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The Celebrations By Samara Family

The 17th birthday party extravaganza for Taylor was sensational. Summery turquoise and lime green accented the house. The party started off with a catered sushi dinner, and lead into games with a “Minute to Win it” themed competition. While Celebrations by Samara staff set up the games, Taylor and her 45 guests formed into six teams. They played seven games total, including stacking lip balm tubes with chopsticks, throwing playing cards in watermelon halves, and balancing dice on popsicle sticks. The guests had a blast and the competition got intense, as everyone wanted their team to win.

The evening was complete with a photo booth, where guests had the chance to take silly pictures with hats and other props. Finally, the catered ice cream and 18 toppings were a big hit along with the deliciously customized double-layered cookie cake. The guests were entertained every minute of the event and the smiles on everyone’s faces were proof enough that the party was a winner!
What the client said:
“Thank you so much for everything you did to make Taylor’s 17th birthday party a night to remember. When Taylor asked if she could have a party at home with 50 17-year olds, I couldn’t imagine what we could do to keep them entertained for four hours. Plus, after last year’s big 16th birthday bash, I was pretty much done with party planning. So it was so nice to have you step in to take care of EVERYTHING. And what an even greater relief it was to have you work directly with Taylor to plan it all from start to finish, from the theme, to the Minute-to-Win-It games, photo booth, food, and everything inbetween. All I had to do was write the check. And best of all, it was such a pleasure to work with you and your team. By the time the party came around, you all were like family. You were so much fun to have at the party, while at the same time buzzing around to make sure it all got done, perfectly. The party was a huge success, just as I’d expect, and I couldn’t have been happier. I look forward to your help for my 50th birthday, and Taylor’s graduation party. Taylor and her friends are still talking about her party. I can’t wait to share the pictures. You guys really are the BEST!!”

Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.

Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

Save your inspirations, creative ideas and style from cool websites. Family and friends can make comments and give suggestions.

Pretty cool way to plan an event. Check it out.

Happy Pinning,
Samara

Bounce-a-thon
benefiting Joshua & Robin
Berry Children’s Trust
Sunday Aug 14
10 am–12 noon
BounceU Houston SW
10601 S. Sam Houston Pkwy West

Thank you!
Bounce U Houston and Celebrations By Samara

Western Style ‐ The Houston Way
Recently Embark Floral had the opportunity to do floral centerpieces for a July 5 Graduation party at Smith & Wollensky in Highland Village through party planner Samara Beth Hurley of Celebrations by Samara. This premier event planner contracted Embark Floral to handle the unique centerpieces for this party. We had the opportunity to make rustic western saddle and boot vases look graduation‐like, feminine yet Smith & Wollensky‐ worthy. According to Samara and her staff, we did an amazing job! We used colorful assorted grasses to fill the base and topped the arrangement with three large whimsical dahlias. The total effect was not your typical western wildflower arrangement, but more of a rustic bohemian look.

This got us in the mood to think western. Although Houston’s urban concrete jungle and fast paced life makes us forget where we live on this globe, the truth is we are at the center of all things western. Consider the city‐wide event each March called the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and the hundreds of millions that it raises every year for local scholarships. As Texans, we have an affinity for the western look. As Houstonians, we own the concept of what makes “western” cool.

Go ahead and embrace your western heritage. Here are some pictures of the vases used at Smith & Wollensky’s event. Don Mechanic Enterprises, Ltd out of Dallas manufactures the vases out of resin. We were impressed with the fine details in the vase designs. Maybe they will inspire you to have a “western” themed event sometime soon.Check out more vase styles at: www.donmechanic.com Flower options:
There are many options of flowers you can use to keep in the western theme. Of course, sunflowers are a natural choice, but consider blue bella‐donna delphinium as a bluebonnet look‐alike.

Another flower that I highly recommend for a more unique western look is the versatile dahlia. It comes in a wide variety of colors and textures. Whatever your color scheme, there is a dahlia out there to match it! Just contact us at Embark Floral, and we’ll special order the dahlia color that works best for you! Here’s a sample of a Dahlia we have in the shop today.

Other dahlia examples:
These are just a few suggestions for flowers. There are many options to create that unique Houstonian western look. Don’t be overwhelmed. Trust the professionals. At Embark Floral we know how to design Western‐ the Houston Way.

POST-DIVORCE DATING CLUB™

SO MUCH MORE THAN A DATING SITE
Post-Divorce Dating Club™ is so much more than an online dating site! We offer ways to meet and ways to learn with datinars, quick-mixers, eLearning, books, blogging, advice giving, online dating, matchmaking, an A to Z directory of resources, offline minglers across the country, Forums to be heard, dating boot camps, conferences, play dates for adults that include the kids and activities that will knock your socks off.

Stay tuned for fun events nationwide!!

LIMITED TIME SPECIAL ~ $15 off Session 2 Summer Kamp Kidiquette Class at the Bellaire Recreation Center.
Simply mention this coupon when registering your child(ren). Discount good for unlimited number of children.
Offer Expires May 31st

Kamp Kidiquette©
Successful Etiquette Kamp for Kids

Build Confidence in Your Kids with Kamp Kidiquette this Summer at the
Bellaire Recreation Center
5125 Laurel, Bellaire, TX 77401

Learning Manners and Etiquette can be FUN! Imagine a world where your kids say “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” and “you’re welcome.” One where they respect their friends, siblings, parents and other adults. They feel less embarrassed and shy meeting new people, know how to have proper table manners, and show good sportsmanship. Sign your kids up for an interactive and FUN Kamp Kidiquette™ class. We are pleased to introduce Mary Caravella, Kidiquette’s new teacher. Mary has a Master’s of Science in Education. She currently holds four New York State teaching certificates, two of which are in the area of Special Education, and is pending certification in Texas. Kidiquette was created by mother, event planner and owner of Celebrations By Samara, LLC., Samara Hurley. Read below to see all the topics covered in Level 1. This is not your average “Etiquette Class.” You and your kids will LOVE it.

Bellaire Recreation Center Kidiquette Schedule:
Monday – Friday 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Class (Extended Day with Swimming until 3:00pm)
Session 2: June 20 – June 24 Res $250, Non-Res $260
Ages 5 – 9 Minimum 9, Maximum 12 kids per class

Now offering Optional Extended Day with swimming and activities 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
@ $10 additional per day per child. Includes admission to Bellaire Recreation Center pool with Kidiquette instructors’ supervision. You can choose which days you want to participate for extended day and pay in advance with registration.

Post-Divorce Dating Club™ is the best dating club online that for separated and divorced men and women. It is built around a community of like-minded people that know how difficult divorce is and know how difficult dating post divorce is.
Why a club? A club is a group of people that all have something in common, and have organized together to share that something they have in common, in this case, divorce. A dating site is a place where everyone wants one thing, to date. Post-Divorce Dating Club™ offers so much more than a dating site.

MIX

We mix it up on our site. Post-Divorce Dating Club™ is the only online site that mixes datinars, webinars, socials, eLearning, books, blogging, advice giving, online dating, matchmaking, divorce and dating consulting, meetup groups across the country, forums to be heard, dating boot camps, conferences, play dates for adults that include the kids and activities that will knock your socks off.

MINGLE

We mingle both on and off our site. Post-Divorce Dating Club™ is the only online site that mingles both online and offline. We mingle through our meetup groups that will soon be across the country. We mingle through the forum. We mingle with socials, wine tastings, conferences, dating boot camps, relationship seminars and parties. We mingle all over the place so you can feel comfortable and have another way to meet your match.
MAYBE MEET

There is a chance for you to maybe meet Mr. or Ms. Right. Post-Divorce Dating Club™ is the only online site that offers you the opportunity to maybe meet both online and offline. We offer the typical online dating and the atypical offline activities. And, more importantly, you don’t have to be a part of the online dating to maybe meet. Our offline activities are open to all membership levels.

and website to sign up for this on-line dating service and events.

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