Deeeeelicious!

We are making some progress on building a fabulous dessert buffet. We have decided to go with Sweet Mandy B's for the mini cupcakes and some assorted bars. If you live anywhere near Chicago you must check this place out, the cupcakes were amazing and the guy who helped us was so nice and helpful.

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As for the rest of the buffet it will be a bit random but I am hoping a huge hit nonetheless. Here are the goods so far:

Trader Joe's: Dark Chocolate Caramels & Milk Chocolate Pretzels, SO GOOD
Whole Foods: Two Bite Brownies & Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies, also, SO GOOD
Fannie May: Trinidads (the fiance's favorite) & Mint Meltaways, again, SO GOOD!

I am still scoping out where to get the vegan and gluten free treats but so far I like Bleeding Heart Bakery and Babycakes NYC.

I am so excited! We are thinking it will come to about 4 pieces per person which seems like a good amount and there will be take home boxes for anyone who wants leftovers. I also got these ADORABLE napkins from Paper Source, I can't afford to have them for cocktails but got enough for dessert. Since the display will be fairly simple with white and chocolate being the only colors I think this will be a nice pop of color.



We are trusting our awesome DOC to help pull this all together, otherwise I do not know how this would be possible.

Southern Weddings

I am so glad Tara posted about this site! Southern Weddings has a whole section called Inspiring Details that I may just spend all day perusing and bookmarking. (click to enlarge)

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Date: Sunday, November 9th

Time: Noon

Place: Scarlet Designs' Studio at 65 E. Oak Street (2^nd Floor), Chicago IL

What: Enjoy mimosas and listen to Lisbeth Levine, co-author with Mindy Weiss of The Wedding Book, as she shares advice on where to cut costs and where to splurge for your wedding and other special events planning. Mindy Weiss was recently featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show as the wedding planner for Ellen & Portia's wedding (to check out the show where she shared her special day, visit http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2008/09/more_exclusive_moments_from_el.php?page=4).

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Details: Cost $25. Proceeds will be donated to Chicago Fashion Foundation's scholarship fund. For more information, visit www.chicagofashionfoundation.org.

RSVP: by Friday, November 7^th to customerservice@scarletdesigns.com with your name, phone, email, wedding date & number in your party. We will contact you back to confirm your credit card number and confirm your RSVP.

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