none of those hot spots will work. What to do? Go Italian, of course! Conveniently located right down the street from the church where we’ll be holding the rehearsal beforehand, Buca di Beppo is one of my all-...
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An Evening with Lela Rose and The Wedding LibraryGood news for all of you Lela Rose fans (me included)! RSVP and come to this great event next week. It's being hosted by our contributing editors, Jennifer and Claudia of The Wedding Library. The event is Thursday, November 4th, from 6 to 8 pm at The Wedding Library. RSVP by emailing ido@theweddinglibrary.com. P.S. Who doesn't love macarons? At Thursday's event, the Macaron Parlour will be doing a fun station with all sorts of crazy flavors like s'mores, cookies and cream, Earl Grey, Nutella, caramel fleur de sel, and tiramisu, just to name a few....
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Only 5 spots left for 2010!We don't know why, we don't know how...but we do know that 2010 bookings have been filling up fast! With our maximum of 25 weddings per year, 20 have already been confirmed, leaving only 5 spots open. After these spots have been filled up, we will no longer be accepting anymore 2010 weddings. To make this even sweeter, we are now including travel fees nationwide (48 states) to all our packages! So welcome, future brides from anywhere (everywhere!). Got a wedding in San Francisco? We'll be there. How about Chicago? No problem! Traveling down south to Texas? We're only a plane ride away. If you ...
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Scale it downNot every bride- and groom-to-be is keen on full size cakes, like this one from Fancy Cakes By Leslie: Luckily for these unique individuals, Leslie and many of her fellow cake artisans are happy to scale down their work. But don’t think that scaling down means sacrificing flavor. Leslie’s cakes — whatever the size — come in white, lemon, spice, banana walnut, chocolate fudge, almond, and tiramisu, and she’s even willing to consider using a favorite family recipe. Yum! In case you can’t tell, I’m still waiting for The Beard to set up my computer. Working on his is such a pa...
