Monday, October 26, 2009

Graduation Party: For the Love of Fashion

Laura's Graduation Party, June 2009


It was so exciting working with this family to plan their daughter's Graduation Party.  And needless to say, our guest of honor, was truly into make up and fashion.  The theme colors were Fuschia, Orange and Yellow. 




We had custom designed centerpieces, by Sublime Creations  that replicated a makeup table.  The were  incredible and even lit up.  Sublime Creations also designed 5 ft cut-outs that respented fashion models and used them as a sign-in board for guests to leave messages.




The cake was designed by Jason Reaves of Market Salamanders.  It was lovely, highlighted all of the graduates favorite stores, FREE PEOPLE, SEPHORIA, MAC, and PINK.  The cake was a tiered cake that boasted 5 layers of Red Velvet.

















The food was catered by Shirley's Catering!!  The were absolutely fabulous and we enjoyed "mini-foods", such as mini grilled cheese, mini burgers, mini crab cakes, and mini chicken salad sandwiches, to name a few.  Look at the beautiful fruit display!



The graduation invites were bordered with Fuschia, Pink, Yellow, and Orange gerber daisies.  We carried this them into the floral centerpieces of gerber daisies which were provided by Donna's Flowers


The candy buffet consisted of a variety of candies that were in our theme colors and was enjoyed by all the guests!  It also included some additional desserts designed by Market Salamanders.

Bartender 2 Go, provided us with a non-alcoholic bar, of smoothies, frozen drinks and frappacinos.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Halloween Party Signature Drink and More!

Celebrations Made Simple is very excited to be working with a repeat client for their Halloween Celebration!  It promises to be a truly scarry event.  My clients take 6-8 weeks to decorate their home for the event and we help to coordinate all the other pieces.  What I am most excited about this year is that Jason Reaves of Market Salamander will be designing a half-body (life-sized) zombie cake for the occassion. 

I wanted to share with you, the signature drink we will have that night....it may be a wonderful addition for your own event:

Orange Satin Cosmo (serves 20)
  • 8 cups of Vodka
  • 2 1/2 cups of Mango Juice
  • 2 1/2 cups of Cointreau or triple sec
  • 1 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 7 tbsp superfine sugar
Mix well and strain into cocktail glasses.  Garnish with black licorice sticks. 

Well, we hope you enjoy the recipe!  Visit us again soon to see pictures of the Halloween Zombie Cake!!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

New Beginnings!!

Well, I think I finally have time to really get connected with the whole Social Networking/Marketing for my business.  My business coach, Coach Marvin Powell, says I really need to get on board.  Well, here goes!  Please visit and I will do my best to provide you all some valuable information for planning your next event!  I will also post some of my events with feedback from my clients so you can see the challenges and growths I experience as I grow my business!!

About Our Blog

Welcome to Celebration Notes!

I hope as time passes you will come to enjoy our blog and become and avid follower.

When you visit our blog you will find:

1. Helpful tips and ideas on planning your own events and celebrations.

2. Pictures and summaries of weddings and other events that we have done.

3. A mini series called: Drama Behind the Scenes...you will want to stay tuned for this one!

Happy reading!