Wrapped Couture is a Custom Gift Basket Company where every basket is "Delightfully Filled...and Especially Yours".

I'm also a seasoned event planner and designer. I love everything about weddings and I hope to provide inspiration to help plan your wedding day. Through daily tips, images that I love, or events that I have done or feature, I hope to answer questions or help along the way to your journey to getting married or helping your bride and grooms! I'm fortunate to do exactly what I love!

Aug 30, 2011

A Rustic Italian Dinner Party

I had the pleasure of designing a very small loft for an intimate Italian Dinner Party for 24 guests for two gentlemen that host a large networking group.  It was an even greater challenge when my décor budget was only $150, excluding the usual rentals of tables, chairs, and linens of course!  Fortunately, they mostly wanted candles as the décor and centerpieces, but I was able to incorporate some pieces of artwork on the walls as well to give the appearance of Italy and I used wine corks as accents on the tables, for the rustic feel that they wanted.  You know guys don’t really want that elegance that we girls always want
Courtesy of Leslie Marie Photography
Courtesy of Leslie Marie Photography
The guests enjoyed and authentic Italian 3-course meal of bruschetta served with several spreads as their Hors d’oeuvres, Risotto with wild mushrooms topped with parmesan cheese as the first course, Roasted chicken breast with zucchini over pasta as their entrée course, and Tiramisu for dessert, prepared by Chef Aaron of Louis Kingsley Inc. 
Courtesy of Photograher Carlos Bell
Courtesy of Photographer Carlos Bell
Courtesy of Photographer Carlos Bell
Through every course, the guests had a selection of Italian wines to choose from.  And, let me tell you, the food was amazing!  It was the exact same as it was during the food tasting as it was the night of the event!  The guests had a great time and are looking forward to the next event!

7 comments:

  1. What a fabulous evening! I love the look, the theme, and the food looks great!

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  2. I love when the table skirt is pulled in like that. Very chic!

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  3. Love the candles and the wine corks- what a great idea!

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  4. I second the table skirt pull (is that the official name???) - very chic and smart.

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  5. looks like it went great! beautiful tables!

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