Posts in "corporate"
Christmas Open House Recap
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of working on a Christmas open house party for Fivestone Studios.  Since I usually do corporate events for small businesses, I knew this was a perfect fit.  Fivestone Studios is a video and animation motion studio with office space in a great building on 3rd Ave.

Planning this event with a few weeks time required the help of some great Nashville vendors for catering and bartending.  It also required a little hands on DIY from me in the form of decor and event supplies.

Decor was simple with an obvious Christmas feel that didn't detract from the exposed brick walls and wood floors of the space.







The Chef and I catering provided a fabulous menu of mini caprese sandwiches, deconstructed stuffed mushrooms, candied red peppers and boursin cheese, seared ahi tuna with mango, mni buffalo chicken bites,  pears with brie as well as their signature strawberry injection bar.  







Do you need help planning a corporate event for your small business?  Contact me for more info or to schedule a consultation. 



Vendors:
Catering: Chef and I
Bartending: VIP Bartending
Valet: PMC



"corporate"Elaine Roberts
Website Launch Party - Huntsville
This past spring I had the pleasure of working on a website launch party for ARC Design Build Inc, a green remodeling company in Huntsville, AL.    The event was held at downtown Huntsville's most eclectic historic venue A.M.Booth's Lumberyard.  The venue is full of unique decor and indoor/outdoor spaces.



 Events by Elaine provided planning, decor and event staff. We used a simple, muted color scheme with candles and some limited flowers. Here are some of the photos from my camera phone:


We filled these large cylinder vases with translucent gems and put lights inside for a great nighttime effect

We used simple flowers in the gold family of colors


We filled two dozen jars with candles and used them to light the walkway in the venue.

All the catering was provided by Emma's Tea Room.  The food they provided was fabulous and the presentation was better than most I have seen. 

The menu included a fruit and cheese tower made of glass shelving and vases with fruits cascading down. Fresh vegetable platters with dips.  Homemade crackers served with a variety of spreads.  Carving station  roast beef served with small sourdough rolls and gourmet mustards and aoli spreads.  Warm stuffed tomatos filled with cheese. Warm grilled vegetable skewers served with flavored dips and oils on the side.Warm homemade falafels with yogurt sauce on the side. Little freshly made fruit tartlets.  Brownie bites with freshly made whipped cream and berries chocolate covered strawberries.






In addition to the dessert by the caterer, there was a custom cake in honor of the event.  Look at this impressive cake by Slice at a Time.  Everything is edible except the computer screen, which is covered with edible decorations.  The actual cake (which includes the laptop and briefcase) is white chocolate and chocolate mud cake with layers of swiss meringue buttercream.  The coffee cup is all cake with fondue icing and raspberry fudge filling.  








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