We Party, We Sparkle & We Help our Sisters. . .

In high school I was the queen of the basement parties!  I loved everything about bringing my friends together for an evening of great music, laughs and discussions about what we would do with our lives when we were old enough to move out of our parent’s house.

Every detail was so important, the invitations, the music selection, how the furniture would be set up in the basement and what would be hung from the walls (my parents were super cool, my brother and I got free reign on what we could nail to the wood paneling).

I loved to transform that room and see how my friends would respond to all of the interesting collectibles I found to display. My Mom’s Elvis 45’s, my brother’s Amadeus movie poster, my paintings of movies stars and album covers, the Toucan from Mexico, and Inky, the little blue mascot that traveled with my parents through Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa in the late 60’s.

Last week I hosted a very special “Girls Night Out” at the glamjulz studio.  This fabulous party was thrown to bring women in business together and support Dress for Success.

The party prep for this event brought me back to my high school days.  With my glamgirls by my side lots of great ideas came up to throw the perfect party!  Cute invitations, a glass of bubbly to greet our guests with, a designated area where they could drop off their donations, 25% off coupons for any glamjulz purchases made that night when they brought a donation, sparkly name tags where our guests wrote their name and how they were feeling.  That was fun, we had names like Tanya Hungry, Holly Happy and Nancy Awesome.  This cute little exercise made it relaxed and easy for people to mingle.  Maggie here at glamjulz created an amazing Instagram Board where our guests could have their picture taken and tag the party on their own Instagram pages.

The 80’s music was pumping and we shot a Facebook Live video where we gave our guests an opportunity to talk about their businesses.  We also created a little area where they could drop their business cards into baskets marked with different points of interest like Food & Wine, Health & Well Being, Fashion and Styling, Female Empowerment and Fundraising.  Now we know what types of events we can host in the future to make our guests feel special.

Bringing like-minded people together is a joy.  I love how the energy in a room can transform the space and make the night magical.  Having meaningful experiences and creating memories is what life is all about.

I am truly lucky that I get to create that with all of you.  It really is the best feeling!  Plus we gave back HUGE to our community!  I’ll be backing up the U-Haul full of clothes, shoes, belts, scarves and coordinating glamjulz to Dress for Success in the next couple of weeks!

This party was proof that our positivity will help our sisters in need to sparkle!

Monica XO

14 Comments

Linda

What a perfect antidote your party was to a dreary, rainy Thursday! Nothing but warmth, generosity and sparkle –
of course! – in the glamjulz Studio that night! Such a fun, imaginative and meaningful gathering Monica…thank you for including me and Grace…it was a lovely event!! I am still coveting that gorgeous ten-strand you were wearing that night too…. XO

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Monica Graves

Linda it was so wonderful to meet Grace and have you both there! I’ve kept the Ten Strand warm for you XO

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Gillian

Thanks Monica for such a fun evening! You gave us the opportunity to give which is such a good feeling and then you gave back to us with the 25% off coupons. How can it get any better …. and we went home with stunning glamjulz. You’re an inspiration xoxo

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Monica Graves

Gill! YOU are an inspiration. Every time I see you, you are smiling and you make me feel soooooo GOOD about my business! You are so important to me XO

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Tanya

I love to plan parties too! Especially when there is a theme! Loved the 80’s music BTW. The event was great and so nice to meet like-minded women. Thank you for hosting, Monica!

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Monica Graves

Tanya! Yaaaay! So happy you loved the tunes! I’m looking forward to collaborating on a party with you too! Let’s ROCK it! XO

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Teresa Paul

Mo….ni….ca!!! ❤️❤️❤️
How can simple written words even come close to express how Thursday night went!!??
Your attention to detail of that event made it so much more memorable. Your focus for the event topic …YES…. important, but didn’t even come close to your focus on how you welcomed us individual women and how important you made us all feel. Thank you for just being you, that kind hearted, energetic woman who inspires each and every one of us to give back to our community through events like yours! I really can’t wait to see what’s up your sleeve for your next event!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
❤️❤️❤️

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Monica Graves

Oh my goodness!! Are you trying to make me cry??? Thank you for everything Teresa! We are going to change the world again on June 10th!! This time I will have YOU there with me and your awesome leather goods!! I’m SOOOOOO excited XO

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Jennifer Schanck

What better way to spend a rainy night than hosted by a beautiful giving legend! Monica the night was perfect on every level. The energy in the room was magical and I loved the conversations I had with all the inspiring ladies. You are so generous in your time and with your heart. I loved that because of you we were all able yo give back to women trying to better themselves. And thank you for the special glamjulz earrings as a thank you. You make the world brighter my friend xo

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Monica Graves

Jenny!!! You are awesome! So happy we met! Let’s take over the world together! XO

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Llana

Damn! So sorry to have missed this great event. Between the rain and construction on the Gardiner the traffic was unbearable. I hope there will be a second when I can plan my schedule better!

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Monica Graves

Definitely Llana! It would be so exciting to have you here!! XO

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Rose Ernjakovic

Monica,
Thank you so much for such a fun evening. Amanda and I really enjoyed meeting a few of your guests, and of course shopping!!! Your support of women in business and the community is inspiring, and we were thankful to be a part of it.
Thank you, Rose and Amanda

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Monica Graves

Rose! I LOVED having you and Amanda here!! You look amazing in my julz!! So happy you could both make it! XO

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