I love the idea of comfy clothes, mimosas and yummy breakfast food. It could only be better if it followed a sleepover and girl talk! Wouldn’t this be a great theme for a bachelorette party? {via Camille Styles}
PJs + Cocktails
Category Archives: Food
Rocky Road Cupcake Cones
I’m thinking this will be happening this weekend. {Recipe}
Cooking Themed Baby Shower
One of my dear friends in NYC {who was also one of my brides} is pregnant and I couldn’t be more excited for her. I think I am more disappointed than she is that I am not in town to plan her shower. She’s got tons of style, and she’s started her own bakery, with a focus on healthy treats out of her home, one of the ideas I’d consider for her would be a cooking themed baby shower. This is what I can’t decide– to cook sweet or savory! I think the “Bun in the Oven” could be sweet (haha) and fun, but this gorgeous, healthy vegetable cooking themed would be great for her summer baby– maybe something like “Freshly Picked.”
Take a look at these pictures and let me know what you think!
Guests received mix and match aprons!!
Pink, Gold, Black & White
One of my favorite clients is working on a birthday party for her little girl. She told me the colors and the theme– Pink Power Ranger. I need to do some research on this character, but I was so inspired by the color scheme of pink, gold, black and white that I started with a mood board. I’m still working on adding in the Power Ranger, but this inspiration was too pretty not to share. 
Wouldn’t these polka dots be a great backdrop for food?
I love the pale pink candy bar here with black accents.
More polka dots, and color appropriate cakesters.
Hot pink and gold wrapping.
I love how the runner here matches the Power Range belt. With black chevron? Get out of here!
Cute black and white straws.
Awesome striped table cloths. Oh yeah.
I love these invites— and the gold and pink tinsel back drop. I’d love to see some ninja poses in front of that!
Heart Love
I have some party ideas I want to share with you {a couple of baby showers and a little girl’s birthday} but they haven’t made it out of my head yet. So instead I’m sharing a bit of Valentine’s Day inspiration. I hope you feel the love all way from Hong Kong!
Heart Pies, Heart Cookies, Heart Straws, Heart Shirt, Heart Lollipops, Heart Umbrella
January Love
Is it terrible that I am lusting after these things so soon after Christmas?
I love these thank you cards. I need to make some.
My hubby wants this apron.
It’s Moroccan Night!
This weekend we had my Hong Kong BF over for dinner. She checked out my place the day I moved in— my things were still in bags (!)– so I wanted to treat her to a better experience.
We thought we would expand our entertainment area by using our entire terrace, so I added a bit comfort and color to make it more inviting.
We mixed up some cocktails {hibiscus tea, vodka and soda water with a little bit of ice} …
Then enjoyed them in the lounge area. 
For dinner, we moved to the dining area…
I arranged the flowers to match the napkins, and created the candle votives to give more light{more on this tomorrow!}.
For dinner my awesome hubby made prawn and avocado salad with lemon dressing, moroccan lamb with couscous {a warm dish, since there is still a chill in the air!} and s’mores for dessert. 
All and all, a great night!
Outdoor Entertaining
We moved into our new apartment over the holidays and had our first guests this weekend! We invited a couple over for drinks, then we headed out to dinner in our neighborhood. Thankfully, even with a bit of chill in the air we were able to still enjoy our terrace for cocktails and snacks. We kept it simple, but I think it turned out beautiful and classy, which is just what we wanted.
We had champagne with pomegranate seeds, which added just the right touch of fun.
We chose salty snacks, the best accompaniment to sweet bubbly {not desserts, as it is often paired.} Popcorn and almonds were the perfect start to the evening before a Japanese dinner.
All and all a great time! 
Sweet Gold New Year’s Eve
What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? I’m thinking all I need is some yummy desserts, champagne, a bit of gold & polka dots, and my honey.
Polka dot glasses/ gold s’mores/gold cotton candy/gold fortune cookies
New Year’s Menu Planning
Have you recovered from Christmas yet? Put away your presents? Eaten all of your leftovers?
If not, eh, you’ve got the weekend– then we can start preparing for our next holiday extravaganza… New Year’s Eve!
I love brussel sprouts, something I just discovered in the last few years. It’s now one of my favorite vegetables and I ask for it often {that’s saying a lot, since I’m a bit of a meat and potatoes kind of girl}. These Brussel Sprout Crostinis look amazing. They will definitely be on our New Year’s Eve menu.
See the recipe here.
