Blog Love

One of my Favorite Blogger's, Chris of Celebrations at Home just featured my 34th Birthday Party. I feel so honored. Especially since this party is near and dear to my heart & Chris has one of the greatest blogs EVER. Thank you Chris for the Blog Love!

It's My Party Recap

Saturday, I celebrated my 34th birthday. I can tell you I partied like I was turning 21. Glad I'm past that stage in my life :-). We started off the celebration with a classy cocktail party at my house and then we headed to downtown Baltimore to the Power Plant. (No pictures of that thank God!)

If you are a reader of my blog, you know that I am not a cook at all. So the food was courtesy of some of my favorite take out places.

I like the idea of a tasting party and I think I will have a bigger one soon. Pier 1 has the cutest tasting collection. I got the shot glasses from there. They also came with small spoons.

The spoons for the Mexican Gumbo were purchased at World Market for .99 a piece

As part of the gifts to my friends, I decided to write a personal letter. I have to admit I cried all night long writing these letters. Each one of my friends mean so much to me. It was a great honor to have them celebrate my birthday with me.

For the favors, I found the perfect Turquoise boxes and bags at Home Goods. Inside was a notepad to write notes to their friends and family and a Picture Holder. I took a picture with each friend which will be sent in my thank you cards.

Wedding done right!

Oh, Have I got a wedding for you. Remember the bridal shower in July where I created the Purple and Silver candy buffet. You have to check out the wedding. It was absolutely gorgeous.

Photography: Regents Photography

Reception Location: beautiful Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia.

Wedding Coordinator:Pamela Barefoot

Tent: Sugar Plum Tents

Foral designs: Holly Chapple Flowers.

Band : Bialek’s Music.

Flower Girl Basket

Is this not the most beautiful cupcake stand. I DIE!

I almost could not breath when I saw the centerpieces. Pure perfection

For more pictures of this wedding go here

Small and Simply Perfect Bridal Shower

My sister Monica is getting married this September and last weekend we showered her with love. Monica is a quiet non-flashy bride and wants to keep things very simple and elegant. This shower was perfect for her! The bridal shower was put together by her Matron of Honor Iazia and her bridesmaid, LaTasha. The location was King Contrivance in Columbia, Maryland. (great location for weddings and events & the food was superb!)I just wanted to share a couple of pictures.

Iazia, Monica and I

Mother of the groom

Candace(Bridesmaid) and Monica

It's My Party!

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was having a Birthday Party. Just a small get together that I normally do every year with my closest friends. Microsoft Word has done it again! Below I created the invitation in the colors of the party.

Here is the Inspiration board that I created for the post on Birthday Girl here.

Maddycakes Muse Tiffany Giveaway

So many birthday's in the air. Michelle of Maddycakes Muse is having a great contest for her birthday. She is giving away a Tiffany Necklace in honor of her Tiffany themed birthday party. We need to help her get to 1000 followers which shouldn't be hard because she has an awesome party site with more inspiration than anyone can handle. So go become a follower, blog or twitter about the giveaway and you can become eligible to win this...

Go check out the full details here

Guest Blogger Post

Sorry for the late notice, just getting back from Chicago(what a great city) but check out my guest post on Cupcake Wishes and Birthday Dreams. Keisha has some great giveaway items going on. Go check it out here

A Beautiful Birthday Celebration

Hand Written Invitations, Fine China, a Personal Chef and a Sweet Fabulous Birthday Girl. This could not describe anything other than Christi Bennett from P is for Party. She recently celebrated her birthday in pure perfection. I am so inspired by her impeccable taste and her keen eye for details. I just had to share.

To see more pictures and the full details of the party visit Christi's site here