Valentine's Treats

Valentine's Day is less than a week away, so it's time to start thinking about what treats you want to make for the holiday of LOVE!  Here a few of my favorites (including the recipes) from Martha Stewart:

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Directions from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

Recipe from Martha Stewart

What recipes are you favorites for Valentine's Day?  Do you have a tradition for you sweetie - perhaps it's making a home cooked meal together... or a night of drinks and desserts?  Maybe it's a fun day for you and the whole family, or you and your kids do something for you hunny... Whatever it is, we'd love to hear about it!

Freebie Friday: Valentine's Cupcake Toppers/Favor Tags and Straw Flags

With Valentine's Day a little over a week away, I wanted to create some cutesy Valentine's Day cupcake toppers and straw flags for this first edition of Freebie Friday!  Please feel free to use them for your cupcake toppers, favor tags and your straw flags for your Valentine treats!!  Don't forget to take a photo and send it back to us to feature on the blog!  We would love to see how you used these freebies!

To download the cupcake toppers/favor tags, please click here.  To download the straw flags, please click here.


These are available for personal use only, please do not attempt to sell these as your own!

Real Wedding: 40's Love

I totally have Valentine's Day on the brain.  You may have noticed with the post on Monday for the Vintage Valentine's Dessert Table, and then the post earlier with the recipe of the yummy, oh so delicious, white chocolate covered popcorn with m&m's.  Well today's edition of Wedding Wednesday is no different.  While the couple didn't get married on Valentine's day, the vintage-y, deep red color palette totally exudes romance - which isn't that what Valentine's is kind of about??

The post is from the ridiculously talented wedding ladies at Style Me Pretty - you ladies never cease to amaze me!  I'm definitely loving the deep red, black and white color pattern - and the bride, well as you will see, she just STUNNING!




























The ceremony, cocktail hour and reception all took place at the St. Regis Resort and Spa in Orange County, California. The photography was done by Victor Sizemore Photography.  Their wedding coordinator was Jeannie from Detail Details.  The exquisite flowers were done by Fiori Fresco Special Events.

To view more photos and read more about how this stunning wedding was planned, head over to the Style Me Pretty site, or check out the couples web site here.

Easy Peasy Valentine's Treat-sey

While working on my post for today's edition of Wedding Wednesday, I kind of got the munchies... and then I remembered this yummy and easy Valentine's day recipe I found last year before Valentine's Day!

I came across this simple little Valentine's treat on Make and Takes and never got around to sharing it (at least, I don't think I did!).  You see, I'm a lover of popcorn, and with chocolate added, well let's just say this recipe sang to me. {Really, it did.}

So are you intrigued yet?  Are you licking your lips with excitement and anxiousness?? I am.

OK - I'll give you the low down... and a peak at the finished product!

What you'll need to make this treat:

- 8 cups popped popcorn (microwave or air-popped)
- 1 cup melted white candies (or any color - make it festive and use pink and red for Valentine's Day!)
- 1 cup m&m candies
- large mixing bowl
- spoons for mixin'

Directions:

1. Prepare popcorn and pour into the large bowl.
2. Melt white candies and pour over the top of the popcorn

3. While chocolate is still hot/warm, throw m&m's in bowl and mix until they're even distributed throughout mix.



4. Let sit at room temperature for a few hours, or throw in the fridge for about 20 minutes, until the chocolate is hardened.
5.  Enjoy .... OR .... put some in cute Valentine's themed cellophane bags with a cute ribbon and send it off with your Valentine(s)!


See - I told it was easy peasy!  I'll definitely be trying this out for Valentine's Day treats!

Sweet Love: Vintage Valentine's Dessert Table

What do you think of you when you think about Valentine's?  Is it love?  Is it candy and sweets?  Is it dreadful (I've had a Valentine's Day like that a time or two...).  Is it the colors red and pink?  I think there are a lot of things that are tied in with Valentine's day - but mostly it's the holiday of LOVE and sweetness.

Today's sweet table comes from Marci of Celebrating The Moments.  Her "Vintage Valentine's" dessert spread looks way too yummy to eat!  And the little girls modeling for the shoot - um., way too adorable!!  The desserts chosen were a perfect fit for Valentines - conversation hearts, truffles, cupcakes, cookies, custom Hershey Kisses, Jones soda and more!  I love the backdrop and the bunting she used to spruce up the dessert buffet.

Photography by Kimberly Brooke Photography

Pure Gorgeousness!

I love the idea of placing these chocolate truffles in the spoons!!  Way too cute!!!

Seriously, how cute are these two little girls! Perfect for a Vintage Valentine's shoot!

Love this photo!

To see more photos and read more about this Vintage Valentine's dessert buffet, head over to Marci's blog.  

We are looking for more Valentine's dessert tables, ideas, parties, etc. to feature, so if you would like us to feature your work, please send us an email to cammi{at}ckeventsmn.com.  If you would like to submit any other parties or ideas, please send them along - we would love to feature your work!