My friend Kristi recently started selling Willow House products -- and while "in-home-parties" tend to scare the bejeezus out of me -- I offered to host one because she's quite literally one of the sweetest people that I know.
Inspired by Jennie's champagne and cake party, I decided to host a champagne and cupcake party myself. Because we all know that there's nothing better to socialize over than a glass(es!) of champagne and a cupcake(s!) And when paired together, they rank pretty high up there in the favorite dessert category.
Here are a few pictures of all the yumminess.
I can't take credit for all the cute housewares, those are all Willow House, but I'll totally take the credit for the menu plan!
The cupcakes! They were the strawberry champagne cupcakes that we had also made on New Year's eve - except this time we didn't make them as parfaits. There was also chocolate covered strawberries and a spicy red wine cheese ball!
The beverages.
The ladies that attended were so lovely that they brought champagne, which was totally unexpected. And of course since I'm such a stickler to the rules of etiquette, we HAD to open them!
From left to right: Roederer Estate's Brute, Yellowglen's Pink and Torre Oria's Cava Brut - they were all so good and probably much better than the three bottles of the Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut that I bought for the occasion!
All and all, it was a great get together and it gave me a reason to decorate for Valentine's Day!
And, can we please talk about how cute my gardeners are?!?
Love this! Wish I could have come. The Yellowglen yellow is one of my favorite bubblies.
Posted by: Jennie | February 15, 2011 at 03:25 PM
You would have loved it Jennie! I wish you had been here too!!!
Posted by: Cherie | February 15, 2011 at 03:50 PM