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Planning a Party: Baptism

April 12, 2013

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Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? I have Jordi’s baptism on my mind and I have to start getting ready! Next weekend we are having a very intimate dinner party for 8 adults and 5 kiddies. I want my youngest baby to have a really beautiful baptism-my wheels are turning!

This is how I prepare right before hosting: I gather all of my ideas from around the web, I make a mental note of the items I already have and I start to visualize what I would like my arrangements to look like. I end up buying minimal things for decoration purposes and I always make sure it’s an item I can re-use for future gatherings. Food and dessert always come from the same places and gifts for our guests must be useful to them too.

Take a look at what I have found for inspiration:

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Star-Spangled Birthday Party!

July 19, 2012

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Angelique turns 9 to a Star-Spangled Birthday Celebration!

This post was written and contributed by my good friend Carolina Monroy. She throws the best parties and when I offered My Friend Betty Says to guests, she volunteered to share with you her creative party ideas and photographs! Thank you Caro!

Angelique was born on the 3rd of July 9 years ago. She is a lucky girl who always gets fireworks on her birthday. For this year’s party we decided on a good ol’ American celebration. A Star-Spangled Birthday Party!

I was drinking a nice cold Coke in a glass bottle one day and I thought… “What’s more American than a glass bottle of Coca Cola?” so I decided to use some empty Coke bottles as center piece holders. It was too hot for flowers so I bought some patriotic sequin star spray from Pier 1 and voila… a center piece! I then found blue cloth table covers with red and white stars. They were a good alternative to the regular plastic table covers that rip easily and are hard to keep in place. [Read more...]

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Happy 4th of July!

July 3, 2012

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Happy 4th of July! Are you ready for tomorrow? Jose’s brother Rick and his wife Martha (one of my BFFs) will be visiting today from Kansas City! Our friends Luis and Vanessa (another BFF) will be here from Chicago too! There will be lots of food, drinks and laughter…I am so sure of that. Can’t wait! Here is a little inspiration from Pinterest for you! [Read more...]

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Baby Shower at Lady Mendl’s

April 13, 2012

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A few weeks ago I hosted a baby shower for my dear friend Venus. She is expecting Baby Boy #2 in June and because she is fabulous and lives in New York City, I knew that she wanted to have a chic little tea party with her closest friends to celebrate in pure elegance and style.
Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon is located at the Inn at Irving Place in Gramercy Park. Lady Mendl’s offers a five-course afternoon tea with champagne! Everything from the finger sandwiches to the scones with clotted cream and jam were absolutely delicious! Their Marbury Room was perfect for our party of ten girls. [Read more...]