Dylan Lauren's Candy-Themed Bridal Shower

I came across the most adorable bridal shower party for Dylan Lauren (Daughter of Ralph Lauren and owner of Dylan's Candy Bar) in this month's issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. Not only is the amount of detail that went into this party amazing, it perfectly resembles Dylan considering her creative entrepreneurial spirit and her love for all things sugar. I've shown just a couple of the elements that went into this party:
The Invitation- Dylan invited her guests to the sweet soiree with a strawberry chocolate bar imprinted with D&P for Dylan and Paul.
 
The Drink- A tray lined with jelly beans perfectly showcases the drink of the night, a lemon drop cocktail.

The Welcome- All of Dylan's guests first impressions of the party were full of sweetness as they saw a candy display of love. The heart mosaic in the background was made out of gum, a cheap way to make a colorful and creative space out of a blank one. 

Favors- Every good party has a fun take-home. These candy rings are actually very easy to recreate! Get the instructions here.

The Food- I'm pretty sure that if the only thing served was candy, a major sugar high could crash this party. So some super yummy cuisine was involved. Mini burgers and mini calamari with ahi tuna was just a sample of the delectable treats. 


The Guests-  Considering the theme was so modern and retro,  the guests are wearing a more sophisticated black and white color palette to make up for the child-like theme! That shows their true classiness.
 



The Candy Bar- My favorite part of the entire party is the candy bar. I love the concept of all you can eat candy. Lately a candy buffet is all the rage.

The Guestbook- personalized pencils and notecards made the perfect farewell to the evening so that "sweet wishes" can always and forever be read over and over again. Get the how-to and printable stationary here.

Bollywood Inspirations

India/Bollywood trends have been in style for awhile now. But lately I have seen this trend more than ever. Here are a couple of things I have seen in the past month that really inspire me. 
Cupcake Wars- two weeks ago the theme for cupcake wars on Food Network was Bollywood Bake-Off. Cupcakes infused with the flavors of mango chutney, coriander and curry looked to die for.

Read the whole article on the Bollywood Bake-Off here



Music Videos- 
Wow. I have seen some SUPER HOT indian music videos lately. 

Jewlery-

 

All of these pieces are found at Forever 21 right now and are each under $10

Feathers- 

Feathers in the hair or feathers on earrings lately have looked like they have come straight from a peacock in India.

Part III of Laddi and Karen wed!

I wasn't able to upload anything yesterday because the whole day consumed of breathing for a second once we got back from the wedding and then getting ready for the reception partay!

So I will post pictures from the actual wedding today and then I'll post pictures from the reception tomorrow!! 

Karen (the bride) and I! She looked so beautiful!

Laddi and Karen getting married! This is one of my favorite parts!! First Laddi walks into the temple hall  with his groom's men behind and then Karen follows and sits next to her husband-to-be. They then continue with the ceremony and walk around the altar four times until all the prayers are said. 

I love my little cousin Jasmine. She is such a good girl, so polite, and super adddorabble!!! 

I was obsessed with her Sari so I had to post a pic. I want it! 

These are the men who sing all the chants during the wedding. They sit right next to the altar

All of the women sit on one side of the hall while the guys sit on the other side.

My other little cousins Karina and Ashan!

Jasmine was very proud of her henna.

This was in the food hall where we eat. Usually this temple isn't as decorate but they did an amazing job with decor. It was very detailed and the color scheme of pink and gold was very classy and trendy at the same time. 

CUTE centerpieces!! 

Pre-marriage reception

As you know, I love weddings in general and I am lucky enough to be able to attend all kinds of weddings. I have been to American/Jewish/Spanish weddings, etc. However, I attend A LOT of gorgeous Indian Weddings because of my mom's side of the family. 

Like I mentioned earlier, I am going to continue on with the Indian Wedding Series in my blog!

So last night was the first of 3 days of festivities with the pre marriage reception for the bride's side of the family. 

It was held at a hall we have attended plenty of times. This party basically consisting of dressing up, eating, dancing, and lots and lots of mingling!!

My mom! (on the right in the first picture) then my cousins and I in the second picture :)

This is a picture of all the women dancing in celebration for the bride

The food is always something I look forward to because I don't get authentic Indian food all the time. My favorite is the roti (some people know it as naan). It is the bread used to scoop up the lentils, yogurt, and tandori chicken. 

This is a picture of my brother, sister, and I (to the left and right of me) and my cousins. 

I am very blessed to be a part of the rich traditions of my punjabi family and I can't wait to post the pictures of the actual wedding that took place today!! It's been an absolutely amazing, fun, happy, and beautiful wedding so far!!! 

Indian Wedding This Wedding!!

This weekend one of my cousins is getting married and today begins the 3-days of festivities! 

I love going to Indian weddings because they are so rich in culture, absolutely gorgeous, and the traditions will never change. 

Today, Friday, is a party to celebrate for the couple and all the guests. 

Then on Saturday morning we go to Temple and attend the actually wedding ceremony. Sunday ends everything with a huge reception in a hall that can actually hold enough people for these types of weddings. Usually the number of guests is about 300 guests or more. 

I just gave a snippet as to what will happen this weekend but I want to track everything that goes on so I will begin by showing you some pictures of previous weddings and continue throughout this wedding after each event!