As the holidays creep in, we start to think about gifts. One of my favorite gifts to give are delectable sweet treats, and this year is no different. I have started the search for what candies & cookies to make this year for my friends and family. Would you like to share any of your favorite treats? Here are a few of mine.

1. Buckeyes
2. Dark Chocolate Cherry Truffles
3. Mint Chocolate Fudge
4. White Chocolate Cashew Drops covered in Milk Chocolate
5. Holiday Chocolate Bark with pistachio's and cranberries (My Mom's favorite)
6. Thin Mint Cookies
7. Carmel Pecan Bites
8. White Chocolate Chex Mix
9. Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzels
10. Eggnog Snickerdoodles

I could go on...but I should stop myself. Which ones should I choose?

With one holiday down and two more to go, the Gals of Sashay are finding themselves very busy indeed. However, we did find some time over the Thanksgiving holiday to put on our "Betty Crocker" face and have some some fun in the kitchen. Here are a few tips we picked up after this years Thanksgiving weekend with our families.

1. Allow your family to only stay a week or less
2. Never start a home repair project over the holidays
3. Have family events planned for the holiday weekend
4. Start preparing food before Thanksgiving day to save you time and stress
5. Get family involved and have them prepare some of the Thanksgiving dishes
6. Go around the table and find out what everyone is thankful for
7. Eat a lot of food and save room for dessert (my favorite part to eat and make)
8. Find time to relax
9. Enjoy the leftovers
10. Wish your family safe travels home and get ready for Christmas

BRIDAL TRUNK SHOW - don't miss out!!!

Don't miss out on a trunk show featuring Heidi Elnora's new Silhouettes Collection and the opportunity for girls to work one on one with the very talented designer, Heidi. The trunk show will start on Thursday, November 12th and go through the 14th. Brides receive a 10% token of appreciation off the base cost of their gown when they order it during the show.

If you are in the market for a dress of your own, or know someone who still need their dress or even wants that 'Hollywood" second dress, this is a great opportunity for them to help design their own dress and work creatively and intimately with the actual designer.

Heidi Elnora

Atlanta Gallery
404.903.4263
1545 Peachtree Street, Suite 112
Atlanta, Georgia

Birmingham Gallery
205.977.7202
4128 Crosshaven Lane
Birmingham, Alabama

Halloween 2009

Hip Hip Hooray for our favorite holiday... HALLOWEEN!!! This year we had a blast at Park Tavern's Halloween Festivities. Local premier party band, The Yacht Rock Revue, brought down the house with a complete set of Michael Jackson's Thriller album in it's entirety. WOW! The gals of Sashay rocked out with the band of zombie-clad yacht rockers, dressed as a couple of our all time favorite heros. Can you guess who?

Anniversary Traditions

The 3rd Anniversary is here and I cannot believe it has been 3 years already. I guess it is true what they say… time flies when your having fun!

To keep the love and laughter a high priority, my husband and I have come up with our very own anniversary traditions. One of which included each of us donning our wedding day attire. Him in his suit – and “Oh, does he look good!” and me in my wedding dress… yes it still fits. Then we hit the town! Yes, we may get a few stares or whispers, but most people tend to recognize the same enjoyment and humor that we do. This year, we even had another couple secretly pay for our bottle of wine before we paid our server. They weren't looking for a “Thank You” or a pat on the back because they left before we had the chance to do so. They just did it to be thoughtful and kind. Don't you wish more people were like this? My husband and I were really touched and can’t wait for the opportunity to return the favor to someone else one day.

So, that’s a little snapshot into my anniversary traditions. Be sure to make your own and send us some stories.

The Sweet and Saucy Top Ten: Halloween Costumes!

It is the time of year again to pull out all the spooky decor, change the front porch lights to something scary and carve those pumpkins. This is one of Sashay's favorite holidays. In fact, we had an entire wedding devoted to Halloween last October. In honor of our last years Bride and Groom and well... just for the fun of it, we are dedicating this months blogs strictly to the fun festivities of Halloween. Here are some of the top ten costume ideas we have scene over the years and years of Halloween Parties we have thrown or attended. Enjoy!


1. The Bride and Groom












2. Rainbow Bright
3. Gallagher












4. The Channel 5 Action News Team (Anchorman)








5. The Godfather, who btw, was the Father of our Halloween Bride last year.











6. Cruella de Vil










7. Dumb and Dumber










8. Jem and the Holograms










9. The Captain of the Yacht Rock Revue









10. Devil with a Blue Dress On!

Bride & Bloom Magazine - Sashay feature!!!!

Okay Okay.... so we are a bit over excited about our latest Sashay press. I think maybe it's because finally someone has recognized the importance of strutting shoes on your wedding day. And when it comes to "strutting shoes", Bride and Bloom Magazine went directly to the source and asked the Gals of Sashay where they send their Brides. Check out what we had to say in their latest publication.

Now come on Brides, join in and "just say NO" to those boring, mundane, egg white, wedding generic shoes.

Show your style.
Show your spunk.
Let's see that strut!