{birthdays | a race car birthday for noah & adam}

It took us 5 months to finally blog about this super fun birthday party for 2 little boys but it's finally up. Joyce wanted to throw her two charming sons a fun birthday party (Noah was turning 2 and big brother Adam was turning 6) that they could both enjoy. The one thing that both boys enjoy most is playing with cars especially with their dad. She knew that the perfect theme for this party is a race car themed but she wanted to stray away from the typical Disney Cars themed type of party. Since the family was heading to a week long Disney cruise vacation a few weeks prior to the party, Joyce contacted us to help plan for the party in her behalf. I was thrilled to work on this party since the Valdez family have been friends of ours for quite a while now - even before Joyce was pregnant with Adam. I went to work researching for different aesthetics that we can use for the party and used some race car printables courtesy of Nounces on Etsy. Since it was a birthday party for 2 little boys who has a huge craving for anything sugary & sweet, we wanted to create a dessert/sweets station with all of their favorite candy and scrumptious treats. From gumballs, pixie sticks, laffy taffys to cupcakes and chocolate covered pretzels - we made sure to include all of their favorite things in the sweets station. The party was held at the Chino Youth Museum in Chino, California. The venue itself provided awesome interactive activities for the party guests to enjoy. Before the party was over, we made sure all of the party guests went home with bags full of treats that says "Thank You for racing to our party - Adam & Noah".  

Working on this birthday party gave us a chance to create such a fun day for the 2 kids and all of their friends and at the same time providing some relief to their mom so that she wouldn't have to stress about the party planning. Seeing Noah & Adam's faces lit up as they enjoy their party treats was pure joy. 

Thank you to the Valdez family for letting us be a part of the boys' race car themed birthday party. We can't wait for your next party for your new addition to the family. All photos are courtesy of Cattura Event Photography - Joyce's awesome hubby owns Cattura by the way.

{jason + debbie | married | anaheim}

This was such a fun wedding for me to be a part of and a great start to my 2013. When I first met Debbie during our consult last year, I knew right away that we would get along. She was super sweet, and just very relaxed with the whole wedding planning. Debbie & Jason planned their wedding day in just 8 short months and everything turned out beautifully. The wedding was at the Anaheim Sheraton Hotel across from the Disneyland/California Adventure Theme Park.  I was amazed at how gorgeous the hotels grounds especially their ceremony koi pond site was but also at how warm and attentive the hotel staff were to everyone in the wedding and their guests (including the vendor team). The purple hue that Debbie & Jason chose for their wedding complimented the lushness of the grounds very well. Thank you for having me as part of your day and I wish you both the best for a happy lifetime of love and family!

All pictures are courtesy of Youkeun Oh Photography. Thank you Youkeun!

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{bridal show | brea bridal show | april 20th at the brea community center}

We're excited to announce that Premier Soirees will be at the Brea Bridal Show in 2 weeks. The bridal show is on April 20th from 11am-3pm at the Brea Community Center. We're thrilled to be part of this show and meet all the brides & grooms out there planning their wedding day. Please come and stop by at our table if you plan to attend. We would love to meet you! <3

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{bridal tips| favorite things friday 2013 | jewelry}

Happy 2013 everyone!! I know we're already in our second month of 2013 and I'm barely posting a Happy New year. Nevertheless, I made the goal to blog more this 2013 to keep all of you updated with what Premier Soirees has been up to. I'm trying some new things to the blog including a re-design in our near future so watch out for that towards the middle of the year. I mentioned in my Facebook post that we'll be doing some regulars posts like Wedding Wednesdays and Favorite Things Fridays.

For our first official post of 2013, we're talking bling and no, not the 50 cent kind of bling. More of the cutesy and fun bling that we can wear all year around or on special occasions and may make it to your Valentines' Day wishlists.

There's so many fab options on jewelry nowadays so I narrowed it to down to my most favorite brands - Kate Spade and Stella & Dot. Lately I have been obsessing over bow details on things like shoes, rings, necklaces, sunnies and clothes also. and lucky me, Kate Spade has a ton of options with bow details. I really love how they bring so much dainty-ness & femininity to any outfit.

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They also have some great necklace options that were fashioned with the bride to be in mind. I think this would be a great bridal shower or bachelorette gift to any bride and outside of the typical lingerie or cookware.

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Another favorite jewelry brand is Stella & Dot. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about this company and the experience I've had with them as a former stylist. The company's vision is for strong women to live bold and joyful lives. They do 2 major collections and 2 smaller collections throughout the year. Their Spring 2013 collection was just released a few weeks ago and they have some amazing stuff on their lookbooks. If you haven't been introduced to Stella & Dot or have not been to a Stella & Dot trunk show, definitely look into it. It's a fabulous experience of shopping with your girlfriends and styling one another. There are a ton of stylists all over the US and they can connect you to a local stylist on their website. If you're in the SoCal area and you're looking to shop with a local stylist, my friend Trudi Dillender can definitely help. Visit here website here http://www.stelladot.com/sites/trudi. I checked out their current lookbook and here are a few of my favorite pieces that's definitely on my wishlist.


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Happy Shopping everyone!



{promotion | end of year promotion 2012}

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{ideas| guestbooks and more}

What are guestbooks? Do I have to have one? Brides always wonder if guestbooks are necessary for their wedding. It's always nice to have something at your wedding where your guests can express themselves as they write down their sentiments and well wishes for you on your special day. Guestbooks doesn't always have to be in the form of a book. It seems like one of those things that most brides wait until the end of their planning phase to pick up a guestbook to use. From the wishing tree to the puzzle guestbook, I'm sharing with all of you a few of my favorite guestbook ideas:

Envelope Guest Book

Transform a store-bought album into a guest book that has a handmade feel. Use double-sided tape to affix envelopes in assorted sizes and colors to the pages of a plain-paper photo album or scrapbook. Leave cards and a pen on a table for guests to write wishes. When they're done, they can tuck their cards inside the envelopes for the bride and groom to enjoy later.The bright hues of these small gift cards can't help but beguile the eyes of wedding guests; their small size gives well-wishers just enough space to write a sweet thought, quip, or hope; and the envelopes, allowing for privacy, encourage them to get a little sentimental.

courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings

 Hearts

I love this idea and wish we could have done it for our wedding. Let your wedding guestbook be a conversation piece for your family & friends as they sign the hearts of this art piece.This unique wedding guestbook comes in a 20x20 white shadow box frame with recessed glass that comes ready to hang or can be placed on a mantle. The example above has 3D hearts for signatures and a light yellow heart which includes the bride and grooms initials and wedding date on a white background.

photo courtesy of Etsy

Puzzle Guestbook

This is a unique guestbook alternative that would be fun not only for the guests but also for the couple to put together after the wedding.  A wedding guest book puzzle is a very personal work of art, a family heirloom that will be treasured forever, and an enjoyable, memorable experience for everyone.

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Wishing Tree

A wishing tree is a great addition to your reception venue. Guests can write their notes and wishes for the couple on a card stock that can be tied or clipped to the branches of the tree.

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Wishing Stones

Wishing stones are an Irish wedding tradition wherein they have their wedding guests write their best wishes on smooth stones. You can put together a wedding guest book table with plenty of pebbles and a glass vase filled up with water. After the guest signed with a permanent marker, they can put the stones inside the vase. This represent and bring back the tradition of throwing stones into a river or pool.

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{bridal show | bridal show aboard the queen mary | long beach}

Hello All! I'm fresh from my recent bridal show aboard The Queen Mary last Sunday. I had such an awesome time getting the opportunity to meet the hundreds of brides that attended the event and their fiances/family members. I met some great vendors as well that I'm looking forward to working with in the near future. I was really limited to the table space in my booth so I wanted to maximize the space and be able to showcase my work. Flower Allie was so generous in providing 2 arrangements for me to use in the table scape and I incorporated my favorite Moroccan lanterns from Z Gallerie along with a sample table setting. A big THANK YOU goes out to Bridal Showplace for organizing a successful bridal show, Allison of Flower Allie for coming to my rescue with the most eye catching arrangements, the brides who stopped by my booth to chat and share their wedding visions (I was really excited to see so many prepared brides with their name labels to put in the vendor sign up sheets :)) and most of all, thank you to the best assistant ever who was super helpful and supportive!