Get the Look! – November – Philadelphia Wedding and Event Planner – Angela MALICKI events

 

 

 

As you know shopping is a sport that I’ve mastered at all levels. When my friends are in a fashion dilemma or don’t know what to buy for that special loved one, they call me for my expertise!  Every month we will feature a “Get the Look” post that will showcase a few things that we LOVE including our fabulous Titus Print Stationery designs.  Hope our small storyboards inspire you with your next event and shopping endeavours.

1. Gold and Ivory Custom Designed Wedding invitations. Gold Thermography, double layered with handmade paper backing.
2.  Michael Kors clutch
3.  OPI Nail color- Sprung
4. Tory Burch- Wedge bootie
5. Mac- Retro Matte Lipstick in “Fixed on Drama”
6. Gorgeous pattern pillow
7. Chanel Chance
8. Fresh- Brown sugar body polish
9. Small punch tin lantern
10. Ornate floral earrings

Happy Shopping!

xo,

Steph

Angela + Christopher – Sneak Peek Part 1-Atrium at the Curtis Center- Philadelphia Wedding Planner- Angela MALICKI Events- Titus Print

This summer we had the pleasure of working with Angela and Chris day of on their glamorous chic wedding! We’ve known Angela (via Eric) for years and knew when her and Chris met in 09′ , this was a match made in heaven. We were honored when they asked us to design their wedding stationery and assist with Day of. We started our day at the Hotel Monaco where the bride was sipping champagne getting pampered before slipping into her stunning beaded gown.  The bridesmaids looked fabulous in their long satin black gowns, completed with perfect pink bouquets designed by Petah Bashano Flowers.  Once Angela put on her Jimmy Choo’s , we were good to go and we made our way to the  Cathedral Basillica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. After  the ceremony Eric and I headed to the reception at the Atrium at the Curtis Center where we began set up of all the gorgeous details the couple worked on.  The Reception was breathtaking with a black, white, and pink theme, customized all the way to the “Eat. Drink. And Be Married” napkins found at the bar.

                         

Fabulous place setting(menu designed by Titus Print) and bottle of Pinot gift customized with Angela and Chris’ monogram( Chris made all the wine himself)!

                                                         

Custom monogrammed dance floor, and table seating cards! Gorgeous!

(All designed by Titus Print)

                                                                                

Atrium at the Curtis Center and the custom Photobooth! So cute!

(Shutterbooth Philadelphia kept the crowd busy – Designed by Titus Print)

Floral bouquet designs by Petah Bashano, Angela’s Jimmy Choo Shoes and matching bag ( we had to show them off they are gorgeous!), and one of the three amazing table settings at the Curtis Center!

The stunning bridesmaids with the bride, the Bride and Groom, and Angela and Chris’ amazing cake! Angela found a pic of this cake 5 years ago in a magazine and lost the clipping! This year luckily after some research she found it online!

Three different centerpieces at the Atrium at the Curtis Center!

Our amazing team Alicia, Eric, and Jenna!

Angela and Chris’ wedding was truly fabulous and city chic! We wish them all the best and we are so happy we could help on their special day!

Professional photos to come!

All stationary, seating cards, custom wine labels, and custom photo-booth designed by Titus Print a subsidiary of Angela MALICKI events

Photos by Alicia Madonna for Angela MALICKI events

xo, Alicia

Red, White, and Blueberry- 4th Of July – Philadelphia Wedding and Event Planner – Angela Malicki Events

Summer time is here again! Warm weather, weekend getaways to the shore, and romantic nights under the stars. This week is the fourth of July and what better way to celebrate the independence of our country than a candle lit picnic and create your own fireworks!
Of course you will need a bottle of wine or champagne to celebrate along with two glasses, candles (battery operated of course!), and some desert. My favorite Fourth of July desert is my Red White and Blueberry pie! There isn’t anything more American than pie and fireworks! Pack a cozy blanket and you and your man will be ready for a romantic night.
Find a secluded spot to watch your town or cities fire work display. Lay out your blanket and cuddle up with your loved one. Who needs sparklers when the sparks are bound to fly with a romantic night like this!

RED, WHITE AND BLUEBERRY PIE
1/2 Package refrigerated pie crust (1 crust) or use your own crust recipe
1 quart fresh strawberries, divided
4 squares(1ounce each) white choc. for baking
1 package(8ounces) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup cold milk
1 package(3.3 ounces) white choc. instant pudding/pie filling
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1 cup thawed, frozen whipped topping

PREHEAT OVEN 425 degrees
-Roll out crust and place into pie plate. prick bottom and sides with fork.
-Bake 10-12 min. till golden. Cool completely. (As seen in picture 1)
-Rinse strawberries, pat dry. select 8 uniform berries to dip in white chocolate. I always do more they are so delicious 🙂 cut in half. These 8ish are for the top decoration. Slice all remaining strawberries into smaller pieces for bottom of pie.
-Melt white choc uncovered on high 1min. stirring often. DO NOT overheat. If you do you can try and save it by adding a little bit of vegetable oil!
-Dip strawberry halves place on cookie sheet covered with wax paper cut side down. Refrigerate until ready to use
-Use the remaining white chocolate by spreading evenly to coat entire bottom and sides of crust. Layer sliced strawberries on bottom of crust. (As seen in picture 2).
-For filling: Beat cream cheese until smooth gradually whisk in milk until well blended. Add pudding mix and whisk until mixture begins to thicken. I sometimes add more milk. Spread this mixture over the strawberries. (As seen in picture 3)
-Arrange blueberries evenly over top of the pie. (As seen in pic. 4)
-Pipe or dollop whipped cream over the blue berries as seen in picture 5! Place dipped strawberries and left over blue berries on top! Wherever you think they look pretty:) Refrigerate until ready to pack for your Fourth of July picnic!

XO,
Alicia

Holiday decorating with Mother Nature’s goods – Philadelphia Wedding and Event Planner – Angela MALICKI events

The winter holidays are a wonderful time to decorate your home, both for entertaining and to make those cold gray days a little brighter.  Many of us make a trip to the grocery store or perhaps the florist shop to pick out some roses, mums or carnations for the holiday centerpiece.  But why not try something different this year?  Something much more unique, affordable and sustainable?  With more than 80% of the cut flowers sold in the US today being imported from other countries, usually Columbia and Ecuador, and with those same flowers being literally drenched in pesticides (to ensure there are no bugs on them that would get them tossed out at the customs inspection when they’re unloaded from the plane), it’s a great time to look closer to home for your floral materials.This holiday season, take a trip into your backyard (or your neighbor’s, with permission of course) to trim the tree in a different way.  Both bare branches and evergreen boughs are perfect for simply elegant displays in the home.  So are pine cones, seed pods, perfect fallen leaves and other botanical tidbits.  To dress them up a bit with holiday sparkle, try spray painting them gold, silver, copper or white and sprinkle with a bit of glitter.  Since these wintery botanicals aren’t as delicate as fresh flowers, your hard work will last much longer, and you can think outside the vase.  Try placing white glitter dusted pine cones under a glass bell jar for a delicate and seasonal display.  If you just can’t be without fresh flowers (I’m right there with you), try your hand at forcing bulbs indoors.  Narcissus and Amaryllis are the most widely available in florist shops, garden centers and even hardware stores.  Choose a beautiful wide low bowl that fits your decor, fill with pebbles, and sprout your bulbs to bloom over the winter, providing not only long-lasting color but delicious fragrance too.

Love ‘n Fresh Flowers is a petite, sustainably managed, urban flower farm and full service event floral design studio in Philadelphia dedicated to creating fresh textural arrangements exclusively with locally grown flowers.  Love ‘n Fresh focuses on eco-lovely weddings and other events with a vintage flair.   Their flowers are also sold at area specialty grocery stores and through a fantastic Flower CSA.  Jennie Love, owner and designer for Love ‘n Fresh, is passionate about using locally grown flowers  in unexpectedly unique and elegant arrangements. Trained both as a grower and floral designer at Longwood Gardens , she loves educating customers about the beauty and value of locally grown flowers. In every aspect of the business, Love ‘n Fresh manages the whole creative process ““.

Jennie Love

Love ‘n Fresh Flowers

www.lovenfreshflowers.com

215.479.4585

Tis The Season – Philadelphia Wedding and Event Planner – Angela MALICKI Events

With Halloween over and Thanksgiving just a couple of weeks away, it is time to start thinking about the upcoming Holiday season.  November and December is filled to the brim with Holiday parties, shopping and decorating that it’s hard to find time to just enjoy that peppermint mocha you have been waiting all year for. We are here to tell you that this year Angela MALICKI events would like to alleviate all that stress in your life and help you with your various holiday tasks.  I don’t mean that we can cook that Thanksgiving turkey for you or shop for your sons Christmas presents, but we can plan that Holiday party you have always wanted to throw or decorate your home to look like a winter wonderland.

We know how arduous it is to carry all those decoration boxes up from the basement, and getting your husband to help decorate is next to impossible when the game is on. So instead, relax, and let us  do the dirty work and decorate your home from top to bottom. We would love the opportunity to show our design skills and to come into your house to decorate for this upcoming holiday season. Everything from top to bottom can be/will be decorated and you will swear that Christmas elfs have come into your home and performed this wintry transformation. While we are available to do the entire interior, those outside holiday globes and icicle lights are best left to your husband once the game is finally over. We promise once we have decorated your home with holiday flair, you will begin to ask yourself why you haven’t hired us ages ago.

In addition to “decking the halls,” we are also available to plan and throw holiday parties.We use the same design aspect we do in everyone’s home to throw glamorous and sparkling holiday affairs. Being that we are first and foremost an events company, we have the experience to throw that holiday party you have always wanted to and we are positive we know how to make your friends jealous. Whether you want us to plan the whole evening or just be in the background the day of, we are able and willing to assist you in whatever party needs you may need.

The months of November and December are some of the most exciting and hectic months of the year, so before it gets even busier, grab those adorable Starbucks holiday cups and enjoy that peppermint mocha you have been waiting all year for.

Be sure to check us out in Philadelphia Magazine next month, in their Holiday Gift Guide section, along with other local business owners.

xoxo

Ang and Trisha

Liza and Jordan – Tales of a bride and the bizzaro dreams – Part two – Philadelphia Wedding and Event Planner – Angela MALICKI events

I month or so ago, you noticed a “different” type of post, not done by Ash or myself, but our fabulous client Liza. Liza and Jordan are to wed in a few months this year, but as many brides, the crazy, bizzaro dreams and planning – turn of events occur during this process. This is Liza’s second of many posts. I hope you enjoy this as much I do!

Did Your Email Mean What I Think it Meant?

We’ve all been there. The time when the wedding planning check-list needs attention and by attention, I mean you need answers from your vendors. Email is used so frequently in our everyday lives and sometimes, unless you are constantly using happy-face symbols, our intent can be misconstrued. The same applies for emails received. Here’s my breakdown of how NOT to create a mystical nonsense world in that female head of ours when a “blunt” vendor email comes your way.

The Response Was 5 Words…I wrote 2 Paragraphs

Women (assuming it’s the bride doing the coordinating…I know, it’s bad to assume but chill out for the case of this amazingly well-written blog <insert happy face!>) are emotional beings. We get excited when a DVRd Oprah is ready to give you yet another “Ah-Ha” moment. We also are excited to be getting married. It’s like major. We’ve planned and planned and now it’s time to get ‘er done and finalize those ever-so-important items on the list. Working your way down you begin to draft an email to “Vendor Number One.” You’re excited, you want to know when to schedule your rehearsal so you can then schedule your rehearsal dinner. Seems to be a logical enough request, right? Then you start writing…and writing…and writing…and before you know it you have written the fourth book in the Twilight series. All you needed an answer for was: what time are you open until so I can set the schedule for my rehearsal? 

And then comes the response: We’re only open until 5. You sit in shock for a good minute analyzing why they didn’t add animated comment to the rest of your romance novel. Then you begin to over-analyze and create that mystical nonsense world in your brain that says: “I had a feeling they had an attitude from the start…I am paying them, I should not have to deal with this…They are probably too busy right now to comment on my novel…They better call me to apologize for their overly blunt response.”

At this moment ladies, it’s time to take your hands away from the keyboard and reply button. Compose yourself. Remember that you are not the only bride inquiring about your unique agenda. Remember that “Vendor Number One” responded to you in a rather swift fashion to provide you with the information you needed to move on to step #2. Remember that even though there was a lack of happy faces, they are still committed to making sure your day goes as smoothly as you imagine it because you would not have booked them if you didn’t also feel a good energy when “interviewing.”

We are women, we love that emotional connection and we want other women in our lives – from friends to vendors – to feel the same way. Guess what? They do. But they don’t have to respond with the sequel to The Notebook to prove it.

Until next time….

xoxo
Liza

Liza and Jordan – Tales of a bride and the bizzaro dreams – Part one – Philadelphia Wedding and Event Planner – Angela MALICKI events

So, as you know, we have phenom clients that we get to know personally and that grow into relationships. I met Liza and Jordan several months ago and we knew that we were perfect together (isn’t that how it should be)! Liza, in person and all avenues of communication, is hilarious, after reading a few posts on facebook, I had to have her guest blog.

This soon – to – be – Bride, sparked a “OMG I have to have this stuff on my blog”. So this is the beginning of a great dream sequence in the life of Liza and Jordan. I hope you enjoy this as much I do.

Liza and Jordan – how cute (priceless and nice tatts Jordan)

Liza & Jordan Are Getting Hitched on September 16!

I Threw an Exercise Ball at my Officiant’s Head…

Let’s talk about dreams, shall we? You know, the dreams we soon-to-be-brides have in the months leading up to our nuptials? I thought I was the exception to these dreams. Yep. I thought I was so calm, cool and collected that I was untouchable and frankly, “so not that kind of bride” that would stress the BIG day. Well, I was wrong, very wrong. Talking about my dreams and experiences with you all will hopefully make me feel sane again and perhaps give you a good chuckle in the process.

What the…..?!

All was moving along on my big day. We (bridal party/mom’s/grandparents) were getting ready at Artesano, Angela was there moving things along and then before I knew it – as dreams go -I was walking down the aisle to marry Jordan. The ceremony began and my officiant was speaking of love and partnership (insert “awwwwwww”) and then it was time for our vows. As I was about to speak my “sweet nothings” to Jordan, some random lady walked up and told our officiant she had an urgent phone call. I looked at Jordan and saw he had a very round belly. Not a beer belly, ladies, a pregnant belly. Then I looked down and saw my own pregnant belly. While it looked very “Bethany Ever After” at first, I quickly went into freak-out mode.

Fast forward (as again, dreams go) and our officiant walked back up to announce that she had to leave immediately (yes, before marrying us!) to officiate another orthodox wedding. I then looked at Jordan and he was no longer pregnant but sitting on a large exercise ball. I realize I too am no longer pregnant and I take the ball from Jordan. As our officiant was walking away, I threw the ball at her head so hard that she fell flat on her face. I remember a scary sense of victory before waking up and laughing hysterically. What the…?!

So…Let’s Break this Bad-Boy of a Dream Down Shall We?

The interruption of our vows: 

A fear of not saying what we have put so much pressure on ourselves to say.

This is the one day when you are supposed to profess your never-ending love and devotion, right? Well, why don’t we do that each and every moment we’re together? Why wait until we have a room full of people to witness our love to say and SHOW each other how incredibly amazing and inspirational they are to us? I vow to tell Jordan every moment that he rocks my world and couldn’t be more blessed that he is my partner in life. FOR-EV-A.

Jordan was preggers…and so was I: 

Thinking too much about the future – what may or may not be and how we’ll handle it.

Most soon-to-be-married folks have talked about their “visions” for life after marriage. The decision to have children is pretty high on that talk for many. And from what I gather after talking about this subject with my friends and family who have gone through this, the thought of “I wonder IF I can have kids” comes up a lot. I share in this “thought” (TAKE OUT ….) and sometimes think too much about tomorrow vs. living for today. I’m a woman, I like to plan and emotionally connect to my current and future life butsometimes all that planning can make you go B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Just as I live by A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, I need to live by being PRESENT and trust that we will embark on starting a family when the time is right and what will be, will be.

I threw an exercise ball at my officiant’s head (hahahaha):

Worrying too much about how my arms will look in my dress vs. remembering he’ll love me regardless of the muscle definition.

We all “dream” of what we’ll look like on our wedding day; the dress, the hair, the make-up, the jewels…and then the “dream” becomes an obsession. Personally, I began my “kick-it-up-a-notch” workout regimen two months ago with the idea that I’d start jogging three times a week along with some strength training mixed-in. That was going well until I went to an amazing flow yoga class which ended with me crying hysterically. As I reflected on the spiritual movement that had occurred after this amazing yoga session with my dear friend, she helped me understand that this “vision” is about more than getting my arms toned. It’s about dealing with all the speed bumps that happen along the way and truly being there for each other when the tough gets going. We all should remember that our chosen partners for life are just that – there for us for life. I don’t take that commitment lightly and I pray that you don’t either because when my toned arms become soft andever-so wrinkled, I know Jordan will be there to tell me how beautiful I am, just the way I am.

Until next time…

Liza!!!!

xoxo

ang and Liza