The Wedding of Meghan and Grover

St. Theresa's Catholic Church and Austin Country Club

November 15, 2008

Oh how I love Meghan and Grover!!! They were a super fun, high energy couple that always had surprises up their sleeves. Their ceremony was so romantic and reception was rockin’ until way after midnight! The Austin Country Club was filled with great music from Memphis Train Revue, amazing floral and lighting décor. And to top things off, they offered their guests a full sized Martini Ice Bar!

Photos coming soon!

Home Slice-O-Rama

Home Silce-O-Rama

November, 15, 2008

November 15 marked the second annual Home Slice-O-Rama(http://www.blogger.com/www.homeslicepizza.com). This pizza carnival featured several fun and kookie acts such as Wino Vino, the Great Calzoni (a pizza fortune teller, of course), and the whimsical dance troupe Little Stolen Moments. Children rocked out to the musical performance of Big Don - a children's rap artist, and carnival goers also enjoyed the music of DJ Ariel and Brownout!. Crowds were amazed as brave contestants battled it out in pizza eating contests, pizza tossing contests, and the always popular "hands on an eggplant sub" contest.
An impressive raffle was held at the carnival with proceeds benefitting Keep Austin Beautiful (http://www.blogger.com/www.keepaustinbeautiful.org). Children of all ages enjoyed games and prizes, and the "grown-ups" got to let lose too.
Home Slice pizza is a South Congress favorite with it's New York style pizza uber hip digs.

Greystar Red River Flats Grand Opening

November 12, 2008 Rare Magazine and Soirée celebrated the grand opening of Greystar Red River Flats. This property is located downtown across from The Mohawk and Club DeVille, and is a great location for music lovers. The event showcased art from Jaime Ibarra, the featured artist in Rare's November issue. Approximately 700 people joined us that night to listen to a very special acoustic set performed by Casey McPherson of Alpha Rev. The Corey Micheal Salon was present to give party goers "Rock Star" makeovers, and Annie Ray was on the scene with her popular photo booth. Excellent food was provided by Primizie, Brick Oven, Kenichi, and Cookie Lounge. Special thanks to Tito's Vodka, Sweet Leaf Tea, Maine Root, Nomad Sound, Ilios Lighting and Marquee Rentals for making the night perfect.

Photos by Annie Ray

The Wedding of Susan and Scott

Star Hill Ranch

November 8, 2008

Susan and Scott are two very creative people and they also have creative friends! Two of their friends wrote a mock children’s book that told the story of how Susan and Scott's love came to be- an actual book with pictures. It was read aloud during their ceremony and there wasn't a dry eye in the house!

My favorite detail of this wedding was their menu – everything was "mini". Served to their guests were mini tacos, pizzas, and hamburgers to name a few. Even dessert was mini! Instead of the traditional wedding cake, they had mini petit fours designed as mini wedding cakes.

This was truly a wedding to remember!

Photos courtesy of Beverly Demafiles Photography

Austin Restaurant Week

October 12-15 & 19-22 , 2008

Soirée was thrilled to be an integral part of the first official Austin Restaurant Week With more than 50 of Austin's top restaurants participating, Austin foodies got to sample some fantastic cuisine at great prices! Thank you to Rare Magazine and all the sponsors for a great inaugural event! And foodies - take note - Austin Restaurant Week will be taking place twice a year from now on - in Winter and Summer. We'll keep you posted on the dates!