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Archive for: June, 2010
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June 30, 2010
Behind the Scenes at the Kelly Ripa and Electrolux Event
I apologize for the delay in posting this week…it’s been super busy by us, but this will be well worth it…
I’m back again with some behind-the-scenes at Amy Atlas Events. Yesterday, Kelly Ripa, Electrolux, and Serendipity built banana splits with lots of ecstatic kids at a fabulous banana splits event for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. We were honored to do some styling and create the toppings bar for the event.
A little “scoop”…
June 25, 2010
Summer Bicycle Inspired Wedding – Guest Feature
Esther of My Bride Story sent over these beautiful pictures of a summer bicycle inspired wedding she recently created for a special couple. The styling of this wedding exudes summer, doesn’t it? I love the yellow and white check linens, the beautiful floral peony and craspedia arrangements, the lattice fence sundae bar, and of course, all of the bike details! For all of you party hostesses, this summery design need not be limited to weddings.…
June 24, 2010
July 4th Entertaining
The taste of sweet Long Island corn, the sound of my kids squealing with joy while running barefoot in the grass through the sprinkler, the smell of steaks on the grill, the sight of friends and family delving into homemade apple pie…these are just a few of the things that remind me of July 4th with my family. Whether it is a picnic, barbeque, baseball game, or carnival, I think we all love to entertain…
June 23, 2010
Hawaiian Luau Guest Dessert Table
Lindi of Love the Day recently sent over these beautiful pictures of a farewell Luau she created for her friends who are moving to Hawaii. This setting is so refreshing it makes me want to jump into the screen to be at the party. I love the bright color palette, the use of the net as a backdrop, and the bold patterns. I also love the concept of farewell notes for the departing couple. This could work well for a honeymoon send-off party as well. Check out Lindi's Etsy shop here. Great job, Lindi!
June 22, 2010
Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas Events – The Design Phase
Today we’re working on the design for a special client. I thought I’d share some behind-the-scenes with you on how we start our process. When we start designing, our first step is to speak with the client about general aesthetic. Then we start our design process by studying our pantone books to nail the colors right for the design. We then build an inspiration board for the event and then we start to build the…
June 21, 2010
Pea in the Pod Guest Dessert Table + Ask Amy
How cute is this pea-in-the-pod guest dessert table feature from Whitney of Sweet Celebrations by Whitney? Whitney is a baker based in Las Vegas and was inspired to do a dessert table after seeing our work. This table is perfect for a kid-themed event (showers, birthday parties, brises/christenings). All of the sweet pea details on the table are adorable and I love the fresh green color palette. I also love how Whitney used the paper…
June 18, 2010
Father’s Day Cookies
When it comes to Father’s Day cookies, there are few people who do it better than Eleni’s New York. I love all of the designs above, but since my husband loves to golf, he’d really appreciate the golf cookies. These would be a sweet ending to a Father’s Day Brunch. Check out Eleni’s full collection here. I’ll be back next week with behind-the-scenes, guest features, and lots of other fun stuff! Have a wonderful Father’s…
June 16, 2010
Chicago Inspired Guest Dessert Table Feature
We’ve been getting SO many amazing guest dessert table submissions. Keep them coming and we’ll get them up here. This one comes from Rama of Whimzicalparties in Omaha, Nebraska. Rama created a chic navy and silver Chicago-inspired dessert table for a high school graduate who is moving to Chicago for college. Rama asked for constructive criticism, but I really think she did a great job with this table. Here’s what she did that made it…
June 15, 2010
Our Ice Cream Story for InStyle Magazine
I hope you were all here this morning to see the behind-the-scenes with InStyle Magazine. If you didn’t, you should definitely check it out here now! I worked with the editors to develop an ice cream story (including color story, recipe and flavor ideas, tips, products, concepts) and then propped and styled the whole story for the shoot. Be sure to check out our template for the ice cream shoot below. Here is the amazing…
June 15, 2010
Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas Events with InStyle Magazine
This week seems to be the Magazine behind the scenes week, doesn’t it? Yesterday I took you behind-the-scenes with The Knot Magazine and today I’m here with a behind-the-scenes of our InStyle Magazine shoot. A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of working with the editors at InStyle on a fabulous ice cream story. InStyle Magazine (who doesn’t love it?) + ice cream! Can this be a girl’s dream? Well, the editors sent…
June 14, 2010
Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas Events with The Knot Magazine
I’m here today with another behind-the-scenes at Amy Atlas Events. Today we had a shoot with The Knot for their magazine issue next year. We took a lot of sneak peek photos, but I can only share a few for now since the story isn’t out yet. I’ll share the rest of the photos when the issue hits the stands next year. This was a REALLY fun shoot and I was thrilled to have my…
June 11, 2010
Guest Dessert Table + Ask Amy
I’m loving today’s guest dessert table feature from Glory of Glorious Treats. Glory sent me these pictures early this week and I’ve been dying to share them with you. Glory created a strawberry theme party for her niece’s 9th birthday party. I love the fondant strawberries, the custom cups, and the fresh strawberry favors with strawberry ribbon. Wonderful execution, Glory! Glory was also kind to share her strawberry cream cheese frosting recipe here.
Speaking of…
June 10, 2010
The Great Fondant Debate
{All cupcakes above are from Amy Atlas’s dessert bars.}
Everytime I meet with a client, I hold my breath because I know the discussion is coming. Usually it’s a battle rather than a discussion. The debate of buttercream vs. fondant. Every client wants buttercream because they have all had a bad experience with the tasteless and often rubbery texture of fondant. We’ve all had that experience, right? Having styled both buttercream and fondant cakes and…
June 09, 2010
Guest Feature
We’re working on a few fun magazine shoots this week so I’ll be back with behind-the-scenes on that next week. In the meantime, I’ve been getting so many guest feature submissions and many are stunning. I know you all want a mix of our behind-the-scenes and guest submissions so I’ll try to give you a nice balance. I may have to start posting 2x a day to get all the material out there on the…
June 08, 2010
Feminine Dessert Table for a Sweet Baby Girl
I’m back with pictures of our dessert table for a darling mom-to-be’s shower. Yesterday, I posted some behind-the-scenes pics of us getting ready for the event. William Brinson stopped by to capture some shots of this lovely party. Want some deets about the event?
It was for a first-time mom, who is having….you guessed it a girl! The party took place at Park Avenue Summer, which is located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. If you…
June 07, 2010
Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas Events
I’m back today with some behind-the-scenes pics of us getting ready for an event. If you were here on Friday, then you saw us propping around Manhattan for some last minute items we needed for our party. We picked up some great cupcake wrappers, ribbon, and paper for the event. Tomorrow I’ll be back with pictures of the finished product {from the very talented William Brinson}. If you want to see a sneak peek of…
June 04, 2010
Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas Events
I’m back with a behind-the-scenes peek at Amy Atlas Events. We’re getting ready for a few projects and I thought I’d give you a glimpse into our world again. I know I have not shown as many behind the scenes lately. I will do my best to bring more behind-the-scenes posts to you, I promise! We’ve been working on some projects that I can’t quite reveal yet so it has been hard to share behind-the-scenes…
June 03, 2010
Giveaway from Event Blossom
I’m here today with an awesome giveaway from Event Blossom, a wholesale company that specializes in unique gifts and favors. For those event stylists and planners who don’t have Event Blossom in their rolodex, get them in there now! For everyone else, consider today a chance to have access to Event Blossom’s awesome gifts!
Event Blossom has partnered up with us to give 100 of their adorable personalized theme candy jars to one lucky winner!…
June 02, 2010
Woodland Guest Dessert Table Feature
Katie Henry of Katie Grace Designs sent over some pictures of a dessert bar she created for a boy’s woodland inspired birthday party. After discovering our dessert bars, Katie has created dessert bars at all of her events. I am totally loving the s’mores kabobs, tree cupcakes, and the trail mix containers. Maybe we can get Katie on here to do a how to for the s’mores kabobs? I also love the use of the…