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Mrs. Bee, Mrs. Apple Cider, Mrs. Onion, Mrs. Canary, readers Serena and Alex and I had the honor of attending the Martha Stewart Weddings 15th anniversary party at The Plaza Hotel this week. The event was set up to mimic a lavish wedding, hosted by the beautiful Darcy Miller. Highlights included a candy buffet by Amy Atlas, a photobooth, catering by Morimoto, 3 live bands, and elegance at every turn! It was a total blast, and it was great to hang out with the best and the brightest in the wedding industry for a night!
photo credit: Mel Barlow
The room was cast in warm pinks, with white high tables and pastel florals.
photo credit: Mel Barlow
One of the first stops we made upon walking into the event was Amy Atlas’ candy buffet. It was incredible to see one in person, and just as beautiful as you’d imagine it! They were working hard to keep the buffet filled all night, as guests stopped by and snacked on (or snatched up) the delicious treats!
photo credit: Mel Barlow
photo credit: Mel Barlow
The mini cupcakes were my favorite. They were dusted with gold and so gorgeous!
photo credit: Mel Barlow
photo credit: Mel Barlow
photo credit: Mel Barlow
Darcy kicked off the party with a story about her beginnings 15 years ago at Martha Stewart Weddings, and Martha (who was unable to attend) welcomed us via video.
While I was in New York, Martha was at the Sur La Table in Santa Monica, mere steps from my old apartment. (I twitter stalked her that day to see what she was up to!)
photo credit: Mel Barlow
Me and Mrs. Bee
Mrs. Penguin, Mrs. Canary, Mrs. Onion
The food and drink was so, so yummy. You’d have been disappointed if you didn’t come on an empty stomach! They had an array of mini-foods (burgers, grilled cheeses, salmon tartare), wedding-themed signature drinks, and food stations by some amazing chefs, including Morimoto. Meeting Morimoto was definitely the highlight of my life!
photo credit: Mel Barlow
photo credit: Mel Barlow
photo credit: Mel Barlow
photo credit: Mel Barlow
Me and Masaharu Morimoto
The Pipe Cleaner Lady was there making neat creations from… well, pipe cleaners! We all got our very own flower rings. They were so adorable, and so DIY-able!
photo credit: Serena (wheresmydessert)
Here’s Darcy Miller and Amsale Aberra showing off their pipe cleaner rings!
photo credit: Mel Barlow
Cakes were displayed grandly around the room by the top bakeries in the industry. We sat under Sylvia Weinstock’s and Wendy Kromer’s creations… Wendy Kromer made Mrs. Sunbeam’s cake!
photo credit: Mel Barlow
photo credit: Mel Barlow
On our way out, Mrs. Onion and I hit up the photobooth! The backdrop was a mock cover of a Martha Stewart Weddings’ magazine.
Here we are on our way out! Somehow we lost Alex along the way!
Mrs. Apple Cider, Mrs. Penguin, Serena, Mrs. Bee, Mrs. Onion
photo credit: Serena (wheresmydessert)
A big thank you to Sarah at MSW for passing along these gorgeous images to us, and to the entire team at Martha Stewart Weddings for hosting such an amazing event!
Serena has a big secret to share with the hive that we’ll reveal soon. It’s really exciting, so stay tuned!
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OMG I am so jealous!!! It looks like you had a fabulous time and the cakes are gorgeous!!
What a beautiful event! and how much fun is that life-sized magazine cover?!?
It looks gorgeous!!! So jealous. I love the pipe cleaner rings!
You got to meet Masaharu Morimoto!!!!!! I am so jealous I could die right now! D-I-E die!!!!
Oooh! Fun idea of the life size magazine cover for the photo booth. hm.
What has wheresmydessert been keeping from us! =)
oh? a secret? can we know now?
and i’m so jealous that you got to meet morimoto. oh. i can’t discuss this right now. lol
It looks like you all had a wonderful time! I love the idea of the mini grilled cheese and some of the other food items!
I would love to take an up close look at some of Sylvia Weinstock’s gorgeous cakes and especially at her sugar flowers (so pretty!).
On meeting Morimoto? Oh wow! I bet he was a blast to meet in person!
Wow, how lucky to have gone, it looks like it was a blast! I wanna know the secret! Is Serena a new intern or something for Weddingbee? Maybe she’ll be filling in for Mrs. Bee after she has the baby?
All that food looks AMAZING! That looks like such a great party 
I am so jealous I could cry! It looked amazing.
lol if I had the privilege of attending I would have probably passed out walking through the door… Incredible!
Oh! Oh! Here’s my guess. wheresmydessert is gonna be a BEE! She has some pretty kick a$$ tutorials on her blog!
gorgeous!! i love every little detail! and specially that photobooth idea! so fun!!
I love the magazine cover photo!! Looks like you all had a blast!
OMG, that is such a gorgeous party. You gals look great too, and like it was so much fun!
The photobooth idea is very cool - and I love those pipe cleaner flower rings! It looked like you guys had a blast - even if Martha couldn’t be there.
I’ve got it, Serena (wheresmydessert), will be Miss Hamster?
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Wow, everything looks so amazing! What a great opportunity for all of those lucky enough to go!
Wow, how amazing! SO many great photos! And congrats Serena!
Great Photos…it looked like tons of fun. Just one thing Mrs. Penguin…your dress is gorgeous…where did you get it? (if you don’t mind me asking).
@Carebear0613: I got it in a little boutique in my hometown last year so it’s old and I can’t find it online! It’s by Tracey Reese Frock! and she has a bunch of great dresses!
http://shop.nordstrom.com/C/6006686/0~2376780~6021632~6006686?cm_ven=google&cm_cat=designer&cm_pla=tracy_reese&cm_ite=frock%20by%20tracy%20reese&ef_id=1408:3:s_5a0d8136a24304ca349f929c075c9707_3733354229:SuH8@0NIYXsAAG99NhsAAADA:20091023185907
[...] now. I don’t know what it is about them, but the possibilities seem endless, and then when Pengy came back from the Martha Stewart show with pipe cleaner rings, it totally gave me the idea to have pipe cleaners at the kid’s [...]
[...] like now. I don’t know what it is about them, but the possibilities seem endless, and then when Pengy came back from the Martha Stewart Party with pipe cleaner rings, it totally gave me the idea to have pipe cleaners at the kids’ [...]
The Wedding Library was so proud to be the first planner ever chosen by Martha Stewart Weddings to plan an event for them. We loved coordinating all the beautiful things you saw at the event!
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Mrs. Penguin, Northern California
Age and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in Chief
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Engagement Date: January 29, 2007
Wedding Date: June 7, 2008
Blogging Since: September 14, 2007
Venue: Winery in the Gold Country
About Me: I love the Spice Girls, dogs with underbites, bean burritos, making messes, high fives, avoiding showers, crossword puzzles, blogs, weddings, and blogs about weddings!
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