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Best Table Scape Design 2012 Catie Awards Burlesque Bridal Shower

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Best Table Scape Design

2012 Catie Awards

Burlesque Bridal

Shower

Best Table Scape Design

2012 Catie Awards

Burlesque Bridal Shower When girls just wanna have

fun, watch out!

At this beautiful home bridal

shower, pink and black were

the colors of the summery

day! The bride’s dear friend

hosted twenty four ladies to a

poolside celebration of love,

joy, and a few naughty

surprises!

The luncheon table was the

showpiece of the day,

bustling with a bold, playful,

femininity that perfectly fitted

the bride-to-be!

Best Table Scape Design

2012 Catie Awards

Burlesque Bridal Shower

You might say that 2011 was “The Year of the Bridesmaid.”

The blockbuster movie of the same name gave these

ladies so much attention...and what is a Hollywood

Wedding Movie without an over-the-top lavish shower!?

I’m not sure if our hostess saw that movie (I am actually having a

little laugh picturing her doing so!) but she

certainly set her sights on creating a shower that you might see

on film and say, “Wow, do people REALLY do that!?”

The event was held in the early afternoon at our hostess’ private

hillside estate. Her back yard pool area was

overlooked by a hillside of pink flowers, planted a month earlier in

anticipation of this pretty-in-pink affair.

Guests arrived and mingled poolside sipping strawberry-

cucumber cocktails spiked with a delicious basil vodka.

Appetizers included indulgent truffle fries, shots of red

gazpacho, and curried lobster in cucumber cups.

Entertainment included a jazzy four piece band, a glittery henna

artist and a tarot card reader, but a sexy surprise also was

planned after lunch was served and gifts were opened.

The home’s pool was filled with pink beach balls and shades of

pink balloons were just everywhere, casting a pink glow that no

traditional event lighting could accomplish on a bright summer

day!

Best Table Scape Design

2012 Catie Awards

Burlesque Bridal Shower

But back to the table-scape!

Under the home’s existing pergola

and a canopy of pink balloons were

three standard 8’x40” tables draped

in a raspberry satin linen. Twenty

four black chivari chairs with black

hard pads surrounded the now 24’

long table. Each chair came with a

hot pink rice paper parasol to shield

from the sun while sitting or mingling

on the grounds.

Down the center of the table was 20

feet of burlesque inspired

decadence! Vase after vase of pink

roses with nearly black lilies were

intertwined with lush black feather

boas and oversized diamond

crystals.

Place settings were high gloss ebony

chargers, bubblegum satin napkins

tied around a pastel pink fan,

slender dragonfly flatware,

cosmopolitan water glasses and

black onyx goblets for wine.

Best Table Scape Design

2012 Catie Awards

Burlesque Bridal Shower

The table was loved by the ladies

who attended and it made them feel

like glamorous starlets themselves!

The table functioned as it should and

the lavish décor only enhanced the

feeling of luxury and a fun day with

the girls!

After dining on a first course of a

watermelon, feta and arugula salad

with blueberries and champagne

dressing, the main course continued

with lime scallion salmon, herb risotto,

and asparagus. For dessert a light

rose sorbet was accompanied by

sugar cookies, but a pink polka-dot

box of handmade cherry, apricot,

and hazelnut truffles was presented

as well with the option: enjoy it now,

or take it home!

Of course gifts were opened and to

everyone’s surprise a pair of male

dancers came to spice up the

entertainment a bit. That got lots of

the ladies dancing and really

enjoying themselves!

lime scallion salmon, herb risotto, and asparagus

the truffles and the box fit right into the design

Even the guest favor bags matched the table design!

Just a little dirty dancing!

The Burlesque Bridal Shower Table Scape.