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November 17, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

Montgomery AL Is Stoked To Have This Photographer

There’s no hiding the awesomeness of Darrell Duggan, owner and mastermind behind Duggan Studio. From one end of the photography spectrum to another, this man does it all—and does it well.

Based in Montgomery Alabama, photographers like Darrell are hard to find. However, all of Alabama—yes, every city in the state—can have a piece of history lovingly fashioned for themselves by Duggan Studio. Never mind that Darrell happens to be one of the sweetest guys around. He’s also a very talented photographer who does fine art portraiture as well! Really!

The thing that really gets you excited when you visit Duggan Studio is his oil painting. Darrell creates oil paintings based on portraits. That means that you can preserve your face or special moment in the same way that many of our famous ancestors did. Oil paintings last several lifetimes (when properly cared for) and are worth their weight in gold, though you’ll never pay that much with Duggan Studio. You get the same high quality oil paintings and fine art portraits from Darrell that the kings and queens of Europe used to pay top dollar for.

Imagine the faces of your friends as they walk into your home and see a beautiful oil painting of you on your wedding day. Wouldn’t you feel like a queen? Duggan Studio wants that for you and they’ll make sure that you experience that feeling with your very own oil painting.

Duggan Studio has also mastered what few other Montgomery, Alabama photographers do. Darrell does photo restoration. This means that if you have an old photo of your great grandmother’s house or your great grandfather that you want restored to a higher quality photo, Darrell is the one to call. He will make the photos look as if they were taken yesterday instead of yesteryear.

Besides high quality fine art portraits and photo restoration, Duggan Studio also does standard studio and location photography but never in the standard fashion. Darrell goes above and beyond to make sure that your photos are exquisite representations of your memories and your moments. Once you get a taste of the high quality photos from Duggan Studio, you’ll keep Darrell’s number on speed dial for your next occasion.

November 13, 2009 by Mandy Maxwell

“Our Most Important Ingredient Is You”

When you think of a catered event, you don’t think of the menu as being very personal. Five Starr Catering changes all that. They strive to deliver the perfect dining experience around your menu, not theirs. As they say, “Our Most Important Ingredient Is You.”

What is better than grandma’s apple pie on your family reunion buffet? Nothing! Except maybe an apple pie from Five Starr Catering made from grandma’s recipe. With their strong family background, they understand the importance of memories create by family recipes and the importance of adding personal touches when catering an event. In fact, their name “Five Starr” is from the number in their family. They added the word “Services” because they know what a vital part service is in your catering experiences.

Five Starr will prepare any family recipe for your event. If you don’t have a family recipe you want to use, they have you covered. Five Starr has sample menus and ideas for you to choose from in easy to understand categories: holiday party buffets, sit-down banquets, wedding reception buffet, and company picnics. They also offer a range of rental services to spruce up the decor of your event like chair covers, china, and centerpieces. So whatever your vision is for your event, they will make it happen!

Five Starr Catering does a very wide variety of events. Anything from wedding receptions, formal banquets and corporate functions, to hog roasts and golf outings — they do it all! So if you want a catering service in Leechburg, PA where fine food, excellent service, and affordable prices all come together to make your catered event a delicious success, look no further than Five Starr Catering.

November 11, 2009 by Mandy Maxwell

Have The Dream Wedding You’ve Always Pictured

Every little girl dreams of her big day; no detail is spared. CC Floral Designs in Rhode Island is an expert at interpreting those visions into a gorgeous display of creativity.

Event designer Carol Carpentier knows how each flower can bring back a special memoryl. The smell of a rose can signal happy thoughts of times past. Maybe tiger lilies bring back the memories of ones grown in their grandmother’s garden. Carol understands the importance of these tiny details. For these reasons, she gave up her flower shop (where she worked for some 20 years) and decided to redirect her creativity and expertise on a larger scale with event decor.

Listening to a customer’s vision of their wedding or event inspires Carol to create something uniquely personal — bringing those dreams to life beyond expectations. Extraordinary bridal bouquets, centerpieces and floral arrangements are what brides experience when they work with Carol at CC Floral Designs.

Exceptional event and wedding flowers are just one of the many essential services CC Floral Designs has to offer. A specially tailored plan that coordinates the bride’s wedding vision with a range of styles to create the ultimate day is what wedding planning is all about. CC Floral Designs planning service does just this and more. They are able to provide experienced event consultation services and the individual attention you need to really enhance your big day.

From coordinating a small aspect to planning the whole event, Carol and her team take the weight off your shoulders. With options like a set-up service, the stress of wedding decorations will be one less thing you need to worry about. By using their wedding planning serivces chair covers and sash rentals are no longer a hassle. Whether a formal elegant indoor affair to a splendid outdoor garden ceremony, CC Floral Deisgns strive to make your wedding and reception fit for the princess you are!

November 9, 2009 by Mandy Maxwell

Can’t Cook? Don’t Worry – Dinner For Two Made Easy!

Can’t cook but want to do something romantic for your lady? Romantic dinners at restaurants are too cliche and can get expensive. How’s this for something new: Bennett’s Catering, a catering company in Daytona Beach FL, offers a unique specialty gift basket complete with everything YOU need to serve your someone special a romantic dinner.

Tracy McRae of Bennett’s Catering is the craftsman behind these great gift baskets. She says they are able to make several different versions depending on your taste. Whatever you choose the result is a delicious meal!

One option is an Italian themed dinner with everything you need to make an amazing pasta dinner with a biscotti dessert. It also includes a liqueur and specialty coffee. All you need is the salad and bread to complete the scrumptious feast!

Tracy also makes baskets with candies, cookies and other desserts for your sweetheart with a sweet tooth. Specialty Platters are also a hit! All platters are completely custom including any theme food you might need for an event or party. (Think of the themed party possibilities!) These can also make GREAT hostess gifts!

By offering catering for all occasions, Bennett’s can make any of your events a success. So if its just a single platter for your ladies night out makeover party or a full banquet complete with champagne fountains and a full bar with wait staff , Bennett’s will have you covered!

Although I can’t share a taste of their delectable treats with you right now, I can share a little feast for your eyes. Check out their Catered Party Photos)

November 5, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

Wow Your Wedding Guests Thanks To This Miami Florist

If you’re excited about seeing what unique wedding flowers are available for your Miami wedding, now is the time to jump up and down with joy. The reason to be so celebratory is because you have access to one of the most artistic, creative florists in all of Florida. Tria’s Flowers, Antiques & Gifts is far and away the most amazing Miami wedding florist if creativity and head-turning appeal are what you desire.

No exaggeration here. Hortensia Tria, owner of Tria’s Flowers Antiques & Gifts, is a brilliant designer who uses height, shape, and form to dramatically entertain the eye. Tria’s can do simple but they can’t do plain. If you want something simple but unique, Hortensia’s the florist for you. If you want over-the-top fun and quality, she’s a master of that too.

Hortensia is also bi-lingual. A bilingual wedding florist! This can be very handy in Miami Florida where wedding guests may include a combination of both. Hortensia has loads of experience dealing with a multicultural wedding featuring both Spanish-influenced and American wedding traditions. Not only do her flowers blow you away, but she also eases the flow of communication and allows you to plan your wedding flowers in an environment that is comfortable for YOU.

Tria’s Flowers Antiques & Gifts never fails to amaze. The contemporary beauty of each arrangement is a positive reflection on you, the bride. Wedding guests see the flowers as a reflection of your personal style. Bold, daring arrangements with traditional beauty and uncommon allure are a wonderful reflection on you and bring your similar features to light.

On the day the wedding guests see flowers from Tria’s, they aren’t just wowed by the flowers. They are wowed by YOU. Your style, your selection, your choice. When it’s time to choose the most creative wedding florist in Miami, choose Tria’s Flowers Antiques & Gifts.

November 3, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

Happy 70th Anniversary To Birmingham AL’s Finest Bakery!

For Savages Bakery, seventy years has come with many changes. The thing that has remained a constant with Savages Bakery is their quality. They have remained the very best bakery in Birmingham Alabama. From the bottom of our hearts, Wedding And Party Network would like to wish everyone at Savages Bakery a very happy 70th anniversary.

Located in the Homewood AL suburb of Birmingham since 1978, there are few people who have not celebrated an occasion with freshly baked delicacies from Savages Bakery. Birthday cakes, wedding cakes, breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, pastries, pies and more have been served fresh and made in-house daily for a homemade taste like none other.

Savages Bakery even has a lunch menu! If you’re ever in Homewood Alabama, visit Savages Bakery for lunch and walk away completely full and satisfied. Their menu ranges from sandwiches and sides to salad plates and box dinners. Yum!

What Savages Bakery is best known for is their AMAZING ability to create beautiful wedding cakes, party cakes, birthday cakes and other unique designs. These are not your average cakes, mind you. This Birmingham AL bakery creates works of art. The pastry chefs at this bakery are like Michalangelo with a decorating spatula. They are Renoir with a bag of icing. They are Picasso with the layers of cake.

Savages Bakery is hands-down Birmingham’s most artistic bakery ever. Just take a look at their cakes and see for yourself how creative and brilliant their designs are. The best thing, though, is that these are all made to customer specifications. They take what you want and bring back the impossibly beautiful version; one you wouldn’t have hoped for in your most colorful dreams. Need a Birmingham Alabama bakery? You’d be cheating yourself not to visit Savages Bakery.

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"Lopsided" Pastel Wedding Cake

“Lopsided” Pastel Wedding Cake

"Lilac & Pearl Wedding Cake

Lilac & Pearl Wedding Cake

"White Chocolate Covered Strawberries Wedding Cake

White Chocolate Covered Strawberries Wedding Cake

October 30, 2009 by Mandy Maxwell

A Force To Be Reckoned With – Galeforce Photography!

“Your dreams become beautiful treasures in my hands.” That pretty much says it all! Susan McKinney of Galeforce Photography in Fort Worth TX knows exactly how important it is to get the most out of your photo shoot.

Susan has a real gift for photography and an artistic vision to match. Her technical expertise and attention to details make Susan a true gem! She is a veteran professional photographer and comfortable in all situations! Even underwater! That’s right! If your destination wedding calls for underwater photography Susan has been there, done that!

Picking a good photographer can be one of the hardest things about planning a wedding. Susan McKinney specializes in wedding photography and knows how to capture those little moments that make your wedding personal. Being a woman herself, she makes sure the bride looks her best in every shot. Does your hair look okay? Is the veil straight? Your confidence on the big day is essential and you will be in such good hands with Susan you won’t give it a second thought.

Just listen to this blissful bride:

All my pictures are priceless! Each time I look at them I relive the most beautiful day of my life! Not only have I gained a photographer that I want to use for the rest of my photogenic days, but I have a new friendship with the most talented photographer. Susan is truly a blessing, and her pictures too! -Andrea B

Just like Andrea said above, Susan does way more than weddings and will be your go-to photographer for any occasion! Once you use Galeforce Photography, you are treated like family. You even receive discounts on future sessions and prints! No matter what the occasion — senior portraits, family photos, even commercial headshots — you can count on Susan!

A rare attribute of Galeforce Photography is pet portraits. If you have a pet, you know they are part of the family too and getting a picture of their “good side” is next to impossible. Susan is gifted with patience and is able to really work with your pet and capture their personality.

No matter what you are looking for Susan McKinney of Galeforce Photography has got you covered! If you don’t live in Texas but would love to have a jack-of-all-trades photographer like this, check out our listings of wonderful local photographers to find one in your area!

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October 28, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

The Best Name In Ice Sculptures Is Krystal Kleer

Droves of satisfied customers have called on their favorite Appleton Wisconsin ice sculptor time and again for icy works of art. There is no need to ask whose artistry exceeds the rest. It’s Krystal Kleer Ice Sculptures LLC.

Finding ice sculptures can be a not-so-fun task when you don’t know where to start. If you’re considering having an ice sculpture at your party or wedding, call Krystal Kleer Ice Scultpures. Their ice sculptures are guaranteed good enough to send a chill of excitement down your spine.

Romance is the specialty of Krystal Kleer Ice Sculptures. From start to finish, your event will exude an air of amoré. It takes only one glance at their artistic ice sculptures to see that romance is primo in their book. For example, Krystal Kleer creates mesmerizing ice swans. Kissing or floating in a pool of affection, their ice swans are uncommonly beautiful.

Krystal Kleer also creates unique ice sculptures that blend beauty and practicality in a rarely seen way. Imagine a large, decorative floral arrangement billowing out of a dazzling ice vase. It sparkles just like crystal but has more depth, more charm, and more eye-catching appeal. Krystal Kleer Ice Sculptures has also created ice cake pedestals. Every bit as impressive as a large crystal glass pedestal, this type of ice sculpture is a cut above the rest.

Though they hardly need more to make them stand out, Krystal Kleer also creates ice sculptures with pieces “floating” inside. They have frozen flowers frozen inside a giant heart and fruit inside an ice sculpture for the opening of a bar. They can even etch names to look like they are “floating” on the inside, frozen forever in a beautiful statuesque display.

Whatever your occasion, if it requires a dazzling ice sculpture call Krystal Kleer Ice Sculptures LLC.

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October 26, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

Ride Into Recognition With CelebrityLimoService.com

If you live anywhere near Metairie Louisiana, you’re bound to have heard of CelebrityLimoService.com. This is THE place to go for limousine rentals in Metairie, Louisiana. Get excited if you live in bayou country because you’ve never experienced a limo ride until you’ve been in a limo from CelebrityLimoService.com.

Most people have seen a limousine on television and on the Internet. However, how many small town folks still turn their heads one rolls down the street? All of ’em.

Though Metairie and Baton Rouge are not “small towns”, you’ll be surprised what reaction you get when you take a limo ride through any of the cities that CelebrityLimoService.com services.

That’s why CelebrityLimoService.com is so special. They have stretch and super stretch white limousines. They offer airport pickup, chaffeur service, city tours, charters and casino charters. What more could you want from a limousine service?

“Family owned and operated” doesn’t mean small time. It means BIG focus on service, quality, and experience. It means BIG time travel through the city for a night of fun and opulence. It means BIG attention to your desires and a BIG desire to make your dreams come true. You never have to question what CelebrityLimoService.com is all about. They’re all about YOU.

In fact, every limousine from CelebrityLimoService.com is the luxury edition, fully stocked for your entertainment. That’s why so many major companies have chosen CelebrityLimoService.com when they need a ride around Louisiana. Services from CelebrityLimoService.com have been used for three (count ’em, THREE) Super Bowls, The Republican Convention, NCAA Final Four, Sugar Bowls, famous musicians, movie stars, and even the Papal visit.

Want a magical night in Louisiana? Climb in the back of a limousine from CelebrityLimoService.com. Relax with the sounds of n AM/FM stereo with a CD player. Catch your favorite show or play your a video on the TV and VCR. Want to see the stars? Open the moon roof. Want to see the world through rose colored glasses? Open the bar.

Want to park it where greats from these events did? Ride off with CelebrityLimoService.com.

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October 23, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

Rise To The Occasion With Spectacular Balloons!

Imagine a room filled with balloons. Floor to ceiling balloon arches and towers. Colorful latex balloons. Shiny foil mylar balloons. At this point you’re pretty certain that there’s more helium in the room than oxygen and you sigh through a small chuckle.

Chances are great that if you’re standing in a room like this you’ve visited Smiley & Crow Balloon Company London Ontario. You know how I know? It only takes one glance at their products to realize that hidden craving for cool balloons that you didn’t even know you had. That childlike stirring in your bones, instant smile on your face, bright wide eyes, and inability to take it all in–those are all side effects of visiting Smiley & Crow Balloon Company.

Get ready for a Willy Wonka experience for balloon lovers. I am in no way joking when I say that they have EVERY balloon decoration you could want for a party or a wedding. Balloons that sing, specially shaped mylar balloons… Breathe deeply. You’ll need as much leftover as you can muster after your gasps and “I’m in Heaven” sighs.

More than just balloons (as if that weren’t enough) Smiley & Crow Balloon Company also takes the cake for their custom birthday cakes. You read that right. The same place where you can find balloon bouquets, flower balloons, foil balloons, baby shower balloons and all of that also supplies your wedding or party with birthday cakes, face painting, cookiegrams (cookie bouquets), Halloween masks, Halloween costumes, party pails, filled with snacks and toys, fruit baskets, glow light products, plus a whole lot of other cool stuff.

In the interest of brevity, I’ll say one more thing for Smiley & Crow Balloon Company, London Ontario’s coolest party place: You will not find a better place to buy truly unique party supplies and extraordinary balloons in London ON than you will from Smiley & Crow’s. Don’t just take my word for it though. Check them out yourselves and see what party ideas pop float into your mind.

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