centerpieces

Floral Friday

4:24 PM

Floral Friday - March 7th, 2014

Floral Centerpieces

 
 
For our Floral Friday for this week, we decided to do take a look at the floral centerpieces we have designed for various events.  All of our floral décor is beautifully hand-crafted by Event Kings' subdivision, King Lily Floral Design.
 
The top piece that we chose is made of gorgeous Hydrangeas, Asiatic Lilies, Spray Roses, Orange Roses and Veronica.
 
We can customize a beautiful and unique centerpiece for any type of event to perfectly fit your theme and give it a special touch!
 
King Lily Floral
Event Kings
631-392-1234
New York | Palm Beach

 
 


Calla Lily

Valentine's Day

12:25 PM

The Month of Romance
February 2012- Valentine's Day

There are plenty of cheesy love movies playing lately, and every time you turn on the TV there is a commercial of some nervous man proposing to his future wife.

But lets reflect about the important thing on Valentine's Day... FLOWERS!

Sending your loved one flowers on Valentine's Day dates back to the 18th Century, when Charles II of Sweden introduced sending flowers to convey a non-verbal message.


Flowers can speak to your Valentine without actually speaking any words. And each flower holds a different meaning-

Calla Lily: Majestic Beauty

 











 Red Rose: Love, Desire, Respect & Courage

 











Daisy: Gentleness, Innocence & Loyal Love













Red Carnation: Admiration, My Heart Aches For You










 
Tulip: Symbol of The Perfect Lover













All of these beautiful floral arrangements were created by our In House floral designer- King Lily Floral. To see more, browse the portfolio on our website- KingLilyFloralNY.com


We wish you all a Love- Filled Valentine's Day!



King Lily Floral

631-392-1234



farmer's market

Farm Fresh Party Ideas!

11:44 AM

This weekend we took a stroll to our local Farmer's Market and the beauty just took my breath away! Fresh produce, local wine, cheese, flowers, dips, fish...be still my foodie heart! This is a one stop shop to make a fresh, clean and LOCAL party. Here are a few finds that will make your event complete:
Choose from a wide variety of Sweet Melissa Dips. These herb mixtures are wonderful mixed with yogurt or sour cream or used as rubs for your slow cooked ribs! Just to make things sweeter, all the herbs and spices are grown on her farm or other local Long Island farms.

The produce was just gorgeous and local so you know where it is coming from. It was so great to talk to the purveyors and discuss how to store the vegetables or how fresh the eggs are. (Yes, they had local eggs which is super awesome because I am ALWAYS looking for fresh local eggs...score!).

Here are a few recipes to use such wonderful ingredients.

Zucchini Pancakes courtesy of Barefoot Contessa at Home

Serves:

10 (3-inch) pancakes

Ingredients

2 medium zucchini (about 3/4 pound)

2 tablespoons grated red onion

2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten

6 to 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Unsalted butter and vegetable oil

Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.


Grate the zucchini into a bowl using the large grating side of a box grater. Immediately stir in the onion and eggs. Stir in 6 tablespoons of the flour, the baking powder, salt, and pepper. (If the batter gets too thin from the liquid in the zucchini, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour.)

Heat a large (10 to 12-inch) saute pan over medium heat and melt 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil together in the pan. When the butter is hot but not smoking, lower the heat to medium-low and drop heaping soup spoons of batter into the pan. Cook the pancakes about 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Place the pancakes on a sheet pan and keep warm in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a dry paper towel, add more butter and oil to the pan, and continue to fry the pancakes until all the batter is used. The pancakes can stay warm in the oven for up to 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Corn Salad Courtesy of My Husband
This is my favorite summer recipe and I can eat this everyday.

5 ears of corn

½ med red onion finely diced

handful of basil chiffonade

4 tbsp olive oil

3 tbsp cider vinegar

salt & pepper

Remove husks and silk from corn and blanch in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes

While blanching set up a bowl large enough to hold the corn and fill with water and ice.

When corn is done, submerge the ears in the ice water to shock and stop the cooking.

Cut kernels off the cob making sure to not cut into the cob.

Combine corn kernels, red onion, basil, olive oil and cider vinegar.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Chill before serving.


For Dessert pick up some yummy cupcakes from Kerri's Kupcakes. (Not sure if the link to facebook works but find her by typing in "Kerri's Kupcakes") These delicious morsels sell quick so
be sure to get there early.
To decorate pick up a lovely local bouquet for only $10.00. These blooms are so colorful and gorgeous and I am totally loving the vintage tomato cans they are in. So much so that I found some here to buy.
What a great idea for a backyard wedding!

Betsey Johnson

Event Kings Decorates Fashionista Party at Guild Hall

5:02 PM


The Art of Fashion in the Hamptons is an exhibit at Guild Hall that features design legends like Calvin Klein, Donna Karen, Betsey Johnson, Tory Burch, Nicole Miller, Ellie Tahari, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, and Reed Krakoff for Coach! It was amazing and Event Kings was honored to do the floral for the opening gala. We even got to help run the event. Yes, we were a bit star struck to see these fabulous fashion designers in the flesh but we kept a professional facade.