Fete Events

Recently I have had a few clients who just didn’t like cake.  I treasure the wonderful ceremonial element of the cake cutting but how do you give it meaning to someone who doesn’t like cake?  One of my golden rules is to always be authentic with your planning decisions.  Everything you select or decide on needs to make sense for you and your fiance.  One of my brides was a cheese fanatic so we assembled large wheels of cheese in the shape of a wedding cake for her.  For another non-cake loving bride of Russian decent, we designed a 4” fabrege egg and enclosed it in a glass case to look like a museum piece.  In both cases, the bride was sharing something of herself with her guests.

Technology has opened up entire new ways to design an event.   I wanted to make reference to the photo studio were were in so we digitally projected the escort card list directly above the bar during the cocktail hour.  If you look closely, we laid the names out as if it were a film negative.  It became a great conversation piece.

I am always looking for new gift ideas.  On a recent tour of the Armani Store on 5th Avenue, I found so many great items at varying price points. Their chocolate boutique, Armani Dolci, is filled with unique ideas and is really well done.   I was equally impressed by their home accessories collection.  I really fell in love with their candles, especially the Eau de Jade scent.  They are lovely and beautifully packaged – simple but beautiful.

Josh and I did a fun segment on the Today Show last week right before the initial airing of “Wedded to Perfection”. Thank you to everyone for emailing us your kind words about the show.