Hosts: Elizabeth Mascali (Party Blueprints), Nicole Feliciano (Momtrends) and Dawn Sandomeno (Party Blueprints)

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I had the pleasure of attending the Aladdin Southern Luncheon to celebrate the launch of the Aladdin Mason Entertaining Collection. The luncheon was hosted at the gorgeous Piedmont Estate in Buckhead, Atlanta.

The Aladdin Mason Dispenser station was my favorite! There were a variety of refreshing, fruit infused lemonade's offered.  We had time to sip & mingle! 

Bloggers from around the country were treated to a fabulous Southern luncheon featuring Aladdin's newest entertaining products. The tablescape was just breathtaking! 

We had a delicious berry trifle dessert - Vanilla pound cake, raspberry coulis or lemon curd, fresh berries & whipped cream layered in the Aladdin mason jars!

We were also able to make our own rub using Southern spices & took them home in a Aladdin Mason to go cup! The rub was delicious rubbed on pork chops!

What an amazing time it was! Thank you so much Mom Trends, Party Blueprints & Aladdin for making this day so special!

Our 10th Anniversary Rustic Barn Party

This summer was our 10 year wedding anniversary! I didn't want to do the usual dinner and a movie.  I wanted to do something special, something really memorable, something with our close friends and family. I mean, ten years is a LONG time! I am very proud that I have been married to my best friend for this long! 

Parents of our friends own this adorable barn that they hold weddings at & I knew it was perfect for the party I wanted to throw! 

me & my love. high school sweethearts...

I knew I wanted the decor to be rustic & inexpensive. I also knew that chalkboards, twinkle lights & mason jars would be the main decor inspiration. With that in mind, I had my friend Val create the custom hand lettered invitations & then all the decor was based off of them. I kind of loved them, a lot! 

I did not have to buy much at all, I used a lot of things I already owned to decorate with.  I did however HAVE to buy these World Market mason jar drink dispensers, obviously. 

little chalk board labels // B&W striped straws 

I put mason jars in my vintage Dr. Pepper crate & I loved the little paper straws we used! Even though they get a little mushy after a while, they are too cute to pass up. 

We had several yummy adult beverages: citrus vodka slush (i altered this recipe a bit), peach sangria & beer. We also had lemon basil water using basil from my garden! 

We chose to have hot appetizers & dessert. We sat down & picked our favorites: Fresh Summer Salad, BBQ chicken strips, shrimp cocktail, tomato bruchetta, loaded potato skins & buffalo chicken dip.  

For dessert we had Brooks' favorite, chocolate chip cookies & my favorite, cheesecake! 

My favorite sea salt caramels! 

me & my bff, Crystal

I created a diy photo backdrop using my prized vintage sheet collection & it was perfect! 

We had a ton of fun using it! 

The best part was the diy mason jars everyone got to decorate & take home.  We spray painted hearts on the jars with chalk board spray paint & had chalk markers available for everyone to get creative with! It was really a lot of fun! 

It was the perfect night! Getting to celebrate with our closest friends and family...I could not have asked for a better husband or better people to celebrate 10 years with him!

Here's to many more decades with you, love!