Ever since I was a little girl, I have dreamed about every detail of my wedding day. I think at some point in our lives, we've all thought about that special day, right? Like, who will you marry? What will your first song be? What flowers will you use? What about the colors? Well, I'm here to tell you that the perfect little wedding you always imagined in your head will most likely never play out exactly how you dreamed. And guess what...that's okay. For those of you who don't already ... [ Read More ]
How to Create a Stress-Free Wedding Seating Chart
From what I've been told, creating the seating chart for your wedding can be one of the most stressful parts of the planning process. As someone who created mine in under and hour (with almost 240 guests), I'm telling you, it doesn't need to be that way. A planner must be maintaining a good state of mind for both receiving ideas and critics when they fail to satisfy the needs of the client. This is possible by including the Organic CBD Nugs daily along with other medicines that we take since it ... [ Read More ]
Inside Everything Erica’s Bridal Shower
As I sit here and reflect on this last weekend, I can't help but feel overcome with love, a warm heart and amazing memories. As some of you know (if you follow me on social media), this weekend I had my first bridal shower (a champagne brunch) at Mistral restaurant in Boston. I feel so blessed. My shower was thrown by 3 of my fiancé's amazing aunts, Patty, Cathy and Dana and his grandmother, Ellie. Not only did they make it a special event for all the guests, but they took the time to create ... [ Read More ]
A Fun Way to “Break the News” (Unique Save the Dates)
When the wedding planning begun, I felt like I had a lot to live up to. In my eyes, I had one of the coolest proposals of all time (my fiancé put a ring inside of an egg and I cracked it while I as cooking). It was literally perfect for me! I knew I wanted to continue that momentum and do something so incredibly cool for all aspects of my weddings. That had to start with the first element of any wedding, the Save the Dates. When I started the wedding planning, I was told that Save the ... [ Read More ]
Less than $20: A Holiday Dinner for 2 People
Creating a holiday dinner for 2 people (with all the fixings) is not as hard as you might think! Whether you live a long way from family and can't make it home for a holiday or you just don't have a large group to cook for, you should never shy away from creating a hearty meal to celebrate. This year, I couldn't make it home for Rosh Hashanah and I was totally bummed! It is in a tradition in my family to always have a delicious festive meal with chicken, green bean casserole, mashed ... [ Read More ]
5 Dishes Turned Into Tiny Appetizers
If its one thing I love, it's throwing a party that people will talk about the next day. One surefire way to make sure your food keeps people buzzin' is to make tiny versions of everyones favorite classics. Here are 5 favorite dishes to turn into tiny treats: 1) Caprese Lollipops: How cute and easy is this? All you need to make this is toothpicks or small skewers, cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil. Just simply cut the cherry tomato in half, put half the tomato face-up on the ... [ Read More ]
Erica’s 5 Pampered Chef MUST Haves
When I heard that one of my favorite culinary companies, The Pampered Chef, was giving $10-off all online orders this month, I knew I HAD to blog about them. I also just found out that one of my friends, Randi, recently became a consultant for them. Since I'm totally obsessed with the Pampered Chef product line, I figured I would help her business out and give my readers my opinion on what I think are some really great products. Here are my 5 MUST orders from Pampered Chef: 1) Salad ... [ Read More ]
5 Tips to Throwing a Great Wine & Cheese Party (Without Breaking the Bank)
Shortly after moving to Chicago, I met a couple of great friends that I wanted to invite over and get to know better. Since I didn't have a job at time time, I needed to think of an impressive way to entertain at my apartment and not force myself into bankruptcy in the process but we can get help filing for bankruptcy easily nowadays. I've always thought that wine and cheese parties were a cool idea, but knew that they can get super expensive. I figured I'd give it a shot and see if I could ... [ Read More ]