Here are two more samples of Nicole Bloc’s work. Click on the images below to see more detail.

Nicole Block of Nic Events recently sent us images of some fantastic invitations. We have worked with Nicole on many occasions and she has done a great job for our clients. Here is a recent peice of work Nicole has done. We will have another sample posted this afternoon, so make sure to come back later. Click on the image below to see more detail.

This is an event we worked on with Matthew Robbins from Artfool. I posted it a few days ago with a link to Artfool’s blog, but I noticed Matthew’s photos were in the daylight, and the lighting was such a lovely attribute of this event. Click on the image below to get a slightly better view, and there are actually a few extra images.

This wedding took place at the couples estate in Greenwich. The bride bought ducks specifically for the wedding to swim in the pond on the property–so cute! Chris Humphreys provided us with these sneak peak images, and the wedding will be published in January. Flowers by Matthew Robbins from Artfool. Please click on the image to enlarge.

Every year New York Magazine comes out with a cheap eats guide for New York City. I am not sure if this is popular amongst other readers, but I know I love it. The guide features a list of 50 restaurants or so that NY Mag defines as “cheap”. I have absolutely no idea how they determine what cheap is, I would like to warn you though, we went to The New French, which was featured in the guide, and dinner for 4 with a few drinks and no dessert cost 120 some dollars.

I highly recommend you go and check this out. We are admittedly extremely late to this party, this guide comes out at the beginning of the summer. Its been such a hectic season, I’ve really have not had a ton of time to go out and eat. Not to get away from my two thumbs recommendation, NY Mags Brooklyn love affair is a bit much for a manhattanite like myself. One final note, NY Mag is always tying to be cutting edge, promoting change for the sake of change, or simply for the sake of whomever’s publicist is calling them. When it comes to old standby’s like burgers and pizzas the older places are probably better than who they decided to highlight this season. The pictures below are really just some eye candy to get you salivating, I haven’t been to either of those places, but they sure look good.

Beau-Coup is a great online resource to find wedding favors, bridal shower favors, personalized gifts and all sorts of wedding related items. They are currently having a 15% off sale, which you may be interested in, unfortunately the sale is ending TODAY. I found these personalized hot cocoa mixes and thought they were very cute. They have all sorts of little items like this, that you have some idea of what your looking for, but no idea how to find.

Last month we featured a piece about Marie Mason, a custom scent shop in Santa Monica. Recently, I have been planning on writing a feature about Le Labo, a perfume boutique in NoLIta we frequent. The New York Times has an article about two more shops, one in New York, and another at Fred Segal in Santa Monica. I can’t pass this opportunity to urge you to visit Fred Segal if you haven’t already been, and go again if you already have. We should mention we have not gone to their custom scent shop.

I’ve just returned from Istanbul and had the pleasure of staying at one of the most interesting hotels I’ve been to. The new Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet is built in what was once the first prison in Istanbul, under the Ottoman Empire. Don’t think for a moment that they’ve skimped on any of the usual FS luxury, because they’ve outdone themselves as always. This is pure five diamond all the way.

Here are some more images courtesy of Belathee Photography. This story strip has a gold and white color theme to it. It represents the different feel between day and night in Mexico. From these images, this looks like an unforgettable event.

Over on Poppytalk.blogspot.com I found these fantastic images from artist/designer Carolyn Quartermine. I absolutely love the chair pictured below. Carolyn is an artist first, and uses her art pieces to inspire design work. Carolyn’s work was recently featured in Vogue Australia, which is where these pictures are from.