Venue Spotlight: The North Ritz Club

Nestled in Syosset, New York (Long Island) is the beautiful and elegant North Ritz Club (NRC). I had an opportunity to visit this gorgeous site when I was doing a walk-through with my clients in preparation for their wedding. I am so excited to be able to coordinate a wedding at the NRC, and during my walk-through I was able to get some great pictures:








The Elegant Foyer





The Regal Staircase






The Elegant Room Where Our Client's Cocktail Hour Will Be




The Lush Outdoor Gardens Where The Ceremony will Take Place




The Massive, Modern and Elegant Ballroom





If you are looking for a venue for your Wedding or Social Event, definitely check out The NRC. They have lovely grounds, a great menu and they are located only 40 minutes from Manhattan.

90's Throwback Celebrity Spotlight: Notorious B.I.G. & Faith Evans

The film Notorious came out in theaters yesterday and it really shed some light on the marriage between 1990's Hip Hop Royal Couple Christoper "Notorious B.I.G" Wallace and Faith Evans. Although their marriage had a lot of ups and downs, they had a genuine love and attraction for one another.

The Notorious B.I.G was arguably one of the greatest rappers of all time and Faith is a platinum selling R&B singer/songwriter in her own right. Unfortunately Christopher was gunned down in Los Angeles, California March 9, 1997 at the age of 24. However, Christopher and Faith have a son from their union, Christopher Jr. who is now 12 years old.

Here is one of the pictures from the photo shoot used on the original VIBE Magazine cover from October 1995 featuring Christopher and Faith. The cover was labeled BIG WHEELS: Rollin' with the NOTORIOUS B.I.G. and Faith.

Below it is the 2009 Re-make of the cover for VIBE'S 15th Anniversary Fashion Issue featuring lead actors from the film Jamal Woolard and Antonique Smith.

Celebrity Spotlight: Malinda Williams & Derrick "D-Nice" Jones

Our Celebrity Spotlight of this month is the beautiful actress Malinda Williams, 32, of the hit HBO Series Soulfood and her handsome new husband DJ/photographer/rapper Derrick "D-Nice" Jones, 38, originally a solo artists with Boggie Down Productions. We think that it is wonderful that these two lovebirds have known each other since they were 18! They make a beautiful couple and had a gorgeous wedding!

Date: August 23, 2008

Place: The Mezzanine Newark, New Jersey

Theme: Vintage Mod

Colors: Mocha and Chocolate

Highlights: It was a family affair as Malinda's son Omikaye and Derrick's daughter Ashli joined in the celebration along with Malinda's TV sisters Vanessa L. Williams and Nicole Ari Parker from Soulfood.

Celebrity Spotlight: Ray Allen & Shannon Walker Williams

The Celebrity Spotlight of this month is Boston Celtics shooting guard Ray Allen, 33, and his longtime girlfriend and mother of his three children Shannon Walker Williams,32, who was in the film Girl Fight. It is wonderful that these two have been dating for so long and have remained commited to one another for 10 years, because often times the NBA can make long-term relationships difficult. They chose a serene waterfront setting for their nuptials and had a simply stunning wedding!

Date: August 16, 2008
Place: A private estate on Martha's Vineyard
Theme: Beach Elegance
Colors: Ivory, Purple, Blue
Highlights: Ray propsed to Shannon with Brian McKnight's hit song Never Felt This Way About Loving and Brian McKnight sung the same song at the wedding as Shannon walked down the aisle. The aisle was covered in rose petals and both Ray and Shannon were barefoot.