THE RECAP: 6th Annual New Friends Holiday Party!

Cheers to a very successful party!

Ladies & Gentlemen...I'm back and as per usual there has been a lot happening! I took a mini-hiatus to spend much needed time to myself, nurture a few relationships, work a little harder, learn some new things, plan a few trips and most importantly plan my favorite party of the year! This is our 6th year hosting the New Friends Party and needless to say, it's always a lot of work in the planning process (a little bit of stressing lol) but somehow, we always manage to pull of a successful event! Our planning/brainstorming usually happens at the tail end of the summer where we start to meet periodically to discuss logistics and responsibilities of committee members. Our goal is to strive for greatness yet keeping in mind that tis' the season to give back, so we always involve a different charity each year to spread our wings, you know and to ensure that our party is one of those parties people can't stop talking about. We are all about making new connections and having so much fun that you can leave all your problems at home and come and turn up with us (in the classiest way possible of course) lol.

2015 New Friends Host Committee: Pamela, Derrick, Giorgio, Stephanie, myself & Andre (not pictured).

This year was no different and I have to say this was by far one of the best parties we've planned thus far. From the planning committee (shout-out to Andre, Derrick, Giorgio, Pam & Stephanie) down to the amazing charity organization we chose (Ashley thank you for educating us on the Junior Achievement Board), the photo-booth (Capcity Booth we will be back!) and DJ 5'9 for the back-to-back music our friends thoroughly enjoyed! I couldn't have asked for a better way to bring in the holidays than with a few old and new friends. So without further delay, here is an exclusive sneak peek into the 6th Annual New Friends Holiday Party!

 

Here's the quick skinny on my look this year, I was inspired by Khloe Kardashian's Great Gatsby look she rocked for her mom's 65th birthday party here. Although I don't have 16K coins to spend on a fabulous dress and bejeweled headpiece I knew the era I wanted to bring to life. Huge thank you to my glam squad Lola for the flawless face and Skyler for my blunt hair cut.

 

HEAD TO TOE:

 

Headpiece from Womens Exotic Cleopatra Beaded Belly Dance Head Cap (I did DIY project once I received the headpiece by cutting off the dangling beads to create a more chic and effortless look)

Gold Coast Gown by Pamella Rolland from Rent The Runway

Earrings, midi-rings & bracelet from ALDO accessories 

Clutch by ZARA

Shoes (not pictured) are Jimmy Choo 

 

Now let's get back to this fabulous party that went down last weekend....

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you all had an amazing time, we had such a blast and can't wait for next year!! Stay tuned for future New Friends Events that maybe coming sooner than later! I want to personally wish everyone a very blissful Christmas, I'll be back next week with some new posts :)

 

*bows out gracefully*

YOU'RE INVITED: 6th Annual New Friends Holiday Party!

You're cordially invited to the 6th Annual New Friends Holiday Party!

 

Tis' the season for the 6^th Annual New Friends Holiday Party and this year we are making it one to remember! If you've been to our parties in the past you know the crowd is always filled with DC's most fabulous socialites and young professionals in one room dancing the night away to their favorite tunes while sipping our signature cocktails and making some new friends. Since our photo-booth was such a HIT last year we are doing it again along with raffle prizes!!

Ticket purchase(s) includes a 2hour open bar (10pm-12am) & complimentary hor d'oeuvres.

What’s a holiday party without making a charitable donation to an organization we feel passionate about? A portion of this year’s proceeds will go to the Junior Achievement of Greater Washington. Learn more here: http://www.myja.org/about/mission/.

Venue: Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar

223 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Washington, DC 20003

9pm-1am

 

Music by DJ 5’9 

 

Formal attire required.

We expect tickets to sell out early so we strongly encourage you to buy your tickets now! Tickets cannot be purchased at the door.

FYI-You do not have to print your tickets but please be ready to show CONFIRMATION of ticket purchase via phone. Get your tickets HERE!

Hashtag for social media: #NFHolidayParty

We thank you in advance for your support!

RECAP: 5th Annual New Friends Holiday Party!

5th Annual Holiday Party!

Hello, guys!! I know I've been slacking on my posts lately, but I'm finally back to blogging. I'm sooo happy that my holiday party was a huge success all benefitting a great cause. All thanks to the incredible dream team (Derrick, Pam and Giorgio) that made it possible, we worked so hard to make sure our guests were taken care of. It was so nice to see all my family and friends under one roof in addition to seeing some new faces! Without further delay, check out the exclusive look at the inside of the 5th Annual New Friends Party! OMG, it was so much fun!

 

As soon as I got to Silo Restaurant (the beautiful venue we chose for our party) I had to check out our personalized photo-booth. We were inspired by the Kardashians to keep the pictures black and white so that our guests could truly rely on their creativity to have fun while snapping pictures in the booth. Our tag line was "Press here to start but don't drop that alcohol" which was inspired from Beyoncé's latest song 711! I was so obsessed with our photo-booth it was a hit the whole night!  

Don't panic we just getting started.......

How dope is it that we found letter balloons? I'm super obsessed with exposed brick so adding the balloons glammed up the restaurant a bit, without it being too much.

 

Our floral arrangements were custom made by Giorgio & Derrick! We also added candles all over the restaurant to make it very romantic for all the lovers in the house :)

This was sooo easy, definitely a good DYI if your into holiday décor!

 

Our photo-booth was not complete without the infamous leather jackets similar to the ones Kim and Kanye wore on their wedding night. We loved that so much we had to do it "NEW FRIENDS" style, do you guys like? I can't get over how great of job Derrick did with the replica!

 

 

You know we had to hit the photo-booth up! #PhotoboothOnFleek

HEAD TO TOE: Ethereal Crop top by For Love & Lemons/ Ethereal Maxi skirt by For Love & Lemons/ Accessories from TopShop/ Flash Tattoos gifted from Flash Tat/ Jimmy Choo 'Lance' heels/

Now, let's get into my look of the night! I was so inspired to dress a little different this year, that I decided to go Bollywood for the night mixed with Rihanna's Diamond ball look. I found this dress just one week ago on Revolve Clothing and was instantly obsessed. I knew I would have to glam it up so I went a little crazy with some flash tattoos and accessories lol. My makeup artist made me look flawless, it was clean and very effortless (thanks to Candice)! My sister did my hair and when I say PERFECTION, I mean perfection! She did it exactly how I wanted, off my face and very sleek. Although you couldn't see my shoes, I wore my favorite metallic Jimmy Choo 'Lance' heels to tie everything together. I was very happy with my look overall! What do you guys think?   

My favorites all in one pic! #EPIC

My new friends that I adore :)

Hugs for my favorite VA girl! Always holding me down :) 

Brother from another, proud of this guy!

Bestfraaaaaaand!

Framily!

I was so excited to have my family at my holiday party! They mean the world to me and by the looks of it, they really enjoyed themselves. Love you guys so much!!!!

One of the many champagne toasts or shots...lol! 

Family...not sure why I made that face lol, but I love this pic!

My absolute favorite. xo!  

Another new friend that I'm obsessed with, sweetest guy ever!

Zahra's LBD had me swooning! This picture was all about the details of our dress, I'm so into lace right now.

How great did this pic turnout?! Some old friends mixed with one new friend makes a great party!

Our friend brought his selfie stick to the party! You know we flicked it up a bit :)

Cheers to a successful holiday party, the dream team did it! If you want to see more pictures visit https://newfriendsholidayparty14.shutterfly.com/! Thank you Hope for capturing all these pictures, you're amazing beyond words! Now that the holiday party is over, it's time to start Christmas shopping and prep for Christmas Eve dinner with the family and so much more. I hope you all are enjoying the holidays so far, spread the love!!

*bows out gracefully*