What I'm Loving Today: A little Tiffany's

The Tiffany Suite at the St. Regis NYC is a perfect venue for your Tiffany-inspired bridal shower or bridesmaids tea party. However, if you would rather not spend upwards of $9,000 a night for the pleasure, you can still plan a Tiffany-inspired celebration. Images of the suite, found on Hotel Chatter, are chock-full of inspiration.

The entrance to your event should be as inviting as the plaque on suite 1403

Here is your color scheme

LOVE the macarons and the Calla lilies!

A perfect setting for an afternoon tea

Petit Fours Favors

After the party, relax...

Celebrate love with a sparkling cocktail

Ingredients 

Chambord Liqueur
1/2 bottle chilled Yellow Tail Bubbles
1 small basket of raspberries

Method 

Pour the Yellow Tail Bubbles into a champagne flute. Add a healthy splash of Chambord liqueur. Float a few raspberries and serve.

I tried this recipe over the New Year holiday thanks to the industry sample I received from Katie Hart over at The Baddish Group. I added some simple syrup to my glass to make it sweeter, and enjoyed it tremendously.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I Heart You!

Valentine's Day isn't until next Tuesday, but the celebration begins this Friday, so don't get caught unprepared. If you haven't been able to scan our QR code for our tips to planning an uncomplicated, yet undeniably elegant Valentine's Day dinner date, fear not, you can still access it by scanning our code in the sidebar or by clicking this link.

Also, check out my Pinterest LOVE board for more ways to make the "holiday" special. And if you like my style, follow me. There's more to come.

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The couple pictured above are our clients Julia and Michael. We can't wait to see them down the aisle this May.

What I'm Loving Today: Hand painted Wedding Invitations

VIA COURTNEY KHAIL

I've been a secret fan of Courtney Khail's work (and blog) ever since I discovered them a year ago. She reminded me of another stationery designer whose work I drooled over when I was planning my destination wedding back in 2006.

A little known fact about me is that in my early twenties I got a job in the biggest art store in New York City. I have no idea why. I was the only employee there without a tattoo of my cat. I didn't paint. Didn't sketch. Wasn't into Origami. I used my employee discount to buy stencils to decorate the walls of my studio apartment. Eventually I quit, because no one who worked there understood why I worked there anyway, but I did leave with an appreciation for art, specifically watercolors, because I thought it was probably the easiest to do until I tried to do it.

Today I discovered Happy Menocal on the blog of event design extraordinaire David Stark. Stark said their work "is such a nice departure from the 'vintage inspired' type and invites we have been seeing for social events" to which I say: "Amen!"

So today I'm loving Happy Menocal, Courtney Khail, My Personal Artist and all the other artists out there who are working with watercolors.

This is a trend to watch in 2012.

VIA DAVID STARK VIA HAPPY MENOCAL