Table to Table

The Landmark has a long tradition of donating to food rescue programs such as Table to Table. Every Monday morning for the past 5 years Table to Table visits The Landmark to pick up the leftover prepared and perishable food items from the previous week. In 2010 The Landmark donated a total of 2,650 pounds of food, helping Table to Table reach their goal of delivering over 6.5 million meals. For the new year, The Landmark is excited to continue this wonderful tradition of helping Table to Table deliver food to those who need it most.

Table to Table is a community-based food rescue program that collects prepared and perishable food that would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve the hungry in Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Passaic counties. It is the first and only food rescue program in Northeast New Jersey.  With five refrigerated vehicles and dedicated drivers, Table to Table picks up food that is unable to be sold, but still of good quality, from a wide range of food establishments each day. The food is delivered on the day it is donated to day care centers, pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, programs for women and children who are victims of domestic violence, senior adult centers, substance abuse rehabilitation centers, and programs that assist the working poor.

Get Involved!

Table to Table invites any and every one to join their table! Whether you are a corporation, small business, food establishment or individual, your donation is appreciated and useful. Donations are accepted in a variety of ways including food, money or time. Visit http://www.tabletotable.org/ to see how you can play a part in helping to deliver food to those who need it most in our community. 

Wish Upon a Wedding

The Landmark recently signed up as a sponsor for Wish Upon a Wedding - a nonprofit organization that provides weddings and vow renewals to couples facing terminal illness or other serious life-altering circumstances, regardless of sexual orientation. What makes this organization great is that it takes care of all the wedding details, offering couples a chance to relax and enjoy their special day while surrounded by loved ones. Wedding wishes include a Boutique Wish for couples looking for an intimate event of 25 people and a Romantic Wish for couples looking for a larger event of 50 people. Wish Upon a Wedding currently has over a dozen chapters to serve Wish Applicants, and services couples residing in or wishing to get married within 300 miles of any of the chapter locations. Visit the organization's website to learn more at http://wishuponawedding.org/.

A Fulfilled Wish
The St. Louis Chapter of Wish Upon a Wedding helped Danielle English, a young woman from Fenton, Missouri suffering from end-stage cystic fibrosis, make her dream of marrying her finace, Tony, come true. The wedding took place on September 1, 2010 where Danielle and Tony were surrounded by more than 40 of their closest friends and family. Wish Upon a Wedding coordinated all of the event's details including a dinner reception themed "A Night in Paris," which reflected Danielle's love for the city of lights. Because of Wish Upon a Wedding, the St. Louis Chapter, and the donated time and services of local wedding professionals Danielle and Tony were able to create lasting memories that day which will be cherished for years to come.

If you know a couple in need of Wish Upon a Wedding have them visit this link to apply for a wish!

Helping these couples is not only for the professionals.. You can help too!

How YOU can help make wishes come true:

• Make a donation
• Donate airline miles - Many wishes include flying family and loved ones to celebrations. Your donation will help make these trips possible.
• Become a wish granter - Wish Upon a Wedding relies on the generosity of professionals from the Wedding and Hospitality industries to provide goods and services for Wish Recipients.
• Host a fund raiser
• Volunteer
• In Lieu of favors and gifts at your wedding. Current Landmark clients who plan to have their wedding at the Landmark in November 2012 have already started thinking about this idea for their own wedding favors!

No, wait...it's holiday season again?

Where did the year go?  Is it possible that another year has passed?  It feels as if last December was just a few weeks back! December is one of the busiest months here at The Landmark so it keeps us hopping.  We host nearly 100 parties in a 3 week period--great for business, tough on the feet!

I thought I would add a few photos of my favorite decorations this year, I hope you like them as much as I do.

Wedding Reality TV Shows

The new reality TV show "My Big Friggin' Wedding" aired this week on VH1.  The Landmark hosted one of the couple's reception.  Megin and Johnny's wedding was not only different from our usual weddings since we don't normally have a TV crew of approximately 20 people invade every part of the building including the kitchen-- what also made it special was Megin and Johnny themselves.  This couple was fun, original and certainly entertaining.  A reporter from the New York Times says this about Johnny :  "He also probably never could have mustered up Johnny’s enthusiasm for this particular kind of theater, which results in a performance of goombahness so seemingly studied that it would not be a surprise if we all eventually learned that Johnny is really a graduate student at the Yale School of Drama who comes from Colorado. He appears to have internalized Joe Pesci in “Goodfellas” the way previous generations looked toward Richard Burton’s “Hamlet.”  Follow this link for the entire article. http://tv.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/arts/television/01wedding.html?_r=2

Although Johnny comes across as a natural at acting on TV, he is also a sharp businessman.   He has a food business which sells meatballs, hence the name Johnny Meatballs.  Yes, we did serve Johnny's meatballs at the wedding; I had some and I must say they were very good!  I do know my meatballs after all ;-) ... I spent the first decade of my life in Italy so I consider myself and expert!  On a serious note, I believe that Johnny's business, now in its infancy, will be very successful--I won't be surprised to see it in all supermarkets in the near future.  Check out their website:
www.johnnymeatballs.com

It's been too long...

I can't believe I haven't posted anything since November?!  This year's holiday season was so busy it left little time for anything!  In addition, (for some unknown reason to me) we are having a busy January and slower February?  It's usually the other way around... go figure!

Something new to report-- we have added these amazing lights to our Warwick Room (pictures below) and depending on our clients reviews, we also also considering adding them to our second floor rooms as well.  Take a look..

All I can say about this recent Quinceanera is "WOW"

This past weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting Alexandra's Quinceanera in our Warwick Room-- I'll say it again, WOW!  The court alone had approximately 15 couples, the choreography looked something like a Broadway show production and the table centerpieces were fun yet elegant!  There was only one problem with this party and it's a personal one.  You see Alexandra's parents were married here approximately___... well you do the math, I'll just say a while ago and yes, I was around back then!  Needless to say it made me feel a bit old... however, take a look at this couple, don't they look great?! They told me I look great too so I got over it pretty quickly ;0)

Let me share some photos...

Halloween Party

We had an unusual number of Halloween parties this year-- I am sure it's partly due to the fact that Halloween was on a saturday...something that had not occured in quite a while.  Additionally, (I think) people were just in the mood to play!  I personally have an annual party for my son at my house; I've had this party since he was a baby-- I suggested we not have one this year since I was so busy at the Landmark; however, my 7 year old didn't take that very well and accused me of breaking traditions and being a mean Mom!  Yep, you guessed it... I had the party and I was glad I did-- the kids had an amazing time.  He was right about one thing...traditions should not be broken!
Here are a few photos from one of our Halloween parties; some great costumes and boy did this crowd know how to party!  thank you Jessica for sending them to me.