Fete Events

At this recent Alice in Wonderland-inspired afternoon cocktail party, guests were kindly offered food and drinks by two of New York’s premier waiters,  Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

We are very excited that one of our favorite Fete weddings was featured yesterday on the wildly successful blog Style Me Pretty.   This fun, dynamic couple gave us so much inspiration when developing customized ideas for their wedding.  The real challenge was taking the St. Regis, a beautiful classic, beaux-arts space, and making it feel more clean, modern and sleek, our client’s personal style.   See the full results on Style Me Pretty

http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/06/09/new-york-city-wedding-by-fete-and-shawn-connell/

However creating a magical experience is never about a single element.  For fireworks, it is about timing, the element of surprise and pairing with the right music.  At this event, guests faced the ocean to watch the couple’s first dance.    As it concluded, fireworks filled the sky and the Rolling Stones “Let’s Spend the Night Together” filled the beach.  It was the perfect song for this crowd and was the catalyst for an incredible dance party.

I was recently emailed a link to the Eventi, a new Kimpton hotel opening in New York any day now.  On their homepage, I was excited to see my book stacked on the dresser in one of their guest rooms.   I guess they appreciated our choice of binder!   Take a look by clicking here:

http://www.eventihotel.com/

Better than I imagined!  We created this beach path equivalent to 3 New York City blocks.   Simple yet spectacular (and a bit sandy)!

A thank you to photographer Brian Dorsey.

Our escort card table last weekend -  we created a vignette of antique bird cages, stylized with white peacock, doves, and parrots inspired by the bride’s love of birds!

I am a big fan of the uber popular e-commerce site Gilt.com.  So I was very excited to see our book, Fete: The Wedding Experience was included as part of the site’s Wedding Weekend (today through Sunday).  Visit the site for lots of great wedding-related products offered all weekend.

http://www.gilt.com/sale/splash/wedding/25758665

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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