Real Holiday Parties

A beautiful and cozy midcentury woodland inspired Christmas party by Anne Sage on The Sweetest Occasion

Year after year, I love seeing the glittery holiday parties the amazingly talented Kate Martin of Beautiful Days has up her sleeve. Showcasing her beautifully styled celebrations has become a bit of a tradition! (See what I’m talking about by checking out just a few of my past favorites here, here, here, here and here.) This year, Kate hosted her fifth annual ladies-only holiday party, full of gold, sparkle and loads of holiday cheer. Throw a room full of giggling gals, photos from Brea McDonald, a …

I am so excited to share this beautiful Friendsgiving celebration today, sent over by the crazy talented Elisa and Edward of Elisa B Photography. (You might remember the awesome camping party they shared this summer!) This party is, in my estimation, absolute perfection. A perfect blending of friends, food, and frolicking in fields. Throw in the flicker of beautiful candlelight, an old weathered barn and hot apple cider and what you have is something pretty magical.

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Good morning, friends! I took an extra day off yesterday to nurse the head/chest cold that has been kicking my butt for the last week, but I’m so excited to kick off the awesome year that will be 2012! This morning we’re starting things off right with loads of sparkle and glam with this New Year’s Eve party shared by the ladies of Bird Dog Wedding and The Creative Parasol. I love this look for a super chic winter wedding …

I love this fun, glittery holiday fete shared by the lovely Kate of Beautiful Days. I’ve shared a ton of Kate’s fabulous work before (see here, here, here and here for just a few of my favorites) and there’s a reason why. Her parties are always absolutely beautiful, but beyond that, I just can’t get enough of her approach to at-home entertaining. She always pairs unexpectedly beautiful design elements with an easy, cozy vibe that you know guests love. This …

New readers may not know that by day I work a pretty sweet gig at Boxcar Press, an internationally renowned letterpress print shop here in Syracuse, New York, which also includes our two letterpress stationery lines Bella Figura and Smock. A few weeks ago we hosted our first ever open studio event, which was essentially the coolest holiday party I’ve ever had the pleasure of attending. We invited the local public, media, clients, vendors, friends, family and anyone with an …

I’m delighted this morning to be sneaking in one final dose of holiday inspiration from the amazing Kate Martin of Beautiful Days. (Revisit Kate’s ice skating party and Christmas celebration for more of her inspired party ideas.) This holiday celebration, decked out in homemade paper chain garland and loads of sparkle and shine from glitter and mercury glass, is full of festive ideas perfect for New Year’s Eve. Pick a monochromatic color palette with as much glitz as you can …

When Becca of the fabulous blog Birthday Girl sent over this amazing party I almost fell out of my seat. This is genius! Becca teamed up with Michele of Cakewalk Baking and hosted a glorious gift wrapping party complete with a gift wrap buffet featuring pretty wraps, ribbon and embellishments. Loads of festive wintery treats made this party a true celebration of the holiday season. Read on for more from Becca!

“Wrapping holiday gifts can be a boring chore, often amounting …