Happy Valentines Day LOVERS!!

To lovers young and old, lovers of love, life and all the good things and occasions that make life worth celebrating!

This Valentines’ week is actually filled with love for me as Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge and my Mr. Moore will be celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary on February 17th. So, I am going to enjoy the opportunity to blog this entire week and wax poetic on the topic of LOVE. After all, we should strive to show our appreciation and affection for ALL our loved ones, every day of the year.

So to get this romantic week off to a great start, I say, DRINK IN THE LOVE!!

What could be better to do that than feature two scrumptious looking and tasting divine cocktails from two of my favorite wedding creative partners and friends who I LOVE and admire; Dress the Drink and Good Gracious Events.

And, no matter when your wedding falls, consider these “LOVE-ly” cocktails to compliment your beverage offerings at your wedding reception. I’ll drink to that!!

DRESS THE DRINK presents the “BLOOMING AMORE”

Dress the Drink Cindy McClure’s Recipe for creating eternal “Bloomnig Amore”

2 oz SENCE Rose Nectar

1 oz Cognac

½ oz Creme de Cassis

Splash of Chambord

Shake with ice and strain. Top with Champagne

Rim glass with Dress The Drink Cherry/Espresso Blend

Garnish with Dress The Drink Metallic Dusted Heart

About Dress the Drink: “The Ultimate Drink, Dessert, Branding & Event Company”

Our vision is making the ordinary, extraordinary through unique luxury products and gift offerings. Mixing quality and value with creativity is what Dress The Drink™ is all about. The Dress The Drink™ foundation rests on its team’s interlocking strengths, on the tight collaboration of fresh ideas, branding expertise, industry experience, and its seasoned management team.

GOOD GRACIOUS EVENTS presents “THE LOVE MARTINI”.

Dan Smith, GGE’s Creative Director and Mixologist stirs up the “THE LOVE Martini” Recipe for you.

I actually had found a recipe years ago on a wine website for the same inspiration; taking fresh, whole, hulled strawberries (raspberries work well too) and tossing them in fine balsamic syrup with black pepper. When I tried it, it was a taste revelation that I still enjoy to this day. Layer the strawberries over a decadent quality of vanilla bean ice cream and enjoy. The “Love Martini” is, in essence, this recipe in a glass (with the extra benefit of alcohol of course!)

About Good Gracious Events:

Reinvention. Renewal. Rethinking. A commitment to all three keeps us on the cutting edge and has made Good Gracious! Events the gold standard within the national catering community since 1988. But our strongest commitment is always to our clients and our desire to create memorable, joyous events for them.

For us, the ingredients to a great event are the same as for a long and happy life – it’s all about food, fun and love. And we can’t have any of these things without you! We look forward to helping you fill your next event, and life, with food, fun and love.

Celebrate Valentines’ Day (and Everyday) with Love, Life and Style!

Tracey