Target Gift Card Winner Announcement!

Hey Ya’ll,

Lots of you entered my most recent giveaway, so I wanted to quickly thank all of you for checking out my blog and for taking the time to share your New Year’s resolutions with everyone. For me, sharing my goals with others has always made me more successful in reaching them, so I hope that writing them out and posting them online can help all of you keep your fantastic resolutions throughout 2013 and beyond!

Now, onto our winner announcement! By random selection, today’s giveaway winner is… Jean Ju! 

Congratulations! Since you said that your resolution for this year is to “go jogging and work harder”, maybe you can put your Target gift card towards a pair of new running shoes or some other form of workout attire? : )  Please email me at brianworley007@gmail.com to claim your prize!

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you all have a safe and fun weekend.
-Brian

Friday Favorites: TARGET GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY!

Hey Ya’ll,

In an effort to start 2013 off with a bang, I thought it would be fun to give away something everyone would love to win: a Target gift card!

To enter, simply share your #1 New Year’s resolution in the comment section of this post and you’ll be automatically entered to WIN a Target gift card!

Go ahead, let me know what you’re resolving to do in 2013, and you could win some free cash to spend at everyone’s fav store, Target! Keep in mind, a gift card is a GREAT way to say thank you to your favorite holiday party host or someone who gave you a particularly generous holiday gift… Good luck!
-Brian

More Posts Featuring Target:

Friday Favorites: The Target and Neiman Marcus Collection

Turning the Ordinary into Extraordinary: My Centerpiece Design as Featured by California Wedding Day Magazine!

Winner Announcement: The Butter End Cakery Giveaway!

Hey Ya’ll,

I’m excited to announce the lucky winner of what is sure to be a delicious and beautiful custom cake from The Butter End Cakery! And the winner is… Shawna!

Congratulations, Shawna, I hope your paddle-boarding-military-pilot husband appreciates his lovely wife winning him a custom cake for his birthday! Send an email to brianworley007@gmail.com, and I’ll hook you up with all of the details on how to claim your cake! I hope you’ll post a photo of how the cake turns out for his birthday too! ; )

And if you haven’t already, everyone please like The Butter End Cakery on Facebook HERE and follow them on Twitter HERE for mouth-watering updates daily! Also, be sure to check back to see next week’s Friday Favorites post, when I’ll have another fun giveaway for you to enter and win more fabulous products from my favorite vendors!

The best celebrity weddings have a timeless, classic look!

In the meantime, click HERE to read an article I wrote for Fredericksburg.com, all about how to ‘Say I Do Like a Star’! Have a great weekend everyone.
-Brian

Friday Favorites: The Butter End Cakery Giveaway!

Hey Ya’ll,

Good news! The weekend is finally here and today, I’m featuring a super sweet giveaway from The Butter End Cakery!

Artists and Epicures come together at The Butter End Cakery, where the finest cake just happens to be the canvas for incredibly unique works of art.

Millennium Falcon Cake

Born after owner Kimberly Bailey’s battle with cancer, The Butter End Cakery has become a place of joy, creativity and inspiration.

Using only local cage-free eggs, organic milk, hormone-free butter and rolled chocolate instead of fondant, makes The Butter End Cakery stand out in the cake shop crowd.

Ganesh Cake Photo Credit: Brian Leahy

The Butter End Cakery is highly sought after by celebrities, five star hotels and anyone wanting to make their special occasion one to remember. And while they don’t have a bakery case with ready-made desserts, their lofty bright shop in Santa Monica, CA is open to the public with an expo kitchen where it’s fun to watch the team hard at work. You might even get lucky and score a free cake sample while you’re there! ; )

So… I bet you’re wondering how these gorgeous cakes really taste? Well, thanks to reality TV the art of cake making and decorating has become very popular! And while many of the new cake companies either make delicious tasting cake or beautifully decorated cake, The Butter End Cakery does both in a style that’s all their own. They also happen to keep a quote-wall in the kitchen of fun customer comments, including one bride who said, “That’s so good I think I just peed a little!” Which, if you ask me, is one of the best endorsements I’ve ever heard.

GIVEAWAY ALERT:
If you live in the Los Angeles area and would like to win an 8″ hand painted cake (feeds 10) from The Butter End Cakery, simply do the following:

1. FOLLOW them on FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/TheButterEndCakery) and/or TWITTER (https://twitter.com/thebutterend).

2. LEAVE A COMMENT on this blog post, telling us what you’d like your cake to look like and what special event or person you’d like to win the cake for!

That’s it! Follow @TheButterEnd on Twitter or Facebook, then leave a comment below and you could win a piece of edible art from this sweet California cake shop! Good luck!
-Brian

***ELIGIBILITY/TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The cake order must be placed 2 weeks in advance and picked up at The Butter End Cakery shop located in Santa Monica, CA during business hours Monday – Friday. Contest ends at midnight on Thursday 8/9/12.***

Friday Favorites: Enter for a Chance to WIN a Gift Box of Designer Cookies from ‘Modern Bite’

Hey Ya’ll,

Today’s ‘Friday Fav’ is one that I think you’re really going to like… because not only am I telling you all about my new favorite baked goods company called Modern Bite—they’re also giving you a chance to WIN their signature Blue Gift Box—chock full of delicious designer cookies!

Read on, to find out more about Modern Bite and how to enter the giveaway.
Modern Bite puts an innovative design spin on mouth-wateringly delicious desserts. With a focus on delectable taste and impeccable artistic detail, the Los Angeles-based bakery brings the highest caliber ingredients and individualized customer service to its uniquely styled baked treats.

Modern Bite’s tastemakers are whetting summer appetites with a seasonal selection of baked goods that showcase the boutique treatery’s approach to flavor, texture and style. Custom-baked for summer picnics, barbecues and parties, each creation blends the carefully selected ingredients, detailed craft, and imaginative designs that make Modern Bite a top pick among dessert connoisseurs and casual treat lovers alike.

Some of their fan favorites include: Peanut Toffee Pretzel Cookies (pictured above), Triple Chocolate Brownies or the vibrant graphic patterns on their signature Designer Tile Cookies – buttery sugar cookies that make perfect gifts for the discerning sweet tooth with an eye for design.

Modern Bite also provides full service design to individuals or corporate clients who want to create a unique gift item or party favor that showcases their custom message or branding. The photo above, is just one example of their custom design service – a cookie box designed for my company, YourBASH! And let me tell you, not only were they beautifully decorated, they were buttery and delicious to eat!

With their impeccable visual appeal, Modern Bite desserts are a tabletop decorator’s dream. The result: unforgettable finales for every summer event.

So now that you know all about Modern Bite, enter to WIN the Blue Gift Box picture above by doing the following:

STEP 1: Leave a comment below this post to let us know why you’d like to WIN this gorgeous gift box full of designer cookies!
 (It doesn’t matter what you write—just be sure to leave a comment so that we can contact you if you’re selected as our winner!)

STEP 2: Click HERE to ‘LIKE’ Modern Bite on Facebook.

STEP 3: Click HERE (or on the +follow button at the top left of your screen) to follow my blog ; ) please and thank you!

Simply COMMENT, LIKE, and FOLLOW, and then you’ll be automatically entered to WIN these chic n’ delicious treats! ***Complete each step and enter to win now, because you only have until Thursday, July 12, at 5 p.m. PST to do so.***

The lucky winner will be announced Friday, July 13, at 9 a.m. PST at the top of my next ‘Friday Favorites’ post. Good Luck, everyone.
-Brian

Exciting News!

Hey Ya’ll,

I have been nominated for Event Designer of the Year and my business partner, Jaime Geffen has been nominated for Event Producer of the Year!

You can vote for both of us at http://www.bizbash.com/los-angeles/votes/. Simply click on the link, then scroll down to each of our categories and look to the left-hand side of your screen to select our names and submit your vote! Voters may make one vote in each category every 24 hours. Voting closes Sunday, June 10th at 11:59 PM PST.

The winners will be announced on June 13th at the BizBASH Ideafest! Thank you for your votes everybody, your support means a lot to me.
-Brian