Vera Wang meets "Gossip Girl"

Hey everyone!  The famous Vera Wang featured some of her beautiful designs of both wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses on the newest episode of Gossip Girl.  It was the 100th episode of the drama-inducing show, and the producers wanted to celebrate the accomplishment with a bang... or Wang :)

Here are some images from last night's show - aren't the gowns gorgeous!?!?

Photo via Huffington Post

Photo via InStyle

Photo via InStyle

Oscar Party Inspiration

As you already know we (the people at baci) love to throw parties, so why not throw one to watch the Oscars on February 26th! It is being hosted by the amazing Billy Crystal on ABC.

1st Step is to buy a beautiful dress and what better way then to look like Audrey Hepburn, any woman's idol!! This dress is from ModCloth for $52.99.

2nd Step--Send out Invitations. Clearly you would call us for this :) BUT, since baci has never designed an invitation for an Oscar party (but many other parties, ha) this simple, yet elegant invitation would be wonderful for an Oscar party.

3rd step--Prepare Food!!! How delicious do these Oscar cookies look!! And what makes them even better is they have cards with "awards" on them, such as: Best Motion Picture.

4th step--Add a fun factor. Why not make up a ballot for all the people who are up for all of the Oscars and check off who you think will win. And for every one they got right, they get a prize (or just one big prize for the person who wins the most). Maybe an Oscar cookie for that category, bag of popcorn, or a bottle of wine. Your choice--make it fun but elegant!!!

Hope you enjoy the helpful hints to throwing an Oscar party, Enjoy!!  Be sure to send us your photos of your Oscar party - we'd love to see them :o)

Sunday Funday #21

Sunday Funday -- Beautiful Black & White Wedding Photo

Source:  The Image is Found

Happy 4th Birthday to baci!! {And a New Release AND a Giveaway - Today ROCKS!!!}

January 2012 (seriously, how is it 2012??) marks the fourth year in business for this lovely little company I get to call my own.  Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to have a job that I love where I get to make the world a little prettier each day.  Sometimes I forget that I used to work for a bank for God's sake.  And sometimes I forget to change out of my pajamas. . . but that is neither here nor there ;o)  It's times like this - baci's 4th birthday - that remind me how great life is and how far I've come, all because of people like you!

Never in a million years did I imagine baci would become the company it is now - growing from a small, part-time custom stationery business to what is now not only a full-time custom stationery boutique, but a planning and event styling studio as well.  It's amazing where life takes you and I feel very blessed to have my husband, my sister and a very special friend by my side every step of baci's way :o)  If it wasn't for Ilario, Jami and Caroline I would have lost my mind a very long time ago!

We have a lot of amazing things planned for 2012 and we're happy you're all on this journey with us!  Stay tuned this year for awesome announcements and maybe even a new look for baci this year :o)

In the meantime, we're pleased to release our newest shirley | edith occasions card - "heppy berf dey"!!  This comical happy birthday card, along with all of the cards in the shirley | edith couture kraft occasions line, is made from 100% recycled brown bag paper. The card comes with matching 100% recycled brown bag envelope. {Each Card Size is 3.5" x 5" with 4 Bar Envelope}

Purchase our new "heppy berf dey" card (or any other design from our current listings!) from our shirley | edith Etsy Shop before the end of the month and receive Free Shipping (on all orders - both domestic and international) with code HB2BACI!!

2010 shirley | edith birthday card - "birthday defined"

2011 shirley | edith birthday card - "birthday cake"

And there's more :o)  Receive not only our new "heppy berf day" card, but both of our previous Birthday Card designs from 2010 and 2011 when you enter our Happy Birthday to baci Giveaway!! The contest will be a quick one - with a deadline of 11:59 PM EST Tuesday, January 31st.

Here's how to enter:
1}  Visit our shirley | edith Etsy Shop then come back here and comment about your favorite s | e card!

Bonus Entries for (Please leave a comment below for each entry!):
1}  Becoming a follower of baci's blog
2}  Liking baci's Facebook Page
3}  Following baci on Twitter

Good luck!!  A winner will be chosen at random and announced here on baci's blog Wednesday, February 1st!  And thank you again for making it possible for us to celebrate baci's fourth year - it's going to be a good one :o)

baci designs | Branding + Blog Work

Before the New Year I was lucky enough to do some design work for two of my fellow TWIPS - Stephanie of Stephanie Saul Photography and Shannon of Shannon Kelley Photography!

Stephanie has an incredible lifestyle blog called Fab You Bliss (you must check it out!!) and I had the pleasure of working with her to create a new logo for it!  We also designed new social media buttons and her "As Seen On" Badge.  I love the way everything turned out :o)

Shannon and her family recently moved to Haiti to do mission work (they truly are an amazing inspiration!) so she decided she needed a little update to her blog and logo.  We edited her logo to include not only her beautiful photography, but her mission work as well.  Then we designed her new blog header around the gorgeous photos of her family and a map that included her new home :o)  I adore how the new sidebars look, too!!

We love re-branding and designing new logos for our friends in the wedding industry - drop us a line if you'd like to work with us {info@bacidesigner.com}!!

Wedding Wednesday | Tangerine Tango, Aquamarine + Burnt Orange Inspiration

Hey everyone! Tangerine Tango is the 2012 Color of the Year from Pantone!  I've put together an Inspiration Board for you all to start getting some great ideas for colors for your upcoming wedding!

{Row 1}: via The Ray & The Ro, The Knot, Power to Personalize Your Wedding

{Row 2}: via The Garter Girl, Popular Grove, Ashallan, One Fine Day Events

{Row 3}: via New England Fine Living, rhondajewelry

{Row 4}: via Karen Tran Florals, One Fine Day Events

baci's baking | Ritz Cracker Fluff

Hey everyone! I’m Brittany, baci’s new intern, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity to provide you all with one of my favorite recipes for my first blog post! :) My Aunt Mary gave me the recipe for Ritz Cracker Fluff, which besides being absolutely delicious is a great dessert for any occasion! It’s super easy to make too!

Ritz Cracker Fluff

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Ingredients:
2 Rolls of Ritz Crackers
1 Stick of Margarine (melted)
¾ Tablespoon of Sugar
2 Small Boxes of Vanilla Instant Pudding
1 Cup of Milk
1 Quart of Vanilla Ice Cream
1 Tub (8 oz) of Cool Whip

Directions:
1. Crumble Ritz Cracker rolls and put into a 13 x 9 pan. Be sure to save a small amount of the crumbled Ritz Crackers to sprinkle on top at the end.
2. Add the sugar and margarine and mix into the crumbled crackers.
3. Make the instant vanilla pudding, but instead of the 2 cups of milk specified on the pudding box, use 1 cup of milk and the quart of ice cream. Mix together the vanilla pudding mix, milk and ice cream. (You may have to soften the ice cream to mix.)
4. Spread the pudding onto of the crumbled Ritz Cracker in the pan.
5. Once you spread the pudding, put the Cool Whip on top of the pudding. Spread the Cool Whip evenly over the entire pan.
6. Sprinkle the remaining crumbled Ritz Crackers you had left over on top of the Cool Whip.

And you’re all done! :) You can serve it right away, however I recommend refrigerating it at least an hour before serving. This will allow the pudding to thicken up and everything to settle. The dish must be kept in the refrigerator when not being served.

I hope you enjoy Ritz Cracker Fluff as much as I do, and I look forward to future blog posts for you all!