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When I was a little girl, my favorite game to play with my mother was WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? She would sit my on her lap, look me in the eyes and say, "Mary, What do you Want to Be?" If my wish was to be a princess she would gently press her finger against my lips, poof I had lipstick. A slight brush of my head and there was my tiara, sprinkles of magic dust followed and TA-DA……I was a princess. We must have played this game 5 times a week for about 4 years and over those years I was everything from a Zoo Keeper to the Fonz. If...
read moreA Hurricane, Karma and My Date with The Contessa
When I was 10 years old my Grandmother died. My Grandmother Lucille (who owned the Wavecrest Resort in Montauk, NY) passed away in October and instead of heading to Montauk (the only place we EVER spent our summers,) my parents shifted gears and announced that we were now going to a place called West Hampton. WHAT!? Where was that? Did it have Pizza Village and Game A Rama? But more importantly, would Grandma be there? Would the smell of the ocean be the same? Would I be able to play with the switchboard, laugh with my cousins Brian and...
read moreValentines Day, Colin Cowie & Joan Rivers Earings
Do you attack yourself with questions? I do. I have a million questions that run through my head every day that mostly pertain to my career. Why am I doing this? Is this the best job for me? Is this it? What’s next? Did they like the party? Do they like me? What age does one start getting Botox? Was the chicken cooked properly? And one random ongoing one that I’ve pondered for years “Do you think Mrs. Garret really loved those girls?” This is my head and the dizziness of questions that plague it. Years ago, my Dad asked me...
read moreMovies, TV and Food
Growing up the line between reality and fantasy was a very blurred one for me, this especially applied to TV and Film. I was the type of kid who went to see ET, and then would come home and ask my Grandfather to help me figure out a way to make my bicycle fly. We worked on this for about a week and at the end of the week, my bicycle was hooked up to a pulley system tied between two cables and sure enough I was flying. After seeing the film The Goonies, I enlisted all the kids on my block to star in a production of a knock off film I wrote...
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It Truly Was A Circus Of A Week
Sometimes in the event world you get a perfect storm of events coupled with “interesting” weather. This week was certainly no exception for MGCE. I will use the word “interesting” to describe the 90+ degree days of pure sunshine and humidity we had to work with. The intricacies that go into planning a rooftop event are so detailed it could make your head spin. No matter how many hours, days, weeks, months you spend planning and thinking about how to best execute an event, there will ALWAYS be hurdles to get over. Try walking 3000...
read moreNo Rain, No Rain
Event Mantra Numero Uno: “When planning your event, don’t waste time worring about things you have absoutley no control over.” The number one thing clients always stress about is weather and last night was a perfect example of what a waste of time that is. Jen set up her entire event just in time for the sky to open and pour down, but not on her party. Jen and our amazing team of waitstaff quickly moved the party inside to wait out the downpour and as soon as it was over…magic…party back on and a beautiful time...
read moreBikini Body Smoothie
One of my all-time favorite summer treats has to be a fruit smoothie. However, one problem I tend to encounter with these healthy treats is that often times there is an unnecessary amount of added sugar and preservatives to “enhance” taste and maintain freshness. In addition, while we’re all trying to keep our bodies bikini-ready, sometimes these smoothies can be packed with hidden calories and you can unknowingly consume half your daily calories before 10AM. My method for avoiding these unwanted additives is by using overripe...
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