Unique Event Planner/Wedding Decorator - Ashley Meaders

I came across Ashley Meaders on DailyCandy and had to check out her website.  Instantly I noticed that most of her photographs were taken by Our Labor of Love which are the same photographers from my friend Aimee's wedding.   Ashley can perform a range of services for your event from the creation of one to two items and to planning the whole darn thing.  She also has an etsy shop but there isn't too much posted right now.  She is based in Atlanta, just like my favorite new photographers!


Some examples of Ashley's work from her website, and the majority of these shots are taken by Labor of Love Photography.

The cutest decorations, invites & more from Mary Had a Little Party

This has been an exciting year for my friends and we now have a lot of baby showers, engagement parties and more to plan. Of course I love every minute of it!  While looking for cupcake toppers for Sarah's baby shower, I came across Mary Had a Little Party on etsy and this online store is adorable!  They have the cutest custom invitations, cupcake toppers, signs, party hats and much more. Here is just a sampling of their offerings, enjoy!

 

                                                      

One stop shopping for your next dinner party, holiday or any gathering

If you haven’t already, please visit SocialCouture.com, it’s is an online store for home décor and entertaining products. What I love about Social Couture is that they show you a table set up for a theme and you can buy everything on their site, saving you a lot of time and the ideas are sure to inspire your next gathering.

DINNER PARTIES:

The Preppy Party:

Black Vine Dinner Party:

Spring Fling:

Asian Affair:

Mexican Fiesta:

HOLIDAYS:

Halloween:

Easter:

SHOWERS:

Vintage Baby Shower:

Rub a Dub Baby Shower:

Bridal Shower:

KIDS PARTIES:

Zoo Party:

The Little Bohemian:

New Years Eve Favors and Decorations

I know we are all busy with our last minute shopping but New Year's Eve is also right around the corner. If you are having a party, here are some ideas for favors and decorations. 

If you are having a party in a dark space, these flashing, light up ice cubes are so much fun for cocktails. A few years back my friends and I hosted a NYE party and I ordered the light up champagne glasses - if you have a lot of people in a dark room, they look very cool!  Have a table ready with these glasses lined up, just before midnight fill them up with champagne and turn on the flashing lights.  These are available from flashingblinkylights.com - if you want anything that lights up, check out this site. 

If you are buying for a big party, visit www.shindigz.com, I typically find much better deals versus going to the local party store.  I love this 80's-ish party kit, they offer party hats in this theme as well, which I love!  If you go this route, I think you should be sure to order some glow in the dark necklaces to go along with the 80's theme.

Ask your guests to dress in black and then order sequin masks to add a splash of color. After a few cocktails people will be wearing them!  $29.99 for a package of 12. Put them around on tables or hang some string across a room and clip them on to use these as decorations as well. 

I love this Happy New Year banner, it's unique and I love the simplistic feel.  If you are going with black & white decorations, I think this is a must have! The banner is available on etsy for $22. 

Instead of the standard noise makers, order these vintage ones, $6 for a set of four. 

For favors, how about these "Quickits" available on etsy, each favor includes: champagne "bubbles", Hershey kisses, breath mints (very important if there is mistletoe around!), lip balm, streamers, NYE confetti.  Each kit costs $9 and you can choose your color ribbon.