eek! it's been awhile since my last post, but i finally have a break from traveling. yesterday, i had the pleasure of helping my friend put together centerpieces for the
3rd Annual Freedom House Gala, which was a smashing success from what i hear! i wasn't able to attend the event itself, but i was able to witness all the hard work the volunteers put into setting up the event. please please check out Freedom House's
website for more information on how you can support women who are survivors of slavery and human trafficking.
here are some pre-gala photos from yesterday taken with my new MFT camera. i'm very tempted to hop on Pinterest before bed to get some other simple centerpiece ideas.
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| At Saint Mary's Cathedral near Japantown. The banquet hall is a blank slate. |
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| Start by rinsing and drying all the vases. The awesome group of volunteers put together ~50 vases. |
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| My friend getting ready to put together the first centerpiece arrangement. |
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| The centerpiece with the flowers and rocks in place. The finishing touches are water and a floating candle. |
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| You might recognize the arrangements as they are pretty much the same ones from last year's Freedom House gala, but I feel like the purple and white combination this year really popped out. Perfect for night-time, right? |
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| Handmade jewelry by the survivors of Freedom House |
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| My friend, a talented designer, hard at work cutting the table numbers |
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| The final spread :) |
