Seasonal Inspiration

A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown~ Holiday Blessings!

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown has been filled with all different ideas for the season’s festivities- hope you were able to get some great ideas throughout the month. Today is Christmas, Day 25 and what better way to end the series than with thanks! As the owner of A Good Affair Wedding & Event Production I have been blessed with wonderful clients, the opportunity to plan The Knot’s Orange County party, and so much more. I am looking forward to 2012 and all the fabulous events we have coming up!

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year for so many reasons- most importantly my family and friends! I wanted to share some personal photos with you of my husband Jason and I and our fur babies- Maggie and Piper. We had a wonderful holiday photo shoot with the fabulous Anne of Anne Watson Photography. It was a crazy windy day but that didn’t stop us from heading out to Santiago Oaks park for some darling shots. Check out some of the amazing shots that Anne captured ( thanks so much Anne!).

 Me and my baby Piper- see I wasn’t lying about the wind!!!

Love this shot with my Maggie Mae~ such a love bug!!!

 

This shot of Maggie is so FREAKING amazing~ love love love!

 

I am so thankful for such a wonderful hubby, the backbone support for me and A Good Affair!

 

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from our family to yours!

 

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Happy Planning,

Natalie

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 24 ~

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

It’s Christmas Eve! We’ll keep this short and sweet since we’re sure there’s a lot of festivities going on today! And one thing you can periodically check in on is Santa’s journey! NORAD tracks Santa… follow along!

Don’t forget to leave out cookies and milk for the jolly fellow!

Merry Christmas everyone!

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AGA

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 23 ~

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve!! Can you believe it? We are getting so excited!

Before we close out our countdown with the last couple of days, we wanted to share with you a fabulous table decor idea that uses a HOT trend!

Mercury Glass.

We love this unconventional Holiday table from The Happy Homebodies:

Love that centerpiece vase!

Here’s another tablescape if you’re planning for a White Christmas:

Be sure to incorporate some mercury glass in your holiday decor! It has a glitz and glam that is unmatched by anything else shiny!
You’re sure to get some lovely compliments too!

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AGA

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 22 ~

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Wrapping gifts can be the easiest thing or the most intricate! But one detail that shouldn’t be left off is the gift tag! After all, you want to know who the gift is going to and, in turn, for the recipient to know who its from.

Check out these free printable gift tags!

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Happy Wrapping!!

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AGA

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 21 ~

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Sweets, candy and chocolate are big on the agenda around the Holidays… as gifts, as party food, even as casual nibbles around the office.

But one traditional dessert we have yet to mention is the Buche de Noel!  A traditional French roll cake shaped as a yule log. And as traditions go… they evolve over time and variations emerge! Check out these yummy cakes you could bring to your next party!

from myrecipes.com via southern living

Check out all the variations of a Buche de Noel here!

Love the different garnishes you can use!

What a beauty!

Hope you’re having a wonderful week gearing up for this big weekend! We sure are!!

Happy Holidays!

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AGA

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 20 ~

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Check out this fun DIY for some easy and contemporary looking ornaments! The perfect touch to your already well-executed Holiday decorations. Get creative with the color combinations to make it something unique and perfect for your home! We love this since it’s so much like some of the decor from Natalie’s 30th Bday Bash!! (Did you check out the yarn balls?) Here’s another way to do something similar!

From Likainen Parketti (a bi-lingual blog in English and Scandinavian): this tutorial was found on the old blog… but definitely head over to the new blog for amazing design inspiration!

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We might give these a try from some upcoming event decor! Let us know what you think!

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AGA

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 19 ~

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Christmas is a time of traditions! Why not start another one with your “First…”?

First with Baby, First Christmas Together…

Check out these great ornaments to commemorate this year’s Christmas!

This is a fun keepsake to do with a wedding invitation!

This one’s similar… for baby’s first Christmas! It’s a time capsule too!

This is just so special! Definitely perfect for Baby’s First!

Now here’s a fun one…

Hilarious!

Let us know if this Christmas is a special “First” for you! And how did you commemorate?
Happy Holidays!

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 18 ~

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

The pressure is really starting to come down… last minute shoppers are going to hit the shops next week! Grocery stores are going to be mayhem. And ease in parking anywhere? Forget about it!

We just wanted to give some last minute decor ideas to help you tie together your final party planning details!

Check out these lovely setups of food and dessert buffets with different Christmas/Holiday color & decor schemes! Christmas doesn’t have to always be the tradish Red & Green, but can be pastels, metallics, or even shabby chic!

Let the inspiration guide you this Holiday season! :)

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AGA

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 17 ~

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

It is officially ONE WEEK til Christmas Eve. What’s the busier day for you all? Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Doubtless, it will be filled with friends, family and traditions!

One tradition we have yet to mention is gingerbread house making!
Kids do it in class before Winter Break.
Professionals do it on extravangant level, baking from scratch, and building much more than a house – sometimes a full on village.

What about us normal folk? We pick up a kit (there are MANY MANY to choose from) and have a go at it!
Do it as a group to test your team working skills. Do it solo and show off your own talents.

Check out these beauties!

from Martha Stewart… naturally.

Love the kitchyness of this one!

Check out the different candy varieties you could use… like so! Think outside the box… literally.

Not quite the typical gingerbread house… but how adorable are these???

We could sure use a nice warm beverage with a cute house perched on the rim…

Happy Holidays!

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AGA

 

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A Good Affair’s Delightful December Christmas Countdown! ~ Day 16 ~

Friday, December 16th, 2011

We are gearing up for some holiday parties coming up next week! Food, drinks, guests and decor are always the big details of any party… but what are some games to play or activities to host during? Here are a few ideas! We hope that you’ll play one (or a few) with your friends and family this year!

Ugly Sweater Contest – self explanatory and always a fun one to see who will come out with the most absurd of sweaters! We’ve seen light up ones, ones with multiple bells attached, one with a plush elf hanging on… Show us what you got!

Steal-A-Gift or Beg/Borrow/Steal – a fun gift exchange game!
from World of Christmas: In this gift exchange game, guests are allowed to steal one another’s presents. Make your guests draw numbers out of a bowl to determine the order of gift selection. Then make everyone sit in a circle and let the person who drew the number “1″ begin the game by selecting a gift from the pile and unwrapping it. The second player can then choose to either steal the first player’s gift or select an unwrapped gift from the pile. Each remaining player can either steal a previous player’s gift or select an unwrapped one. Once everyone has had a turn, the first player can decide to keep her gift or steal another player’s gift.

Another variation on that gift exchange game is the White Elephant (also know as Dirty Santa) Gift Exchange where gifts are usually humorous gag gifts.

Here’s one for the kids – Musical Gift! Have a group of kids sit in a circle, have them pass a pre-wrapped gift (wrapped in MANY MANY layers of wrapping paper) around the circle as a Christmas carol plays. When you stop the music, the child holding the gift unwraps one layer of wrapping paper! Then start up the music again to continue the game. Start and stop the music like in Musical Chairs until the last wrapping paper layer is ripped off and the gift is revealed! Prepare enough wrapped gifts for each child.

Let’s not forget a Cookie Exchange! Have your guests bring a batch of their favorite cookies (and extra for eating)… supply containers for you and your guests to combine a delicious variety of everyone’s contributions to be packaged as gifts to give to others (or just keep for yourself). Also, be sure to ask guests to bring copies of their recipes to share! Check out these cute holiday packaging ideas from Sparkle Daisy!

Cheers to a happy and warm and festive Holiday season!

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2012 Best of Weddings Pick!

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Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

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Happy Planning,

AGA

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