It’s what we do…
So, it had better be good!
A couple weeks ago, Beautiful Blooms and Eclatante threw a party to celebrate the opening of our new homes on Liberties Walk — we had SUCH a great time!
The story of how Donna (owner of Beautiful Blooms) and I got to the point where we opened up shops across the walk from each other is a really nice one we’ll share one day. Suffice to say for now, though, that when both our new homes were finally open for business, we truly felt like celebrating – and celebrate we did!
So, first up, a picture of Donna and myself taken just before the party really took off – after this shot that Marie got us to stand still long enough to snap, we barely saw each other because of all the friends and family that came to wish us well.
Of course, we couldn’t have a party without the typical reminders that we always have to be on the ball, right? It didn’t just rain that day – there were torrential downpours complete with thunder and lightening literally a couple of hours before people were going to be showing up! Of course, we had a Plan B ready to go, but it’s called “Plan B” for a reason, right? Our Plan A party was supposed to be the first gourmet cookout of the season! Here’s a shot just after the clouds finally gave way to sunshine (and Donna and I started breathing again!)
But the party gods were on our side (thank goodness). Literally fifteen minutes before our last chance to invoke Plan B, a beautiful rainbow appeared and not another raindrop was felt nor clap of thunder heard!
Because my sisters and my mom couldn’t be at the party, they sent Donna and me this gorgeous arrangement — of course they had to call Donna to create it! It meant so much to both of us that my wonderful family would think of the two of us that day!
Before I say another word about this party, I have to tell you that Donna and I both are so honored to have the friends we do First off, Max Hansen created a feast that people are STILL raving about. One day, someone smarter than me will figure out how to do a scratch ‘n sniff blog entry and you’d be able to tell just how amazing Max’s creations are. I honestly do not know what that guy does to food but it is just wonderful. Plus his team, including Rita and James, are the consummate professionals! It is pure pleasure to work with every single one of them!
And Flour Pot Cookies provided us the yummiest and CUTEST two-bite cookies ever!
And, as always, our great friend, Marie Labbancz, never fails to provide us with the perfect memories of a great party – she took all of the photos here. I honestly don’t know if I’d recognize Marie without a camera!
Our friends at Party Rentals Ltd, Total Table and EventQuip were so gracious to provide us with everything we needed to make this party absolutely perfect in every way. They are incredibly good people and I am proud that they count us among their friends – -plus they do one helluva job! Oh, and we can’t forget Claudia Seyler — she sat with us just before the party started making our hair and makeup look SOOO much better than we could have ever done ourselves!
Okay, so here are some pictures from the party.
If you don’t already know him, meet Ed Knight, the owner of EventQuip — it simply isn’t a party without him!
Here’s Leila — FINALLY letting herself enjoy the party! (She worked so hard that day!)
Our music for the party was by the wonderful and amazing Venissa Santi! They were AWESOME — do yourself a favor out their new CD! They were the perfect style for a warm evening outside among our friends and family!
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Here’s Maya from Beautiful Blooms — another great great friend!!!
Lots of people having a great time — that’s what made us so happy! It was like this for hours!
Bart Blattstein, Tower Investments, was all smiles!
Okay, so, this is really cool. Dave Williams of DVideography created this short and sweet Video of our little soiree. ENJOY!
This looks fantastic! Congrats!
It was an amazing evening. Fantastic video Dave!!!
I am absolutely in love… with your design aesthetics for this event, the layout of your stores, and the sense of love that is exuded through the pictures and your short video. You can see how much support you have and I wish you both all the success that you deserve!