Weddings

Dream It Up At Jubilee Events

Published December 6, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

If you can dream it up, Jubilee Events can make it a reality, whether it’s in your own back yard, in a church or at a far off place.

Candice… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged bridal, bride, Candice Dowling Coppola, Cheshire, Connecticut, destination weddings, event planning, events, Jubilee Events, parties, Weddings | Leave a comment

Sparkle and Glitz For The Holidays

Published November 20, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

If Santa could pluck from this workshop, Christmas might be a whole new ball game.

The holidays at Madison Flower Shop and Garden Center in Madison, Connecticut are always a… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged angel, balls, bows, Christmas, Christmas tree, Connecticut, Entertainment, events, Flowers, gingerbread men, glitter, glitz, ho ho ho, holiday, holidays, Madison, ornaments, rhinestone, ribbon, Santa, sparkle, Weddings, wreath | 1 Comment

Beautiful Affordable Weddings

Published November 8, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

To Lisa Antonecchia, all the world is a stage. Truly there is a beginning, a middle, and an end to everything and that’s how she sees weddings, crescendo up and… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged affordable, bride, Connecticut, cost conscious, Creative Concepts, event planning, Flowers, groom, Hamden, home, more for less, reception, selling, staging, staging homes, wedding cake, Weddings | 1 Comment

Paula~Mom Extraordinaire and Lifestyle Editor

Published November 4, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

To me Paula Modarelli Cocozza of Fairfield, Connecticut is a grownup Gidget, as in the 1960′s show starring actress Sally Field. Something was always going on in Gidget’s life, she… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged babies, beauty, breakups, chat, children, community, Connecticut, crafts, decorating, divorce, Entertainment, Fairfield, family, Fashion, female, Flowers, Food, friendship, GalTime.com, Gidget, gossip, green, hair, health, hobbies, holidays, home, living, love, marriage, money, Movies, nutrition. organization, parenting, pets, pregnancy, renovations, Sally Field, skincare, Technology, television, Travel, TV, Weddings, women | Leave a comment

New Madison, CT Beach Hotel Revealed

Published October 25, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

The details are starting to emerge on what the brand new Madison Beach Hotel will look like when it opens in the spring of 2011. The exterior will look much… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged beach, bedroom, clam back, Connecticut, dance, dancing, deck, deck chair, dining, Entertainment, events, Flowers, hospitality, Hotel, Inn, lobby, lobster bake, Long Island Sound, Madison, Madison Beach Hotel, Music, new, New England, New York City, porch, room, sand, suite, surf, swimming, tent, The Crow's Nest, The Wharf, water, Weddings | 6 Comments

Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes

Published October 21, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

Tens of thousands of cupcakes are being made at the Sugar Bakery in East Haven, Connecticut every year. The family owned and operated sweet shop on Main Street has three… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged anniversaries, baby shower, bakery, birthdays, bridal shower, cake, cakes, candy, Connecticut, cookie cutters, cookies, cupcakes, East Haven, frosting, sweets, The Sugar Bakery, Weddings | 11 Comments

Entertainment Deco Style In Connecticut

Published October 2, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

From the moment I saw the website on this new entertainment place called “41 Bridge Street” I was hooked, walking in the door, unbelievable. It’s that Art Deco… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged 41 Bridge Street, Art Deco, banquet hall, Bridge Street Live, Canton, Collinsville, comedy, Connecticut, Ebay, entertainament, inventor, lumber yard, Music, musicians, renaissance man, shows, stage performance, Wake the Wizard, Weddings | 3 Comments

Captain Morgan, Want A Cracker?

Published September 25, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

Allison Sloane in Centerbrook, Connecticut has a business that is quite literally for the birds.

Her business, Ashleigh’s Garden in business more than 20 years, has about twenty rescue birds… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged animals, Ashleigh's Garden, birds, bunnies, Centerbrook, compost, Connecticut, Connecticut Parrot Society, dogs, Flowers, green, Macaw, parrots, recycle, rescue, Reuse, roses, Weddings | 2 Comments

Dogs and Kids Are This Photographer’s Specialty, WOOF!

Published September 24, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

Kimberly (Kim) Tyler is one of those photographers that comes along who waits patiently to get the “money” shot whether she’s working with dogs or children or weddings or events.… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged babies, children, Connecticut, dogs, Essex, events, kids, Kim Tyler, photos, phtography, pictures, Weddings | 3 Comments

Have I Got a Cocktail Mixer For You~Made in Connecticut

Published June 10, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

When you walk in the door of RIPE, you are met with the fresh smell of citrus. Lemons and limes and oranges, oh my! The magic behind all of… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged 100% natural, Bloody Mary, cocktail mixers, Cocktails, Connecticut, DrinkRipe.com, entertaining, margarita, parties, RIPE, sour mix, Wallingford, Weddings, Whole Foods | 1 Comment

Get Your Beauty On At The Library With Jennie Fresa

Published May 26, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

I’ve been to a lot of libraries in my life, but none of them have looked like this.

Jennie Fresa’s Beauty Library is a beautiful place filled with one of… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Beauty Library, Clinton, Connecticut, Jennie Fresa, Make-up, National Historic Landmark, parties, phot shoots, turquoise, Weddings | 2 Comments

Honey, Get The Door, The Flowers Are Here!

Published March 29, 2010 | By Ann Nyberg

You name it, Donna Santoro can do it. She and her husband, Jay own Madison Flower Shop and Garden Center and are probably there more than they are at home.… Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Ann Nyberg, bows, Connecticut, decorating, floral, Flowers, garden center, gardening, holidays, Madison, Madison Flower Shop, Old Saybrook, The Kate, Weddings | 3 Comments

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