Spring Drink: Refreshing Sweet Sipper

With Spring already here and April just right around the corner...an April Rain Martini is both refreshing and uplifting, the perfect Saturday afternoon cocktail after a morning of spring ...


The splash of lime will wake up your taste buds from the winter doldrums as you enjoy the light spring showers of April.

Ingredients:
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz dry vermouth
lime peel for garnish

Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with the lime peel.

Enjoy!

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Magazines by Joelle!

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She creates unique custom, full color, fun and whimsical booklets that can star as save the dates, announcements, wedding programs, thank yous and more...

I recently received a copy of her magazine and was impressed with both the content and quality...it's like starring in your own In Style or People magazine! Your guests will enjoy this unique full gloss color magazine, better yet they will cherish it for the years to come...

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Here are some pictures of her work...

2.21.09 Congratulations Toni Lynn & Anthony!

On Saturday, February 21, I headed over to Pantagis Renaissance for Toni Lynn and Anthony's wedding. Despite all the worrying Toni Lynn and her family did about the weather it was a BEAUTIFUL day. Barely a cloud in the sky and thankfully no snow. Everyone made the long ride to witness the couples union in love and marriage.

After the lovely ceremony in chapel 1 by Rev. Tom McCloskey, the new Mr. and Mrs. and their guests headed over to the Pavilion room for cocktails, dinner and party. I had the opportunity to work once again with the great duo Mary and Mario from Touch of Class. Guests danced all night to the great beats that they spinned all night. Everyone had a great time and most importantly the new Mr. and Mrs. were enjoying the night and happy in love.

Toni Lynn and Anthony, I had a wonderful time planning your wedding day. Thank you for the wonderful things you said during and after the reception they truly mean a lot and thank you for allowing me and my team to be a part of your day. I wish you both many many years of happiness together. I hope you had a blast and enjoyed your honeymoon in Mexico!

Stay tuned for the Photographer's pictures coming soon!

A note of "Thanks" to the wonderful professionals that assisted in the making of Toni Lynn and Anthony's wedding day.

Hair & Makeup- Donna Louise @ Donna Hair & Makeup Design (you and your beauty skills rock Donna!)
Entertainment - Mary and Mario @ Touch of Class
Photography - Michael at VIP Productions
Video - Christian @ VIP Productions
Flowers - Anays @ Touch of Love
Wedding Planner - Catherine Scerbo @ For Your Event Planning
Day of Coordinator - Robyn Bartley @ For Your Event Planning
Assistant Coordinator - Stephanie Corradino @ For Your Event Planning
Candy Buffet - Catherine at For Your Event Planning

Hi aspiring wedding planners..

What are you waiting for? We know you've dreamed about being a wedding planner and now is the time to realize that dream!

There are 3 openings....maybe 4!

Now to even better news....Samantha Goldberg will be teaching this class ALONE!
This will allow her for the first time to actually sit with you and teach you sales aspects and planning information.

March 14th will be the first class where sales is now incorporated into the training. HOW TO SELL YOURSELF!!!! That is a VERY important tool when working with a bride. They have to LOVE YOU!!!!

When you have completed this class, you will be assigned a wedding 3-6 months after the course which will allow you to make up for $500 of the class fee. BEST NEWS....IF YOU SIGN UP IN THE NEXT WEEK...you will get $100 OFF from your enrollment fee. Class fee is $899 for anyone who signs the week of March 9th until the day of the class. Mind you, there are only 3 spots left...Maybe 4...Credit cards accepted!

Another added bonus....Samantha has supplies for you that will blow you away....Just a free bonus on her...There will be Breakfast, Lunch, snacks coffee and maybe a bubbly beverage to celebrate when the class is completed!

Call us 908.450.9766
The class is in Summit at 12 Bank Street Suite 201
Summit NJ 07901
908.219.4028 or just email goldbergsamantha@aol.com or cathy@goldeventsplanning.com

2.7.09 Diane & Jim Part II

A promise is a promise...here's a few picture of Diane and Jim's wedding back in February at The MetroCafe Wine & Bar...

Thanks Michael for the great shots, It was a pleasure working with you!

Pictures courtesy of Michael Falco at Christian Oth Photography

Diane & Jim had a Winter theme in blue. The couple gave out shot glasses with a snowflake emblem as favors.

The two tiered cake by Carlos Bakery consisted in both the Bride & Groom's favorite fillings. One tier was decadent chocolate ganache and the other was yummy hazelnut.

The cake cutting is one of my favorite moments.

Congratulations again, Diane & Jim!

Sweet Valentine Giveaway....and The Winner Is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is officially the day! The contest for our Sweet Valentine Giveaway is now over! This was a fun contest and we had many great entries. Lots of Brides, Grooms (yes we actually received tons of emails from grooms), Mommies and even Companies. We thank everyone for the continued support and participation.

Anyways, the moment you have all been waiting for! We ran our random hat pick...thanks to my husband Anthony for doing the-hat-pick-a-random-name thingy...we printed each and every email out and dropped in a hat...and we got our Lucky winner!

I am thrilled to announce our official winner....
Congratulations to Marianne Costello, the lucky winner of our Candy Buffet Giveaway!

We are more than honored to set up our delicious & Sweet feast at your fundraiser. Thanks for participating.

Remember if you spread the word, we can offer bigger prizes. If you are interested in donating to our contests to receive more exposure for your company or website, drop us a line.

For those of you who are interested in our next contest, please keep visiting our blog, more contests to come.

Our appreciation is extended to all participants and non-winners. We are offering a 15% OFF on your Candy Buffet set up. Drop us a comment or write us to info@foryoureventplanning.com for a complimentary consult on Candy Buffet services.

Thank you all for participating and congratulations again Marianne! :) ...

xoxo,

Cathy

Reminder---Groom of the Year voting started today!!!

Time to VOTE on the First Round:
16 winning grooms from the Qualifier stage (America votes on their favorite 8)

Vote for Luis!!
Starts:
Today!!! Monday, March 2 at 12noon ET
Ends: Sunday, March 8 at 12noon ET
Details: America is introduced to 16 grooms-to-be using their original contest entries

Brides.com has nominated Luis as a finalist on the top 16 grooms-to-be. Contest starts today March 2, 2009. To help Luis pass on to the top 8 finalists we need your help! Please help Luis get to the top 8 finalists, to do so go here www.brides.com/groomoftheyear and vote, you will be asked to vote for 1 groom per bracket.
There will be a 2nd voting round to help Luis pass on to the TOP 4 finalists, Third round, we need to help him get to TOP 2 and the 4th and final round is to nominate the Groom of the Year!

Congratulations to our groom-to-be Luis Sanchez!

While some grooms are typically uninvolved in the wedding planning process, content to just plan the honeymoon and what cool car they'd be driving to the reception--Luis is a round the clock involved groom who shares with his Bride the same vision. He is caring and dedicated to his Bride and family. Groom of the Year nomination is perfectly fit for Luis. ~Cathy

Thanks for voting!