Wish Upon a Brunch

Hello Lovelies,

How have you all been? I know you've missed me. I've been working on a little bit of everything but the biggest thing right now is Wish Upon a Brunch: A Brunch With a Purpose for Wish Upon a Wedding.

If you leave in the Houston area and you happen to be free Sunday, August 5th, I'd love to see you at this event. Here's the details:

As some of you may know I sit on the board of a nonprofit called Wish Upon a Wedding. Wish Upon a Wedding is the world's first nonprofit wish granting organization providing weddings and vow renewals for couples dealing with terminal illnesses and serious life altering circumstances, regardless of sexual orientation. 

On Sunday, August 5th, we will host our Wish Upon a Brunch at Hotel Derek in the Galleria Area. The brunch will begin at 11:00am and last until 2:00pm. Wish Upon a Brunch allows us to raise additional funds associated with granting these wedding wishes to deserving couples. 

The Houston Chapter of Wish Upon a Wedding Houston was established in April of 2010 and has made amazing strides to uphold the mission of this heartfelt nonprofit. The first 3 weddings have been granted to some truly deserving couples and the hope is that their stories will encourage and uplift couples dealing with similar situations. Although each wish is completely donated by the services and time of Wish Granters within the wedding industry, there are additional costs that cannot always be handled through donations and it is the responsibility of the nonprofit to make sure these wishes are taken care of to the best of their ability. Wish Upon a Brunch helps raise funds associated with granting wedding wishes to deserving couples dealing with terminal illness and serious life altering circumstances.

A ticket to the Brunch is $75 for adults and $35 for children or you may reserve a table for 10 guests with a donation of $700. Tickets may be purchased at http://wuwhoustonbrunch2012.eventbrite.com/ and you can learn more about this wonderful nonprofit at www.wishuponawedding.org. 

Learn more about our last two wishes here:

Alexis + Christian Love Story

Alexis + Christian Married

Tiffany + Mark Love Story

Tiffany+Mark Married

We Are Young

Hey Lovelies,

As some of you many know, I celebrated my 26th birthday on the 12th of this month. I was lucky enough to spend my birthday supporting my FAV nonprofit, Wish Upon a Wedding, at our 2nd Annual Tacky Wedding Pub Crawl. I had a blast and I truly love my board members because WE ARE YOUNG at heart!

The 2nd Annual Tacky Wedding Pub Crawl benefiting Wish Upon a Wedding

The Pub Crawl allows us to raise additional funds associated with granting wedding wishes to deserving couples like Christian + Alexis and Tiffany + Mark. Check out their amazing love stories and learn more about what Wish Upon a Wedding is all about! I'll post more pics soon.

We Are Young is also one of my FAV songs right now and if you haven't heard it please check it out. I tip my hat to FUN. and Janelle Monae for this amazing song and GLEE rocked it too.

Have a great day, my lovelies! Stay young.

 Blissfully,

~Crystal

Tidbits and Sushi

Hello Lovelies,

I know you've missed me. It's birthday month and I'm finishing up moving into the new place. I'm loving it so far. Just thought I'd post some pics from a fab night a couple of weeks ago.

Houston Tidbits always has some wonderful event for women to attend and the Popup Tidbit Sale did not disappoint.

Marnie Rocks had some AMAZING pieces and I totally loved these Gratitude Bracelets. What a wonderful concept.

Branding is FOREVER important to me. I love the look and the color against the white wall.

Don't sleep on High Fashion Home because guess what...they carry some SUPER cute clothes as well. Now you can get your amazing furniture and a sexy skirt in one stop. ;)

In love with this top

I really wish I was bold enough to wear the chunky necklace but my neck gets tired, lol.

Signature Cocktails are a must. I tried the Spice Trade and it was a very interesting taste. If cinnamon and champagne don't wake you up, nothing will.

I had no clue that you could get a wireless keyboard for iPads so I had to take a pic.

Temple Street is my new BFF. I think she has some amazing pieces. We had a chance to gab about the woes and delights of being a jewelry designer and she's just as sweet as can be. I might have to do another post on her later. Stay tuned. I can't find her card right now but I'll add her info later I promise.

Simple and BOLD

After shopping, then came sushi at the new KATSUYA by Starck Resturant. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was breathtaking. If you're in Houston please go enjoy Happy Hour and just take in the beauty.

I was kinda feeling myself that day so excuse the foggy pics and embrace the style lol.

Pearls: P.S. You're Lovely - Beaded Rope Necklace

Vintage Handbag from one of mom's trips

Top: Some boutique here in Houston. I think it might have been Langford  Market
Gray Tweed Shorts: Express
Teal Suede Pumps: Rack Room Shoes
Gray Belt: I have no idea

Once again thanks for stopping by. Talk to you soon. My birthday is in 8 days!! P.S.

 Blissfully,

~Crystal

If you're looking for something to do on Thursday, April 12th and you want to support a good cause you need to come out to The 2nd Annual Tacky Wedding Pub Crawl benefiting Wish Upon a Wedding Houston. Tickets are only $10.

http://tackyweddingpubcrawlhouston.eventbrite.com/

My Typical Coffee Break

Just wanted ya'll to see what a "Coffee Break" means to me. Coffee Break means my mentor/ big sis/ publicist and I together at a Coffee Shop with our laptops, Androids, iPhones, iPads, and LOTS of coffee knocking out a list of whatever is on our current to-do list.

Total consisted of finishing up my deliverables to send off to LaunchHER for a Freshly Launched Blog feature they want to do on P.S. You're Lovely. sending an amended contract to a bride for Professional Socialites, working on an consignment opportunity for a local vintage store, a press release about Wish Upon a Wedding's last wish, and the list goes on and on.

Focused is all I can. lol.

Blissfully,

~Crystal