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Cinco De Mayo Inspirations

by emilyalder on May 1, 2013 • 1 Comment

Do you celebrate Cinco De Mayo? I’ve mentioned it a couple of times over the years, here, here, and here. We usually keep it pretty low key… Tacos, cocktails, and spending time together in the yard or at the beach. I know for some people this is a great opportunity to sport a fake mustache, dig out your sombrero and hit the town.

I don’t have much planned this year, but I’m thinking I might throw a quick something together this weekend. If it’s sunny how can you say no to yummy food, drinks, and a good time right? Maybe throw some games into the mix and we’ve got a party.

Here are a couple Cinco De Mayo party inspirations I’ve been eyeing…

I’d love to hear some stories about how you celebrate? Any special traditions? I’ll keep you updated if I decide to put something together. Or you can always keep an eye on my instagram, you never know what might show up.

Photo Credits: Invitation & Cocktail Stirrers // Thyme Paloma Cocktail // Blue Tassel Garland // Patron & Tacos Display // Cinco De Mayo Table

Bachelorette by Ali Winston Photography

by emilyalder on Mar 7, 2013 • 1 Comment

I am a little behind on this, but I am just now gathering all my pictures from the Bachelorette, Rehearsal, Wedding & Honeymoon. And let me tell you there are quite a few. But I have had a couple of people inquire about the bachelorette and what we did.

Emily Rolfing Bachelorette // Could Be Interesting // Photos by Ali Winston Photography

For my bachelorette weekend we rented this beautiful home in Temecula, a popular Southern California wine tasting destination. Thus we planned to do some wine tasting and pool lounging throughout the weekend.

Friday night we got all dressed up and headed to downtown Temecula and after drinks and a little wait we snagged a table at Public House. They were so great to us, our waiter was so patient being a 20 something guy dealing with 15 ladies. After several bottles of wine and stuffing ourselves we nixed the idea to go out dancing and headed back to the house to hit the spa and relax.

Saturday, my wonderful sister who planned the weekend, scheduled for us take a limo tasting at 3 wineries. We started at Falkner Winery, then headed to a smaller tasting at Vindemia (their sparkling grenache is amazing) and finished off a tasting and lunch at Mount Palomar Winery. Each tasting room had their benefits, we each received a free glass at Falkner and our guide was quite the funny man. Vindemia was a small, romantic, & outdoor tasting area. It was by far my favorite, the wine was wonderful and although it was hot hot hot, we really enjoyed ourselves. Mount Palomar was quite large and fairly busy, they had the most diverse tastings and the older man behind the bar had all of us swooning.

After tasting we were all happily buzzing through the afternoon and spent the rest of the day lounging by the pool, snacking, and playing games. While making our cocktails we played a game my sister put together, we all had a blast going through the questions.

Emily Rolfing Bachelorette // Could Be Interesting // Photos by Ali Winston Photography

Here are the questions Sarah put together and the answers Matt came up with.

Emily Bachelorette Game Answers // Could Be Interesting

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Sunday we spent as much time as we could lounging by the pool, sipping mimosas and touching up our summer tan…

Emily Rolfing Bachelorette // Could Be Interesting // Photos by Ali Winston Photography

It was a blast. Thanks so much to the girls who helped put it on and joined me.

All photos by Ali Winston Photography

See parts 1 The Cocktail & 2 The Goodies

New Items Added to Alder Designs Etsy Shop

by emilyalder on Feb 7, 2013 • No Comments

Alder Designs Etsy Shop Flower Straws

New today, I added some new goodies to Alder Designs Etsy Shop! This is just the start of several new items coming in just before Spring.

Check them out HERE

Could Be Interesting // Floral Paper Straws

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A Mint and Pink Bridal Shower

by emilyalder on Sep 26, 2012 • No Comments

Put together the fabulous Amanda of I Go You Go Blog, photographed by Ali Winston, and desserts were provided by Jennie of Pop Culture Desserts.

A little bit about the party: This event was held at the Omni Hotel in downtown San Diego. The event was a bridal shower Amanda helped throw for a neighbor. The food was light finger sandwiches with salad and a BIG dessert bar. This was a booze free fete so we did Cucumber and lime water, sweet tea and pink lemonade. The decor was centered around these amazing gold table cloths, we added touches of mint green and pale pink. The back drop is hand dyed white sheets cut into strips.

All three women did such a wonderful job I just had to share.

Photos By Ali Winston Photography

Did you see that ombré ruffle cake and those gold tablecloths. Wow. Great job ladies!

event design + coordination: igoYOUgo // photography: Ali Winston Photo // venue: The Omni Hotel – San Diego // florals: DIY from Trader Joe’s // paper Thank You Notes: Kate Spade // ombre cake + key lime shots + macaroons: Pop Culture Desserts// rentals: Moss Vintage Rentals // Bundt Cake: Nothing Bundt Cake s! // lollipops: Michaels // linens: Wildflower Linens