The Tasteful Soiree (2024)

14/02/2021

Happy Valentine's Day to EVERYONE!
Valentine's day isn't just for people with partners it's for everyone!
show yourself love, your kids love, your family love, your pets love. You don't need to be in a relationship to enjoy today 💕

02/02/2021

Last week I came up with what I think is an amazing idea for place cards and I'm currently in the process of making them for a bachelorette I'm planning this summer so until I can show you those here is a picture of some amazing place cards used at a bachelorette I planned last summer!

I think it might be just me but I have an obsession with place cards like could these be any cuter?

11/12/2020

I know it's been awhile

The truth is I feel bad posting pictures and promoting something that can't really happen right now (talk about putting salt in the wound)

So here is a picture of some holiday cheer 🍾

If you need me I'm still here

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06/10/2020

Hook me up to want IV full of pumpkin spice and bring on Hocus Pocus!

11/09/2020

*PART 2*

On Saturday morning each of our lovely guests was woken up with a monogrammed yoga mat and a message that we would be having an outdoor morning yoga practice at 9:30 ,🧘‍♀️
After yoga all the girls stayed outside where they were served coffee and tea to get their mornings started ☕
While the girls were outside relaxing I quite literally rolled out the red carpet for them! Once the house was all set up we had the girls come in and open their eyes at the same time. Since the bride is eloping she didn't want to miss out on getting ready with her girls (because let's face it that's the best part.) We had gowns and accessories for all the girls to try on and wear for the rest of the evening, as well as who came and did our hair 💇‍♀️👗💎
While everyone was getting glamorous we fueled up with a ceaser and mimosa bar along with a bagel bar! 🥯 🍾
Then came the fashion show! We all picked our favorite song and walked down the red carpet.
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The surprises didn't stop there though next up was our private chef and he did not disappoint. We had a three course meal starting with shrimp and muscles and ending in creme brulee... My three favorite things 🍤🍮
Last but certainly not least to end the night or rather get it started we had a limo come and pick us up. Where did we go you ask? Literally no where! *Thanks covid* We drove around Cambridge, took some photos, drank champagne, danced and sang but let me tell you it was the fastest 4 hours of my life and I would recommend it to anyone! It would be such a fun girls night!
That's a wrap! I hope you guys enjoyed following along on the epic bachelorette adventure.

06/09/2020

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04/09/2020

It's so hard to believe this day was a week ago already!
6 months ago I was asked to through a reverse surprise bachelorette and obviously I had to say yes because we'll surprises are the best!
What is a reverse surprise you may ask? Normally your bridal party surprises the bride with an amazing weekend however this time the bride surprised all her best girlfriends with the most EPIC girls weekend ever!
On Friday night after all the guests were thoroughly surprised by the bride we opened our welcome bags.
The welcome bags were monogrammed with everyone's initials and in the bag included monogrammed pajamas and sleep mask, retro candy, slippers, face masks and a lip stick.
Then we had boozy milk and cookies ... YUMM
Later that night we had my girl come and take some pictures of us in our matching PJs because instagram duh!
We also had a
Who served us nothing but the best champagne 🍾 he also hung our adult pinata filled with lottery tickets, alcohol, mints, gum and a couple unmentionables!
What is a bachelorette party without the panty game am I right?
And last but not least we had an amazing outdoor movie night under the stars (well carport because it was supposed to rain)
Stay tuned for what we had in store for the ladies on Saturday .. until then check out my stories where I will post a video of the surprise

31/08/2020

Over this last weekend I was hired to plan/host a bachelorette weekend for my best friend!
I honestly wish I had a blog so I could tell you guys every detail because I do not think a couple instagram posts is going to cover everything!
Stay tuned you are not going to want to miss this!

29/05/2020

SUMMER SHIMMER

INGREDIENTS
- Prosecco
- 2oz Limoncello
- 5-6 Raspberries
- 3 tbsp sugar for rim
- 1 lemon
- Raspberries for garnish

METHOD
- Cut half the lemon into wedges and make a slice in the middle of the lemon, run around the rim of the glass
- Place about 3 Tablespoons of sugar on a plate and dip the rim of the glass in the sugar.
- Once the rim is sugared muddle 5-6 Raspberries in the bottom of a stemless wine glass
- Fill the glass 3/4 of the way full with prosecco
- Fill the rest of the glass with limoncello (about 2oz)
- Stir
- Cut the other half of the lemon into slices
- Garnish with lemon slices and raspberries

CHEERS!

28/05/2020

PINK COSMO

INGREDIENTS
-2oz vodka
-1oz cranberry juice
-1oz pineapple juice
-Cotton candy (preferably pink, I bought mine from Dollarama)

METHOD
-Fill the bottom of a martini glass with cotton candy (preferably pink)
-Wet shake (with ice) vodka, cranberry juice, pineapple juice in a shaker (if you don't have a shaker you can use two cups)
-Pour over cotton candy

CHEERS!

Adjustments
Try using a flavoured vodka such as strawberry or raspberry. Want to make your own flavoured vodka? Simply put 2 cups of vodka and 1 cup of fresh raspberries or strawberries chopped in a mason jar, close tight. Leave mixture for 2 days then strain berries and place back in mason jar.

27/05/2020

BLUEBERRY MOSCOW MULE

Ingredients
- 2oz blueberry vodka
- 1oz blueberry simple syrup
- Mint x 4 leaves
- Ginger beer
- Ginger ale
- Blueberries for garnish
- Fresh mint for garnish

Ingredients for blueberry simple syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup blueberries

Method for blueberry simple syrup
- Bring 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup blueberries to a boil and let boil for 2 minutes to thinken, remove from heat. Remove blueberries and discard. Place syrup in a seperate bowl and place in the fridge to cool.

Method for cocktail
- Muddle mint in the bottom of a moscow mule mug
- Fill Moscow mule mug with ice leaving the mint in the bottom of the mug
- Pour 2oz of vodka and 1oz blueberry simple syrup over ice
- fill the rest of the mug with part ginger beer and part ginger ale
- Stir
- Garnish with blueberries and a sprig of mint

CHEERS!

ADJUSTMENTS
- You can simply use regular vodka
- In a traditional moscow mule you use only ginger beer which you can definitely do I just prefer half ginger ale to cut the "spicyness" of the ginger beer in half

Adding simple syrup to cocktails adds a sweetness that isn't over powering and cooking the blueberries into the simple syrup releases all the flavour to give your cocktail that authentic berry flavour. So don't let making simple syrup scare you off it's super easy!

25/05/2020

THIS SH*T IS B.A.N.A.N.A.S

INGREDIENTS
-1oz vodka
-1oz banana liquor
-1oz rum chata
-2oz cream
-Whipped cream for topping
-Banana for garnish
-Crumbled cookie for garnish

METHOD
- Wet shake (with ice) vodka, banana liquor, rum chata and cream in a shaker (if you don't have a shaker you can use two cups)
- Pour into glass
- Garnish with whipped cream, cookie crumbles and banana slices

CHEERS!

Adjustments
I used chocolate whipped vodka you can also use whipped vodka. The flavoured vodka makes the cocktail a little "smoother" however sometimes in Canada flovoued vodka can be hard to come by which is why in the ingredients I say to use regular vodka.

As for the cream I used 10% however any cream should work just fine.

I loved this cocktail it is super fun and is a great dessert cocktail. Also the name is very fitting for this season in life.

24/05/2020

WATERMELON MINT JULEP

Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh water melon (for watermelon juice)
- 2 oz of your favorite whiskey
- Soda water (I used lemon lime)
- Mint simple syrup
- Watermelon for garnish
- Fresh mint for garnish

Ingredients for mint simple syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 sprigs of mint

Method for mint simple syrup
- Bring 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar plus 2 springs of mint to a boil and let boil for 2 minutes to thinken, remove from heat. Remove mint and discard. place syrup in a seperate bowl and place in the fridge to cool.

Method for watermelon juice
-Blend 2 cups fresh cubed Watermelon in a blender, pour into mason jar.

Method for cocktail
- Fill a glass with ice
- Wet shake (with ice) 2oz whiskey, 1oz mint simple syrup and 2 1/2oz watermelon juice in a shaker (you can use two glasses if you don't have a shaker)
- Pour over glass with ice
- Top with a splash of soda water
- Garnish with watermelon and sprig of mint

CHEERS!

Adding simple syrup to cocktails adds a sweetness that isn't over powering and cooking the mint into the simple syrup releases all the flavour to give your cocktail that authentic refreshing mint flavour. So don't let making simple syrup scare you off it's super easy.

In all honesty I'm not even a huge whiskey girl, vodka is my poison of choice however this cocktail was by far my favorite. I was actually sad when I finished drinking it!

22/05/2020

Ask and you shall receive!

We took it to vote and it was apparent you guys want new cocktail recipes so I am going to do a and post a new cocktail recipe every day for the next 7 days! Let's enter the next phase of this quarantine and make cocktails the new bread!

If you make one of the recipes please tag me I would love to see them.

Keep in mind I am by no means a professional photographer or bartender I'm just a girl who loves cocktails and wanted to share that with you guys! I tried to make the cocktails as easy as I could and I will add in modifications as well!

So keep an eye on your feed tomorrow for my first cocktail release!

17/04/2020

*GIVEAWAY*
Win 40$ in shop credits towards all your quarentine comfies at
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A branding shoot with
Shoot styled/ coordinated by
(Don't need a branding shoot? try and win it to gift to your favorite small business)
*date to be determined*

During these very strange times we wanted to do something a little different to inspire creativity in others while also helping small businesses! so grab your face mask, coffee, best pajamas or simple girl wear (bonus points) and get creative! show us your best "bed picture", make sure you tag us so we can see it and at the end of April we will pick our favorite picture! see below for contest rules.

WHAT YOU MUST DO TO ENTER!
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2. Take your best
3. Post uour photo and tag , &
*BONUS*
Bonus points for wearing a shirt in your photo!

Giveaway will close on April 30th 2020 at 11:59pm. winner will be contacted and posted!

*Giveaway open to Ontario only, winner must be willing to come to KW/ Brantford area for photo shoot. This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated by Instagram!*

10/04/2020

Self care am I right?

07/04/2020

I'd love to say something wise and heart warming during this time but due to unforeseen circumstances my brain has went into hibernation! Instead here is a picture of the coasters I made yesterday in an attempt to stay busy!

06/04/2020

We can do this together..... From 6 feet apart!
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If you need any help with creating content for Instagram over this uncertain time or tips on how to take good photos with your phone I heard from a little birdie that is a great resource!
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21/03/2020

Well my first craft is complete and it's safe to say I'm obsessed!
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I want to let everyone know if you aren't feeling like you are being as "productive' with your time off as you wanted thats okay too! (Trust me I thought I would work out every day and that hasn't happened once) however relaxing, family time, and self reflection are also very productive!
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I AM A BUSY BODY! Before all this happened I was constantly on the go and never had any intention of slowing down. It took me a week to finish this project it would have normally only taken me a couple hours to knock out but I took my time drank a cup of tea or binged watched Netflix in-between phases of this project and it felt great to slow down!
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Enjoy this time! I know it's not the way we intend our time off to be but I have a feeling in a couple months when my schedule picks back up and I have so many things on the go I'm going to wish I hadn't have wished my time away! (Don't get me wrong I'm still wishing covid-19 away but we all have to find some light in a bad situation)

07/03/2020

Sometimes you gotta go to the dark side

28/02/2020

Everyone always forgets about the groom's details...They are pretty too!

03/02/2020

The best thing about being married is you always have a valentine 💕

17/01/2020

There really is nothing I love more than love! I guess that's why I chose wedding planning! The day someone gets married they have so much love in their eyes, the only thing more romantic is seeing that same amount of love in a couples eyes over ten years later, long after the post marital bliss is over!
I find a couples session is an amazing way to capture that love all over again and get some cute pictures for the gram to boot.
These little cuties have been together over ten years and have 2 little ones and their love for each other is nothing short of magical!

04/01/2020

Well that was a much needed holiday break but I'm excited to get back to it and get back to working with the lovely

20/12/2019

Christmas is officially less than a week away and I am all set to go! I think that deserves a drink don't you?
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Did you know that this bar menu sign is completely erasable and you can use it for signage at your event! (Comes included in my fee if you wish to use it)

17/12/2019

I'm gunna level with you guys! It's hard enough to post on Instagram but then you have to make those 12 photos that you posted look uniform in your feed! It's exhausting to be honest, so I'm just going to break the rules and just make sure I like the one photo I've posted and not worry if it goes with the rest of my feed... I feel better about it already! Happy Tuesday!

07/12/2019

I know has already posted this one but you know what they say! "when it's this nice you post it twice!" ... Okay so I said it but it's true don't you think?

16/11/2019

Since it's freezing 🥶 and I'm in Ottawa, let's throw it back to this beautiful August day with these two at their amazing wedding in Ottawa!

05/11/2019

Getting ready with your girls on your wedding day is a cherished tradition!
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One of my favorite parts of the day was drinking champagne with my girls while getting ready ( we drank 10 bottles 🙈) it's so rare that all my girls are in one spot together.
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What was your favorite part about getting ready wirh your girlfriend's on your wedding day?
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