Is It Valentine's Day Already?

I suppose we should be used to grocery and convenience stores stocking Holiday candy and goods early, shouldn't we? By October 24th they assume we have all necessary Halloween supplies and switch themes (overnight, I feel!) to Thanksgiving before we've even thought of ditching the candy for the turkey and pumpkin pie!

And yet, while I whine about this preemptive action, in event planning we're always taking as much time as we can get to prep for the big day. That's why today I want to show you some fun ideas that have been named as the "trends of 2010." I've been looking around to see what's been predicted for events and weddings in 2010. I'm seeing a lot of color and extreme new ideas, and I can't wait!

*Economies of scale: While some people are saying that we're likely to see downsized events and parties because of the continued stress on the economy, I tend to disagree! This past year, our team at Pierpont has had to work hard to create great events on lower budgets than usual. And we have succeeded extraordinarily! Lower budgets don't mean you have to have a smaller or less amazing event, they just mean you'll need to be more creative with your resources! Thank goodness Pierpont Place has experience building our space up with minimal resources! Using natural resources and existing decor we built our stunning winter installment:

















It provided a wonderfully natural and tuscan look, and worked fantastically with every event we had this winter! Using natural resources is an efficient and green way to decorate!

Another idea to save money is to use lighting to your advantage. At Pierpont Place we have gorgeous colored spotlights that can really add some pizazz to your decor!














Both of these examples show the depth the colored light can add to a scene. The options are endless!























PerfectWeddingGuide.com shows us some gorgeous ides for use of feathers with weddings this season. This can spill over to other events too, feathers could be an amazing addition to a theme for a dance, birthday party, or girls' night out!

While these are some extraordinary personal accents using feathers by Jade Rose Designs.



















Something that we've always loved to play with is the use of bright but mismatched colors. InStyle Weddings shows some great use of different colors to create stunning table settings.












































InStyle Weddings also suggests spending your creative points at your wedding on decorating the aisle, really drawing the eye and making a performance of your walk.



The spectacular bride and groom we had at Pierpont Place on New Year's Eve thought of this too, and really made the aisle into a floating walkway with large candles and white feathers.




One last note before I go: two hot hot HOT colors for 2010 are turquoise and violet. Turquoise is seen as a bright and optimistic color, easy to play with and play on for decorations, flowers, etc. Violet is a regal and strong color, beautifully elegant and the different shades of purple that team with violet create a really stunning color palette. From DistrictWeddings.com and one of my favorite wedding planners from Fete Perfection and her blog Wacky Wedding Planner




Thanks again for being a part of EVERYTHING that goes on at Pierpont Place, and don't forget to visit us on Facebook.
Till next time!

The New Year brings Ever New Things!

Hello to all you fantastic 2010-ers! Since the stroke of midnight we've been continuing our fun work - On New Year's Eve we not only had Allison and Chad's superb celebration, but also the joint birthday party for Rebecca and Martin - a father daughter party? What a blast! They had casino tables, gorgeous gold linens, rockin' bar staff (provided by Premier Event Service, but of course!), and wonderful guests!
Then came the wonderful Monson/Price wedding on the first Monday of the year! What an incredible event - we do love weddings! Filled with love, support, happiness, and excitement - - what a great atmosphere to be a part of!
Speaking of weddings....in our next post we'll have a couple tips for all of you concerning weddings, wedding planning, wedding problem solving, etc. New news about 2010 wedding colors (we're excited for the bright palette!) and beautiful ways to do weddings on a budget!

Continuing our new year, we hosted the UWABC (Utah's Women's Alliance for Building Community - find out about this great group here: http://www.uwabc.org/) monthly breakfast - kicking off their 2010 calendar year as well! Pierpont Place often hosts these breakfasts, allowing women (and brave men) to come together, have a wonderful breakfast, and learn about some unique subject about which a member of the UWABC has prepared a presentation. It's a great time, and a great way to kick off your Tuesday morning!

Next came the Bridal Showcase!! For all you Utah Brides, we love the Salt Palace Bridal Showcase, and always participate! For one thing, the location is PERFECT for brides looking at the downtown area, as Pierpont Place is a mere 1/2 block from the Salt Palace! We know that brides are inundated with shows to go to in January - shows at La Caille, The Grand America, and the Salt Palace, to name just a few - - but the show at the Salt Palace has been around the longest, and we just Love participating!




We were able to see a lot of our friends and clients at the show - and we took the opportunity to show them what Pierpont Place and Premier have been up to lately. Since we are always improving our services and offerings, we love it when we can make sure you are getting the cutting edge in service!
That's a promise we can make at Pierpont Place - we will make sure your event is infused with your personal flair - but we are always willing to offer suggestions and help you find your dream style!


Next came the Rowland Hall Prom! What a lucky group! They were able to take advantage of our gorgeous winter installment (It's coming down pretty soon! We've been creating gorgeous decor opportunities with this installment - looks like we'll have to get the creative juices flowing again!) They danced the night away, and loved our DJ so much that they're re-booking him for a future event too! What a success! Not that we're surprised....Troy brings the perfect music for any occasion and really creates an atmosphere! In any case, we love hosting events like this too, since these students might not get a lot of chances to see event venues in action. What fun to branch out, for all of us!



The following day we hosted the Equality Utah Jazz Brunch! Mingling, Music, Mimosas, and Senator Scott McCoy made this a perfect event! Equality Utah - striving for equality for everyone in Utah and beyond - is a great organization that really believes in, and fights for, their cause. We really admire the fortitude and perseverance behind these groups, and are happy to be a part of their events!



We had about a week to catch our breaths, and do some MAJOR overhaul with our inventory at Pierpont Place (I'll spare you the pictures from that mess :) It's been crazy!) - requiring ALL hands on deck and some grubby clothes. We're ready for Judge Memorial High School's prom on Saturday - - another dancing fiasco! Can't wait to tell you all about it later!

Thanks for reading, as ALWAYS! We're thrilled to be your friends and cohorts - and please don't hesitate to get in touch! Check out our facebook fan page to learn more about Pierpont Place and Premier Event Services and to see TONS of pictures. Find our fan page here: Pierpont Place Facebook.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year everybody! We hope your 2010 is off to a great start!

Ours is, after hosting Chad and Allison's star studded wedding ceremony and reception at Pierpont Place on New Year's Eve. What a blast - with 120 guests, many of whom stuck around to ring in the new year with great music, great food, great drinks, and greatest of all: Great Company!

It was a tear-filled ceremony (for us anyway... :p) and then a night of fun!

We're SO glad to have worked with Chad and Allison for the last year - watch them become "the Allens" - and know that we'll be hearing from them in the future for updates about their

happily married life!

Thanks everyone who rang in the New Year with us!!

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