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Dec 06, 2010

The 2010 Circle of Light Gala was a huge success, raising more through scholarships and the live auction than was anticipated, and of course a good time had by all.

Bold colors set the celebratory tone and were used throughout the decor, hundreds of paper wrapped cylinders brought a surprisingly warm glow to the room, cocktail hour was al fresco and the Satin Dolls provided music of current songs (i.e. Coldplay, Bjork, etc)but with a new twist.

Grill 225 who provides the nibbles for cocktail hour every year had fun with both sweet and savory birthday treats; some of the restaurants added to the fun at their tables by bringing in favors…

The Emcee, John Fugelsang and past Voice of Courage recipient, Angela Shelton make an exciting entrance…

The Burke High School Marching band brought guests from cocktail hour into the dinner tent and then kicked off the party with a funky version of Happy Birthday, it ended with surprise confetti cannons that really got spirits high.

This year’s Voice of Courage recipient, Darwin Hobbs also provided entertainment by leading the St. Philips Childrens’ Choir in the Darkness to Light song- From Darkness to Light, written by Dan Mackenzie. These rare white lab puppies (a brother and sister from the same litter) fetched $9,000 each in the live auction!

The after party decor featured 5 foot silver tinsel chandeliers in the all magenta tent, the perfect glow for a party lounge…

photos from Gayle Brooker Photography

Catch Us Out and About

This coming Sunday, December, 12th, Tara will be signing books at The Preservation Society of Charleston Annual Holiday Book Signing.
Preservation Society Book and Gift Shop
147 King Street
1:00pm-4:00pm

And, coming up next month in Lexington, Kentucky, check out the WOW event

On the Blog Roll… the “Southern in the City” blog featured Tara Guerard’s Ten Tips for Easy Entertaining.

Congratulations to Stitch Design Co, and Fuzzco for their recent acclaims at the AIGA Show… Soiree’s printed collateral and website were both honored as top design in their respective fields…

Tara’s Tidbits

This is what I want from Santa this year… I’ve been a very good girl!

12.06.10 | TARA GUÉRARD
Announcements, Charleston, Event Design, Events, Parties, Photographers, Press | 1 Comment

Nov 22, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

Obviously we have a short post this week- still recovering from our Darkness to Light Gala, and prepping for our holiday feasts. Will be back with plenty to share next week.

A Happy and Heathly Holiday to all!

Tara was recently interviewed for an article in the Wall Street Journal about the ever difficult work life balance. Click here to read the entire article…

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11.22.10 | TARA GUÉRARD
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Nov 08, 2010

Sweet November

Something in the crisp air and the shorter days seems perfect for weddings to me. This first weekend in November typically proves to be a favorite wedding weekend year after year… Here is a recap of some of our past faves.

all images from Liz Banfield

Since we have shared the images from this wedding at Kiawah Island in our book and numerous publications, I wanted to share a few quick details from the thursday night Welcome Party instead. I just love the color combination of the deep teal (which was also used at the wedding) and the vibrant deep crimson.

images from Gayle Brooker

This 2006 wedding at the Daniel Island Club plays on the elements of the season using fresh pomegranates and branches throughout the decor…

photos by Liz Banfield

This wedding at the Carolina Yacht Club remains one of Soiree’s staff favorites. There is no way to describe how warm and glowing this room was… You should see the space before we transformed it, old cafeteria linolieum tiles, drop tile ceilings, etc.

Tara’s Tidbits

I had the pleasure to meet one fascinating and well known interior designer in New York last week…..Vincente Wolf..He has two new books out…a must see or have!

Flying the Chicken Coop?

from luxist.com

My husband and I just bought a house in an area of Charleston that will allow “farm animals” in reason to residents. We have a huge backyard with a shedded area and I’m honestly considering getting some chickens. How amazing to have your own fresh eggs. Of course, these coops are much more my style then old school wired ones.

What We Are Loving Right Now…

these adorable hand made felt penguins from West Elm.

local jewelry artist Janet Gregg’s gold cuffs- available in many different styles here.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

See Tara and her mother in the November issue of Southern Living..

11.08.10 | TARA GUÉRARD
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