The Champagne Toast is ALMOST HERE!

I can't believe Pierpont Place's Champagne Toast to 2010 is finally almost here!

In less than a week, we're going to be schmoozing (and tastefully boozing) with the finest of Utah's professional, social, and fabulous men and women.
That's right, you heard me, MEN are invited!
You see, usually these quarterly public events are qualified as "girls' night out" and therefore draw the attention of the gents, but not the attendance.
This time, however, we want the men partying with us.
So all of you ladies and gentlemen reading this blog right now, RSVP to me, Alissa, at alissa@pierpontplace.com for your discounted tickets, and tell everyone you know. I can send you an email invitation with all the information, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.
Bottom line: these public events at Pierpont Place raise quite a fuss. They're fab, fun, creative, unique, tasty, luxurious, and most of all - the perfect social Friday night. You can't afford to miss it.
So we'll see you all on Friday, February 26th, between 7pm and 12midnight for food (from the amazing Olive Bistro), drink (champagne specials and full cash bar provided by Premier Event Services), dancing and karaoke (DJ Riddle on the turntables), free massages (professional masseuses from Sanctuary Day Spa, yes they'll take cash tips), O2 Oxygen Bar, FunnyFace Photobooth, amazing swag giveaways, and more. Always more.
Again, please pass the information on to friends, family, loved ones, colleagues, and more, and we look forward to seeing you at Pierpont Place's Champagne Toast to 2010! Co-hosted by PYTI party and GNO.

Feel free to comment, or get in touch!
Thanks for reading!







(Now you know you can't miss it)

Photos! With booths, cameras, and computers!

Photo booths are a huge trend at weddings and social events recently. Brides and Grooms want to be able to take home some immortalized memories from their huge day - and these photobooth options give them an opportunity for more candid memories (for themselves as well as their guests) than ever before!

Luckily, many companies that supply photobooths for events have quickly discovered that one of the most compelling reasons to have a photobooth around for your wedding or event is that you get to take home the (often blackmail fodder) printed proof afterward!

The books provided are often a gorgeous combination of friends' sentiments and well-wishes, combined with the fun and nutty nature of those people that always seem to be invited to the party...(yes folks, that person is usually me...) and who doesn't love to have a reminder of what kept you laughing all night?

Photo courtesy of FunnyFace Photobooth

Many of these companies have created duplicate imaging for each photo-op that comes along, one copy for the subjects of the fabulous photo fiasco, and one for the host! Then they're able to combine the hosts' photos into a travel-sized book, often complete with space to sign personal notes. One of the photobooth companies we use at Pierpont Place, FunnyFace Photobooth, has perfected the game by providing a plethora of props and funny costumes to spice up the booth.

Weddings are a fabulous time to add an extra personal touch to your event, but Photobooth capabilities have proven popular for birthdays, corporate events, social get-togethers, and any other social events too! Breaking the ice with your boss and co-workers by being goofy in a photobooth, and having a record of this fun cohesion, is a low-pressure way to ensure a little laughter in the office later on.

While at Pierpont Place we never have trouble laughing at ourselves, together, we still love to have proof of our easy-going attitudes and we love to show that we have fun at our events too!

Companies like FunnyFace leave nothing that can go wrong. With packages that include staff to ensure the lighting and positioning of the camera is perfect, and to monitor the photos and create the memories-book for the host to take home, the only thing left for you to do is jump in the booth and take as many pictures as you can!



It all sounds fabulously retro doesn't it? Going back to the days before everything was digital cameras and instant viewing...I love it!
Then again...we have the exactly opposite end of the spectrum...just recently I've been made aware of a brand new type of photobooth for any kind of event.



PictureThis is a new company where some fabulous and young gentlemen (and anyone else involved) have created a tech-savvy DIY photobooth - combining the user-friendly nature of touch screens with the futuristic technology capacities of the Apple desktop computer to create an integrated touch screen photobooth/physical and online guestbook/event kiosk all combined with the opportunity for the event hosts or bride and groom to provide a live slideshow of their choice of photos. This means during a wedding reception a guest can peruse engagement photos that have been preloaded on the computer, hand write a note that is touch translated into the computer database while maintaining the integrity of the handwriting, take funny photos to print out and/or send to the bride and groom, and participate in creating a book of memories that will be given to the host after the event.

Now if this all sounds science-fictioney to you...you probably need to catch up. Because this is the new wave of photobooth technology. And it's looking GOOD.



Thank you all for reading, and don't hesitate to get in touch!

Valentine's Day weekend!

It's Valentine's Day tomorrow, and I know there are some of us out there still searching for the perfect little trinket, or huge gesture for their loved ones. Pierpont Place is taking another route and spending tonight, Saturday February 13th, helping to support a group of high school age girls who are spending their vacation traveling to Baluba, Uganda in Africa to help provide medical aide to patients suffering from leprosy.
That's a gift of unimaginable magnitude.

When descriptors fall short...

Last Saturday, Pierpont Place hosted yet another wedding that absolutely took my breath away. Not one, two, or three themes lent their creative flair to the ultimate decor of this event, but multiple decades (a mix of the 20s and 30s, as beautifully articulated by Heidi), multiple nations (European chic, American modern, and Dubai-like golden shine), and multiple astounding creative minds.

This photo captures only a tiny bit of the stunning glitz, glamour, elegance, and amazing "va va voom" of the entire place, but it's one of my favorite. Featuring one of the 20s style gilded chandeliers, perfectly lighting the gorgeous hanging swag, artfully integrated with the subtle peacock feather coloring and shimmering jewel touches....it takes my breath away.



Some of the following photos are of the perfectly coordinated aisle, the detailed seats for the guests, and the stunning table set-ups. I can honestly say I'm not raining this praise upon myself, the staff at Pierpont Place put together this marriage of colors, designs, accents, and finishing touches. And the beautiful bride contributed hugely - bringing in gilded angelic chaises, an arrangement of those amazing chandeliers - where somehow the subtle differences in colors, arrangements, and metallic hues pulled together an even more magical formation of glamour - and her own request for some natural, woody branches and additions to the usual floral centerpieces.





Can you see the collaboration?

The empty aisle shows the altar where Denise and Neil professed their love, with a touching ceremony complete with contributions from friends and family...the golden swag above the aisle lead gently across the room, tying the different colors together, and you can see how perfectly the pussywillow branches fit on either side of the altar.





In these photos you can see the array of colors and textures used to dress up the cabaret tables for the reception. The combination of the blue brocade and the shimmery gold and silver table linens created the vintage look of what I imagine to be 15th and 16th century French luxury, complete with glass accents to reveal the real beauty of each finishing touch.







And as for the cake?! Incredible! The layers were made to look like the fabric of Denise's gorgeous gown. The brooches were absolutely glittering, and created such a fantastically gentle look, as if the cake really were made of silk.
...and I must say...it tasted just as good as it looked!





I've said before, and I'll say again, how magical wedding at Pierpont Place are. The Brides and Grooms are always gracious, helpful, happy, thankful, creative visionaries who are great to work with - and the best part about it? The entire event is filled with love.
Love.
We love Love. Especially when we get to see it right in front of us.

Denise and Neil, we wish you two the happiness of 10 lives together, the love of a thousand hearts, and all the luck in the world.
We are so happy you chose to celebrate your magical day with us.





Thank you to all our fabulous readers - please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Will you be my Blog-Friend?

It's a strange sensation, attempting to make friends over the internet. And I suppose for blogs it's not so much friends as it is...followers. Followees? Follow....ops?
What funny jargon we use online - but it all makes so much sense. I want to follow all the blogs of the fantastic writers and creative thinkers that I've found online over the years.

Amy Rubins of Fete Perfection in St Louis Park, MN (photo to the right from Wacky Wedding Planner blog) has Wacky Wedding Planner which is just a fantabulous blog about her experiences growing into a destination wedding planner (Take me to Costa Rica next time!)

The Bridal Bar provides incredible insight into new and unique ideas for wedding decor and entertainment - as the foremost wedding resource blog and company, they're great to keep up with.

Editor Christy at Junebug Weddings has the most Creative flair I've seen in vintage. The photos that are displayed just blow my mind - - It may just be an aspiration of mine to have our Pierpont Place weddings shown on Junebug someday! Our vintage style is pretty exceptional too!

Jennifer at Earth Friendly Weddings provides some incredible new ways of seeing everyday objects as being the beautiful accent necessary for the perfect eco-friendly wedding. (Photo to the left courtesy of Earth Friendly Weddings, creative credit to Minoo Hersinni, creative director of Au Ciel Design Studio) These views are wonderful to notice as we see a global transition toward more green and eco-friendly goods and services.

The whole team at Bliss Event Group blows me away with the local and destination weddings and events they plan. Seeing events that are managed from beginning to end really shows how much these people know what they're doing, and how much they believe in their product.

Many of these groups are just like us - - excited about their work, always ready to jump in for another event or wedding, and absolutely adamant that their client always comes first. It's a hard game to get into - event and wedding planning - and only the best succeed.
Thank goodness we're surrounded with such excellence.

Thanks for reading, as always!

Staying Fabulous at any age!

We're excited to announce our next GNO Event! Although this time, it's not exactly a Girls' Night Out event...it's more like EVERYBODY'S NIGHT OUT!
That's right, we're inviting women, men, (not children...), dancers, singers, etc! That includes You...

Last November the GNO event was a great time, and we're expecting an even bigger turnout this time!

Combining with PYTI Party's group of executive women in SLC (and beyond) and broadening our invitation pool to all our Facebook Fans, Twitter fans, and YOU - it's going to be huge!

Make sure to check it out on our Facebook page and RSVP to the event!!

I hope if any of you out there have questions that you won't hesitate to email! Alissa@pierpontplace.com - I'd be happy to respond as soon as I can and keep you in the loop!
Thanks again for reading!