We feasted on a delectable array of treats, including some delicious homemade scones (thanks, Dana!), which I polished off this morning. Sadly, I didn't take one single photo at the party (bad blogger!), mostly because the drinking started around 5pm when my friend Katherine and I realized how much chopping and stirring and food prep and cleanup we had to do before guests arrived. Thanks again, Katherine. Definitely couldn't have done it without you. If anyone took pictures, please email them to me so I can add them to this post. :)
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| The only picture I have from the party. Thanks to whoever lined them up like that. Totally made me giggle. I took this picture this morning. We did a good job, guys. |
Here are the instructions for ordering:
- go to www.stelladot.com/rosieb
- click on "find your hostess" under the "Stylewatch" tab
- type in Kim Weisberg
- start shopping!
(Full disclaimer: if people buy stuff, I get a discount on whatever I end up buying, so...there's my ulterior motive. but let's be honest. I'm buying stuff anyway. Because this jewelry rocks. Let me know if you want to host a trunk show of your own and I'll hook you up with Rosemary!)
It really was a lovely night. Thanks to all who came!
How about you, readers? Did you celebrate the Royal Wedding? Did you cry? (I think we all know that I teared up a little)
PS - Congratulations to two of my dear blog friends who BOTH just got engaged! You can read their recaps (and ogle their rings) here and here.
Update: photo from Kelsey
Update: photo from Kelsey
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| Chocolate fountain, fruit, cookies, scones, cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches, crudites, cheese and champagne fondue, spinach artichoke dip, pickles... |
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| Photo of the spread from Dana. The empty dish in the chafer was the spinach dip, which was still in the oven at the time. :) |
I declined to watch, but did take in the hat parade later on the Beeb. Hil-arious. A bit disappointed in the Queen's ensemble, though--she just looked like she donned Standard Queening Hat #3 and got a curator to pull a Shiny from the V&A so she could pin it to her jammies. She didn't seem to put much thought or effort into it at all. But I suppose she's 85 and probably considers comfort above all else in an outfit. Quite unlike Victoria Beckham! OUCH.
ReplyDeleteOh, by the way, how much chocolate does it take to get your fountain flowing? It's lurvely!
ReplyDeleteHaha I watched a documentary on the making of a royal wedding, and the
ReplyDeletemilliner has been doing the Queen's hats for the last 5 years. And she's
made over 45 hats for her in that timespan! Crazy! And yeah, I think at 85
you're allowed to wear jammies-esque outfits, even if you're the Queen.
Perhaps especially if you're the Queen. And she still looked classy! I
thought Pippa's dress looked a little like a modern/sexy wedding dress, but
I'm sure there was plenty of decision-making behind the choice to have her
wear white.
You're supposed to use 48 oz (for 10-15 people) and like, 2 cups of oil.
ReplyDeleteI've found that I can get along just fine using 24 oz (two standard size
bags of choc chips) and half the amount of oil. It's always WAY enough, even
with 15 people eating it. I don't know how much they expect people are
eating, but everyone would have to eat a lot of chocolate to go through 48
oz! Dipping something just doesn't use that much!
The decision was simple, re the white dress--she monitored the train, so she needed to complement it without introducing any new colours to the procession. It was either stick with white or put her in red like Wills, which is never appropriate outside of Vegas. Plus she's too old for the puffy-sleeved dresses of the bridesmaids--can you imagine the outcry? The cap sleeves bring it back a step from matrimonial--it's too casual. (I mean, obviously not for the wedding of a pleb, but for them? Don't be ridiculous.)
ReplyDeleteThat's what I figured - have to blend in with the train. But still; I
ReplyDeletethought it could have been a little less low cut, and perhaps a little less
white. But whatevs; it was pretty. And it got everyone talking about "oooh
Pippa! When is she going to get married (maybe to Harry)?" Oh, the Royals.
I totally watched and celebrated. :) Looks like your party was a success
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was super fun :)
ReplyDeleteBleh. Even though that's technically legal and straightforward, that just sounds too much like setting their family tree to its spin cycle.
ReplyDeleteThat food spread is TO DIE FOR.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you! I do pride myself on a good food spread! And there wasn't
ReplyDeleteeven too much left at the end of the night (which is highly unusual; I
usually make WAY too much) - probably because I forgot to put a couple of
things out.
Thanks for hosting, Kim! It was so fun and delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming! And again, for all your help! :)
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