Haute Holiday: Grammy Sunday!

Tonight is my favorite award show of the season! Don't get me wrong, I love the Oscar's, Emmy's, and Golden Globes too but I tune in to those strictly for the fashion. When I watch a show I expect A SHOW! Granted, the costumes tonight are going to be phenom; but the performances alone are reason to tune in, not to mention honoring the best in the biz.

Minus the invites and decor, tonight's get-together it's all about the refreshments - both liquid and edible. The entertainment is built-in and as long as you have a great guest list you are set.

Invites: I know it's too late to pull these off, but how brilliant are the cassette tape invites?!

Custom lanyards are also cool.

{via Hostess Blog}

If you are going to be uber-formal and have a plated dinner use old records as chargers. La-la LOVE this look.

Grammy Grub: Use Grammy (ahem, Graham) Crackers as your constant ingredient:

{Graham Cracker Delight}

{Blue Mac & Cheese}

{Graham Cracker Crusted Chicken Bites}

{Graham Cracker Coated Tilapia}

{Nutellla Graham Cracker Whoopie Pie}

{Graham Cracker Brownies}

For the liquid libations ... 

{Key Lime Pie Martini w/ Graham Cracker Rim}

{Smoretini Shooters}

The Eventista's Edivce: get prepping! Showtime is at 8PM, red carpet an hour earlier. You can totally pull this off last minute, as long as you can drag yourself out of bed on lazy-Sunday! Xo

Haute Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In celebration of the birthday of Dr. King I thought I would pay homage to his Nobel Peace Prize winning efforts for ending racial segregation. I find it not ironic, but iconic, that what he fought so hard to end is now the epitome of timeless sophistication. The combination of black & white in fashion and design is held to the highest standard.

I go cray-zeeee when I plan events that have a black and white foundation! I love adding bright pop hues for a wow factor; but by all time FAVE is infusing mixed metallics with these basics. Whatever you choose you can never go wrong, even when playing with patterns. You can mix textures and patterns together but so many of the classics look simply divine just as they are.

Chevron

Polka Dot-inspired, White Anemones

Harlequin Dance Floor

Houndstooth Cake

Damask Menu

Zebra-print Bar

Black Lace Lighting

Striped Tablescape

Thank you Dr. King for making the world a much better, more peaceful place; And for allowing the creative brains in all of us to recognize the beauty and harmony between black and white.

“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" - MLK