The official blog of Professional Socialites, LLC, a boutique Event Planning and Public Relations firm based in Houston, Texas. Read along as we take the industry by storm, one fabulous event at a time!
Wedding Planning, Social Event Planning, Corporate Special Events
I hope you all had a wonderful and productive day. Today, let's talk about cupcakes! The cupcake trend has been catching on and they are no longer just for kidding parties.
Now I'm sure many of you have seen cupcakes in place of having a cake like these pictured below from Crave Cupcakes in Houston, TX!
But have you seen a cupcake cake or pull-apart cupcakes? Please don't look at your screen crazy right now because I promise you it makes total sense. One of my fav event planners here in Houston posted a blog earlier today about pull-apart cupcakes so I promised to re-blog her. The pic below will take you to Events By Audrey's blog so please click and read more about this super fab trend.
I knot a lot of you became engaged over the holidays so I thought I'd share a little tip with our wedding warriors out there. :)
My hope is that none of you are tearing out your hair already. I know some of you are because I've already heard from some of my close friends that the stress is already getting to them and it hasn't even been one solid month yet. You should be enjoying your engagement every chance you get because at some point the engagement does end.
I'm sure at this point your living room is covered with magazines of all different shapes and sizes. Its BEYOND overwhelming as you try to figure out what kind of bride you are and how many people to put in your wedding party...SHEESH! Here's my tip for you that has been passed along...
TEAR IT OUT!
Sit on the floor with all your wedding magazines and every time you see a picture of something you like just tear it out. It can be the color, the style of a dress, the favor, the photo style, whatever drew your attention to that picture...tear it out. Keep all these pictures in a file and once you are done going through all your magazines start organizing and downsizing. Separate the pictures in to groups that makes sense to you and as you go through each group get rid of the pictures that you've lost interest in and NEVER visit them again. This is the only way to move forward.
You'll slowly start to see your image come together and it will be a lot easier on you and your poor bridesmaids that have been trying to talk you off a cliff and wiping away your tears. Once you see your image the details will come to you. It will just feel right and when ever you get to a point where you once again feel overwhelmed just put this tip to practice and get back to enjoying your engagement. You don't want to ever forget these precious days.
I hope this was helpful to my wedding warriors. Now go get you a cup of tea (or a glass of champagne ) and start tearing!!
(Pic from Gigi with Leslie Caron "the night they invented champagne")
This has nothing to do with Professional Socialites but I felt it was something everyone one here would love to know. I deleted my personal blog today by accident and totally lost my mind trying to figure out how to contact someone that could help. I came across a blog that SAVED MY LIFE so I wanted to share it with you. This is what I posted on a couple of other sites to get the word out so feel free to copy paste and pass along!
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I love my Alma Mater so much!!! Go Coogs!! This past Monday I had the honor of speaking at University of Houston once again and the chance to give back to the National Pan Hellenic Council as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Immanuel Educational Services, Inc. Entrepreneurship: From Idea To Implementation was a panel discussion on everything that is starting a business.
Students, Business owners, Non-Profits, family and friends filled the Houston Rm. in the University Center as combined knowledge of years and multiple industries was shared with all. I learned a lot and had the opportunity to share my advice and experiences. To be on a panel with those that have accomplished so much was such a wonderful feeling.
After the panel discussion was over panelist stayed to answer additional questions about their business and meet the guest. I had the pleasure of meeting many business owners and future entrepreneurs that felt we lended much needed knowledge to the students of the University of Houston. I plan to meet futher with a certain non-profit that pairs small business with charties and community services. I'm happy I could be part of a program that will hopefully continue for many years to come.
A special thank you to Cassandra Joseph of the University of Houston chapter of NPHC for inviting me to speak at this wonderful event! Giving back to my Alma Mater is a very important part of the mission behind Professional Socialites!
Maison de Mode is a chic little bridal bouquet located in Rice Village and all soon to be brides really should check it out!
The lovely ladies of The Fairy Godmother Project were collecting gently used formals and prom gowns for deserving high school students. I donated NINE dress...I went to alot of dances in high school!
The dress above was the first and most creative dress shown of The Cotton Bride Collection. As you can see this lovely gown can be turn into a cocktail dress simply by unzipping the skirt! So cool!
The dresses above are also from The Cotton Bride 2010 Collection. The short white dress has POCKETS which makes it the winner in my book! All of The Cotton Bride dresses are soft and comfortable and BEAUTIFUL!
The Angel Sanchez Collection was simple elegance. Every dress made you look like the belle of the ball. The dresses were light weight with simple detail and flowing lines.
The dress above was my fav of this collection. The whole back panel of the dress was detachable. It allows the bride to have a long traditional train for the ceremony and she can detach it entire back panel for a more manageable train.
The event was a complete success and I would suggestion either designer with ease.
Here at Professional Socialites we truly believe in giving back to our community and our Alma Marta, University of Houston (GO COOGS!), so we are doing our part to encourage other students to follow their dreams. As a graduate of the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at U of H, I had the opportunity to speak in my former professor's class on how to start a small business in the special events industry. I was so honored when I received the invitation to speak but extremely nervous, especially since I just graduated in May of 2008, but once I got in front of the class it was like being a student again expect this time... I wasn't getting graded. The class was very attentive and I was proud to be able to share my story and experiences with those I once called peers. They were so excited when they realized how young we were when we started our business and I truly believe it sparked something in those who weren't sure what would become of their goals. The class clearly enjoyed it because I have been invited to come back and speak every semester!! Yay!!
On the 16th of this month I will speak at U of H again. This time for the NPHC (National Pan Hellenic Council) and Immanuel Educational Services, Inc., a non-profit org that focuses on teaching high schoolers about financial literacy, as they present Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Implementation. This will be a panel discussion on what it took to become an entrepreneur. The panel will consist of those new to entrepreneurship, those with years of experience, and even someone who went about it the wrong way and lot everything. I hope that this event will really touch someone in the audience who has an idea but thinks they are too young. If you have a passion for something age should NEVER be a factor! Make your dream and reality and remember what AND who helped you get there!
I didn't take pictures at the first speaking but I'll try to remember this time. If you're in Houston come show support! Click here for more info! Stay Tuned!!
Check out my new blog entry at Blissful Tales of Professional Socialites! This is a twist on the "traditional" (code word for boring) Bridesmaids' Luncheon! Click the pic below to take you to the entry!
We just got more pictures in from our uber-fab launch party. These photos are by Clint Shuttlesworth. And yes, that is us and our guests donning feather boas, sunglasses, top hats and parasols at the crazy photo booth he had set up!
Professional Socialites is all about our Entourage - vendors and industry pros who are great at what they do and embody the true spirit of a socialite. We'll be profiling these great peeps on the Entourage section of our website. The first Entourage feature is Freddie Floyd, The Consummate Concierge. As the face of Hotel Icon's concierge desk, people come to him at the luxurious downtown Houston hotel for all things "haute" in the city. And this celebrity concierge knows his stuff. So head to the website and check out our first Entourage profile, starring The Consummate Concierge!
Have questions for him? Ask away! He's got the answers here.
