Fete Events

Set your DVRs, TIVOS, VCRs and Betamax (if you are really really old school).  Brand new episodes of Wedded to Perfection will be airing next Monday – Thursday.

Here is the schedule.

Couples often ask me for ceremony song ideas.   I am hesitant to answer this question because it is so highly personal.   As a bride and groom, you should get goose bumps the moment you hear your song and only you can select something with personal meaning.   If you have dreamed about hearing Pachebel’s Canon your entire life, then that is what you should process to.   And if it happens to be Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog (it was for one groom), then that is what it is.  Many couples have songs that they associate with falling in love with each other.   These tend to be my favorite choices.  So irregardless of the song’s pace, it can usually be slowed down and turned into something incredibly moving and meaningful.  Here are a few songs that my former clients have chosen.  And like I told you, don’t copy it, use it as inspiriation for your own selection.

David Gray – Babylon

“L-O-V-E,” Nat King Cole

“Mad Mission,” Patty Griffin

Lauryn Hill – Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You

Eva Cassidy – Songbird

“All I Want Is You”,U2

“In Your Eyes”,Peter Gabriel

“Emotionally Yours”,Bob Dylan

“Waterloo Sunset,” The Kinks

“Oh Happy Day”, Edwin Hawkins Singers

“Til There Was You”, Beatles

“Gabriel’s Oboe”, The Mission

Kissing You, Desiree

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Okay, I am still having my cool disposable love affair…  This is called MY DRAP.

They are disposable and/ or can be resused dinner and cocktail napkins and placemats.  They come in a wide array of color and it comes in a roll of 25- like your bounty!  And you just tear at the perforation-  I placed a pretty large order.  I want these for my chic summer picnic events!

I do not like disposable- plates, cups and bowls.  Needless to say, we do not keep Dixie at home or FETE.  But when see I saw these at Maison de objet in France- a trade show I go to and saw these- I certainly did a round about! This is easy living but not sacrificing a great look.

The line is called Wasara

It is light and naturally decomposable, this material answers all the functions of single-use dishes.
A part of the profits is put back in the NPO, Eco Future Fund , organisation that protects forest.

Doesn’t even the wall of paper plates look pretty!

One of my favorite things to design is custom light fixtures.  I have created modern medieval chandelier out of metal and milk glass plexi

With Christmas ornaments

Wine bottles

On my recent trip form Paris, I saw innovative things such as:

- a chandelier made out of bread at this amazing bread specialty shop

- Rock crystal candy

- and a light fixture made out of beautiful silk tassles

Great weddings have great drinks. When it comes to making a wedding exciting in this area, I look to talented mixologists for inspiration. Mixologists are celebrity-chefs for the mixed drink world, and this is great news for celebrations.  Right now, hot trends include incorporating herbs, like thyme and basic, into drinks. I also love the trend of antioxidants mixed into alcohol. This “healthy” drinking is just like going to the gym!

Some of my favorite examples are Strawberry Basil Mojitos and making your favorite vodka drink with Veev, vodka infused with the acai berry.

It’s only 18 days into the new decade but could I use a drink! A great celebration requires great drinks and an amazing bar. I love to create big bars and use the design to make them a guest destination. For a wedding in an old bank space, we created a PESO bar, and it so happened to be right next to the vault. We plastered the bar with the groom’s face on the peso- homage to his Mexican heritage and his position in finance. Stay tuned this week for more bars and drink ideas.

One fun idea for your wedding is to make your response cards creative.  You won’t believe how creative guests can get when given the opportunity!  Use the wording below as reference.  And remember, don’t use the response card to ask your guests if they want steak or fish at your wedding.   It’s one of my pet peeves. At the wedding, you can display them for all the guests to see.

And here is them displayed on a board at the wedding.

As most of you know, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and InStyle Weddings have all closed.   The upheaval of the media industry in full motion.  We were fortunate to be included in InStyle Weddings final issue – see below.  In the next week, check back for some really fun escort card alternatives that you can use at your own wedding.