Baby showers and birthdays and weddings, oh my!

Well it's been an INSANELY BUSY few weeks for the Lavish teams all over the US! Last weekend Lavish Honolulu had 2 weddings and a baby shower, Lavish Chicago had 1 wedding and a bachelorette party, and Lavish NYC had a birthday bash and a wedding! This weekend is another quadruple packed week for our nationwide entourage! I'll try to keep up with the blog as much as possible, but promise you I'll be able to post blips from each event once I catch up! I myself took the week off to take a much-needed 4 day vacation to Vegas, for all play, no work! A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do to stay sane in this insane season!

Lavish NYC: Our Lavish NYC guru Trendi put on the ultimate in intimate wedding receptions for Tyler and Angela. I must say this couple has been so much fun to work with! I truly wish I was able to make it to their wedding. But Trendi handled everything beautifully. Check out the image below of the fab table decor she arranged. It consisted of ornate English tea cups graced with HOMEMADE cupcakes. These cupcakes look to-die-for! They were also hand decorated by the groom's mother. Talk about talent! Trendi did the floral design which was so romantic! This afternoon tea reception was just so lovely! Congratulations to Angela and Tyler!!!

Lavish Honolulu: Check out these fab cupcakes that I keep hearing about. They were showcased at a 250-guest baby shower in Honolulu. These little treats are from a place called the Hokulani Bakeshop. Yumm..

Congratulations to Rumbi who will be having a beautiful baby boy AND girl next month!!! Please keep us posted and send us pictures!

...on to Lavish Chicago: Stacey knew she wanted to do it BIG and upscale for her pre-nuptial bash! So she rented out an entire NIGHTCLUB for her best girls only! From what I hear the Lavish Chicago gals enjoyed themselves thoroughly....and had their hands full! Check out the sexy drinks Lavish created using HER energy drinks (a pink-lemonade flavored no carb, no sugar beverage), champagne, and a little bit of vodka and garnished with a fresh strawberry.

So that's all for my Lavish updates for now! As I get more images from these events I will post them! Congratulations to all of our couples and celebrating clients! Stay tuned from more...

Ava & Tuan...a beautiful Asian inspired wedding!

Although I couldn't be there, our top Chicago planner Stephanie had the honor of putting on a fabulous Asian-inspired wedding for Ava and Tuan! These two "take the cake" for being the sweetest couple! We don't have all of the images yet, but here's one of the happy couple and of the CAKE! That cake was amazing...and from what I hear it tasted spectacular!

Stephanie has been working with this couple for the past 6 months picking out color schemes, fabric, favors, the whole nine yards. Lavish created a lounge area fit for royalty for guests to relax with a private covered area for the bride and groom only! Tray passed Chinese dumplings, mini egg rolls, pot stickers, and hot saki helped to set the mood for the 4 course dinner that, when described to me, made me drool!

Congratulations to Ava and Tuan! We will post many more images in the near future!!!

Introducing Amy of Lavish Boston!

Things have been so hectic lately, I forgot to introduce you to the newest addition to the Lavish team, her name is Amy and she'll be planning events out of the busy Boston market!



Amy graduated last year from Suffolk University located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing/ Business Administration. She has extensive experience in the event planning industry working with a Sports & Entertainment company in Boston planning numerous charity events and social gatherings. She had the privilege to work with many Boston celebrities such as Josh Beckett, Paul Pierce, and Doug Flutie in helping to plan their special events! We're so excited to get her going on WEDDINGS with Lavish!!!

check out Lavish Events in Urban xpERIEnce!

Better late than never! Check out the latest edition of Urban Xperience magazine to read up on Lavish Events and a revealing Q&A Interview with me! The online version can be viewed HERE
and the print edition can be picked up at tons of Erie area retailers!

Check out the Urban Xperience website when you get the chance at www.urbanxperience.com

Cheers!

Fab Favors!

Martha Stewart is at it again! Her and her team are just genius!!! Check out her newest ideas for favors including these cute favor boxes with a hidden message, scalloped sacks of cherries, and absolutely adorable pastel macaroons in clear packaging! If this doesn't inspire you to create your own favors....then you can hire Lavish to do it for a very reasonable rate!

New Service: Lavish Looks

Hello all! While most of you know our services certainly don't stop at wedding planning, we are adding yet another service to our menu...makeovers with photo shoots! We'll call this service Lavish Looks. Any female, engaged, married, or even a single person who just wants an overhaul can have a complete makeover and then show it off in a 1 to 2 hour fashion photo shoot with the area's finest photographer, Jennifer White of Jennifer Photography! We will be giving away one of these fabulous Lavish Looks packages to one lucky lady for advertising purposes, so if you're interested in being a guinea pig for this project, please let me know! We can do a high-fashion, a glamour, even a sexy little shoot for *his* eyes only. The sky is the limit :)

Launch Party Winners!!!

Sorry I'm a few days behind on this...it's been an insane week! Below are the winners from the Lavish Events Launch Party! Congratulations!!!

FREE WEDDING PLANNING AND EVENT DESIGN PACKAGE FROM LAVISH EVENTS:::
::: Goes to Tara Stoken!

FREE BRIDAL JEWELRY SET AND UP TO 4 BRIDESMAIDS SETS FROM EYE MAGNET JEWELRY:::
:::Goes to Amanda DeFrain!

FREE INTIMATES SESSION FROM CRAIG PHOTOGRAPHY:::
:::Goes to Noelle Leon!

$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO HARPER'S BAZAAR BRIDAL BOUTIQUE:::
:::Goes to Stormie Wozny!

50 FREE PERSONALIZED THANK YOU CARDS FROM NATALIE'S INVITATIONS:::
:::Goes to Ashley Mitchell!

Congratulations ladies, those are some fabulous prizes! Also please note that all winners will also receive $200 off wedding day coordination from Lavish Events!

18th Birthday Party, Vegas Style!

Last night Lisa and I headed down to the Holiday Inn on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh to help set up and oversee an 18th Birthday Party. The theme for the evening was VEGAS. Guests showed up in flashy dresses and feather boas to celebrate Courtney Davis' 18th birthday. The night was a hit with the photobooth and casino games including roulette, craps, blackjack, and poker...not to mention the non-alcoholic daquiris, pina coladas and the chicken nugget buffet! So fun! The cake was fabulous, and was made by Matt & Christy of Gracie Cakes.



It was a fun night! Happy Birthday, Courtney!!!