The Boudoir Vixen party was in one word: amazing. It was so much fun and was truly everything I dreamed and more!! I had my closest friends there and everyone’s love and support was truly overwhelming. I honestly felt like a bride. I work so hard to make my clients feel super special and amazing and I felt so lucky that on this particular day everyone took care of me. It was amazing. I know that my actual wedding will feel even more incredible, but this night was truly a taste of how every bride must feel on her wedding day. I was pampered, loved and felt so incredibly special in every way. Making the decision to invest into a boudoir studio was one of the scariest things I have ever done but I am SO proud of myself. I was able to prove to myself that I can truly do ANYTHING I want!! It is one of my biggest dreams come true and I was so excited to celebrate this dream with great friends, music, food, cocktails and some yummmmy desserts. My dear friend Courtney Davis gave the most heartwarming, tear-jerker speech/toast and I will forever be grateful for her beautiful words and encouragement.
I want to say thank you to each and every one of you who came to the party. It really meant THE WORLD to me and I will never forget it. : )
To my friends who were there to support me … I love you. Each and every one of you. I could never repay any of you for all the wonderful love you show me always. I am so glad I was able to dance the night away with each one of you. I will cherish those memories forever.
I promised myself I wouldn’t hold a camera the entire party but I did manage to snap a handful of photos before any guests arrived of all the wonderful details that all of the vendors put into making this night so amazing for me.
(I did set up a photobooth for all the guests to take pictures… the {hilarious} photos from that coming soon!)
So… if you haven’t already figured this out by now… I’m a girly girl. I love hot pink, I love sparkly glittery stuff, and I love a reason to get dressed up. In Louisiana we don’t get a lot of excuses to get dressed up so I have decided that having regular parties at the studio is a must. It was just too much fun.
I have so many people to thank for making this day so special for me and I will start with the most important woman who worked the hardest on organizing everything for me. VALERIE METREJEAN of Southern Fete. If you’ve been a long time follower of my other blog, then you have heard me talk about this incredibly talented woman. She is an event planner and I knew that if I was going to have the best party and not have to sweat the details, I HAD to hire Valerie to plan my party. I have so much already on my plate and I know that if I hadn’t hired Val, the party wouldn’t have been a smidge as cool. Valerie is seriously awesome. All I had to do was tell her my vision and she ran with it. She not only arranged everything for me, but she designed my adorable invitations. Valerie is a very talented invitation designer as well and did an outstanding job on mine. Brides, hire Valerie for your big day. She is just truly incredible and will really make your wedding or party run smoothly and perfectly. I love this girl!!
The envelopes were hot pink and the invitation had the prettiest chandelier on it. They were perfect.
Valerie also had the genius idea to make corsets for the vases. I WAS IN LOVE!!! It was completely exactly what I needed for my boudoir studio party.
Bobbi Rice was my incredibly gifted florist for the event. Her ideas were completely brilliant and I am so glad she was there to be a part of this day. Not only is she so talented… but she is SO SWEET. I have met many a florist that I can’t same the same about… so it was so refreshing to work with someone who genuinely cares about her clients.
I wore a hot pink dress (duh!) and glammed it up with some super fun sparkly accessories. Courtney Davis of Kiki’s Consulting was of course there to make me look fabulous with hair and makeup. She OF COURSE did an amazing job and I will always be her number ONE fan! : ) (I love you Kiki!)
The outside of my studio!
The black candles were a perfect touch as well. Valerie, you are a genius!!
I’m a complete goober and forgot to snap a photo of the DJ table but I definitely could not write this post without telling you how awesome he was!! Sammy of Acadiana Entertainment was there to keep the vibe alive with his skills. I have been to A LOT of weddings obviously, and have seen a LOT of not so amazing DJs… but I can honestly say I was impressed with Sammy. He really did such a great job, had a great personality and played the most perfect music and was everything I wanted in a DJ. I highly recommend him. Oh and get this… he can even sing!!
Brian from Imonelli’s ((337) 989-9291) was there to cater the event with his incredible creations!! The food was delicious and I couldn’t have been happier with what he came up with. I completely trusted his judgment and he did not disappoint.
So if all of that wasn’t enough to be super excited about… I had a HUGE surprise arrive on the day of the party. Heather of Social Bites of Ruston and Valerie apparently collaborated and decided to surprise me with a dessert table of Heather’s DELICIOUS desserts!!! I have worked with Heather before on my vintage shoot and was SOOO blown away by her talent. She is SO creative and not only do her creations LOOK awesome, they taste like HEAVEN. I was so incredibly thrilled out of my mind when I found. Not only was I excited to see what she would bring, but that I could show off her talent to all of my guests. Heather is a dessert Einstein. HIRE HER HIRE HER HIRE HER. She is AMAZING. Heather, thank you thank you thank you. I am so grateful that you took the time to do this for me and that you were willing to drive as far as you did to be a part of my big day. Your desserts were a major hit at the party and I am so grateful to you!!
Check out the adorable dessert labels Val designed and made to match my invitations! And the glitter cookies and cupcakes!!! BRILLIANT!!!
I’m not sure how I got so lucky to be surrounded by SUCH talented people in the wedding and boudoir industry but I am so thankful to God every day for bringing each and every one of them into my life.
Once again thank you’s go out to:
Event Planning — Valerie Metrejean: Southern Fete
Desserts — Heather Bailey: Social Bites of Ruston
Hair/Makeup — Courtney Davis: Kiki’s Consulting
Flowers — Bobbi Rice: Bobbi Rice Luxe Event Design
Music/Entertainment — Sammy Holbrook: Acadiana Entertainment
Catering — Brian Blanchard: Imonelli’s (337) 989-9291
Can’t wait to do it again!!! Huge HUGS and KISSES to you all!
by courtney