Menu Appetizers

It's wedding time here at the Sugar Network and I'm pulling out all of the stops to create and inspire the perfect reception for julieulie and her fiancé Scott. We kicked things off yesterday with a beautiful baby blue, black, and white invitation and today we are moving right along to the food - where the majority of your reception budget will be spent. At Julie and Scott's more formal wedding, cocktails will be served with passed tray appetizers and an antipasto bar in a small room overlooking all of Philadelphia. Then for dinner the entire party will move into a lavishly decorated ballroom where the sit down meal will be served. Julie is a vegetarian, but Scott is not, so the menu should be both veggie and meat eater friendly. I have a variety of six appetizer suggestions that reflect the location and the religion of the wedding. For these savory tasty bites, read more

Guess what? This week I'm planning Naomi Watts' baby shower! As much as I wish I was a celebrity event planner, this is a virtual party plan that I'm creating per your requests! So many readers have asked for help with baby showers they're planning for girlfriends, sisters, and mothers, but since I don't know anyone who is pregnant, I thought it would be fabulous to design a luncheon for one of Hollywood's most chic starlets. The event has a light pink and baby blue theme that was established with the polka-dot invitations sent yesterday. The menu for the sit down lunch will be light, fresh, springy, vegetarian, and absolutely delicious. To see what simple appetizer will meet the all female crowd as they arrive, read more