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photo by Corbin Gurkin

What is a wedding or other special celebration with out Champagne (or sparkling grape juice which can be styled the same way)!!!! Here are some of our favorite ways to serve up, set out, or celebrate with bubbly!

Orchid in Champagne

photo by Liz Banfield

One of our “signature” Soiree designs is adding dendrobium orchids to glasses of champagne. It gives it a pretty and extra special finish, and they are food safe of course. A tip to help keep lines down, is to have  servers ready and waiting for guests with trays of champagne, red, and white wine, or even waters so that not everyone has to rush the bars.

photo by Tec Petaja

A classic and favorite of mine, is a pairing with caviar.  For a wedding cocktail hour, we had a lovely serve your self caviar station with servers standing by with chilled champagne… It was part of the guests’ favorite element to the party.

Collar Collage

For many of our bride, we worked with Lettered Olive to create champagne collars for our clients based on the wedding paper design. It adds an impressive couture touch for guests.

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Fruit Collage

Probably the easiest and sometimes the prettiest way to serve up the sparkling, is by adding fruit or another edible ingredient (lavendar, rosemary, strawberries, etc) or creating a champagne cocktail that calls for flavorful additions.

Sorbet in champagnephoto by Liz Banfield

A big hit at some of our weddings has been adding a complimentary dollop of sorbet to a glass of champagne as an after dinner finishing touch.

pink champagne

photo by Liz Banfield

Even just a beautifully hued sparkling Rose champagne can be all it takes to add a special touch.  Here, a champagne tower is created by nesting boxes stacked with glass toppers in gradual sized squares to allow for spacing of the glasses.

2.04.19   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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BastilleBlogIn case you haven’t noticed, we are very fond of our French heritage here at Soirée – from our name to my last name (Guérard), and even to the name of our blog! So of course we couldn’t let the biggest fête in France pass us by without sharing our favorite ways to celebrate. Our team has gathered all you need to wear, serve, play, and admire for Bastille Day on Monday, but we might go ahead and start partying this weekend. It’s the French way of course!

WEARRouge Coco Shine Hydrating Sheer Lipshine in Romance, $35, Chanel; C’est Bon Pullover, $60, Madewell; Vintage Chanel Big CC Pendent Necklace, $2,541, Shopbop; French Connection Fast Lois Chambray Shift Dress, $69, Gilt; Tidal Stripe Easy Tote, $44, C. Wonder; Navy Polka Dot Linen Women’s Classics, $54, TOMS

SERVE: Grey Goose Vodka, $32, BevMo!; San Pellegrino Sparkling Beverage, Limonata, $34 for 24, Soap.com; French Macarons,$31, Macaron Cafe; Pom Pom Drink Stirrers, $10, C. Wonder; Veuve Clicquot Brut NV, $41, Total Wine; Crème Brûlée Recipe

PLAY: Fun illustration from one of our favorite French brands Anne Fontaine; Classic French cocktail – French 75; City Bike, $298, C. Wonder; Little French Songs CD by former French first lady Carla Bruni, $12, Amazon.com; Red & Blue Striped Fringed Garden Hammock, $40, Gardens & Games

ADMIRE: Some of our favorite French images, icons, and artists. We especially love the Degas painting – a similar look can be found here.

Bonne Fête everyone and happy weekend!

7.11.14   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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