A Silver and Cranberry Bash

On Monday night, Elements held our second open studio to celebrate the holidays, Elements' tenth birthday and our wonderful clients, vendors, partners and friends.

With the help of Jane Speroff, interior designer extraordinaire, we transformed our (normally very nice) studio space into a beautiful silver and cranberry winter wonderland (along with lots of help from our trusty intern Kyle and new friend Danielle DeSanti Davis).


Guests nibbled on homemade hors d'ouevres from caponata on crostini to korma chicken skewers to yummy stuffed mushrooms made by Bobbie, and sipped on chardonnay, pinot noir, eggnog and mulled cider. Delicious desserts included a decadent chocolate roll made by Betty Ann, a cranberry glazed cheesecake by Amy and a huge platter of cookies by our lovely bookkeeper Judy.


Classical and jazz guitarist Neal Fitzpatrick provided beautiful ambiance – his CDs are available for purchase at Cutler's in New Haven (we already snagged our copy!)


A huge thank you goes to Eric Langlois of Raw Photo Design. We have admired Eric's work from afar, and got an introduction through our client Jeff and he agreed to cover our event. Eric's photography captured the tone of the event wonderfully, and he really caught the magic of each moment – the sign of a great photographer!

Special thanks to Lee Cruz for graciously loaning the use of his beautifully renovated home since our space is great, but doesn't have an oven – to Giulia for her yummy cookies, Lisa for the pretty poinsettia, Lee and Tracie for their gifts and to Scott for all of his help.

The party was a hit – a great time was had by all and we want to again thank all of our wonderful clients and friends for being wonderful partners. We're fortunate to work with such talented and passionate people. Happy Holidays to all!