Swoon was thrilled to make its TV debut on the Plush Life on Sunday!  The Plush Life is a new show that focuses on exploring “plush” living in Reno/Tahoe.  It’s full of fun and practical ideas and showcases local (love the LOCAL angle) businesses. 

The Plush Life is hosted by matchmaker extraordinaire Jenifer Rose of It’s Just Lunch, the “Culinary Queen” Barbara Mills of Back of the House Cooking School (who, given her title, had to wear a Swoon tiara for the taping), and fashion consultant Isha Casagrande of Lipstick Consulting. 

I guest hosted the wedding episode in place of Isha with Jenifer and Barbara at Swoon. 

 Jenifer and I wore Jenny Yoo bridesmaid dresses for the show.  Crew members kept commenting about how un-bridesmaidy the dresses we were wearing looked.  This is a testament to the fact that most of Swoon’s bridesmaid dresses are just really great party dresses.  We talked dresses, trends, and concluded the show by digging into a Joseph’s Vienna Bakery wedding cake (so good).

Here are a few good tips from the show:

Barbara will do bachelorette parties, wedding showers, and rehearsal dinners at Back of the House.  There is a ton of possibility there to do something unique and fabulous for wedding-related events.  (Plus Barbara is a total kick and you will want her at any party you are planning—she is so fun!)

Paper Moon is an incredible resource for wedding invitations (and Paper Moon is Swoon’s neighbor!).  Laura, the delightful and creative proprietress of Paper Moon, brought over some examples of invitations they have done for the taping and they are pretty beautiful.  They are able to help if you are making your own invites (they carry Paper-Source paper which is great stuff) or if you want to have a custom invitation created for you. 

The Plush Life featured Reno Photo Booth as a favor idea.  We love this idea!  It’s fun, adds another layer of activity to the reception, and gives your guests something that they will not throw away that really marks the joy of your day.  We also, of course, love the old-fashioned feel about it.  It’s sweet and playful and the pictures are bound to be hilarious.      

You can check them out at www.renophotoboothcompany.com. 

It was a ton of fun to showcase Swoon on TV and talk weddings with so many talented Reno people with their own niches. 

Our friends at Batch delivered perfectly Swoonish and amazingly delicious cupcakes for our brides during our Augusta Jones Trunk Show on February 7.

It is no secret that at Swoon we are cupcake connoisseurs.  We've hit the Magnolia Bakery in New York, Sprinkles in Beverly Hills, and Kara's Cupcakes in San Francisco and were DYING to have a great cupcakery in Reno.  We are thrilled that owners Lisa Angius and Anne Archer believe in the power and beauty of a really good cupcake and are making them daily right here in Reno!

We love the idea of using cupcakes as a fabulous and fun alternative to a traditional wedding cake.  The display possibilities are endless!  (We clustered them in vintage champagne glasses.)

In November, Swoon was delighted to host a social for “The Group,” a marvelous collection of local, young professional women.  We had cupcakes, champagne, and, of course, a little try-on session.

We celebrated our grand opening on October 4, 2008 with a Swoon Soiree.

Two hundred of our closest friends, gardenias galore, “Swoontinis,” bubbly, and divine hors d’oeuvres by Charlie Palmer Steak—it truly was a night to remember.  

P.S.  The "Swoontinis" were such a hit that they have been added to the drink menu at Charlie Palmer Steak at the Grand Sierra!

Photography for the Swoon Soiree was done by the magnificent Ciprian at Ciprian Photography www.ciprianphotography.com.