An NYC party

Last Thursday, I departed Atlanta at 6:30am heading to NYC to attend my friend Sara Lloyd's launch party. I was so excited to see her and help her with the fete' that I didn't even realize how early in the morning it was! I met Sara and her friend Ginny Eldridge at Sara's fabulous apartment on Bowery, and we made a list of all there was to do...errands, lunch, shopping, and playtime. We set out on foot and had so much fun tooling around the neighborhood. After lunch at Freeman's we shopped a little more, then headed back to get things ready for the party set-up. We were able to move furniture around the venue, hang portraits, and get things organized in time to run home and get freshened up. Her party was a total success...it was packed! She had bags for sale, bags for order, and gift cards to purchase. I enjoyed seeing my friends that live in the city, and some that had flown up for the special occasion. My flight was early again on Friday morning, but I was happy to have been there to be with Sara on her memorable night! 

This photo was used for Sara's party invite....just gorgeous! I loved the bubble theme of her photos, and that she used a "bride" to show how great the bags are for weddings!

Sara, Ginny, and I headed to Freeman's for lunch...delish!

And then to a local cupcake bakery afterward.

We packed up a rolling cart to scoot to the party venue...this was too funny!

Look at all of those bags! They're like candy!

The lady of the hour - all dressed up and ready to go!

We hung Sara's professional portraits in a collage on the wall at the venue.

And had her handbags on display too...these were for sale.

This was the crowd right at the stroke of 8pm...it got really packed later in the night! She had an amazing turnout!

Her sweet college and high school friends surprised her by flying up for the weekend and for her special night! So sweet of them!

I was so happy to be there!

Jennie was able to come to the party, as was my friend Holly Jordan and Anna Coleman. Hollie B met up with us afterward....so happy to be with two of my favorites!