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crafty cocktails

August 29, 2014

What a perfect way to kick off this Holiday weekend–cocktails! And not just any cocktail, these three delicious recipes all feature Richmond’s own Belle Isle Moonshine, a locally made 100% organic corn moonshine, distilled in copper stills. But that is not all! One of my September Groom’s, Alex Wotring, is the co-founder and managing partner of this incredible local company! He so graciously shared his top three most favorite drinks with me and we’re featuring them today. Go grab some Belle Isle Moonshine and make your self a refreshing cocktail this Holiday weekend!

Monk on Moonshine

38oz of Belle Isle Premium Moonshine
19 1/2oz of Punt e Mes Sweet Vermouth
4oz of Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
4oz of Green Chartreuse
Aged in a new, charred oak 2 liter barrel

Most people don’t want to wait 5 to 6 weeks for a drink or buy a barrel, but if you have patience, it is totally worth the wait! Because all of the ingredients are aged together, the cocktail takes on a silky smooth texture that is on a different level.

oldfashioned

Shiny Old Fashioned

2oz Belle Isle Premium Moonshine
1/2oz simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1/4oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Bourbon soaked sun dried cherries
Fresh orange wedge

Might be my favorite! The sweetness from the muddled orange and maraschino liqueur works perfectly with the bitters and the pepper finish of the Premium Moonshine. If you take the time to make the bourbon soaked sun dried cherries, it’s a great snack when you get to bottom of your drink!

Moonshine Mule

2oz. Belle Isle Premium Moonshine
1 oz. fresh lime or lemon juice
Ginger beer
Lime wheel for garnish

It is a play on a very popular cocktail right now, the Moscow Mule. Our spirit is similar to a vodka, which is traditionally used in Mules, but the sweetness from the organic corn blends even better with a good ginger beer than even the best premium vodka. I prefer lemon juice in my mules and will sometimes use Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer when we need an added kick!

index We just love supporting local business, especially if they allow for cool, creative cocktails at a party or event. Consider incorporating local foods and beverages into your wedding and adding signage so that you’re guests, especially the out-of-town ones, get to know Richmond and our incredible resources. I also encourage you to read up on Belle Isle Craft Spirits on their website and their book that just launched. They’ve teamed up with renown restaurants in the area to create some super yummy recipes for every palate.

Thank you, Alex, for sharing some recipes and feedback with us! We are thrilled for your wedding in just two short weeks!

Make sure to follow Belle Isle Moonshine on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

an artful wedding

August 22, 2014

Back in June we had the privilege of showcasing at Richmond Bride‘s an Artful Wedding at The John Marshall Ballrooms. It’s been awhile since either Windy or I were behind a bridal show booth, but it was tons of fun and we met wonderful brides, moms and friends. It also helped that we set up shop right next to the delicious Cakes by Graham! Enjoy a few of our instagram photos we snapped throughout the day. Leave it to us to be so busy chatting with brides we forgot to snap a picture of the whole table. Don’t you ever feel like you need a photographer to follow you wherever you go just to remember to capture memories?

We designed our booth with our brand in mind, of course. So LK blue was everywhere! We provided ideas for brides for favors, signature drinks and stationery with a watercolor motif. We popped the centerpiece with our favorite coral charm peonies and other gorgeous blooms by the talented Mary Henry with M Henry Design. Our vendor friends were incredibly generous to provide wonderful things for us to display. The cake was supplied by Sweet Fix, the stationery and signage was Design Corral and the linen was Connie Duglin. You folks made us look good!Bonus! We also got to meet and greet with Monte Durham from “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta“!

Thanks again, Richmond Bride, for having us! It was a ball!

lauren + casey, a very richmond wedding

August 15, 2014

Hi y’all! I’m bouncing off the walls excited to share Lauren and Casey’s absolutely incredible wedding with you! It is packed full of bright flowers, a touch of gold sparkle, and very Richmond details, of course.

Lauren and I began planning this luxurious affair almost exactly one year prior to her wedding date, April 12, 2014. She came to our first meeting equipped with one wedding she had seen in a magazine. It was her only inspiration and truly what we centered our initial design palette on. About half way through the process, things started evolving with our design. I got to know the couple better and better and was able to develop a design that was just them, no one else–romantic, hospitable, colorful and, of course, very Richmond.

Lauren and Casey met while both attending the University of Richmond. Their first date was the Ring Dance at The Jefferson Hotel. So naturally, our two venues were picked! Two venues that are quintessential Richmond. Most of their guests were coming from out of town, so what a perfect opportunity to showcase the city they love. We started off by designing the Save The Dates with a city skyline outline. We welcomed guests to the hotels with goodie bags stuffed with local Hardywood Beer, Route 11 chips, Virginia peanuts and more! Food was at the top of the priority list, so their four course meal surely impressed. For cocktail hour and dinner, we pulled in Cuban influences as well as perfectly Southern dishes. Lauren and Casey both love Greek food, so you can bet that was on the menu as well. In addition to two flavors of cake served to each guest, we had an absolutely incredible dessert bar crafted by SweetFix.

Lauren loved gold and she loved bright color. No traditional, spring wedding here! We played up the opulence and elegance of The Jefferson Hotel with her overall design–a mix of different, colorful centerpieces, custom sparkle walls, a stage facade and gorgeous linens and china. It was truly breathtaking! This wedding was perfectly captured by White Box Photo! And we aren’t the only ones who thought this. Lauren and Casey’s wedding was featured on Southern Weddings Blog recently and we are thrilled! Go check out their feature!

I also encourage you to watch the lovely Ginger Topham’s film from their wedding day.

I truly enjoyed working so closely with Lauren and Casey for the last year. They are wonderful people and the cutest couple! Not only were they just darling, I feel like I got to work with a “dream team” of vendors. If I can offer anyone a piece of advice for weddings–hire the good people. Hire the people you trust and connect with. They make your life and my job easier.

Cheers and thanks for letting me be a part of your planning experience and wedding day!

a Carillon wedding: lindsay + phil

July 25, 2014

I told myself that after writing all of my pre-planning blogs and giving insight into what my big day would be like, that I would not fumble and I would follow up with a wedding post. As many of you know, that day hasn’t come. But darn it, I just did make your day today, now didn’t I? Our photographers post was so amazing, that I just sent her link to all of our friends and family and left most of you in the dark. Oops!

To catch you up, I wrote a series on my former blog, Dulcet and Dapper, about how I planned and designed my own wedding. Feel free to catch up by reading: our engagement story, choosing the venue, designing the save the dates, registering, giving our guests the Richmond experience and showing them true southern hospitality, menu planning, the dress, crafting and not crafting, and the final count down!

Creating this blog post has made me a sappy mess. I spent hours reminiscing like it was yesterday when I was supposed to be uploading photos or writing text. I have pretty much left no aspect of our wedding day unturned here, so please forgive (or enjoy!) the massive amounts of photos. I’m going to let our incredible images speak for themselves. Just know I went from bawling my eyes out to a dance-off with my sister and mom in a matter of minutes.

Most epic photo series of cake feeding.

Dance off.

These two people are some of the most incredible human beings on the planet. We are so lucky to call them friends. They perfectly captured our day.

I look back on February 23, 2013 and smile so, so wide. I remember the funniest things from the day. Like my 18-week pregnant sister who while driving my mother and I to the Carillon while I was holding back my first tears of the day, she screamed “I need a beer!”. Or looking over at my 80-year-old grandfather stuffing his face with our “after-tizers” of cheeseburgers and chips. I’m so glad these memories have stuck with me! We are so lucky to have shared these memories with people we truly love. Thank you for following us on this journey! Married life is the best.

Day-of planning assistants: Shelley Smith, Courtney Elliot, Nikki Hanger | Second photographer: Mika’il Petin

I encourage you to check out PhotoLadyLove’s blog post of our Fall engagement shoot as well as wedding! We were also blessed to have had a feature in Richmond Bride’s Summer/Fall 2013 Issue!

pop the bubbly, a blog is born!

July 15, 2014

Pop the bubbly, get down and do the worm, shout ’til your hearts content or just simply clink glasses with us! We are launching a new blog–the two of us. Say what?! That’s right the two of us. Let me rewind and catch you up.

In January of 2014, I joined forces with the incomparable Windy Jennings, formerly of Weddings by Windy here in Richmond. Our friends over at Don Mears Photography so effortlessly coined us “Windsay.” Irresistibly cute. While the official company name is still LK Events and Design, same brand and all, “Windsay” just has a certain ring to it, don’t you think? We just couldn’t let it go. In a nutshell, here is our history:

Lindsay started a business.

Windy had a business.

Windy dissolved said business.

Windy and Lindsay remained good friends.

Lindsay went on the silent hunt for a planner to help expand LK.

Windy was secretly wishing to get back in the business.

Windy approached Lindsay with an idea. Lindsay loved the idea.

Windsay was born.

{Photos by PhotoLadyLove}

Since Windy and I joined forces under one roof, a ton has happened! We launched a new website, hosted a party, was featured in a local magazine and now we’re starting a fresh, new blog!

We hope you’ll take the time to peruse our new website and galleries and learn more about us! If you’re coming from my old blog, Dulcet and Dapper, welcome! After almost two years, it’s about time for a fresh new blog with new content. don’t you think? Both Windy and I will post here about once a week to feature fun things we’ve done, beautiful things we’ve found and what we hope will be really helpful information to guide you through the planning process. Consider us open books!

Raise your glass, y’all, because we are celebrating over here!

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crafty cocktails

Monk on Moonshine

Shiny Old Fashioned

Moonshine Mule

an artful wedding

lauren + casey, a very richmond wedding

a Carillon wedding: lindsay + phil

pop the bubbly, a blog is born!

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