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WWMD?

I’m still trying to decide what to be for Halloween. I’m in love with Anna’s Lady Gaga costume and I want to do something that’s just as statement worthy. But what to be? Gone are the days where mom and dad used to dress me up as a duck, or a bumblebee or a kitty cat and parade me up and down the streets to go trick-or-treating. And gone are the days of college where dressing up for Halloween turned into a competition of who could wear the least clothes and look hot. I have zero plans for Halloween this year and no costume to support them, fooey. I must change this stat! In this time of desperation, I must stay calm and just think:

WWMD, WHAT WOULD MARTHA DO?

The Basic Black Cat

The Basic Black Cat

1. You naughty girl Martha in your kitty cat costume. Sorry to say that I was a cat multiple times when I was little and I think it’s been played out. What else you got?

A: When did you go as a kitty? I went as a kitty like 4 times in a row. I think Mom got so bored with me wanting to be a kitty every year the last year I was a “Ballerina Kitty.”

Fresh off the Beach!

Fresh off the Beach!

2. Surf’s up dude! As much fun as you look like your having, Marth, I think I’ll pass up the chance to look like a beached whale on Halloween. Next!

A: Did she seriously wear this? It seems so un-Martha like.martha3

3. Here we go, now we’re getting somewhere! The Morticia and the Aphrodite, very clever Martha, very clever. And way to rock out the KISS wig and makeup on the left.

Ironic on so many levels...

Ironic on so many levels...

4. Medusa. Really Martha, Medusa? Are you just trying to connect the dots for people? You are the Anna Wintour of your industry; so perhaps try to soften your image a bit more. I’m getting no halloween costume inspiration here, any more ideas?

What the $%&#?

What the $%&#?

5. Creepy Martha, just creepy. I don’t even know what this is.

Well, it looks like it’s back to the drawing board for me. Maybe I’ll just throw a sheet over my head, cut some holes out and be a ghost. Stay tuned though, I may have to enlist the help of you, dear readers, to pick out my perfect halloween costume. There might just be a giveaway involved!

A: I’ll try to think of a costume for you. Randy needs one too and I got nothin.

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Stay tuned because Anna has an adorable Halloween themed post lined up for you tomorrow all about Amy Atlas and her fabulousness, so I thought I would throw my 2 cents in and do a little introduction about Amy. If you haven’t checked out her website yet, please do so. She does fabulous work and is best known for her drop dead gorgeous candy table displays. She’s been featured in numerous editorial features and she’s one of the hottest industry leaders in weddings today. Every table she creates is one of a kind, tailored to a specific color palette and theme and the candy and other baked goodies are just to die for! I would have killed to have one of her displays at my wedding, but I would have probably gone broke if I had made it happen, haha. Check it out:

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I actually had the chance to meet Amy Atlas last night at the Martha Stewart Wedding 15th Anniversary party at the Plaza Hotel. She is just great! Obviously talented, but nice and down to earth to boot. She’s so normal, and there’s something so peaceful and organic, (do I sound like a crazy New Yorker already?) about watching her work. She’s very precise, very particular about the placement of EVERYTHING. But, naturally, that’s what it takes to create perfection. Yes, I know, nothing’s perfect, but I would say Amy Atlas’s works of art are about as close to perfect as one can get. The table she designed for the Martha party was pink and gold themed to match the party motif and she had an assortment of light pink M&M’s, bite sized cupcakes that gave me a stomach ache because I ate too many, baby pink rock candy, mini macaroons and all sorts of color coordinated petit fors.

Setting up the cuteness!

Setting up the cuteness!

The finished product!

The finished product!

Sorry for the crappy pictures, I wasn’t able to get a picture of the table in all it’s glory since there were 1000 people there. I had to snap a few quick ones and run! Below are some more gems from the evening, everything was just beautiful! Make sure to check out Anna’s post tomorrow on more Amy Atlas eye candy :)

The front entryway in the Terrace Room

The front entryway in the Terrace Room

The cute buttons handed out to guests as they arrived!

The cute buttons handed out to guests as they arrived!

They said quirky little things like "Don't Elope!" and "Wedding Band Groupie"

They said quirky little things like "Don't Elope!" and "Wedding Band Groupie"

The Party!

The Party!

Sorry for the bad pictures all around. I helped set everything up, but never really got to see the finished product since I was working most of the night, but I tried my best!

A: Found some more pictures of the event on Amy’s blog that are really good. Here are a few:

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a98100_1000_invite_xlOnly Martha Stewart could make a severed finger look pretty. If I ever have a Halloween party I’m totally going to do this. What a clever idea with the bow tied around the finger too as a reminder. I think I’d step it up a notch though and use one of these fake fingers:

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Mmmm...give me some brisk fall weather, a front porch like this and come apple cider and I'm a happy girl!

Mmmm…give me some brisk fall weather, a front porch like this and come apple cider and I’m a happy girl!

PUNKINS!!!!!!! Everybody loves pumpkins. One of my favorite things to do this time of the year is carve punkins and light them up. I will admit though that my pumpkin carving skills are supported heavily by those carving kits you can get that basically make it possible for a kindergartner to carve an exact replica of the Mona Lisa into their pumpkin…..but whatever. I’m still very proud of my finished product, even if I traced it. Anywho, I’m so looking forward to carving our pumpkins this year, and I’m hoping to drag the hubby to one of the local markets this weekend to pick out the perfect punkin. Jeff’s not really into Halloween, it’s like pulling teeth to get him to even think about dressing up, party pooper. Hopefully I can change that! So, keeping with the Halloween Spirit over here at 2SistersBlog, check out some adorable pumpkin decorating ideas I picked up over at Martha Stewart!

Glitter punkies!!!

Glitter punkies!!!

1. Glitterfied Pumpkins: I love me some glitter. I’m pretty much like a 2 year old when it comes to shiny things, so I would totally bling out my punkins if I could.

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2. Pumpkin Luminaries: A pain in the butt to light every night, but there’s something so fun and beautiful about them right? And you can line your sidewalk with them for trick-or-treaters to walk through!

Caution: Extreme patience required

Caution: Extreme patience required

3. Intricately Detailed Punkins: I think I would end up stabbing my eyes out with my carving knife or throwing my pumpkin out the window if I attempted this. But, very beautiful none the less, Martha.

Wooooo monogram!

Wooooo monogram!

4. Personally Monogrammed Punkie: Congratulations, Martha, you have officially made every Southern sorority girls’ dreams come true. A pumpkin monogrammed with my very own initials? Yes please! Paint it pink and slap some polka dots on it and we can call it a day!

I know there’s plenty of you out there who are planning to get crafty with your pumpkin carving! Send us your pictures so we can blog about your creativity :)

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So, basically my life can end happily now. Yes, ladies and gentleman, tonight was the night. Tonight, it happened. What happened you ask? Oh, Jeff and I met Martha Stewart and got a picture with her: TADA!

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Weeee! So basically here’s how it went down. I was working the Darcy Miller event tonight and what to my wondering eyes should appear? Oh, just Martha Stewart walking through the front door. Sweet Jesus, hold it together Karen, breathe. So she mingles around the crowd and I get to walk by her numerous times, never once making eye contact because I was terrified and my heart was in my throat. But then my hubby, who was there for our photo shoot (I’ll get to that in a little bit), came up to me, grabbed my hand and told me that this was my chance and he wasn’t going to let me miss it. So we started socializing with a few guests and then before we knew it, Martha had joined our conversation, surprisingly simple. And then it happened. I introduced myself to her and then introduced her to Jeff, (where she then proceeded to tell him that he looked like he was 12 years old, haha). We talked very briefly, because lets face it, I’m nobody important, but she was gracious enough to take a picture with me. Squeee! I was quite star struck, but Jeff said he was very impressed with my assertiveness and how calm I was. So maybe I didn’t make an idiot out of myself?

So, that was most definitely the highlight of my night. But here’s some more info on the night. So basically, there were 2 separate parties throughout the day, and guests simply came by, viewed all of Darcy’s work on display, took part in the portrait session with Donna Newman and Darcy and enjoyed the yummy food. All of the money collected from the portrait sessions was donated to the Pediatric Endocrinology Department at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC, what an awesome cause! The night went so well and there were so many great people helping out to make the event run smoothly. I got to dress up in my pretty wedding gown again and take lots of fun pictures! I saw wedding planner Preston Bailey and I got to meet wedding dress designer Mark Ingram! He actually approached me and asked who designed my wedding gown, (he thought it was by Amsale, I wish!). He thought it was gorgeous and he said I was pretty too :) So nice! Here’s some pictures from the day:

The event! If you look closely you can see Darcy Miller talking with guests, she's the one in black with dark hair.
The event! If you look closely you can see Darcy Miller talking with guests, she’s the one in black with dark hair.
One of the display walls of Darcy's work
One of the display walls of Darcy’s work
Close up on the shadow boxes she did for her wedding, gorgeous!!! oh, and PS, her family is gorgeous and her girls are so sweet!
Close up on the shadow boxes she did for her wedding, gorgeous!!! Oh, and PS, her family is gorgeous and her girls are so sweet!
Personal illustrations Darcy did for the guests
Personal illustrations Darcy did for the guests
The designers Badgley and Mischka!
The designers Badgley and Mischka!
All of the little favors!
All of the little favors!
Cute :)
Cute :)
The cute buttons that Darcy designed. Some said, "Favorite Child," and "Problem Child," and "Daddy's Girl."
The cute buttons that Darcy designed. Some said, “Favorite Child,” and “Problem Child,” and “Daddy’s Girl.”
This one was mine :)
This one was mine :)
The behind the scenes work going on at the photo shoot
The behind the scenes work going on at the photo shoot
Our friends Griff and Ashley who also took part in the portrait session! Aren't they adorable?
Our friends Griff and Ashley who also took part in the portrait session! Aren’t they adorable?
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Jeff and Griff nonchalantly taking a picture with Martha in the background, sneaky!
Sneak attack on Martha!
Sneak attack on Martha!

Me and Cheree Berry, she's so great!

Me and Cheree Berry, she’s so great!

Some of the photos we had done during the day
Some of the photos that were taken during the day
A close up of the picture of me and Jeff that was on display. We were next to Sylvia Weinstock's picture :)
A close up of the picture of me and Jeff that was on display. We were next to Sylvia Weinstock’s picture :)
Close up of our pictures, we love them!
Close up of our pictures, we love them!
The finished product. A portrait by Donna Newman, a personalized illustration by Darcy, and calligraphy by Bernard Maisner. I'm so excited!
The finished product. A portrait by Donna Newman, a personalized illustration by Darcy Miller, and calligraphy by Bernard Maisner. I’m so excited!

Best day of my life :)

A: AHHHH It’s Martha! I so would’ve killed to have been at that event. Not just to meet the famous talented people, but to see all of their work and them in action! I think I may be just as excited that you met Cheree Berry. She is my stationary icon. She and Mr. Boddington’s Studio. For those who don’t know, she used to design for Kate Spade and then opened her own design shop like I’m trying to do. Her invitations and designs are always featured in Martha Stewart. She’s awesome- and so young it looks like! Looks like you had a fab time. I love your photo and the calligraphy, but Darcy’s drawings look like doodles to me. Sorry Darc’. But at least the event money goes to a good cause!

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Hold up, lets just stop time right now. So apparently I was delirious yesterday when I posted about my really cool day. But yea, I took a step back today and thought about it. I’m working with Darcy Miller. Darcy freaking Miller. This is big time, BIG time. I’m working with one of the most influential people in the world of weddings and Martha Stewart. Um, hello? Why am I not freaking out more? I better not speak too soon though, I might get to see Martha Stewart tomorrow and if you don’t see a blog post from me, you can just assume that I died from a panic attack at the sight of her. No, seriously, I’m not that crazy, but have you seen my kitchen? Yea.

Anywho, so I spent today putting together all of the favors for the event tomorrow……..all 500 of the favors. They’re super cute! Take a look. 

 

Cuteness

Cuteness

They are mini boxes with little characters drawn and attached to the top of them and then filled with chocolate. Darcy illustrated all of the little people and they’re actual people too. They’re adorable! Some boxes have Martha Stewart on them, Kate Spade and her family, Badgley Mischka, Lela Rose etc. I’m still checking to make sure I have all of my fingers, and my hands are permanently stuck in the shape of a claw after using scissors for hours, but it’s so worth it!

 

This is just a few of them.

This is just a few of them.

I’ll be sure to post lots of pics tomorrow after the event!

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So, a few weeks ago I filled you in on a little secret, but now I can tell you everything! So, next Wednesday Jeff and I are going to be taking part in an event that will be featured in the Martha Stewart Weddings magazine! The event is designed around showcasing Darcy Miller’s, (of Martha Stewart), illustrative talent. Families and brides/grooms will be coming to the event to have their picture taken by famous photographer Donna Newman. When the picture session is complete, Darcy will then illustrate the actual photograph taken. Calligrapher Bernard Maisner will then create a banner of the family’s or couple’s names and everything will be placed into a shadow box for the family or bride/groom to take home.

So, Jeff and I will be one of the brides and grooms taking part. We’re so excited, (or I’m so excited and he’s just being really nice to me, haha). Martha Stewart has decided to do a feature on the event in one of the upcoming magazines so I’ll keep you posted about that. I’m also working this event, so I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures for you so I can blog all about it!

A: Take lots and lots of pics of the set (and you with Darcy!) or make Jeff do it!!

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Just wanted to let you guys know that I’m going to be part of a feature article in an upcoming edition of the Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine. Eeek! I’m not too clear on the details as of yet, but I’m pretty sure the photos will be taken on September 23rd. So, once everything is set in stone and I’m completely positive about everything, I’ll fill you guys in! How cool is this? And my friend Ashley’s going to take part in the fun too!

Guess this means I need to go to the gym, stat!

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So in honor of my wonderful new internship, I thought I would feature one of The Wedding Library’s recent events as this week’s edition of Wedding Wednesday. May I present to you, The Pop-Up Wedding Chapel.

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This idea originated with The Wedding Library, and when they called over to their friends at Martha Stewart they just happened to be publishing an article in their upcoming magazine about a similar idea. So, the two companies came together and formed The Pop Up Wedding Chapel. Everything about this store/chapel was made out of pop-up paper materials. Bouquets, decorations, the cake etc. It’s literally a store in Brooklyn that they rented for a month and each week was themed differently for different services offered to brides. For some lucky couples, they actually got to have their wedding at the Pop Up Chapel! Darcy Miller of Martha Stewart Weddings, was a mastermind behind the idea and the things she designed for this event were so stunning. And the awesome staff at The Wedding Library did so much fantastic work for this event too! 

What a cool idea, right? Definitely check out The Wedding Library’s blog for more info on the Pop-Up Wedding Chapel!

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Ladies, I have found a miracle product: the Mario Badescu skin care line. I am not joking. Let me give you a quick background story about how I found these products. So it was about 2 weeks ago and I noticed that my skin was way broken out. Ugh, I’m 23 years old, shouldn’t I be passed this already? Apparently my skin was reacting to my new environment, (NC = humid climate and good for skin, NYC = dryer climate with pollutants and not good for skin), and decided to make  a pepperoni pizza out of my face. Yuck. So, needless to say I was distraught. It bummed me out! So, I decided to pay a little visit to a Clinique consultant because their products usually work well with my skin. Off I go to Sephora because that’s the closest store with Clinique products to me. I explain to them my situation: 1) I have skin that breaks out, 2) I need a good skin care regimen that will take care of my skin while I live in the city, 3) I have VERY sensitive skin. Key word being SENSITIVE. So, they give me the Clinique Acne Solutions Skin Care Kit to use, saying that it will be perfect for my face. Well, 2 days later, I wake up with a chemical burn on the lower half of my face and my skin was peeling away! Disgusting right? Ugh! I was furious and crying and poor Jeff got the majority of the wrath, (“But honey, your skin looks beautiful.” …”Jeff, my face is falling off, I don’t consider that beautiful in the slightest.”)

So, after yelling at the Sephora people to give me refund since their “skin specialist” sold me a product that ruined my sensitive skin, I found myself sitting at my computer googling to find an answer to my skin problems. And low and behold, I found a gem, MARIO BADESCU. I spent the rest of the day reading all about it and finally decided it was worth a shot. It’s a very popular skin care line that lots of celebrities use, along with thousands of other clients. Lucky for me, their only salon nationwide is located in the city, so the next day I walked across the city to 52nd and 2nd and paid the salon a little visit. They were the nicest people!! They immediately took me into one of their consultation rooms, (without an appointment!), and talked with me about what was going on with my skin. They recommended some products to help calm my skin down and said that I had 30 days to try them out and if they didn’t work, that I could bring them back for a full refund. Well, to keep an extremely long story short, I AM NOT RETURNING THESE PRODUCTS NOW OR EVER! They have saved my skin, in as little as 2 weeks! I am amazed! The products are surprisingly not insanely expensive, but they’re well worth the price and they last for months. And the salon gives wonderful and affordable, ($65!), European facials. I’m thinking about giving a gift certificate for a facial to my sister for an early Christmas present when she comes to visit over Thanksgiving, and I’ll get one too! And their celebrity clientele is ridiculous. Jennifer Aniston comes into the salon every week, maybe I’ll get to meet her! 

You guys have to check out Mario Badescu, I promise you won’t be disappointed!

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