Happy Canada Day!

Since tomorrow is Canada Day and I will be sleeping in I figured I'd write my Canada Day post today! This weekend I have a lot of relaxing and hanging out with friends planned, what about you? Are you doing anything special for Canada Day?

Check out some of these cute Canada Day inspired pictures I found on Pinterest.

Strawberry Shortcakes via The Bakery Spot

Via Bloggin with Bobbi

Canada Day Cupcakes via Etsy

I hope you all have a safe and fun long weekend!

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Words to Live by!

I thought I'd make today's post short and sweet! With the long weekend coming up I have a lot on the go but don't want to neglect the blog.

Couldn't be more true! Via Simple Blueprint

Have a lovely day!

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Fancy Dessert Tables

I have a new love and interest in dessert tables. I love the idea of adding colour, candy and cupcakes to dessert tables. I stumbled upon these pictures that I think are super adorable and lovely for dessert tables.

I love the flowers! From Trendy Baby Shower Ideas

Looks too pretty to eat! From Cutest Food

Tiki Party from Guerrilla N.E.R.D

I adore this from My Sweet and Saucy



So what's your favourite?? Do you have a love for beautiful dessert tables too?

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Weekend Recap

Usually I'm not very good at posting on Monday's but I made sure to find some time so I can fill you in on how the party went on Saturday.
Let's begin with Friday night where I prepped some of the food I was taking care of for Saturday. I was incharge of the salads, veggies, four pizzas and dessert. I spent about four hours Friday night cutting lettuce and strawberries, rolling out dough and making pizza sauce. Thankfully I had some great help from Michael and my lovely grandparents so it ended up being a fun night!



Fresh Ontario strawberries - They were to die for!



Saturday went off without a hitch! Thankfully the rain held out and it ended up being a beautiful day. It seemed like all 160 people had a great time, in and out of the pool and enjoying the food and drinks!



The flowers were from Metro Florist in Markham




The food tent

 All in all a great day!

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Be happy :)

We are hosting a big event tomorrow. It's the second time we've worked with this lovely client and we couldn't be more excited. That said, I didn't have time for a recipe post today but didn't want to leave you hanging so I found some fun posters from the Keep Calm website that I thought you'd enjoy.

Kissing Checklist

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole

Neat finds on Pinterest

There is a good chance I may be one of the last people to hear about Pinterest. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the fabulous things you find online. I'm totally going to start using it for the wedding and house and I cannot wait. In the meantime, here are some neat wedding inspired things I've stumbled upon on Pinterest!

From http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/2011/02/rose-cake-tutorial.html

From http://pink-milk.tumblr.com/

From http://www.stylemepretty.com/

From http://www.potluckstudios.com/

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Bedding Options

My eyes are always peeled for fabulous bedding. I want something warm and fun for our bed but haven't found the right comforter or duvet yet. Here are a few that I really love!

Alhambra Quilt from Anthropologie

Rosette Bedding from Anthropologie

Cirrus Bedding from Anthropologie

Fern Organic Duvert from Pottery Barn

Francoise Stripe Organix Duvet from Pottery Barn

So, which is your favourite??

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Wedding Song

With my wedding less than 6 months away I am in full wedding excited mode! Today I thought I'd tackle something I have yet to tackle for my wedding, the first dance song. I thought I'd post a few songs that I really love for a first dance. Let me know what your favourite is!

So which song is your favourite? What song did you use for your first dance or would you use?

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Recipe Friday.... Cool as a Cucumber

It's Friday! Today's recipe is coming at your from Rachel Ray's website. I am always looking for fun, new drinks to try and I think this one sounds delicious. It's the Cool-As-A-Cucumber-Sparkletini - doesn't that sound delicious?!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups cucumber, peeled, seeded and cubed

1/2 cup ice water

1/2 cup Skyy Infusions™ All Natural Ginger Vodka, chilled

1 cup Lipton® Sparkling Diet Green Tea with Strawberry Kiwi or Lipton® Sparkling Green Tea with Strawberry Kiwi, chilled.

Preparation:
Puree the cucumber with water in a blender. Line a strainer with a wet paper towel and strain the cucumber pulp over a bowl – about 20 minutes. Gently squeeze to reserve the cucumber liquid; discard the pulp.
Stir the vodka and Lipton® Sparkling Diet Green Tea with Strawberry Kiwi into the reserved cucumber liquid. Serve in a chilled martini glasses.
For a non-alcoholic version or this recipe, substitute 1/2 cup Lipton® Sparkling Diet Green Tea with Strawberry Kiwi for vodka and add 1/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Tonight I am prepping for a big event we have next weekend and tomorrow I have a wedding to go to.

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole :)

Margaritaville Party!

This past Saturday Lipstik helped host a 60th birthday and the theme was Margaritaville! There was a margarita station, Jimmy Buffet Music, bright clothes and lots of fabulous food! Check out pictures from the party below.

The host hired a street meat vendor to cook dinner right out front of their home!

Don't you love the blue granite?!

Preparing dinner

Margarita Station / Bar

They live right on the water which made for a fabulous view!

Enjoy the Party,

Nicole