Christmas & Cocktails 2010

Every year since i was a little girl I have hosted a Christmas Party. I was very lucky when I was little, that my parents would give into my hostess passion, and let me host a get together for my friends to celebrate the holidays. It went from Gingerbread house making in elementary school, to coed parties in highschool (always a few crashers), and when I moved out and got my own place I have moved on to Christmas & Cocktails. Everybody loves a good ole' fashioned Holiday Coktail party, right!? For those of you hosting your own cocktail party this holiday season, here are some photos from last year's Cocktail Party. Hopefully it will inspire you with a few ideas!

CHEERS to you and yours!

Trevor & I wore matching Holiday Metallics.

Lets get Blitzed like Blitzen

Snowman & Rudolph Cupcakes from Great Dane Bakery in Los Al

Red Wine Goblets & Red Martni Glasses Brighten up Your Holiday Spread

We served Pomegranate Martnis & Champagne Mixers

Trader Joes Goodies! Gingerbread Men, Holiday Cookies, Peanut Brittle, & Caramel Corn

Our Uncle Perry brought these delicous 'Present" parfaits

Our Cocktail Invitations were custom created at Papyrus

Peppermint Whoopie Pies & Gingerbread Cake

Cheers from the Hostess! *Don't forget to dress up your space with fresh Poinsettia flowers.

Our Christmas Home

Its our very first Christmas together as husband and wife, and we are so excited to embrace the season! Trevor and I both LOVE Christmas time. In fact, its both of our favorite holiday/ time of year. We enjoy putting up the decorations, going to Naples to look at the Christmas lights, picking out a BIG real tree that will barely fit in our living room, picking out a personalized ornament in Downtown Disney, watching Elf over and over and over, and of course our nightly hot chocolate treat. I don't know what it is about Christmas, but I just fall in love with this holiday more and more every year. Kost 103.5 is on my radio non stop, seriously you can catch me on my daily commute to South Coat Plaza rockin out in my car to "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas!

This Christmas I feel so blessed to share the season with my amazing husband who I love more than anything. Not to get all gushy, but Trevor has made my dreams come true. You know that song "All I want for Christmas is you"? Yes, I know its cheesy, but when this song came out I was in the 4th grade, and me being the hopeless romantic I was, would dream about having a husband one day to spend Christmas with. Well I guess it only took 19 years for Santa to bring me what I really wanted, but he was well worth the wait!

I hope you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and may Santa bring you the love you have always wanted.

Festive Dining Room

Jingle Bell Napkin Holders, Reindeer Place Cards, & Candy Cane Napkins. The Silver Chargers bring just enough sparkle!

Snow Currant Potpurri from Pottery Barn makes the house smell like the holidays.

Bar Decor

A Fur Stole and a Santa Hat Wine Decor

Cozy Dining Room! Perfect to cuddle and watch Christmas Movies

Oh Christmas Tree!!!

Cheerful Throw Pillows

Garland for the Staircase. Merry Christmas sign from Etsy!

Family Photo at our Christmas Party in 2009.

Poinsettas, Mini Christmas Trees, Santa Candles, and Pomegranate Fragrance Diffuser dress up our ledges.

Entry Way

Santa, we have been good this year! Fill our Stockings with lots of goodies :)

Rockinghorse Candle

Our Star Christmas Card holder! This will be filled with sweet cards from our amazing friends by the end of the season.

A photo of Trevor and I during our "Snow day" in Oregon.

Christmas Cookies Anyone?

Filled up my vase with unused ornaments. My Twig Reindeer might be one of my favorite Christmas finds.

Fresh Pinecones make the house smell soooo good

Hot chocolate???

Santa Garland. Ally gave this to me when I decorated my very first home for Christmastime.

Santa Door Holder.

Joy Blocks

A little mistletoe for us Newlyweds .

Tis the reason for the season.

Give Thanks

Thanksgiving. A day to give thanks to the Lord for our blessings. God can be so good. I thank God so much for what he has given me. This year he blessed Trevor and I as we became husband and wife. YAY!

This holiday has always been a special time for us, because this is when we fell in love. Three years ago, I woke up in Trevors arms for the first time on Thanksgiving morning. We were living in Oregon at the time, and had no family to visit us, no big turkey dinner planned. However, that Thanksgiving will always be the most memorable for me, the one I am most thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Bruner household to yours! With that I give you our home: Thanksgiving style!

Table Setting all ready for a Thanksgiving feast.

Keep Calm and Gobble on!

Harvest Dining Room

Critter Candles

Fall Entry Table

Trainstation Thanksgiving Printable & Acorn Candles

Fall Throw Pillows

Leaf Garland on the Banister

Our new scarecrows! A gift from my Mom & Dad. They say it looks like me & trevor. haha

Danielle's Little Pumpkin

Little Baby Gianna Kathleen Burns is almost here!!! To celebrate we showered the gorgeous Mama to be with a Pumpkin/ Fall harvest themed baby shower! (Which is Danielle's favorite time of year). It was such a beautiful day, and I am so happy Danielle was showered with so many amazing gifts as she embarks on her journey into motherhood. She is one of my best friends in the whole world, with the biggest heart. She is going to be the most stylish Mama on the block. Gianna is due to arrive December 25th, 2011. We all can't wait to meet our new baby niece.

The Hosts (and Aunties) with the Mama to be. (minus Crystal who was home resting with her baby bump, Carsyn. Soon to come this February!)

Candy Apple Favors from Crystal & I. I got these adorable tags from Etsy, and tied them with orange polka dot ribbon.

Danielle is absolutely glowing with her baby bump.

Holding baby Gianna.

Pumpkins & Birdies.

Danielle's Maternity photos

Dani's baby bump journey. (Pics from her adorable blog. "Our Sweet Life")

Julie the Game GURU!

Adorable invites from Katie Mandalia

The GORGEOUS cake from Melissa Wagner

Decor love.

Centerpieces from Paula. (The Nana to be!)