Category Archives: Parties

We are back and rested from our days in Palm Beach.  What an amazing event, such a great experience.  I want to share some videos and photos from the conference, which included sessions from Bryan Rafanelli (Chelsea’s event planner), Todd Fiscus of Todd.Events in Dallas, TX, Marcy Blum, Darcy Miller, Sylvia Weinstock, etc.

Soiree’s Elizabeth Cash and Julia Shuman from The Lettered Olive on the pink carpet at the opening night party

Charleston wedding photographer Gayle Brooker, and Liz Banfield at their first Engage!

Me with Amy Nichols from Amy Nichols Special Events from San Francisco, Daniela from Bella Signature Design in Seattle, WA, Trisha Dean from Trisha Dean Events in SanFran, and Simon T Bailey from the Brilliance Institute at the kick off party…

DVB Photographers, our friends down in Savannah were on hand to snap all of the shots of the week… We love them, thank you for being there!

See it in Action!

Check out these videos from Cloud Nine Creative… I was SO impressed that they were able to shoot the footage and turn it around and show it at the events… they did an amazing job!

Engage 10 {Day One} from Cloud Nine Creative on Vimeo.

Engage ’10 {Day 2 + 3} from Cloud Nine Creative on Vimeo.

The Candids

Thank you so much to Julia from The Lettered Olive for sharing these with me, as my pics are terrible.

Tara on stage doing her thing; Tara on her panel with our BFF’s Todd Fiscus and David Beahm. Both are two of the most wonderful, friendly, open hearted gentlemen; Julia from TLO with Randy Fenoli of “Say Yes to the Dress” and Jennifer from Kelly Kiefer, LLC who is so sweet. Ok, Julia was soooo excited to come because she LOVES Randy, so it was funny to build up to this, but truly he is FABULOUS.  If there is a better word someone please share, but that’s really what he is!

The amazing Sylvia- she did a cake decorating demonstration during a luncheon one day and she is just so entertaining and inspiring. She and her husband, Ben, are true role models of success in business, in love, and in life, love them!!! By the way, Sylvia has a book of her cakes out, and I WANT IT!

The “lunch boxes” were too cute, inside was our meal of a lobster roll, deviled eggs, yummy gazpacho, and crudite all in the mini bamboo dishes, total package = adorable!  Elizabeth Cash and I at our lunch.

Bryan Rafanelli on stage, who has an amazing presence about him.  Learning about his business and success was truly amazing.. and he is more than easy on the eyes- whew! Tara at lunch with Sylvia Weinstock and Amy Atlas.

Anyone who is contemplating attending this event (Engage!), shouldn’t think twice.  A+ the whole way through! Thank you to all that make it possible…

Tara’s Tidbits

We were in NY this past week helping Francine Gardner host a party for NY Spaces magazine to celebrate the spread of the home (she designed!) for Syliva Rhone of Motown Records….So much fun! Her upstairs back patio (at her interior design space, Interieurs) was set to honor and glorify Africa. Bright colored fabrics, pillows, lamps and drinks. Perfect weather…love NY in the Fall!

Sylvia Rhones’ Kitchen and featured artwork in her home from NY Spaces Magazine

Met world renowned interior desginer Shaler Ladd III…very nice! What an inspirational week!

Photog Blogs

Adrienne Page recently shared her photography blog post with me on some recent sessions she did on her past bride’s children.  Jackie Thompson of Leapfrog PR is a friend and our PR contact here in Charleston, and then little Saracen is the daughter of past bride and groom Christine and Eric Jablon.  How sweet.

I’m also very excited about Liz Banfield Photography’s new website… check it out- what do you think?

CSA Week Two

Here is what I’m getting in my CSA this week.. I need recipe ideas!  Please share.

cilantro – beans – cherry tomatoes – summer squash – radishes – cucumbers – bell peppers – hopefully, lettuce …

Client Referral

I love when clients turn me onto new products, sites, and ideas that I haven’t seen before.  My MOG from our New York rehearsal dinner turned me onto this bridal jewelry site, Tejani.  She wore several items to her son’s wedding and received nothing but compliments!  They have some ahmmaaazing looking stuff!