Pure Dymonds Events features Amy Morelli of The 2u Collection for "Diamond of the Day"

Name: Amy Morelli
Location: Altamonte Springs, FL-- SERVING INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS--We've done weddings in Canada, New York City, Atlanta, Orlando Area, Australia
Company: --The 2u Collection (custom design division) and Paper Couture Stationery (ready-made limited edition)
Years in Business: 4.5
Website: 2ucollection.com (custom division) 2ucouture.com (ready made limited edition)
Blog: the2ucollection.blogspot.com

What is your niche? (Wedding Planner, Florist, Caterer, Audio Visual…)? Wedding Invitations & Stationery

What inspired you to open your own business? I got married and just couldn't find anything I felt was my style, and unique, so I designed my own and decided to create a business that would service brides that felt they couldn't find their unique style in stationery. I work with Brides one on one to create their vision and personal style for their special day.

What is the one thing that makes your company stand out? You can only use 3 words
UNIQUE, Custom & Stylish


If you could give back to the community, what would you do? I would love to create a summer art camp where children can find their way and explore their artistic abilities and grow and learn how to hone their skills to someday have a career in the artistic field.

We fell in love with her originality and creativity in her invitations. They feel so personal and above all you can tell that a lot of love and hard work goes into each personal job.We wanted to showcase some of her work so you can see exactly what we mean.

Enjoy!

Trish E.

Pure Dymonds Events Makeover

As the New Year approached us, I decided that is was time for a new look for Pure Dymonds Events. We wanted a look that would truly res present who we are and what we represent. We went for a total makeover from our website,facebook page,twitter page,blog,business cards and our rack cards. I reached out to a company by the name of Savior Faire Media to help us with this transformation. Working with these ladies was such a pleasure. We were given strict directions on how the process would happen and what our role would be. I believe that having an open line of communication works well and it makes it easier to move forward on a big project such as this.

We are really happy on how everything turned out and wanted you to visit our sites and check out our new makeover.

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Enjoy!

Trish

Pure Dymonds Events Features- Leslie Minter of Southern Hospitality Catering Services LLC as the " Diamond of the Day"

After careful consideration we have choosen our first "Diamond of the Day". This was very hard because all of the applicants are all very talented. This young lady shows drive and preserverance and we wanted to feature her and let everyone know what Southern Hospitality Catering Services,LLC has to offer.

Name: Leslie Minter

Location: Hampton Roads Area & Beyond

Company: Southern Hospitality Catering Services, LLC

Years in Business: Since 2004 (close to 7 years)

Website: Facebook- at this time

What is your niche? (Wedding Planner, Florist, Caterer..??)

*Caterer. Small scale in both the Corporate and Social Markets. Personal Chef.*

What inspired you to open your own business?

*Had explored other fields and wanted to get back to what I/We knew.*

What is the one thing that makes your company stand out? You can only use 3 words?

*Service, Taste & Quality*

If you could give back to the community, what would you do?

* Hold a Block Party in/for the neighboorhood that I grew up in. It's the people, surroundings and lessons I have learned that made me who I am and how I run my business today.

As the owner of Pure Dymonds Events, I can say that this lady is truely talented along with her husband Robert Minter who is the Head Chef and also Co-owner of Southern Hospitality Services, LLC. This husband and wife duo really knows how to make a wonderful meal and a very inticing presentation. I have had the pleasure of using them for my company's Launch Party and would like to share some pictures of their mouth watering work.

Enjoy!

Creative Children Birthday Party Ideas

As each year passes in a child’s life, there is always a birthday waiting to be
celebrated and an eager child waiting for a celebration with friends, balloons,cakes and of course presents. Children with birthdays in late spring, summer and early fall have the luxury of endless birthday party possibilities such as barbeque's, theme parks and even pool parties but what about the children with birthdays in late fall, winter and early spring? Starting in November (a couple weeks earlier in some places) outdoor parties are usually out of the question because of loweredtemperatures and drastic season changes.
Here at Pure Dymonds Events we believe that nothing is impossible for our clients so here are some tips for having winter birthday parties for children.


Older children are easier to plan for just because they know exactly what
they want. For ages 8 and up a great winter party idea would be a slumber pool
party. Now you’re probably wondering how that’s possible but a great idea would be to rent room at a hotel and host a slumber party there. Hotels such as Best Western, Hampton Inn and all Marriott’s have indoor pools and lush lobby areas where you could have the dinner and cake but also have a free breakfast in the morning for the children. Incorporate different themes such as a Hawaiian luau or a just a regular beach party equipped with grass skirts and flowered leis.The party could be co ed but when its time for the slumber party the opposite sex children would go home with excellent memories and party favors.

Another idea could be a winter wonderland adventure.If you live in an area
where there is snow you can host a winter wonderland equipped with snowball
fights and snowmen contest. Of course all the children will have to be wrapped
up tightly and accompanies with mittens, hats and warm winter coats but this
would be a fun reenactment of the movie snow day and allow the children to havean interactive party. After about 2 hours outside you could bring all the children inside for a hot cocoa and cake. A nice idea would be to allow the children to make their own snow globes, which is simple and fun and doubles as a party favor.


For toddlers and preschoolers, a great idea would be to host a princess
party or a safari themed party for boys.Having a themed party indoors takes way the dullness from not being able to go outdoors. For little girls a princess part could be equipped with tiaras, wands, princess skirts and party favors for all girls such as jeweled rings and ankle bracelets. The girls could have tea cups and pastries after they get their nails painted. For the boys at the safari themed party they could have different animal costumes and actually go on a hunt for treasures (just Easter eggs filled with candy or prizes). Activities can include the treasure hunt, painting masks (animal) and various wildlife activities.


Having a party indoors can be dull but if you add the right pizazz or theme
and incorporate the child’s wants with practical ideas then the party will be a
success. At any party whether winter or not one key principle is keep your eyes
on the children at all times and make sure they are all safe. Hope these tips
are a success for all parents throwing parties in the colder months of the year.

Cupcakes and Cocktails

Ladies Night is always a lot of fun and giggles when the ladies get together. I decided to host one for a group of ladies that felt like they needed one day out of the month to just relax and be around other diverse women as themselves. I came up with the theme Cupcakes and Cocktails because nothing is better than having a gourmet cupcake and a fun cocktail drink.

I picked the color palette of pink,black and white to be that pop of color for the room. Of course the cupcakes were the center of attention. I decided to get a variety of different ones to match the personalities of all the ladies. We even took the Wii out and had a great time trying to figure out how to play the game.

Here are a few pictures we took of that great night. ENJOY

Trish

Night Club Themed Retirement Party

I had the honor of creating a fabulous Retirement Party for a lady that was retiring from the Coast Guard after 20 years. When we spoke it was like an automatic connection since her name also was Tricia. I thought that was just fate to work with someone with the same name. She expressed to me that she wanted her event to be fun with a lot of dancing, intimate seating and a great ambiance of color and lights.

I took her thoughts and created a Miami Chic Night Club theme. It worked out perfect and she was speechless. The color pallette we chose was purple and lime green.We took that information and created fabulous layout, which ended up being a night she would always remember.

Take a peek into the room and ENJOY!

Trish

Alicia Keys Butterfly Inspired Baby Shower Montage

There is a boom of celebrity babies popping up for the year of 2010. I wanted to to share my vision as a designer on how I would orchestrate a fabulous baby shower for one of my favorite singers Mrs. Alicia Keys.

We all know that she finally announced that she was pregnant by Switz Beats and they are truly happy for the new baby to arrive. But has Mrs. Alicia though about how she would do her baby shower? Well I have and thought it would be nice to share some ideas on what she could do if she was expecting a girl. By looking at some of her pictures,I have an idea by her size that maybe her baby is due in December but of course that is just my opinion.

I decide to pick a butterfly themed baby shower. Alicia's first song that she wrote was titled "Buttefrlyz" and I wanted to bring in elements of all of her favorite things that she would share if she had a little girl.




I really love the color purple and found out that Alicia Keys favorite color is purple so of course that would be the ideal color to choose. I would probably add in silver with touches of pink to give it more of a chic look. Her favorite kind of cake is vanilla ice cream with chocolate fudge so I would want to create maybe a layered ice cream cake that had her favorite color for icing with some butterflies touches. Now seeing as though she is pregnant I would offer her guest different shots of milk in shot glass for a more elegant yet classic feel. Alicia is unable to drink whole milk so of course I would bring out her favorite which would be almond milk and offer a variety of whole,skim,chocolate,strawberry and of course almond milk to her guest with some butterfly cookies stirring sticks.

I would layer the tables with different shades of purple to bring out depth and it soften it a bit.To keep the butterfly theme going I found this really cute butterfly cage to be the centerpiece which would hold live butterflies. Of course many of you may say butterflies are more for spring or summer themed events but who made that rule? You should not have to be limited to do what you like during certain times of the year. Her guest favors would be either little sterling silver butterfly jewelry boxes or perfume bottles with the crystal bottoms.

If you could do a celebrity baby shower, who would you pick and what you do?