We’re #1…AGAIN!

Yep it is true and we are shouting it from the rooftops!  The for second year in a row, 2009 and now for 2010, the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center is named the #1 Embassy Suites in the world!

Here are some of the fabulous events we’ve had over the past 2 years that made our hotel shine!

LaVista...New York...Paris

The Hotel has been BUSY this month and to wrap the month up last night was no exception.  There were over 1100 people here for various events with various themes.

From Paris to New York, the world was picked up and placed inside the LaVista Conference Center!

Duchesne Vive le Conge

Annual School Fundraiser

Parisian Street Scene

The Eifel Tower

LaVista Conference Center Entryway Transformed!

City of LaVista Volunteer Fire Department

Tribute to the NYFD & Twin Towers

Wow!  Pretty amazing, wouldn't you agree?

Oh My, How Busy It Is!

Hi All! 

I am excited to tell everyone that Jenny Minino, Catering Manager Extraordinaire, has accepted a new position of Sales Manager (dare I say Extraordinaire yet?!?!).   So while she is no longer a social catering manager, she is still out and about selling the hotel to the masses and doing a fabulous job at it.

With Jenny shifting positions, Vanessa Hughes is our new Social Catering Manager (again, dare I say Extraordinaire yet?!?!).   She's been with the hotel since opening and is so excited to start getting her hands dirty with all kinds of wedding and gala goodness!  She will be posting sometime soon with a bit more about herself.

So with all this shifting within the office, we've been a bit busy, hence the lack of posting.  So sorry about that!

I did want to share a photo as well. 

This is our new ad in Wedding Essentials Magazine.  

The top photo is of one of our "real weddings" photographed by Kabloom studios.  

Check out more photos from Lauren & Bobby's Wedding Here.

Fun Wedding Ideas for 2011

Hi all.   Now that this year is rolling, I am sure all your wedding plans are in full swing.   I thought I would share these photos with you to give you all some ideas for the big day.

This last summer I jetted down to Austin, Texas (in the blazing heat and humidity…I kind of miss that weather now!) to attend the annual National Association of Catering Executives Conference. The conference was a blast (how can it not be when even at breakfast you can spike your juice with a bit of vodka...?)!

Here are a few photos of the highlights:

Opening Night Reception: 

Lighting is a definite trend for weddings that I believe is often overlooked.   If you don’t have the budget to light a room like this, you can always fork out a bit to uplight the back of your head table.   It is a somewhat inexpensive way to add a beautiful design element to the room.

Green Luncheon

For those of you out there that think green has to be boring:  Isn't this table beautiful?!?!?!  

This for sure is a super HOT trend that I hope is here to stay, eating local and being responsible by re-purposing elements on the table.   After this luncheon the tomato plant centerpieces were donated to an Austin project that plants gardens in neighborhoods to bring green back into the city.

A LOVELY Tented TableScape

This is a gorgeous idea and a really fun way to add some interest to the ballroom – why not tent your head table with drape and a hanging centerpiece?    I love the Moroccan feel, the colors really make this table inviting.

Overall it was a truly AMAZING experience and I am happy to share all the fab ideas with you.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year's Eve to All!  

The hotel will be hopping tonight.   There are multiple parties and weddings and one lucky party gets to take part in this candy buffet!  YUMMMMMMM!

What a great way to kick off the New Year!

Everyone please have a very safe and happy NEW YEAR celebration!



BABY its COLD…INSIDE!

Well really the centerpieces for this event were super cool, literally.  They were made of ICE!  How fun.   This is also the second time we had an ice bar at a hotel function, and I must say, it doesn’t get old!  I LOVE it!

I had a blast planning this surprise 30^th birthday party with the birthday boy’s wife.  She truly had a vision and was looking for a ton of fun ideas to make it happen.  I think we pulled it off!

 WHAT AND AMAZING BIRTHDAY CAKE!!!! WOW!

These Black Flames are Vinyl embellishments that are adhered to the silver linen.

 The Dapper Ballroom up in Lights!

Ice Bar with Red Up-Lights. Very Fire & Ice.

This is actually a photo from a wedding Ice bar from 2009,

but it is a great close-up of a similar bar to the one shown above.  

Very very cool if I do say so myself.

A big thanks to TMS, Bills Ice, The Cake Box & Florals Etc. for being such fabulous vendors!

(especially Tracy at Florals Etc, event designer extraordinaire!)

Wedding Wow!

November 6th was a BEAUTIFUL day.   The weather couldn’t be more perfect, the Huskers won the football game (right before the start of the reception) and Lauren & Bobby could not be a  more beautiful couple!

All around, the day just kept getting better and better!

Here are a few snapshots of the wedding set up. 

 Flowers by Janousek Florist (the talented Shelly Krenk) 

And Khara with Kabloom Studios also posted some pretty AMAZING shots on her blog, so make sure to click through and view them!  Thanks Khara you are such a talented photographer!

WOW! It sure is fab how a professional can really make our ballroom look AMAZING!

(Obviously my snapshots of the set up, DO NOT do the Windsor Ballroom justice!)