Hi Friends, Excited to share this beautiful wedding with you!  The grooms last name… Bernstein so the couple had the great idea of making “out of town bags” that look like  the famous Bloomingdale’s big brown shopping bag! The groom is also from New York so of course, I love the tie-in! Nicole and Cassie from our office assembled and delivered them with a smile.

Love the rehearsal dinner seating chalkboards. The couple wanted to share pictures of their childhood and fun memories of their ”dating” days se we incorporated framed pics around the beautiful flowers.

The flowers arrive ( one of my favorite things)

Just when you think you’ve seen it all! The Brides mom ( and  now I can call her my friend!) insisted on helping Mark’s Garden with the Chuppah! Yes you read it here…right when she was suppose to be having her hair and make-up done she grabbed some greens got on the ladder and left her talents right where her daughter was going to be saying “I DO” ….I just love her! and so did the guys at the garden…they appreciated the help

Crazy about using boxwood hedge for cocktail centerpieces. Amy from our office did a fabulous job pulling all the elements together!

The Mixture of Large and Small Capice Spheres hung above the dancefloor. 

 Added a large bar in the back of the ballrroom.

The Bride brought wonderful pictures of inspiration of what she wanted for the tables.  Mirror tops on all the tables. Camilion chairs with comfortable criss cross pattern.

Mark made these gorgeous acrylic candle holders for the different sized tables. They helped to add height to the large ballrrom ceilings.

The Cake before and the finshed product!

We re-purposed the seating card table to set-up the party favors for the guests to take when the leave.

Again a great idea from the Bride…a box of tall matches was the party favor as the guests left..

.to remind them of the “Warmth” of the evening! Enjoy xox Mindy

Last Sunday we were back at one of our favorite resorts the Grand Del Mar! Of course the wonderful Paige Levey spoiled us rotten! What a gorgeous day it was…The Bride really wanted to incorporate her favorite color purple into her wedding but we decided to save the color for the reception…leaving the ceremony in traditional whites and using alot of greens and moss. Irene from our office did an outstanding job putting all the concepts together. When you have such a beautiful backdrop it is easy to just enhance what already exists.

I’m loving this Petal tablecloth we used for the seating cards from Resource One.

 Marks Garden did a crazy amazing job on the florals!

This exquisite cloth Irene used for the cocktail tables was from La Tavola.

Not always great to mix linen companies but if you got to have

it I say go for it!

The Crystal mini fixtures in the tall centerpieces actually lit up so as the guests

came in the room was truly glowing!

By putting the acrylic pedestals in between some of the tables filled some of the empty spaces in the room.

Plum linens and matching matte satin napkins (love tone on tone!) was so beautiful with the white and lavender florals and candles sitting on top..

Just one simple black calla sat on each napkin. I could do a whole event around just these leaves!

A lovely table for the “sweethearts!”

enjoy xoxo Mindy

Mindy Weiss for Inviting Company Shower Invitation

The Bride…A great  simple red dress…just enough to stand out in the crowd                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

The future hubby stylish but comfy

Fun colorful gift ideas

food for thought  a salad bar with a variety of veggie treats pictures curtisy of www.smittenkitchen.com

mango slaw with cashews and mint                                                                                                                     arugula, potato and green bean salad

greenbean and tomato salad (love the colors!)

panzanella

Raspberry limeade slushies (great with a splash of vodka )

Mini Ice Creme Cones and homemade cherry pie…

Hi Friends, could of chosen 20 more items from www.westelm.com!

Priced right and loving the neutrals..Buying the girlfriend picture for my best friend Janis..ONE OF EVERYTHING ELSE PLEASE! xoxox Mindy

I’ve partnered with Starbucks to get the word out about Starbucks VIA Iced Coffee, a convenient and easy way to make iced coffee at home or on the go. I have stuffed my purses with packets because I have been traveling like crazy! Lightly sweetened with cane sugar, Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew Iced Coffee dissolves quickly in cold water and does not require special brewing equipment or waiting for coffee to cool. I was recently on a flight that only offered water so my packed packets came in handy!

 Let me know your favorite place to drink iced coffee by August 15, 2010 and the good people of Starbucks will send a couple lucky winners Starbucks VIA Iced Coffee and I will send a signed Wedding Book “The Big Book for your Big Day”  to read while sipping on your Via Iced Coffee!

Below are my 2 favorite recipes from Starbucks. These are made with the traditional Starbucks VIA not the Iced Coffee… Try them …Delish! I’m already experimenting with the NEW Starbucks Via Iced Coffee. If you have any new recipes send please!

Photo: Getty Images 

Horchata

Ingredients:

1 cup long-grain white rice

2 cups water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup sugar

2 packets Starbucks VIA®

2 1/2 cups milk

1/2 teaspoon zest of an orange

Directions:

Soak the rice in the water for a minimum of one hour. (Overnight works as well.) Mix rice, soaking water, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and coffee in a blender for two minutes. Strain into a pitcher and add milk. Chill completely (overnight is fine). When ready to serve, pour the mixture into a serving pitcher leaving the sediment behind. Stir in orange zest.

Try this recipe for a new twist on a coffee drink. It is popular in both Spain and Thailand.

Photo: Lou Manna

Cucumber Mint Gin Lemonade

Serves about eight

Ingredients:

1 packet Starbucks VIA Ready Brew

4 cups lemonade

2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded and grated

1 cup gin

1 cup loosely packed mint

Ice

Directions:

Dissolve coffee with a tablespoon of hot water in a pitcher. Add lemonade, sugar, cucumber, gin and mint. Chill for several hours. Serve over ice.

Enjoy xox Mindy

Lehr and Black designed the invites and all the fun printed items…

This is what the magnolia tree looks like before all the branches are actually stapled on

The Bride’s Shoes and her Daughters shoes! How cute!

When we showed Julie choices for ceremony chair covers I asked her which one she liked. She had the best answer ever….she said “Can I have them all? The perfect answer!

Champagne Crystals mixed in with the fabric. When the sun hit it is sparkled ever so slightly

I almost didn’t want the Wedding Party to walk on the aisle. I just wanted to stare at it forever…something magical about this aisle…

Cocktail Area

The beautiful finished Magnolia Trees

Bride and Groom Chairs

After Party

Color Coordinated candy selections

A patio off the dance area for the after party

This chaircover so pretty under the evening sky.

The cake was stunning sitting on the handmade floral tablecloth.

 The pastry chef at the resort did an outstanding  job on copying Julie’s inspiration drawing she gave  them.

The cake topper was handmade by the Bride herself!