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Today we are announcing our Employee Spotlight series. We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to our employees and learn a little more about them. This week’s employee spotlight is Sydney Carver. She is an event coordinator and social media manager here at The Event Group. Read all about Sydney above! Our next employee spotlight will be our event coordinator Cortney Stitt, stay tuned!

It was trending on Twitter, made the front page of magazines and newspapers and is now all over the internet… Kim and Kanye have officially wed in Italy. From the photos that have been released thus far, the wedding was absolutely incredible! You can gather inspiration for your own wedding or event from the celeb couple’s nuptials. We have a good example…

Kim and Kanye said their ‘I Do’s’ in front of a stunning floral wall.

The duo must share a love for floral walls because Kim was photographed with one earlier this month.

Here at The Event Group, we are very familiar with floral walls. In 2011, we had the honor of being a part of Steeler’s quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger and his wife, Ashley’s wedding day. We had Hepatica design a pink floral wall made entirely out of roses. This served as a beautiful backdrop for photos!

Floral walls not only look beautiful but also fill the venue with a wonderful, fresh scent. This is something that can easily be incorporated into the wedding decor and will be a definite WOW factor!

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Now that Memorial Day is behind us, summer is here and in full swing. Whether you are a bride and groom looking for the perfect signature cocktail to serve at your upcoming wedding reception or you just enjoy a great seasonal libation, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up some of the most enticing and unique cocktails with seasonal flavors such as mint, lemon, basil and peach. Serve these up at your next event and we guarantee they will be a hit!

Pomegranate Lemonade

1.5 oz. Ciroc Red Berry
1 oz. Lemonade
.5 oz. Pomegranate Juice
.5 oz. Lemonchelo
.5 oz. Simple Syrup

In a mixing tin, add all ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled coup glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Grapefruit Mint Mojito 

1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
1 ruby-red grapefruit
3/4 cup white rum
3 cups ice
1 cup seltzer

Champagne over orange sorbet. This one is quick and easy. Take your favorite champagne and pour over a tennis ball size scoop of sorbet; easy! This is one of those drinks that is perfect for the hottest of summer nights.

Peach-a-rita

4 oz. tequila
2 oz. triple sec
1.5 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tsp Grand Marnier (optional, but delicious)
1/2 peach
1 cup ice
Garnish glass with lime zest and coconut sugar or lime zest and sea salt

This is a drink that is both beautiful to the eye as well as delicious! This will score you major points for creativity. Serving peach-a-ritas would be the perfect signature cocktail for a Georgia couple; after all, it’s the state fruit!

Live Basil Gimlet 

5 large basil leaves
1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup.

This is a fresh, summer twist on a classic cocktail. So which will you be trying?! Check out our Pinterest page for more cocktail ideas!