{ Friday Favorites }

It has been a crazy week and is going to be a crazier weekend, but I am thankful for the opportunities that have been put in front of me and the ones that lie ahead. Hard work pays off. Enjoy you weekend. -B 

{ I had a great time at the Buffalo Zoo's Gift Gathering Party this past Sunday, we even got to see George the Rhino who has turned 5 years old }

{ Even though they lost on Tuesday night, I enjoyed my first Sabres game of the season and it was in a suite with clients, so needless to say I can't complain }

{ Statler City was packed with a full house of ladies and some men at the Star 102.5's Pink Party on Wednesday evening. Five for Fighting performed and guests got to shop, eat and drink the night away all while supporting Breast Cancer Awareness. I was there working for Ooo La La Boutique and we had a great time }

Friday Favorites!

This has felt like a particularly long week so I'm happy its Friday. Tonight kicks off the first home game of the Buffalo Sabres at the First Niagara Center. Let's hope they get the W tonight! Enjoy your weekend! -B

{ Looking forward to the Polar Bites gift gathering party this Sunday for the Buffalo Zoo }

{ October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I think this is a great message - Stay Strong }

{ I'm looking forward to accomplishing some of my items on my "to-do" list this weekend }

Friday Favorites!

Here are some of my favorites from this week. -B

{ Juice and a Scone from Ashkers on Elmwood }

{ The Beauty Expo was a lot of fun }

{ Just a Blonde in Buffalo in NYC }

{ Artwork from Art Gone Wild at Pearl Street last night - Buffalo Zoo Facebook Page }

Friday Favorites

{ Amanda Catherine Designs }

After what has been a long week and as I approach a busy weekend, I'm looking forward to a few days out of town next week. Last night I learned of a tragic story that I can't seem to wrap my head around and all I can do is urge people to do good, help others and be kind. We live in a world that is filled with so much abuse, hate and violence and it really needs to be addressed. Everyone can make a difference and help others so the next time you see someone that needs help, try and help them.

Enjoy your weekend.

-B

I am disappointed I couldn't attend this great event at the Aquarium of Niagara last night, but there are many ways everyone can help out if you love animals and the aquarium:  Winds. Waves. & Wine XIV

If you're up for a drive this weekend, Cuba, NY hosts there 9th Annual Cuba Garlic Festival

{ Yesterday Mercedes Benz of Buffalo kicked off Fashion week and the Ooo La La Fashion celebrated their one year anniversary of taking the streets of Buffalo }

{ I enjoyed a nice dinner and drinks at Rick's on Main in East Aurora this week }

Buffalo Links

This week is full of places to go and things to do. Check out the links below.

-B

Buffalo Fashion Week:

Today kicks off Mercedes Benz of Buffalo Fashion Week! Check out the link to see what events are going on each day, starting today!

Curtain Up!:

Tomorrow is the kick off to Curtain Up! Welcoming all sorts of musicals and theater productions coming to town for the upcoming season!

Ballpark Brew Bash:

Consumers Beverages annual craft brewing event is being held Saturday at Coca- Cola Field. If you love craft beer check out Ballpark Brew Bash! Oh and proceeds go to one of my favorite organizations - Make-A-Wish!

Music is Art:

The 11th annual Music is Art Festival takes place this Saturday starting at 10am. Enjoy a nice Saturday out in Delaware Park listening to local musicians and looking at artwork for local artisans. Friday you can also donate any musical instruments you may not use anymore to the Instrument Drive. For more information go here.

Friday Favorites and Buffalo Links

{ A great ladies night out last week at The Lodge }

{ A work trip up North to Toronto this week was pretty awesome - first stop Mill St. Brewery in the Distillery District }

{ On field experience for a Major League Baseball game }

{ Who wouldn't take their picture with Mickey Mouse }

{ Even though they lost, football season is back - woohoo! #GoBills }

Links to check out this week:

Maritime Festival

This weekend at canalside

Buffalo International Horse Show

This weekend benefiting The Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center

Women Who Move Buffalo Collage

The last six weeks I have been able to share stories from amazing women who are pursuing their dreams right here in Buffalo. I can't wait to share more stories from other amazing women in the area.

Friday Favorites!

This has been a short work week for me, but I'm still looking forward to a weekend with the Buffalo Bills Home Opener, getting a sneak peak of a new venue opening in downtown and hanging out with some friends I haven't seen in a while. Enjoy your weekend!

-B

{ A delicious chicken wrap at Taste in East Aurora }

{ Some fun décor sits at the entrance way of Taste }

{ A walk on Bird Island gets you up close by the Peace Bridge }

{ Yotality on Elmwood is an awesome place to go, but I think I like White Rabbits options better }

{ I was so excited and honored to get this email invitation yesterday to cover the Mercedes Benz of Buffalo Fashion Week }

{ A new venue Crista and I stumbled upon earlier this week, more to come from this }

{ Women Who Move Buffalo } Kelly from Red Lantern Creative

{ "I love the people. For a large city we are as neighborly as a small town. There truly is no place like home. Plus I'm a huge Sabres fan."

- Kelly Conti, Red Lantern Creative}

This weeks woman who moves Buffalo is Kelly Conti, Owner and Designer from Red Lantern Creative. Red Lantern Creative was launched in January of 2011 and features everything from affordable wedding and bridal shower invitations, save the dates, to other custom cards.

After dabbling in all areas of print and web design Kelly knew her calling was in wedding stationery. Having the freedom to create art that is so meaningful and personal is what she loves. "It's the kind of job that makes me want to go to work everyday because I love what I do."

Red Lantern Services include}

• Created to order wedding invitation designs which are unique and customizable

• Custom Designs which include all celebratory cards

•  Logo/Email and Web Design services

Red Lantern specializes in hand drawn invitations so if the bride can dream it, Red Lantern Creative can create it. One thing Kelly does is, creates an invitation that is a true representation of the couple, because of this, there are no giant books of invitations to look through, which makes for a unique invitation showcasing who the couple is.

If you're planning a wedding, bridal shower or another special occasion and want a custom and creative invitation contact Kelly - she is truly a talented and creative woman who loves her hometown.

Red Lantern Creative on Facebook

or

kelly@redlanterncreative.com

xo

-B

Images below are courtesy of Tiff Photography, http://tiffphotography.com/

Friday Favorites

I'm so happy its Friday! I'm looking forward to a nice weekend with friends and family. Enjoy!

-B

{ A sea of colorful lanterns - a fun way to add a pop of color to your party }

{ Starbucks Very Berry Refresher - great pick me up during the summer work day }

{ Buffalo Bisons Fan Appreciation Night - just another reason to love Buffalo }

{ Canalside }

Friday Favorites!

Here are some favorites from this week. Enjoy your weekend!

-B

{ An open letter to Bills Fans from Rian Lindell - A classy guy }

{ A fun trip to Niagara Falls the other day, I stumbled upon this little ice cream shop }

{ Harbor Seals outside the Aquarium of Niagara }

{ A mural on the side of the building at Larkin Square }

{ Wine Score cards for this years Annual Ladies Wine Night at Sandra's }

{Women Who Move Buffalo} Em Jay Fit

 

Today's Woman who moves Buffalo is one of the toughest ladies I am lucky to know, Em Jay Fit. Em Jay (also know as Morgan McNerney) is a personal trainer who specializes in extreme weight loss. You may know Em Jay from the ever so popular BikeorBar where she teaches the popular CrosSpin.

Em Jay started her business because she herself was overweight as a teen. For her 15th birthday she asked her parents for a gym membership and a personal trainer and with her trainers help she was able to shed 90 lbs. Its then that she realized she wanted to show others that they could lose the weight to and turn their lives around.

" I love the hometown feel of Buffalo. All the Mom n' Pop stores and restaurants. I lived in Phoenix for a bit, which was great, but every single store and restaurant was a chain. Nothing like the feeling of a home cooked meal, even when you're out to eat."

-Em Jay

Em Jay is amazing! Every time I take a class she teaches I know I'm going to 1. be sore the next day, 2. get an amazing workout while cursing and maybe crying (no not really, just kidding) 3. learn new exercises that I can take with me to continue to do on my own time 4. SWEAT a lot and 5. Do Burpees. :)

Em Jay specializes in personal and group training so if you want to make a change in your life you can contact her through a variety of ways. You won't be sorry you did!

Email } Emjayfit@gmail.com

Facebook

-B

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{ If you know Em Jay, you know you'll be doing burpees }

Friday Favorites

Its finally Friday and as we welcome the weekend, I am closing a chapter in my career and opening a door to a new chapter in an exciting field. Filled with a lot of emotions, I'm looking forward to the beautiful weather and a few days of "me" time. Have a great one!

-B

{ Festive straws for my 10 year reunion tonight}

{ I had a great opportunity to attend Business First's event for 30 amazing people in WNY }

{ Next time your at the inner harbor check out the ping pong and foosball tables }

{ Taking pictures of my paddle on my kayaking tour last week}

{Women Who Move Buffalo} Erica Eichelkraut Zilbauer & Ali Eagen

This week's Woman or I should say Women Who Move Buffalo takes us to the dynamic duo of Erica Eichelkraut Zilbauer, from City Lights Studio, (One of the best creative photographers in Buffalo) who alongside business partner Ali Eagen, (a true talent for creating one of a kind bridal dresses) from Made by Anatomy created the Boutique Bridal Party, a Indie Bridal Organization connecting Buffalo's most creative wedding artisans with modern brides.

Erica and Ali started Boutique Bridal Party as a way to showcase the creative talents within Buffalo's wedding industry. Both being successful business women in the industry, they were targeting the same bride and knew they had to do something to cross-promote their businesses. So in February of this past year they were host to the Buffalo's first ever Indie Bridal Showcase at the Hotel Lafayette. It was a smash hit!

Reaching out to like-minded businesses, Ali and Erica wanted boutique style businesses that really put customer service first and offered a unique product or service and found a as they were speaking with people that there are a lot of people with creative minds.

From the success of the first Boutique Bridal Party the ladies are moving forward into planning the 2nd Annual Showcase along with launching a creative bridal publication, With Love.

Both ladies love working in Buffalo because "there's so much talent within the city and there are so many brides who have no idea!"

I actually had the opportunity to attend the Boutique Bridal Party back in February with two of my close friends (one who is engaged) and it was an amazing showcase! It was intimate, creative, pretty, and personal. Nothing like a normal bridal show that you would see at a convention center. Which I thought was fantastic! The best part of it all was the vendors were local people with very impressive talents.

I highly recommend anyone in the bridal industry or any bride to check out this wonderful event Ali and Erica put on, you won't be disappointed.

For more information check out the website: Boutique Bridal Party

And Like Boutique Bridal Party on Facebook

City Lights Studio on Facebook

Made By Anatomy on Facebook

xo

-B

Friday Favorites!

I'm gearing up for a weekend of setting up a wedding for two wonderful people and kayaking down by the canal. Have a great weekend! -B

{Things for a gals weekend out in the country}

{Its hard to get everyone together all the time so I cherish the moments when I can spend quality time with my friends}

{Mulberry's in Lackawanna has some delicious food and a lot of memorabilia on the walls}

{Football season is so close, Sunday kicks off the Buffalo Bills first preseason game}

{ Friday Favorites }

Here's to a weekend out in the country with some of my closest friend -getting away from all of the hustle and bustle. Enjoy your weekend and whatever it is you plan on doing! -B

{ I'm on the Spirit of Buffalo }

{ Nothing beats fun and creative displays for your beverages and desserts }

{ This past event on Monday was bittersweet for a handful of reasons }

My Friday Favorites!

{ Maria and I were twins at the Runway on the Water last week Sunday for Ooo La La Boutique & Ooo La La Fashion Truck - what a great show! }

{ Such a nice view from on board the USS Little Rock }

{ These clouds looked like they were painted on the sky while I was driving the other day, so pretty }

{ Women Who Move the City - Buffalo, September 2013, another brilliant event }

{ Katie Jordan, who puts on some of the best events in town, striking a pose with me at Wines in the Wild this week }

Friday Favorites*

With this week ending I am entering a weekend of visiting with friends from out of town, a wedding and another fashion show. Here are some of my favorites from this week.

Have a good weekend!

-B

:: Why Not? ::

:: Probably one of the only places I will still walk into on Chippewa St. ::

:: Things are slowly, but surely picking up down at the Harbor ::

:: A trip to Toronto with Shanna to see HOV and JT ::

Legends of Summer Tour Video

Friday Favorites*

The past couple of weeks have been more stressful and out of the norm than usual, with that being said I am looking forward to Saturday evening when I can finally get a little break from work and enjoy some fun things going on around town. Enjoy your weekend!

-B

I found this quote from Stevie Johnson's Twitter page and I couldn't agree more with it:

"Imagine how dope this world would be if everyone just treated others how they like to be treated. Nothing more, nothing less..."

:: The Taste of Buffalo is this weekend ::

:: One of my favorite things at a wedding now a days are candy tables ::

Friday Favorites!

:: Spending time at my family's cabin over the holiday, nothing like getting away for a little bit ::

:: Running my first 5K last weekend, making goals and achieving them is the best feeling ever ::

:: Spotted another colorful Buffalo on my way to a meeting the other day, this one is on the corner of Transit and Casey ::

I'm looking forward to the weekend, another wedding to coordinate, family time and the possibility of new opportunities ahead.

Enjoy the weekend!

-B

Friday Favorites!

:: Beat to your own drum, no one else's ::

:: This pretty much sums up my life right now ::

:: Cocktails on the Lawn at MoDA ::

:: My new social media obsession, Vine (finally getting with the times) ::

:: Great shot of the ships at the naval park at Thursday at the Harbor ::