VENUE FEATURE: THE WHITE ROOM AT CROMPTON COLLECTIVE

The White Room at Crompton Collective is a spacious 5,000 sq. ft. space in a historic, beautifully renovated building located in Worcester's vibrant Canal District. The space can accommodate up to 200 guests providing an ideal setting for weddings, social events, photoshoots, corporate events and more! With a sophisticated industrial feel inside and a beautiful brick patio outside, Crompton Collective’s White Room provides a unique and memorable location for any event!

Weddings: Ceremonies take place in a beautiful lush green courtyard with cocktails to follow on the brick patio. Guests then enter the white room for dinner and dancing, a large open space that lends itself to many unique styles and themes. Included in your rental are fun amentities like a rustic white bar, vintage wood chairs and couches, unique wood tables to be used for cake and cards, and string lighting.

Crompton Collectives White Room is also an excellent space for product launches, corporate events, holiday parties, baby and bridal showers. Contact a member of our Events Team to learn more!
Photo Credits: Joseph Gonzalez-Dufresne Helloimjoe.com (first, third, fourth image), Amy Lynn Imaging (second image)

VENUE FEATURE: FIVE BRIDGE INN

Five Bridge Inn is a hidden gem in Southern New England. The Inn sits on 80 acres in a nine hundred acre preserve with miles of trails through pastures, woodlands, and bogs. Set back from the road providing an intimate and private setting for your event. A perfect venue to host weddings, corporate and social events, company picnics, and other outings. 

The Inn offers several locations for your event- a four season tent, outdoor patio and pavilion, sprawling lawns, a barn and a dining room within the inn. On-site amenities include a Bed and Breakfast, ample parking, a lap pool, tennis court, fitness center, fire pit and more!

Weddings

Five Bridge Inn provides a stunning backdrop for your New England wedding. The venue is completely yours for the big celebration. Your event booking includes accommodations for 14 in beautifully decorated guest rooms, a bridal suite, a hair salon, and a make-up room. Your guests will enjoy a delicious complimentary breakfast and after they can enjoy the fitness center, play a game of tennis, or go for a swim and relax poolside.

The Inn has 3 onsite ceremony locations- a wedding chapel, Greek pergola, and a birch arbor on the lawn. Following the ceremony, guests will head to the poolside patio and pavilion to enjoy cocktails and hors d' oeuvres. Dinner and dancing take place in the four season tent with built in flooring that has both heating and air conditioning for your guest’s comfort. An after party at the fire-pit with your friends and family will cap off your celebration. A Five Bridge Inn wedding will ensure the most amazing memories of a lifetime.

 Corporate Events, Outings and Social Events

The inn offers several locations to accommodate lunch or dinner meetings, annual company outings, receptions, bar/bat mitzvahs, picnics, fundraisers, concerts and holiday parties! A new barn being built on the property is ideal for parties in the winter months. It is scheduled to be opened on November , 2017 and it will be an ideal venue for holiday parties and more intimate celebrations.  The property is equipped with enough space for parking, staging, lawn games, trail discovery, fitness center, tennis courts and more!

Five Bridge Inn is one of the most versatile event sites- a must see! Check out their website to learn more. 

Photo Credits: Angela Greenlaw Photography (top 4 images) & Black Thumb Studios (last image)

A Very Hungry Hungry Caterpillar First Birthday

The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar book was brought to life for Harrison's first birthday at Tuckerman Hall in Worcester. The party was nothing short of colorful. Our design team filled garden style baskets with wheatgrass for the centerpieces. Handmade cookies shaped like the caterpillar, cheese, ice cream cones, cupcakes and other delicious items the caterpillar ate --- doubled as decor and favors for the guests. Bright colored linens with polka dots mimicked many of the color themes in the book.

The menu consisted of a large buffet with an array of breakfast items, a chef-active omelet station, bloody mary bar, and a dessert bar. Our stations were fun and festive incorporating design elements from the story. From a large tree decorated with moss, butterflies, and hanging lights to our omelet stations with handmade fondant objects from the book and brightly colored flowers, the whole room had something to see.

We hope Harrison had as much fun at his party as we did planning it!

The Team

Venue: Tuckerman Hall 
Photographer: Shannon Power Photography
Catering & Design: Peppers Artful Events
Linens: BBJ

VENUE FEATURE: TOWER HILL BOTANIC GARDEN

 
Samantha Melanson Photography

Michelle & John's Mechanics Hall Wedding

   The evening started off with a ceremony on stage under a custom floral arch.  Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed a cocktail hour complete with a raw bar with stone crabs from the Florida Keys, a ceviche station, and a grand antipasto presentation with imported salamis, local cheeses, olives, bruschetta’s and roasted nuts. The delicious food didn't stop there as a 4-course dinner awaited them in the great hall. 

Michelle and John's wedding style was bold and elegant with a black, silver and dark purple color pallette. We used a beautiful black and silver herringbone table linen and a black water glass for that extra pop! That, combined with the striking tall centerpieces dangling with crystals created the wow factor.

No evening would be complete without something sweet! Our team designed an elaborate dessert bar with assorted sweets and cake accompanied by an espresso bar from Black Tie Espresso. 

VENDORS

Photographer: Love Days Photography
Band: Sweet Tooth & The Sugar Babies
Cake: Cake Art at Peppers Artful Events
Florist: Jeff French
Catering: Peppers Artful Events
Ice Sculpture: Brookline Ice
Espresso Station: Back Tie Espresso

English Garden Chicken Salad
4 Servings

Our English Garden Chicken Salad is one of our most popular salad dishes that has been eliciting oohs & awes for over 20 years. It is a perfect summer salad combining delicious seasonal vegetables with tender chicken and a light lemon dressing.

Chicken Marinade
1 1/4 lbs. boneless chicken breast
1.5 tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp dijon mustard
Salad Ingredients
6 asparagus spears - blanch in boiling water for 10 seconds then cut on a bias into 1'' pieces
1/2 red pepper julienne cut
1/2 orange or yellow peppers julienne cut
1/2 red onion julienne cut
2 tsp fresh rosemary coarsely chopped
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes softened in warm water for 10 minutes
4 oz. stilton or local aged blue cheese crumbled *see note below
3 oz. premium ham cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Dressing Ingredients
3 oz. extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 lemon - zested and juiced
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Dash of salt and pepper

1. Mix ingredients for the chicken marinade and toss in a bowl with the prepared chicken breasts. Let marinate for 30 minutes then grill the chicken breasts until they reach an internal temp of 155 degrees. Set aside to rest before cutting into bite size pieces.
2. Prepare all remaining salad ingredients and combine in a bowl.
3. Make the dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon zest and juice in a bowl. Then pour over salad ingredients.
4. Set over a bed of fresh greens and enjoy with a crisp dry white wine!

*When Peppers began in 1987, we didn't have a local cheese industry so we chose English Stilton blue cheese. Nowadays, Great Hill Blue from Marion or Berkshire Blue from our Western MA neighborhood provides terrific local options.

FEATURED VENUE: THE GARDENS AT UNCANOONUC MOUNTAIN

Tucked away just outside the quaint, New England village of Goffstown, New Hampshire, you will find The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain nestled halfway up the southern slope of North Uncanoonuc Mountain. The property covers 15 acres, with extensive gardens carefully tended over its nearly 40 year history. From tented weddings with 150 guests to smaller more intimate events the gardens provide a perfect backdrop for your celebration.  

Weddings can be hosted mid-May through mid-October. Ceremonies are held by the big beautiful Pine, a majestic beauty of the great New Hampshire woods, or by the lovely Formal Rose Garden.  Following the ceremony, guests enjoy cocktails within the Pine Grove, or at the Cottage nestled in the fountain garden. During cocktail hour your guests can stroll through the gardens and enjoy all the property has to offer. Receptions are celebrated under a beautiful Sperry Sailcloth Tent, surrounded by a field of flowers. Not ready to call it a night at last dance? Enjoy a post wedding bonfire with alcohol service and s'mores! The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain offer a truly unique and beautiful setting for your wedding day.

Come experience their beloved gardens and the natural splendor of the mountainside. Now booking weddings, bridal/baby showers, corporate and nonprofit events.

Website: The Gardens at Uncanoonuc
Photographer: Lindsay Hackney 

Lillet Blanc Basil Cocktail

Lillet blanc is an aperitif wine that is pleasantly fruity but not overly sweet. When paired
with gin, orange juice and basil it creates a balanced combination of sweetness and
herbal notes. This is the ultimate refreshing summer cocktail.

Ingredients
4 oz lillet blanc
1 oz gin
2 oz fresh orange juice
¼ cup loosely packed fresh basil
splash of tonic
1 cucumber spear
Steps

Combine ice, lillet blanc, gin, orange juice and basil in a cocktail shaker- shake well!
Fill glass with ice. Strain contents of shaker into a glass.
Top with tonic water and garnish with a cucumber spear. ENJOY!

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE | MINI DESSERT IDEAS

Dare to go smaller at your next event. Offer your guests mini versions of your favorite dessert. These individual size desserts are fun to eat and can also double as an edible favor. We especially love individual desserts for a bridal shower or baby shower, in which you can customize the dessert to fit the look and theme of the event.

Heart shaped pie pops are a perfect dessert for a bridal shower. Instead of dealing with a messy pie, it’s much more enjoyable for your guests to receive their own pie pop.  Oreo pops, cake pops, and rice krispie pops can be color coordinated to fit with the baby's gender at a baby shower. Or different kinds of cake can be served in small jam jars that guests can take home.

Individual desserts can also be enjoyed at the event. We recently served mini wedding cakes at a bridal shower. Guests could choose from 3 different individually plated and designed 3 tier cakes.

Individual desserts are cute, convenient and fun! To see more dessert inspiration ideas check out our CakeART page. 

BOW - TYING IT ALL TOGETHER

   At Peppers Artful Events, we have a love for creativity and design. Picking out beautiful china, linen, glassware, and flatware are part of the big picture, and can be quite impactful to your wedding. One way to make your day unforgettable is to incorporate a design element that adds a very special touch to the overall look-n-feel of your celebration. It is a great way to express your style as a couple and can become that one detail that ties it all together. We’ve seen couples use retro bicycles, vintage keys or books, parasols and food items like a favorite candy or family recipe.

   This past summer, we had the special honor of working with Steve & Josh on their wedding at Tower Hill Botanical Gardens. Their special detail was a bow-tie. This originated from their wedding invites which a friend designed with a yellow and navy bow tie. They loved it so much they decided to make it a a staple of their wedding.  The bow-tie was incorporated throughout their wedding from save-the-dates and invitations to décor and ring boxes.

   Bow-ties reflect style, elegance, confidence and attention to detail, which all represent who Steve & Josh are. Of course, each wore a custom made bow tie on their wedding day.  (knottytie.com - check them out!) Each time we saw that bow-tie, it made us smile thinking how fabulous and wonderful they are as a couple.

 Here is a sneak peek of Steve and Josh’s wedding!

Photographer: Janelle Carmela Photography
Venue: Tower Hill Botanical Garden
Catering: Peppers Artful Events

To see more weddings from Tower Hill Botanic Garden follow our Pinterest board.