Another Successful "Taste of Aberdeen"!

Thanks to everyone for making our Taste of Aberdeen party such a roaring success! A special thanks to our favorite vendors who were here--the cream of the crop! We had a wonderful afternoon talking with our couples and their families. It's always so much fun--I love parties! Our candy table seemed to be a very popular idea! I am looking forward to creating some confectionary masterpieces in the coming months!
It's been a busy, busy weekend. Two weddings, one offsite catering and our Taste party. I am a tired buckaroo! Hopefully tomorrow I will have some photos to post of the weekend's activities.
Right now, it's time for some much deserved shut eye!

RANDOM THOUGHTS

First, we need your opinions: How long should we leave the white Italian lights on the trees around the chapel? Do they look too "Christmasy"? Are folks going to think we just forgot to take them down? What's your feelings about this? Comment here, or email me, either is fine.

Second, a local wedding magazine is doing a feature article with an Asian theme, and they need an attractive Asian gal to model a Kimono for their photos. Does anyone have any suggestions, volunteers, ideas?

Third, if you are a current client at Aberdeen and haven't responded for the Taste of Aberdeen party on March 14th, please do so as soon as possible!

If you haven't received your invitation, don't be shy--give us a call! We use the address that we have on your contract, so if you have moved, or it has your parents' address etc. you might not have received it. We want you to attend, so let us know if you have a wedding coming up and you didn't get an invitation!

Oh, and speaking of invitations, this is a great time of year to come by the shop and get your invitations ordered! While you are snowbound you can get them all addressed and stamped and ready to go! We have tons of options, and keep in mind that if you do your tuxes and invitations at Affairs you receive a free gown preservation! (Along with all the other perks)

I am excited about our upcoming Taste and really looking forward to seeing all of you there!

Nathan and Ashlee--12-31-2009 (by Megan)

Nathan and Ashlee had a beautiful New Year's Eve wedding. Since it was New Year's Eve, they had the ceremony a little later in the evening at six o'clock. The reception followed from 7pm till 1am. Everyone had a marvelous time. They had a countdown to midnight followed by Auld Lang Syne and then American Pie.

We have had weddings on New Year's Eve just about every year since we opened. We've found that folks really enjoy having a big party to go to that isn't the typical New Year's Eve party. It's fun to "party with a purpose". It's always fun for us too!

What a darling groom's cake. Groom's cakes used to be a southern tradition, but they seem to be growing in popularity. What a cute idea to have a little tuxedo cake!

New Year's Eve is really the perfect day for a wedding. Congratulations Ashlee and Nathan!

Oops! I had more pics of Alyssa and Samuel's wedding!

I loved this picture of Alyssa and Samuel. You could really tell they were having the time of their lives! The flash behind them looked really cool too.

I really loved the tulle draped in the front of the chapel. I wasn't sure I would like it, but it turned out to be very soft looking and a very nice touch.

We used gunmetal silver chair ties on the 6 tables that are adjacent to the dance floor and the head table. Lots of bang for your buck!

They mixed it up with 3 different designs of centerpieces. Their favors were Christmas ornaments in several different designs--all sparkly silver. We provided a special napkin fold that held the ornaments at each place. It all looked spectacular!

Alyssa's mom, an Italian through and through, chose a fabulous dinner with antipasto trays, and amazing appetizers, followed by a wonderful dinner with an Italian flair. The cake was served with authentic gelato in triple chocolate and white chocolate raspberry marbled together. Yum!

All in all, a great way to spend the day after Christmas!

Alyssa and Samuel, December 26, 2009

Alyssa and Samuel were such a delight. Alyssa is a diminutive little fireball of a gal! She and Samuel have been together since early high school.
Their colors were gunmetal silver and dusty pink. Lovely. Another color scheme that nodded to the Christmas season without screaming Christmas! So pretty.

You know what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words! It was really a beautiful event.

There was just enough snow falling to make it a beautiful winter wonderland. I'm sure they got some amazing photos in the falling snow. I love the winter pictures because they are a little different from what everyone has. The things that are memorable about weddings are the things that are different!

Elena and Bart December 19, 2009

Ok, well the pictures won't move for some reason--sigh. So I guess we'll just have to talk about them in the order that they were downloaded. I'll tell ya, I have to get all these photos off of the desktop of my computer! It's running soooooooooo slooooooooow!

So, Elena and Bart. What a terrific couple! Elena is from a very large, and very close Philipino family--and they are definitely up for any party! Bart's sister, Jolene was married here at Aberdeen last spring. She and her husband, Larry, were both attendants. Everyone, including me, had such a great time.
Bart and Elena have the distinction of being the first couple to have a photo booth at Aberdeen Manor! I was excited to see how it all came off. The guests REALLY enjoyed it! It was set up in a corner of the ballroom and manned by a couple from the company that took care of setting up a "guest book" with photos of the guests from the booth, on which the guests provided little messages. The guests also received copies of their photos to keep. It was busy all evening! This booth was quite large, so groups of guests could go in and take a picture. Of course, as the evening went on the photos got crazier!
Elena and Bart are both involved in environmentalism, and this was reflected in their wedding decor. Natural twigs and greenery decorated the tables. The cake topper was adorable! Two little love birds among some twigs. So cute.

They took advantage of the free dance lesson from Transaudio, and threw in some smooth moves for their first dance. The crowd, and their photographer, loved it!

Here are some photos of their tables. The chocolate brown bichon tablecloths really looked amazing and set off their elegant and simple centerpieces perfectly.

What I loved about this reception was that it was "seasonal" without screaming "Christmas!" Their red roses in the bouquets, and evergreen and cranberries on the tables, just sort of whispered it.

The cake was so beautiful. The twigs were real twigs that had been dipped in chocolate and sugared. Sugared cranberries also decorated the little groupings up the sides and on the top.

Best wishes Elena and Bart! We are all so glad that we'll see you, and your families back this summer for Matt and Kara's wedding!

Color of the Year--Turquoise

Well here you have it, the definitive word from Pantone is that THE color for 2010 will be TURQUOISE!
Click here for the full scoop from Pantone.
My first thought when I think of turquoise (that is my first thought after "how do I spell turquoise!) is Tiffany Blue. Tiffany has been a huge accent color, particularly with brown or black the last couple years. I like the idea of Tiffany blue standing on its own as a main color.
I think we can do some really beautiful things with this color in the coming months.
Stay tuned!