Saint Luke's Gets Tropical At Diane von Furstenberg

Saint Luke's Luke's School fund raiser was a huge success last night. The Invitation asked the parents to come and "Get Tropical"


The silent auction on white paper with pink envelopes and gerber's inspired many competitive bids.


Benchmark created a menu that was by tropically inspired. My favorite was the pineapple upside down cake served at the end of the evening.


Katie Hollins special events team at Diane von Furstenberg was gracious, courteous and so accommodating.


I had such a great time designing this event for such a wonderful team of parents and educators.
























Event Design And Flowers Nancy Swiezy Events www.nancyswiezyevents.com
Catering Benchmark Events
www.benchmarc-events.com
Venue Diane von Furstenberg www.dvf.com

A Ring Bearer's Pinapple

Skip The Roses Send A Pineapple

A pineapple for me
In response to previous charges that Charles has no sense of romance, I stand by my man and present the following for your consideration:

One of my favorite recordings - ever - is Lotte Lenya and Jack Gilford's "It Couldn't Please Me More (A Pineapple)," recorded in 1966. (Listen to mp3) The lyrics are sweetly goofy (even a bit dada), but that's largely what I find so wonderful about it. The song is a duet from Cabaret, following a scene in which an eldery gentleman (Gilford) buys a pineapple for his "lady love" (Lenya). Upon receiving the gift, she is overwhelmed with emotion and begins singing:

If you bought me diamonds
If you bought me pearls
If you bought me roses like some other gents might bring to other girls
It couldn't please me more than the gift I see
A pineapple, for me!

I put this song on just about every mix CD I make, including one I made for Charles last year. And so, on the anniversary of our first date (last May), when he came to pick me up for dinner, he brought me... a pineapple!

FROM http://www.anotherfuckingwedding.com/2005/10/lotte_lenya_pin.html (Pardon the french!)

The New England Society Annual Dinner Dance St. Regis New York

It was a wonderful night!













The flowers I designed and created for the event were a hit!

The baby pineapples in hot pink was the inspiration for the floral design.
Leasle Stahl was our honoree and the New England color guard is one of our traditions that makes this event quite special.

I'm so proud to be part of it.

Thanks to Mari O'Connor for her millinery help with the May Flower Madam!
http://www.nesnyc.org/

A Folk Art Welcome

This Weekend A Newport Affaire did an A Folk Art Welcome Party for a couple who embraced Newport and its history.
So I created Folk Art Topiary in a vintage crock with red apples, rosehips, green acorns and seeded eucalyptus.
Nantucket baskets were filled with the same with small folk art sayings like “Do you like to dance?” “ Welcome friends” and “Sit long talk much!”. Small pond yachts were alternated on the cocktail tables.

Flowers by Nancy Swiezy Events www.anewportaffaire.com
Signs by www.simplygiannaprimitives.com

What’s with that Pineapple ?

The Pineapple is a symbol of welcome derived from the practice of placing a real pineapple at the door to announce that the sea-captain owner had returned from his long voyage and was ready to receive guests.

Newport has hundreds examples of wonderful colonial homes.
Make sure you visit “The Point” section of Newport on your next trip.
Facing the harbor Its just to the right of the Visitors Center.

So when the New England Society of NYC asked me to design the decor for the annual holiday party,the pineapple simple ruled.

My next bride plans to hang a pineapple on the front door of her venue.

Why don’t you?

http://nesnyc.org/
The New England Socity in the city of New York is a Scholarship Program, established in 1953, awards scholarships to bright and deserving students from the New York City area attending New England educational institutions.