Shells and Shopping Carts

Hello all! I just wanted to touch base and let you know that we are in the process of offering you a new shopping cart! This cart will be able to make your shopping experience more organized and offer you a user profile to make check out faster and easier! There will be new specials announced, with the use of coupon codes to offer you a taste of "the sweet life" at a discounted price.

We're still working on the "look and feel" of the cart, but that will progress in the next couple months, so please stick with us during this transitional time!

As promised, here are a couple of pictures of Sunny's wedding favors. The box photos only show about 80 of the boxes, and we ended up with 250! All those little bows were sure fun to tie, but the finished look was well worth the wait.

Just a reminder, The Chocolate Season can personalize your wedding with custom truffles, or chocolate shapes, as well as offer you monogramed ribbon for your special day. Contact us with any ideas or questions, and we'll make your wedding dreams come true!

Two down, One to go

Well hello again! Last weekend I helped my best friend Amanda, celebrate her wedding as matron of honor. Being from Georgia, and planning her wedding in 6 months...she kind of forgot a few details....lets just say between planning the reception and the bachelorette party....I felt like I was getting married all over again!

But, everything turned out beautifully and she's in Flordia honeymooning...I miss her already! At The Chocolate Season, it's back to the daily grind, working on Sunny's "Beachy" chocolate favors...all 500 of them! I'll be posting pictures of those and some new packaging options sometime next week, so look forward to those!

After Sunny's wedding I'll have a couple weeks off, and then a couple more weddings hit...but I'm always honored being a part of someone's special day, and just wanted to thank you for letting me share these moments with you!

Have a wonderful week and don't forget about Father's Day! We have a wonderful assortment of chocolate goodies, sure to guarantee a "sweet" holiday: Gourmet popcorns, PB Balls, Brownies and Chocolate-dipped cookies and always a favorite--Fudge!

Finally Some Photos!

Well ladies and gents, one wedding down, many more to go! My friend Renee got married last weekend and it was such a beautiful event! I was honored to prepare truffles for the reception as well as have my husband be the photographer for the big day(http://www.bradleyjensen.com/).

I just wanted to say a big thanks again to Renee for allowing us to share in this special milestone as well as to Reuban and Rhonda Skow for hosting such a warm and elegant wedding and reception.






Next on the list is my friend Amanda, who is getting married this Saturday! Wow, the time has flown and being matron of honor, I'm about as ready as the bride to get this wedding planning over with :) After Amanda's wedding, another wedding reception takes place on June 15th, where Mrs. Sunny (Milhon) Forrest will be celebrating her union to Kevin Forrest. They had a romantic and intimate wedding on the beaches of Florida a couple weeks ago and are now celebrating with friends and family in Omaha. We'll be making white starfish with colored drizzle as well as milk chocolate seashells. I can't wait to see how they turn out!


And finally, here is a picture of Leia...first haircut now documented, she looks like a blondie and I'm lovin' the new "do"!

Love Is In The Air!

The next two weeks are full of love, chocolate and good friends! I'm preparing an order of truffles for Renee Skow, who is getting married this weekend to her soul mate Darin. This order is particularly special to me because she is one of my best friends from high school and they are getting married in my hometown of Algona, IA. A big ol' order of 350 truffles, this surely will be a labor of love!

The next week my best friend from college, Amanda Davidson, is getting married in her hometown of Red Oak. I'm not preparing truffles, but as matron of honor, I certainly have my hands full! Planning the bachleorette party next Thursday and getting decorations ready for the reception have kept me pretty busy!

I'll post Renee's truffles later this week or early next week, but maybe I'll pop on here and give you another picture...not of friends...or chocolate...but of our puppy Leia. She's receiving her first official hair cut this Thursday...we'll see if she turns out to be a blonde or not!

Stay tuned for pictures the next time around and hope you have an enjoyable week!

Better Bark

Well, here it is! The first product picture of our new Specialty Barks. Curious about flavors? You can find descriptions of each bark on our web site, http://www.thechocolateseason.com/products/specialty_barks.htm

Each bark has its own unique flavor profile, so believe me when I say you will never view bark as boring again!

Other happenings around here...I am in need of bachelorette party ideas! My friend Julie and I are planning Amanda's party, and if you have any good game or food ideas, drop me a line!

Have a great week and let me know what you think of the newest product at The Chocolate Season!

Look Foward to Something New!

This week held some fun in the kitchen! Not only did I get to prepare desserts and truffles for a bachelor and bachelorette party (thanks Ben and Ashley!) but I also finally got to try out my newest idea for The Chocolate Season!

I experimented with different flavors and textures to make three new varieties of Specialty Chocolate Bark. Made with over a whole pound of coveture chocolate, this bark is like nothing you've tasted before. Only the finest ingridents go into our products and these new barks include roasted and caramelized nuts, crystalized ginger, dried berries and one even has everybody's favorite add-in...peanut butter!

Look for some pictures tomorrow on the dessert page as well as in the journal, with descriptions of each! Have a wonderful week and look forward to tomorrow!

Something Special

Oops! I guess it's been a couple weeks since I last wrote...but my life has been constantly busy with things and the time just slipped by! One of the most memorable happenings this week was when my friend Amanda Davidson came home for a little bit. Now living in Georgia, she and I, as well as our friend Cassandra, were college roomies and are still great friends. I'm her matron of honor, and she came home to do some wedding planning...which the big day is creeping up on us in 3 weeks! The gals and I, as well as maid of honor Julie, all went out and caught up, and it just made me realize how much I miss her, and how best friends will always be best friends, no matter the distance between them!

This Sunday was Mother's Day, and sadly, due to some photography appointments and truffle orders, I could not make it home, but I just wanted to again wish my mom a wonderful (belated) Mother's Day, and tell her how much I love and appreciate everything she has sacrificed for me in the past as well as all the support I receive from her now and in the future! (love ya!)

Happenings at The Chocolate Season...well I had the awesome opportunity to cater a dessert bar for Marriott, here in Omaha. I met some really fun people, Pam, Barb, Steven and Harry, who all were very helpful putting this event together.

We made several kinds of fudge, two-faced oreos, double-dipped pretzels, PB sandwiches, Belgian chocolates, chocolate covered strawberries and marble cheesecake brownies...enough to feed over 100 people! I wanted to give a special thank you to my uncle Frank, at Mulhalls, who did a gorgeous floral arrangement for me as well as my friend Lizzie, who was instrumental in helping me set up as well as being there for moral support! (thanks you guys!!!)

Well, this is a long post...but there was a lot to catch up on! Be sure to stop by the site to read up on the new Summer Shipping Policy, and see the precautions we take to make sure your product arrives in tip-top condition!

http://www.thechocolateseason.com/shipping.htm

Have an awesome week and take some time to thank those who are special in your life!