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Bravit Candles Shift Shape While Burning

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

These very cool "pathing" candles -- Bravit Decoration Candles, by Authentics ($28) -- leave you in the dark as to what shape they will become while burning. Due to the weaving wick, they will continually change shape as the wick moves about. The wick formation also will cause the flame to split into two at any intersection. Available in a number of patterns on different Web sites, and also available in the numbers 0-9 ($24); great idea for birthday parties! You'll also want a base ($6-8), available on the same page as the first candle linked in this post. As seen on youTube!


Tags: Authentics, candle, candles, parties, party, Unica Home, UnicaHome

The Portable Dry Ice Maker

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

This is one cool gadget for your holiday parties. A portable device that can create a one pound block of dry ice in around one minute. Dry ice is a superfast coolant for foods and beverages. Plus it looks really neat. It would be wonderful for Halloween festivities. The device from Hammacher Schlemmer requires a connection to a cylinder of compressed liquid CO2 with a dip tube or siphon which must be purchased from local gas dealers or a welding supply shop. One 50-lb. CO2 cylinder at room temperature yields up to 11 blocks of dry ice and handling requires use of insulated gloves, also not included So it's a teensy bit complicated. Still cool though. . It sells for $499.95.

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Tags: drt ice, DrtIce, entertaining, parties

Outrageously Extravagant Birthday Parties for Children

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events


Sometimes you've got to wonder at what point a kiddie party becomes more about the parents than it does about the kids. I'm sure they all love their children dearly and have the best of intentions, but kids can only appreciate so much when it comes to extravagance and money spent. Birthday parties have become the new way for parents to both shower their children with love and impress the competition,*ahem*, neighbors, at the same time. Gone are the days of balloons and cake in the backyard, replaced instead with renting entire clubs and candy stores while serving dinner on fine china. These days some people are spending upwards of $30000, $40000, and even $50,000+ on their children's birthday parties.

Ridiculous, or simple displays of affection from those who can afford it? You decide, I'm too jealous.

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Tags: b-day, bday, birthday, birthdays, cake, child, children, chilren's, extravagant, kid, kids, money, parties, party, spending

Planning a Party? Rent A Rockstar!

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events, Celebrity Shopping

We mentioned that singer George Michael was hired to play at a New Year's party in Russia for $3 million. What we didn't mention is that he was at the party for just over an hour. This is a classic example of the luxury party trend of renting rockstars (or other celebrities) to show up at parties. Christina Aguilera, Bette Midler and Robin Williams have done over the top birthday parties. 50 Cent and Aerosmith have done multimillion-dollar bat mitsvahs. "It's common knowledge that Bruce Springsteen and U2 won't do it," said the head of the corporate and private events division for Creative Artists Agency, but just about everyone else will.

The artists may be doing it for the money (at thousands of dollars per minute, who wouldn't?), but they're also making some people really happy by appearing at their special event. Is it worth the payout on the part of the consumer? That's for you to decide the next time you're throwing a million dollar birthday party.


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Tags: celebrities, celebs, events, parties, rock stars, Rockstar

Rent Out the Gherkin

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

Need a good place to hold a party in London? How about 30 St. Mary Axe, otherwise known as the Gherkin? The restaurant and lounge bar can hold from 120 to 260 guests for a cocktail reception and the hiring fee is £9,000 + vat. There are also private dining rooms with city views. Exclusive dining memberships are also available.

[via London Launch]

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Tags: gherkin, london, parties, st. mary axe

Hyatt Throws Sweet Sixteen Parties

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Journeys

Since sweet 16 parties are now all the rage, Hyatt Resorts has launched the "HyaTTeen Suite 16" program, which creates a Sweet 16 sleepover party at participating Hyatt Resorts. The package includes a consultation with the "birthday concierge," a stay for up to two adults and six teens in a two-bedroom suite. limo, robe for the birthday teen, use of a digital camera, dinner for eight including a special birthday dessert, popcorn and candy and movies and a continental breakfast the next morning. The package starts at $2,500 and add-ons can include spa treatments, jet ski tours or surfing lessons.

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Tags: hyatt, parties, sweet 16, Sweet16, teen, teen parties

How Much is Too Much for a Party?

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events

This New York Times article about the TV show My Super Sweet 16 really got me thinking about spending. The show, if you are unfamiliar with it, is a reality program that follows the planning and preparation for some of the most expensive teenage birthday parties in the country. Many of the parties cost upwards of $200,000, not including the gifts of cars, clothes and jewelry that many of the lucky kids receive in addition.

The show has its fans and its critics, but the critics are always the most vocal, saying that such "celebrations of self... [are] an excuse to prolong the whiny, self-centered greediness that gives infantile a bad name." In contrast, a mother whose daughter appeared on the show said "Unless they were crazy or hated their child, any parent who was financially able would do it." Would they? Is there a point where the spending for a child's entertainment should stop?


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Tags: 16, birthday, critics, mtv, new york times, NewYorkTimes, parties, pary, spending, super sweet 16, television, too much

Bankers Drink London Dry

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine

Ever since the story last year of a banker who covered a room of a London club in champagne, we've known that London, bankers, and champagne can be a dangerous combination. Now, according to Decanter, those nutty bankers have been drinking enough to cause shortages of the bubbly. Bankers partying up after their bonus checks have caused a shortage of Dom Pérignon jeroboams (bottles that are four times the size of a normal one). The methuselahs (eight bottles worth) are still holding up. Bonus season is also good for Veuve Clicquot, Corney & Barrow, which runs 12 wine bars, reports that magnums of Veuve are top sellers.

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Tags: champagne, dom perignon, london, parties, veuve cliquot, wine

Last Minute Tickets To Super Bowl Parties

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events

If you are still dreaming of attending the Super Bowl or one of the many, many parties in the Detroit area, it's not too late. I checked in at Cheap Premium Tickets to see what the various events were going for. Tickets for the game now sell for upwards of $2,450 each, in pairs. Tickets to the parties are a little more reasonable but if you want to see Tommy Lee guest DJ at The Vault it will run you $548 ($1,158 gets you access to the VIP section to party with Penthouse Pets). Tickets to the Pepsi Smash starring Kanye West and Nickelback run $366 each for VIP.

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Tags: detroit, kanye west, parties, super bowl, super bowl tickets, SuperBowl, tommy lee, vip



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