My First Blog Contest

Getting married and you're in the Baltimore/D.C. area?  Here's a way for you to enjoy fabulous food, tour TWO great venues and meet some of the region's top wedding professionals - Putting On The Ritz Caterers is hosting their annual Maryland Bridal Show on Sunday, January 30th at the Great Room At Savage Mill  from noon - 3 p.m. 

And to add a little "sumthin'" extra to the pot, yours truly will be at their sister location, the Historic Savage Mill Manor House, at 1:15 and 2:15 p.m., meeting and greeting...along with dispensing some valuable "tips and tricks" to get you started on the road to matrimony!

Tickets are available for purchase, but.....I'm doing a little contest that will allow you to get two tickets for FREE!!!!!  The rules are simple...however, you gotta follow the directions :)  Here we go:

1) "Like" Premiere Event Management, Putting On The Ritz AND The Maryland Bridal Showon Facebook
2) Post on all of our pages, "I want to have Dessert With The DIVA!!"

That's it - pretty simple, huh?  We'll be monitoring our pages closely and will contact those persons who play along!!!

**Complimentary shuttle service will be provided between locations**

Slick & Sleek

What's black (with some white thrown in) and shiny all over? This cool, sleek PATENT LEATHER table that I designed for the Baltimore Bridal Show over the weekend at the Convention Center!

Here's the back story: I was commissioned by the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor to create a design concept for their display area at the show. They wanted something different, something unique, something that would stand out (which is right up my alley!) to those brides and grooms who would visit the event. In my "wanderings", I had visited a fabulous rental company in the metropolitan area who had the most unusual tables - made of patent leather or faux ostrich. I kept that little "tidbit" on file for future use - knowing I'd be able to develop it into a designscape somehow.......

When the opportunity came to create the booth display - that patent leather table popped up immediately! It is the perfect way to make a different statement and seat your guests in stylish comfort. Available locally at Party Rental, Ltd., this stunning dining option comes in black, white or navy patent leather OR a rich brown-hued faux ostrich leather option. I decided to work with the classic color schematic of black & white...with the notion of shine thrown in for good measure. The use of LED lighting in the space allowed for continuous color change during the event - I opted for cool tones of deep blue, purple, red and pink to give a subtle mood swing each hour......

4 different place settings, complete with base plates, dinnerware, flatware and sparkling glassware was a great way to show varied looks, and the use of Dupioni silk benches along with classic Chivari chairs gave another way to seat your guests at this magnificent table. Pure white florals in glass boxes, by Richardson's Flowers & Gifts were the perfect finishing touch.

The reaction? Everyone LOVED it!!! All of the visitors to the booth wanted to touch it, feel it...which is exactly what I wanted. The shine was incredible and as one bride said so succinctly, "This is a table for grownups!". I couldn't agree more....

Indianapolis

is where I'll be on Sunday, October 26th! So, if you are in the greater Indy area - I'm inviting you to come and join me at the best bridal show....Indy's Best Bridal Show 2008!

Sponsored by Loretta Smith of Final Touches Make The Difference, LLC., this will be a wonderful afternoon featuring the finest vendors and service providers in the Indianapolis area. No matter where you are on the wedding planning scale, there will be something there to help you create an amazingly personal, decidedly unique nuptial affair!!

I am honored to have been asked to participate - so if you've got any questions that need a honest, DIVAfied answer..make sure you are in the house. I'll be hosting a Q&A session that promises to be lively and informative!!!!!

Here are the details:
Indy's BEST Bridal Show 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Indianapolis Hilton North
8181 North Shadeland Ave
Indianapolis, IN.

Purchase tickets/register online and receive $2 off admission!

I'm looking forward to meeting all of my fans from Indiana - we're going to have a great time!!!!!