Dinner Theatre

Well we all know how "cabin crazy" you can get in Iowa during the winter so we figured we should give you some options of fun things to do to get yourself out of the house!  bella sala has a wonderful evening out for you to attend Saturday, January 19th.  We are teaming up with The Old Creamery Theatre to bring you a night of wonderful food and entertainment.  Check out the press release below for more information!  

The Old Creamery Theatre Company to perform Talley’s Folly at Bella Sala

Amana – The Old Creamery Theatre Company and Bella Sala will bring you an evening of great food and entertainment on Saturday, January 19.

The evening begins at 5 p.m. when the doors to Bella Sala will open for cocktail hour followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The menu includes smoked pork loin, zesty herbed chicken, party potatoes, California blend vegetables, bread and salad. A cash bar will be available.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company will then take to the stage at 7 p.m. to perform Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson. The play is a romantic comedy set in an old boathouse in rural Lebanon, Missouri in 1944. The story follows two unlikely sweethearts, Matt Friedman and Sally Talley, as they once and for all settle their feelings for one another. Talley’s Folly features Old Creamery favorites Deborah Kennedy and Tom Milligan and is sure to be a treat for all.

Tickets for dinner and the show are $45 per person and can be purchased by calling Bella Sala at (319) 545-4255. Purchase of a full table (8 seats) includes a complimentary bottle of white and red wine served with dinner.

Bella Sala is located at 3232 Jasper Ave. NW in Iowa City.

Can't wait to see you there!!!

Sneak Peek!! Tis the season....

Not only is this the "most wonderful time of the year" for the obvious reasons :)....It's bridal show season!!!  Last year we had killer displays at the major shows in the area, just wait until you see what is trending now.
Make sure you stop by and see bella sala at Z102.9's bridal showcase January 6th CLICK HERE and at The Gazette's: Iowa Bridal Expo on January 13th CLICK HERE.  XOXO Bridal will be highlighting the runway at the Gazette show by bringing a true "East Coast" flair to the runway you will not want to miss!!!

Something New!!

In case you haven't heard, our road is paved! Hope you'll enjoy a visit to XOXO Bridal a bit more now that you don't have to drive on that stretch of gravel. Come visit us soon!

Here we are raising a glass to celebrate one of our biggest accomplishments -- the paving of Jasper Avenue! We are so excited that coming to bella sala and XOXO Bridal is now a more pleasant experience for you, our customers and guests!

~Lyndsie & Melissa

Decor in a Dash

If you have planned a wedding, helped coordinate aspects of a wedding OR you have simply been a bride, you know that there is always something (whether anyone notices or not) that does not go exactly to plan.  When you are in the industry you always FIRST plan to make sure there are no instances like this and then SECONDLY always know how to act "on the fly" so that if something does happen it falls into the "no one noticed" category.

So follows one such scenario...

A wonderful bride that we had the chance to get to know over the last months was preparing for her wedding day.  Everything was in place, the photographer was beginning to take pictures of the wedding party getting ready, the tables were set, the dj was set....but where were the decorations or centerpieces???  Long story short, there were NO decorations or centerpieces.  The anticipated plan for the centerpieces had fallen through the morning of the wedding.

On opposite ends of town, our phones begin to ring...we were notified by our event manager of the situation.  We dropped everything we were doing and flew into work to save the day.  Melissa (who happens to be amazing with floral), grabbed what we had on hand and began to construct centerpieces to accent the eggplant hues in the linens that they had chosen.

With an hour to spare, the room looked beautiful; and I can guarantee other than the wedding party watching  us decorate and set as fast as our hands/feet would take us...no one knew that the beautiful table arrangements were designed, constructed and set in a matter of minutes.

Do any of you have last minute "hiccups" that make for a great story???

PB&J

There are many trends when it comes to decor in weddings.  Some that have been around the longest are the  unique use of numbers or initials.  Many brides strive for sequence dates like 10.11.12 or looking back five years ago everyone was jumping at 7.7.7 to have for their wedding date.  I've seen multiple couples use the classic "M&M" logo to incorporate their first initials as a part of their scheme.  One couple that we had at bella sala this past weekend was looking to incorporate their initials....PB&J.  We went into the decorating consultation wanting to incorporate the initials with a flair of our own.  Of course, we started with what Pinterest had to offer in ideas :)  After sifting through many pictures and bouncing ideas back and forth, we came up with the perfect marriage of eggplant and sepia tones accompanied by a rustic natural centerpiece.  AND what a awesome way to incorporate the initials by burning them into the logs that we cut for the centerpieces!  Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the adorable favors the bride put together of individual mini mason jars of peanut butter and jelly with the inscription "spread the love" (she was a very crafty gal!  The banner for the head table was awesome!).  Take a look at these great pics!!

Flip Salon

Didn't have a chance to see us at FryFest??? Stop by Flip Salon in North Liberty to get the latest and greatest Hawk Gear!  visit Flip Side on Facebook to see the cutest styles! https://www.facebook.com/FlipSalonSpa

Also....stay tuned, for the latest project we have started working on, IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!

Love & Pride