June 17th, 2009 — Father's Day
For the Mom that knows how to sew and stitch, this gift is perfect. Embroider your Husbands first or last initial to a store bought tie to get a personalized touch. Or have it taken to a monogram store if your talent isn’t sewing.
From Martha Stewart
June 16th, 2009 — Cooking
At this very moment in London, Sir Paul McCartney and daughters Stella and Mary have called upon their fabulous friends from far and wide in support of Meat Free Mondays. Yes, they are asking the public to give up meat on Mondays. And so far, notable mates like Kate Bosworth and Moby are on board to support their cause. The idea is that by giving up meat one day per week, it will help in slowing down global climate change. How? According to the U.K.’s Food Climate Research Network, food production accounts for 20-30 percent of Greenhouse Gas Production, and livestock production accounts for half of that. So, less meat = less gas. Got it? Good. —Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin for Elle.com
June 14th, 2009 — Dress Up
Luxury emporium Hermes is opening its first seasonal boutique ever–using the Hamptons, New York’s summer social outpost, as its testing ground. The boutique, in East Hampton at 63 Main Street, will feature a range of summer and resort items and opened May 20 through September 20. The boutique is another step in the Hermes reach across the United States, including an opening in Denver and the expansion of stores in malls such as the King of Prussia, P.A., and South Coast Plaza in California. East Hampton Hermes will carry several exclusive items, including a limited-edition Zèbres beach towel ($530) and a white togo leather saddle with matching stirrups and reins.
June 14th, 2009 — About Me
In Honor of My 26th Birthday, I decided to be creative and throw Myself a East Coast Hampton’s Themed Picnic in the Park. To Set the proper tone, I made all my friends dress up in their best rendition of “Preppy” Hampton’s outfits…. Everyone’s Inspiration was from Chuck Bass to Blair Waldorf. Complete with a touch of Ralph Lauren, a string of Pearls, Headbands with Bows, Pastel Polos, Navy Stripes, Topsiders and Cardigans tied around the neck.
The Whole Gang playing a Wee Game of Badmitton.
Veronica, Jenny, John and Myself.
Posey Posey… My Favorite Photo of the Day. Brantley and I look straight out of the 1950’s. Love the Strain of Pearls… So Jackie O! Haha
The Setting…..
The Theme Colors for my Picnic were red and white. Traditional Picnic Colors to lead with if you ask me. My Lovely mother so graciously donated her time to sewing picnic blankets and pillow covers.
Picnic Blankets: I went to Joann’s Fabric Store for Solid red and red and white stripped fabric. We sewed Water Proof Table cloths to the bottom of the Fabric, so they wouldn’t get damp through out the day.
Pillows: The Pillows came from Ikea ( $1.50 Each ) and My mom and I sewed Ikea white and red stripped dish towels (.75 for 1) together for pillow covers. Each Blanket had 2 pillows for lounging or lazy afternoon naps.
Extras: Each Picnic Blanket had a Red Blanket, in case of chilly breezes. a Bouquet of daisies tied with red Ribbon.
Lunch Boxes….
Each Guest in their RSVP was to select their choice of Lunch Options. They Choose From Turkey, Tuna and Caprese Sandwiches from the Larchmont Cheese shop wrapped in wax paper and tied with a red stripped ribbon. Also in each guests lunch were Kettle Potato Chips and a Choice between an shiny Apple or Cherries.
Lunch boxes were Purchased at the Container Store for $1.99 Each.
Outside of Each Lunchbox was a Red and White Polka Dot Menu and Matching Red Name Tag with the Guests Name. 
All Ribbon is from Joann’s Fabric Store
Menu Cards and Guest Name Tags were Purchased at The Paper Source.Polka Dot Fold Cards, 9.00 for set of 10Name Tags, 5.00 for 25
( Extra Cards doubled as Thank you notes! )
a Peak Inside
For Drinks…
I Purchased a couple Red Metal Buckets with Ice and Vintage Inspired Root Beer, Cola and Vanilla Creme Sodas. Also In a Silver Bucket was Pelligrino and Bottles Waters.
Dessert – Cupcakes in a Jar….
On the Bottom of the Jar was an inch of Strawberry Jam, Then I placed a Butter Cupcake with a Dollop of Cream Cheese Frosting on Top. They Started to melt a little during lunch, but still tasted phenomenal for a tasty afternoon treat! (Plastic jars were purchesed from the Container store for $1.99 a Piece.)
The Inspiration behind the dessert came from Martha Stewart Spring weddings.
Here is it shown as a End of the night treat for guests to take home.
* Note… If you do try and recreate this, these glass jars are very pricey. They go anywhere between 5 and 6 dollars each.
Veronica Chugging a Creme Soda and Me Hiding Behind a Fresh Bouquet of Daisies
Me Blowing out my Birthday Candle….
Make a Wish…….
Veronica in a Red Paper crown I made for a few Special Guests
My Two Best Friends… Lindsey and Veronica Under the Red Umbrella that wouldn’t stay in the Ground.
Jenna and Lindsey…. Being Responsible and Picking up our trash.
The Magnificant Brantley… and his fantastic Vintage Polariod Camera…
Let the Croqette Begin… Sophie making her winning move.
Phoebe and John Debate the Next move...
Pretty Good at Croqettte for my first time.
Photo Shoot Time….
Sophie and I Take a Breather from afternoon games… Oddly it looks like a Teen Vogue Spread. Haha!
Veronica and Sean Take a Nap before its time to pack up and go home….
What a Lovely afternoon!
THE END
June 14th, 2009 — Just ask THE WIFE
Megan Asked:
Hi, Taryn.
I absolutely adore your blog! I’m an aspiring event planner from
Boston and loved the pictures from your 1920’s champagne cocktail
birthday. I’m looking to buy a new camera (so I can take amazing
pictures for my portfolio), what’s your camera of choice? I loved the
pictures from Paris as well and I’d be so appreciative if you could
let me know. Thanks for your anticipated help!
Kindest regards,
Megan Kelleher
The Wife Answered :
Megan, Thank you for your Lovely Words and being a dedicated reader to THE WIFE.
My Camera of Choice for the last 5 Years has been the Sony Cyber Shot ( I’ve gone through a few, but always end up purchasing the same one ). What I love about this Camera is that it is super slender and not bulky so it can fit in any evening clutch. The Cybershot has a 3 inch wide LCD touch Screen on the back, which is Fantastic for Viewing Photos. My Favorite feature on this camera is that you can program it to take photos in Black and White, Sepia, Vivid or natural. Another awesome feature is the steady shot for photos being taken with out the flash. It is also incredibly easy to hook up to your computer and download photos. I hope this information has helped and Good Luck with your Event Planning!
THE WIFE xxoo
Sony Cyber Shot 12.1 Mega Pixel Digital Camera in Silver.
Available at Best Buy for 299.99
I do, however, Aspire to purchase a Leica camera sometime soon. A Few of my Friends have them and They take the most beautiful photos.
Leica, C Lux 2, $500.00
Lunch boxes were Purchased at the Container Store for $1.99 Each.
All Ribbon is from Joann’s Fabric Store
The Inspiration behind the dessert came from Martha Stewart Spring weddings.
Pretty Good at Croqettte for my first time.
