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2 Jan
2010
Posted in: Announcements
By Candice    No Comments

Introducing: My Kate Parker Wedding

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My Kate Parker Wedding (MyKPW) is a new inspiration and utility website that sets out to revolutionize how weddings are planned. The website is founded by the creative genius Kate Parker, a well-known, sassy and talented New England event designer and planner. Jubilee Events is very excited to be apart of the launch of MyKPW, which just happened on January 1st! MyKPW is currently focused on brides and grooms in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island. The most amazing thing about MyKPW is how personalized it is to every bride and groom’s wedding. It seeks to point you in the right direction after determining key factors like your location, budget, style, and color scheme. We love how intuitive it is!

Among the many features on MyKPW, brides and grooms can track their budget and spending, contribute their ideas and thoughts through their own personal planning blog, find vendors in their area that are geared toward their budget and personal taste, view real weddings, create inspiration boards, read advice from vendors in the MyKPW family, and SO much more. Take a look below at some of the amazing features!


find vendors in your area, like us, geared toward your budget and style. Vendors have been hand selected for their creativity and talents

view real weddings by your color scheme, style, or season. above is an incredible wedding we did in september and photographed by our friend Carla Ten Eyck

read advice from real vendors and industry experts on everything from event design to how to choose the right photographer.

We invite you to sign up for a free account on My Kate Parker Wedding and explore how fabulous it is for yourself! We’re so thrilled to be apart of it and love how interactive it is. Be sure to read our series on how to begin the design of your wedding. I’d love to tackle a topic that is of interest to YOU, so please, leave a comment on this post to suggest what our next featured advice should be on MyKPW!

xoxo

25 Nov
2008
Posted in: Reception Sites
By Candice    No Comments

Reception Venue Spotlight: Bank Street

I met with the owner of Bank Street, a hip and unique venue in the heart of Stamford. I love historic buildings that are converted into event spaces — their character and charm just lend a uniqueness that you can’t find elsewhere. That’s what I love about Bank Street! It is an old bank that now hosts an array of parties and fabulous gatherings. It is a cool fusion of old world architecture and swanky modern nightclub. There are a lot of different nooks and areas for your guests to gather, too, which I love.

Bank street has a variety of extras — cool lounge furniture, amazing in-house lighting, and the old bank vault. Can we say photographer’s dream? With this location you can also do one of two things — go all out with decor and really vamp up the room, or keep it understated and let the architecture speak for itself. That is one of the advantages of having a historic building as the backdrop to your fete — the versatility is endless!

Bank Street’s menu is full customizable, which is so fabulous! The chef, Erin Tamburri, has put together an amazing selection of food to choose from. I love their station selections, especially their spanish and and sweets station.

24 Nov
2008
Posted in: Reception Sites
By Candice    5 Comments

Ceremony & Reception Venue Spotlight: The Tomes-Higgins House

A few weeks back I had the real pleasure of meeting with Barbara, the property manager at the Tomes-Higgins House in Greenwich. The house and property are exquisite, truly. I love this historic Connecticut mansion. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves!

The house sits on five and a half acres of “lush greenery” and was designed by the famous architect, Calvert Vaux, who co-designed Central Park. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? The interior of the house has all been restored to its original French style. The windows are huge and let in a tremendous amount of light. The interior architecture, molding, and other details are all so elegant. There are three separate rooms for dining, all overlooking the estate’s beautiful grounds. What I loved most was the sun porch with its gorgeous ceiling. It is the perfect spot for a bar, or better yet, your cake.

The grounds are also breathtaking. I loved the large back porch and patio. The outer grounds have beautiful old trees that sit on a flat lot, so it is perfect for an outdoor ceremony or cocktail hour. Currently, the Tomes-Higgins house is working on getting the proper paperwork in order to have tented affairs out back. Once they are capable of doing that… really, the possibilities are endless!

22 Nov
2008
Posted in: Parties & Celebrations, Vendor Spotlight
By Candice    No Comments

Vendor Spotlight: Swirl

I met the brains and brawn behind Swirl, a New York based in-house wine tasting company, at BizBash. I was immediately drawn to their booth, for both my love of wine and their unique entertaining service. I enjoyed talking with them the most out of any vendor at BizBash — I just love their business concept, personality, and approach to wine tasting.

Swirl offers customized, private in-home and corporate wine tastings with a fresh, hip spin on things. Where else are you going to compare the wines you taste to your favorite celebs? Is that Sauvignon Blanc you’re drinking a Nicole Kidman (elegant and austere) or a Britney Spears (starts off great, but ends in disaster)?

Their team of savvy “Swirl-ettes” provide an easy and elegant way to get friends together for a bridal shower or bachelorette party. I think it would be a fabulous addition to any dinner or cocktail party as well! A Swirl wine tasting includes everything from hand-selected wines, perfectly paired cheeses and chocolates, to an enthusiastic Swirl expert who guides your guests through the experience.

I love that they are approaching wine tasting without any pretense. Visit their website to learn more about how you can have Swirl at your next party — and also read their blog! I just subscribed to it myself and I am looking forward to reading it!

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