Fresh Stationery Ideas

It would have seemed that spring had sprung a few days ago, but winter is still hanging on...couples who were married the weekend on March 20th & 21st were truly blessed!! It couldn't have been more perfect weather for a wedding!

As some of you may be aware if you have been following me on Twitter, I recently began representing a beautiful line of Wedding Stationery created by Spark Letterpress. I am always looking for new and innovative designs to carry and Spark definitely fit the bill. I am truly excited to be a part of their dealer network and to show off these fabulous invitation suites!! The pictures do not do them justice!!!

A beautiful passport style invitation booklet:






Stunning Save the Date:


And word cannot describe the intricate letterpress process on this Invitation:




I cannot wait for the stationery show in May to meet the Spark Letterpress in person!

Finally...a gorgeous day!!!

I am sure many of you were aware of the insanity Mother Nature confronted us with this past weekend here in the New York Metro area. While I was concerned about where my trash cans went flying off too, several of my friends who live on the South Shore of Long Island, experienced power outages of close to 2 days, while another lost the dock attached to her house. Guess that will teach me to stop thinking of myself...

Anyway, as some of you may know, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE fine stationery and papers, and ensure that I carry products that demonstrate my passion for the art of printing. So when I cam across this video via YouTube via Twitter, I just had to share it with you. This is a fabulous collection of images from Twig & Fig, one of the finest lines I represent. It is a relatively small company based in California, whose commitment and dedication to producing absolutely stunning and unique letterpress invitations is unsurpassed. For those of you who don't know of Twig & Fig, I hope you enjoy the show!

Growing...day by day

Although Mother Nature dampened out spirits with torrential downpours and power outages this weekend, it was a great opportunity to buckle down and attend to some of those things I've been neglecting (all of that back-end office administration...blah, blah, blah--the stuff you hate to do).

And while I was extremely disappointed to miss Ultimate Engagement at Gotham Hall on Sunday due to the crazy weather, it was an incredibly productive day.  I actually responded and retweeted a bunch of different things (I finally get the whole "@" symbol and how to use it), spent some time redesigning some web pages and answered a TON of non-essential email.

So before I get back to work, I wanted to share a new addition to the Exquisite Events line of stationery products--these beautiful favor boxes, that can be personalized with labels, tags or personalized ribbon.  So adorable and SO CHIC!  Each box retails for between $1.20 & $1.60 and the minimum order is only 25 pieces.  Enjoy!!!

I forgot how fun networking can be!!!

So for those of you who follow me on Twitter, I went to the Eat, Drink, Be Married event at the Astor Wine Center at 399 Lafayette Thursday evening. First, who even knew that the center was available for private events?? Perfect for a small wedding with full kitchen amenities. Several of my favorite caterers were there, showing off some of their culinary wizardry, including Thomas Preti,(a special shout out to Scott Parrish, who was kind enough to extend the invitation to my group of aspiring wedding planners) and The Cleaver Co. And if that weren't enough, the desserts were to DIE FOR, especially the most awesome cupcakes offered by Eleni's Bakery in the city (they do custom cupcakes too!!!) Let's just say I was stuffed when I left.

Although I shouldn't work backwards, on Tuesday I went ot another phenomenal showcase at Angel Orensanz Foundation. Just check out what this place can look like!!!




I must thank In Thyme Caterers for the invitation, as well as allowing me to make it a class field trip. Amy at In Thyme was so gracious and spent some time with the class discussing the complexities and benefits of off-premise catering. I can't wait to work with her!!!

I wish everyone a HAPPY WEDDING this weekend!

The most fabulous Bar Mitzvah

In a previous post, I alluded to the fact that I was recuperating from being up for 3 days straight, managing the final details for a Bar Mitzvah that took place last Saturday, for which I was given only 6 WEEKS TO PLAN!!!. It was actually more than just the evening party! There were temple services in the morning, followed by a huge luncheon and then the dinner reception later on in the evening, so it was like planning for 3 events in one day.

Of course, the massive snowstorm that started on Thursday didn't make things any easier, needless to say. Fortunately, I have great vendors and all of my trucks arrived on time to handle the Friday set-up.

I have to say, depsite my exhaustion and that I was pretty much ready to pass out on Sunday at 4 AM, it was totally worth it. The client and the Bar Mitzvah boy had such a wonderful time and could not stop expressing their gratitude for my help; that makes me feel SOOO good. Just a few fabulous shots, courtesy of JoVon Photography:

Maybe I'll stay more up to date with my Blog now that I can send updates through my phone???

Ok, so I've been busy...

Yes, it's been a while since I posted to the blog....so many things happening.

I was joking with a friend of mine the other day that I need to hire a "VP of Social Networking" to handle the following:

• Facebook business page (still a work in progress)
• Twitter (I just keep writing stuff that I hope people are interested in)
• WeddingWire.com (I just set up a page with WeddingWire and so far so good)
• WedSpace.com (don't even start me on this one, I've done NOTHING YET, except put my name up there)
• MY OWN BLOG!!!
• The LIWEDDINGS.COM blog (you mean I have to do this twice!!!)
• BridalTweet.com (was an active participant until I got swamped by all of these other website obligations)
• Blogging for Lovegevity.com (I am the NY instructor for their Wedding Planning Certification Course)

So when am I supposed to see clients???