It! Social Media presents: An Evening of Beauty on May 13

Surrounded by It! Girls!

The blogosphere is brimming with so much bright, young talent, sometimes it's difficult to keep up! Here are a few we love for great style, travel tips and dreamy luxury goodies, written and produced by some of our favorite Palm Beach It! Girls:


Bunny & Chad Style

http://www.bunnyandchadstyle.com/

Beckie Stoddard's guide to the best of travel, fashion, fitness, culture and cuisine includes springtime herbal cocktail recipes, exhibition reviews and travel tips.





The Deux Luxe

http://thedeuxluxe.com/

Design guru Brandie Herbst and fashionista Katherine Lande chronicle "global style for the local mile" on their blog, The Deux Luxe. We love it for its unadulterated appreciation of beauty in floral arrangements, photography, fashion and the like.




Kourtney Pulitzer Style

http://www.kourtneypulitzerstyle.blogspot.com/

Kourtney Pulitzer's daily dose of fashion includes hot new items from her eponymous West Palm Beach boutique, as well as fun restaurant finds, party pics and trendspotting. Her voice drips with obsession, and we know the feeling all too well.

Blair & Stuart, Gulf Stream, FL

Seaside weddings are all about casual elegance. At this oceanfront soiree, held in tony Gulf Stream, Fla., on April 10, the bride and groom invited guests to kick off their shoes and get barefoot on the beach with a glass of bubbly during the ceremony. Afterward, everyone mingled, noshing on melt-in-your mouth conch fritters and other ocean-inspired bites before heading up to the club for dinner and dancing into the night.

Join us at the BRIDES Newlywed Nest!

It! Weddings & Events is now accepting applications for summer event production and marketing interns. E-mail resume and relevant work experience to rsvp@itweddings.com.

Join the It! Girls on April 15 at Neiman Marcus Palm Beach

Water Babies: A Festive February Birthday Dinner at Cafe Boulud Palm Beach

For those who're a little shy about celebrating their birthday, sharing the soiree can get everyone in the spirit. We recently hosted a birthday bash at one of our favorite culinary playgrounds, Cafe Boulud, for four fabulous gals (yours truly included. Clearly I'm not the shy one!) born in February.

The birthday girls invited mutual friends as well as a few others to join in the fun, keeping the night interesting and light hearted.

After mingling over cocktails, we sat for a four-course dinner by chef de cuisine Zach Bell with wine pairings from sommeliere Mariya Kovacheva. Patissier Matthew Petersen created a birthday cake with chocolate ganache filling and buttercream icing to round out the evening in anything-but-typical birthday fashion!

On the menu:

Torchon de Foie Gras
trilogy of apples: spiced compote, fresh salad, green apple mustard

Maine Peekytoe Crab Salad
crushed avocado, pink grapefruit, orange blossom aïoli, crispy plantains

Fresh Black Truffles from Périgord
served over parmesan risotto

Seared Cleanseas® Hiramasa
edamame purée, swank baby pac choi, crispy – aromatic salad, miso vinaigette

Sautéed Veal Rib Chop
mushroom stuffed artichoke with bacon, balsamic glazed onions, gremolata pan sauce

Chocolate and Vanilla Cake

Following the feast, cocktails continued in the moonlit courtyard at the Brazilian Court hotel, and a great time was had by all! Can't wait to do it all again next February...

Photos by Rich Graulich, LILA Photo/www.lilaphotos.com