Valentine's Day from a man's point of view.


Saturday, January 24, 2010
HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

VALENTINE'S DAY FROM A MAN'S POINT OF VIEW. After the Jets game on Sunday 1/24/10, I can start thinking about my game plan for Valentine's Day and how to make my significant other feel special. 


Truth is I'll probably wait until the super bowl is over! Knowing my honey, she probably has decided on what we should do but when I offer my suggestions I know she’ll appreciate them.


Valentine's Day is on Sunday this year which should be a boon for restaurants - brunch, lunch, dinner, midnight toasts. I'm so happy it's not on Saturday when restaurant menu prices skyrocket and they have all cutsey aphrodisiac menu items to select. 


Or you could go to White Castle for their traditional, pocket friendly meal with flowers and candle light. www.whitecastle.com/valentines I just found out about it and it could be fun for the 18 -24 set or the adventurous. 


From my macho point, I'd like to sleep late , have some bed frolicking and then enjoy brunch. ( Too bad Cafe Des Artist closed. I was familiar with its "old world'' style and the low noise level) 


I could make fluffy fresh blueberry pancakes with powdered sugar and serve cinnamon flavored cappuccino sprinkled with shavings of Valrhona Dark Chocolate and Cava with edible flowering hibiscus.
Will also make applewood smoked bacon and perfect rounds of melon wrapped with prosciutto di parma. 

A day before the brunch I'll go to Crate & Barrel Store on Madison and 60th Street and select their attractive dishes with some red. (The cost shouldn't be too much - it's only for two) I'll memorize or sketch how their display team arrange the dishes. I'll buy a few potted orchids instead of long stemmed roses. My honey prefers either white tulips or orchids.

Forget the chocolate - what women wants to add calories - but if I did buy chocolate I ‘d go to www.vogeschocolate.com and buy the aphrodisiac hatbox ltd. edition designed by fashion designer Frog Greishaw. The chocolates inside are yummy and could be re-gifted.
After brunch we can experience an intimate massage at Shizuka Spa www.shizukany.com and then opt for a good movie.

What women wouldn't appreciate this kind of attention? 

Arthur Anderman - This is my second blog for Annette Aaron Eventfulls. How am I doing?





Sunday, January 17, 2010
Why don't more couples ELOPE?

I consult with many brides 1.5 years to 6 months in advance of their magical day.. The bride and groom to be has so much to do, prepare and to think about. Lists upon Lists.
Most important to the bride and groom is the amount of money they can afford. That dirty and very real word "The Budget".
What about the stress and anxiety? Isn't this supposed to be the best day of your life? Why is your face constantly breaking out?
My Twelve Reasons to think about Eloping:
1. You won't have to listen to your future Mother-in-Law, Mom, Step Mom, Sister or best friend's suggestions and advice for a year.
2. Being a married couple now you have the ability to select any venue, any date, any season you desire to celebrate. Save money by not being dictated to by venue rules and availability.
3. Celebrate and BE RELAXED with family and friends at an after Elopement Party. Enjoy the food the caterer prepared! Enjoy the celebration! Don't be stressed by the wedding day rituals!
4. Surprise everyone with unique invitations. ( "I Eloped" Celebrate with Us!) Use non traditional colors, and be witty.
5. Guests won't have the usual expectations about wedding food, bar, flowers, decor. Why should they? They will be so excited to congratulate you and ask for the details of the elopement.
6. Eliminate time consuming fittings for a wedding dress: Your weight goes up, your weight goes down, you diet and obsess about fitting into the dress you selected months ago and will probably preserve it for a costly sum of money.
7. Now that you're married, you have the option to select a sexy, outrageous, seasonal, trendy, or designer dress and probably spend less money. And the bonus is you can wear this dress more than once.
8. Spare all the Bride's Maids from purchasing, wearing dresses and colors that are not their style. I personally love a sexy black cocktail dress and if I had to wear turquoise or pink because that was the selected color scheme, I would be an unhappy camper.
9. Forget about the favors that you want to be meaningful, and not tacky and not too pricey.
10. Share your wedding vows, commitments, poems, songs from your heart - but now you are able to be more creative and certainly not as nervous.
11. No hurt feelings - Your folks are divorced and both are remarried or worse, one parent is remarried and the other is still without a spouse.
12. Being a married couple may change your priorities may/can change to purchaing Condo/Home, New Career, Higher Education, 401K, Family Planning.
Ask most couples five to seven years later , "If they had to do it all over', most would respond with maturity and life experience that the expense spent on a one day Wedding Reception could be used for private school for children, or a larger savings account.
I'm not suggesting eloping is for every bride - but it's another choice that can be eqully as rewarding. After all it's about the love and commitment you have for each other!
Annette Aaron Eventfulls
"Creating Food and Weddings with Personality"
www.annetteaaronevents.com 917.763.7559 email: annette@annetteaaronevents.com