Party Hosting

I was lucky enough to host an engagement party for some fantastic friends yesterday, which was a a pretty great time, but I'm getting ahead of myself.  In order to prep, a trip to the Pike Place was in order. You can tell it's Lilac season, just walking through the flower booths, the aroma is just heaven.

Tulips, Irises and the event bouquets from Pipe Place Market

Inspired by Pinterest (obviously) I offered food options and they chose the ones that they liked best:

• Chicken Skewers
• Lil Smokies
• Veggie Cups
• Watermelon Balsamic bites
• Bread & Cheese (with Cougar Gold of course, this was a Cougar engagement party, after all)
• Champagne Cupcakes

I also really wanted to do a bride and groom signature cocktail, and ended up with Rob Roys (Grooms favorite) and Sparkling Peach Perfection (Champagne, Peach juice, peach liqueur, Chambord, Peaches poached in Prosecco and just a splash of Club soda)

Champagne Cupcakes

These little scrumptious bites just didn't want to come together correctly. You know that moment when you are making white cupcakes and then accidentally add whole eggs instead of just egg whites? Yup, that's when you start making champagne colored cupcakes instead.  Then the filling just didn't want to come together (hint: allow your champagne simple syrup to cool before adding it to your whipping cream.  If not, you get a curdled mess). I thought the frosting was going to be perfect (it did taste quite like champagne) but the texture wasn't quite as frosting-like as I would have hoped.  After all of that, they tasted delicious and it really didn't matter, which is a little life lesson right there.

The Spread

The Happily Engaged couple

Golden Tidbit:

The Bride-to-be gave me this as a Hostess gift and what perfection! I know I'll be using these a LOT over the summer. Available from Pepper Creek Farms for $8.00

Golden Quote:"Love doesn't make the world go 'round, Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." -Franklin P. Jones