It's almost Fall, Y'all! Enjoy this collection of images that are inspiring me right now.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Weddings : Kansas City Back Yard Wedding
If You Don't Want to Rent : Reinvent!
Andrea and Mike decided against renting an expensive venue and all the additional charges that go along with it and decided to utilize their backyard instead.
With a few rented tables, chairs, a tent, some lovely rented vintage plates and serving pieces from The Vintage Plate Company, they turned their simple (and rather small) backyard into a wonderful, warm wedding venue.
Cakewalk Events helped with the planning and made the country farmhouse inspired dinner which we served family style and Clinton Martens/ DJ Thundercutz played music from his endless collection of vinyl - 45s and all!
Here are some lovely pictures from this beautiful spring wedding.
All photos are courtesy of Andrea Wade and Deirdre at Lo and Behold Photography.
Andrea and I took a trip to the wholesale florist and she magically fashioned boutonnieres, the table flowers, all of the wedding party bouquets as well as the gorgeous floral piece that hung above the altar. Budget florals and a very professional result!
A bountiful fruit and cheese platter shares the table with homemade cabbage rolls (the bride is from Polish descent) made a lovely appetizer table that guests nibbled on before the ceremony.
For dinner we made a family style presentation of oven roasted lemon garlic chicken, charcoal grilled tenderloin with melted blue cheese butter, creamy mashed potatoes, haricots verts and a hearty green salad with sliced pears, shaved parmesan and pistachios alongside the most delicious bread from Fevere Bread.
The couple shared a sampling from their Croque en Bouche "wedding cake"!
One of the best parts of the evening was the amazing DJ Thundercutz (Clinton Martens) and his incredible vinyl record collection. What a great guy! He enjoys dancing to the music almost as much as the guests do!
Please share your stories of your backyard/do it at home wedding!
We'd love to see how you transformed your space.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Event Spaces in Kansas City : INK Article about Event Spaces
Great Article! Tips and Ideas about Nontraditional Wedding Venues.
I like this article for several reasons:
1: It features a friend of mine and her wedding at Sporting Park (below).
2: Lots of interesting venues are featured!
3: There are a lot of great tips from married couples - mainly about what to splurge on and where to pinch your pennies.
Also, more about that here: What is Essential to a Great Wedding? (and What Isn't?)
ENJOY!!
INK KC Article
Also, read the review of the River Market Event Space we did a couple months ago: RMEP REVIEW
What venues have you looked at and what are some of the more unusual ones?
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Inspiration: Color Trend - Purple and Orange
Inspired by nature, this combination is beautiful and calming.
I fell in love with this mix of colors when I was cutting red onions (which are purple, in reality) and carrots. It would be a rich and romantic blend for a bouquet as well as a table setting. This would be lovely for fall or summer weddings!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Easy Dessert Treat for Kids and Adults
Sweeten Someone's Day with an Easy Cookie and Ice Cream Message Dessert
Thanks again to Trader Joe's for making alphabet cookies because they make this little treat possible!
I got my hands on some caramel swirl ice cream and used my TJ's cinnamon flavored alphabet cookies to make a little dessert treat for a sweet friend who had a rough day.
Just when you thought this terrific treat couldn't get any better:
The caramel ice cream is that awesome Edy's Slow Churned variety that is a shockingly low 2g of fat per 1/2C serving!! Those cookies are equally low sugar and low fat, so when serving it to kids or those watching their weight, they will be even MORE appreciative of this totally adorable and guilt free dessert.
Friday, April 19, 2013
DIY: Homemade Sidewalk Paint - Patio Disco Dance Floor
Make Your Own Sidewalk Paint with 3 Cheap and Easy Ingredients!
Recently I hosted a disco dance party for a bunch of little kids in my backyard. We tried this new method of making sidewalk paint to create a disco dance floor. It was VERY easy, VERY economical and really cool looking!
1C water
1C corn starch
2T gel food coloring
Then, just stir it up well and get some cheap paint brushes and go! So easy, my 2 year old was able to do it without trouble.
It was a great time and they danced for hours!
Also, it rained later that day and it completely washed away every bit of paint and color with absolutely no trace of the paint left behind!
Have you ever tried sidewalk paint? Any ideas how to keep that vibrant color longer?!
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