March 2018

Mar 26

Incredible Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe builds strong marriages!

By Starlite Entertainment Recipes

You’re engaged. Do you want to build a joyous, strong marriage that is the envy of your friends? Then learn how to bake the best chocolate chip cookie in the world for your wife with this incredible chocolate chip cookie recipe!

What woman doesn’t love chocolate? And a man who cooks for his wife is irresistible. Homemade cookies say love. They say “I want to spoil you.”

You think I’m kidding? I’m not. Who doesn’t love the deliriously delicious experience of taking a bite from a hot, gooey chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven! Your inflamed taste buds delight in the sheer sensory experience of its heavenly taste.

Men, I encourage you to take the lead in building this super strong marriage by learning how to make this magical cookie. Don’t worry, I’m going to tell you exactly how.

This recipe is incredible. You’re going to love it. And just imagine the reaction you’re going to get when you give the love of your life a cookie you made with your own hands, just for her.

This recipe will make your marriage stronger. Don’t believe me? Well, try this recipe and follow my advice. You’ll see.

Here’s Your Incredible Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe:

Gather your ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need:

√ 2 cups + 2 tbls of all-purpose flour

√ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

√ 1/2 teaspoon table salt

√ 12 tablespoons (1.5 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temp

√ 1/2 cup granulated sugar

√ 1 cup brown sugar

√ 2 teaspoons real vanilla extract

√ 1 large egg plus one egg yolk

√ 1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

√ 1/2 tsp of cinnamon

√ generous pinch of cayenne pepper

Follow these steps

Step One: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Step Two: This is key –> Melt the butter, but then let it cool back to room temperature.

Step Three: Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cayenne, and cinnamon in a small bowl, set aside.

Step Four: Mix butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar by hand. Mix in whole egg, yolk, and vanilla extract until well combined. Stir in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by scant quarter cup onto parchment lined baking sheets 2 inches apart.

Step Five: Bake for 15 -18 minutes or until they just start to brown on the edges and don’t look gooey in the center. Turn the sheets front to back half way through cooking time. Don’t overcook! Cool completely on baking sheets.

Get ready for not just a happy marriage, but a strong marriage! 🙂 In the meantime, check out Starlite Entertainment’s customized wedding entertainment.

Mar 19

“Love is patient.” Really?!

By Starlite Entertainment Culture

St. Paul’s much-quoted scripture passage is timeless:

“Love is patient, love is kind…”

On the other hand, if you ever saw the classic 1989 date flick, “When Harry Met Sally,” Harry (Billy Crystal) isn’t so patient, as expressed in the meme above.

Can you blame him? Love IS wonderful. So is marriage. The couples we work with are excited to get the rest of their life started. Especially when it comes to booking customized wedding entertainment! Popular wedding dates really do book fast!

Customized wedding entertainment

So, let Starlite Entertainment help you customize the entertainment to fit your one-of-a-kind wedding celebration.

Do you want the rest of your life to get started as soon as possible? Let’s talk! We offer awesome online planning tools for our clients that is the first step to planning the ‘rest of your life!’ Call right now for pricing and availability: 888-477-4780. Or complete our quick and easy contact form.

Congratulations on this new chapter in your life! We’ll leave you with Billy Crystal’s proposal to Meg Ryan in this final scene from “When Harry Met Sally.”

Mar 12

How much to spend on wedding entertainment

By Starlite Entertainment Budget

Memorize this: no price is a good price IF you aren’t happy with your reception.

Price is meaningless. Dreams are everything when it comes to your wedding. If you cut corners on your wedding entertainment budget, you may pay a very big price.

Okay, now let’s deal with reality. I’m guessing you’re like most of the brides in this area: you’re working on a budget. Am I right?

Your wedding entertainment budget may be bigger than the last bride we worked with, but it may be less, much less than the next. Since we live in the real world, most of us do have to consider dollars and cents when it comes to planning a wedding.

So most brides have to find a happy medium when it comes to balancing their wedding entertainment budget.

Surprising wedding entertainment budget facts

The Knot conducted a survey of 18,000 brides across the country. According to them the average wedding costs $31,213. But it varies widely depending on where you live. For example, it’s closer to $19,000 in South Dakota, but it tops $39,000 in San Francisco.

What is pretty consistent, though, is that the average bride invests about 10% of her budget on the entertainment. And yet entertainment provides 90% of the fun.

We’ve worked with a ton of brides over the years. If something goes wrong with the dinner or the flowers, it is quickly forgotten IF the guests have fun.

Entertainment makes the event: every time!

That’s where we come in. Entertainment makes the event. Any minor glitches you experience with any of your other vendors will quickly fade away once we pack your dance floor. And we will.

Your guests are hungry to celebrate and honor your marriage. Entertainment is the key catalyst to ensuring your party maximizes your potential.

This leads me back to the first sentence of this post: no price is a good price IF you aren’t happy with your reception. This maxim applies to your wedding entertainment more than any other service you book.

Starlite Entertainment is the key

So am I saying that if you book us, the food will taste better? That the flowers will look fresher? That the cake will look more magnificent?

No. It will only seem that way. And, my friend, perception IS reality.

Here’s the bottom line: there is one place where you never want to scrimp: the entertainment. Entertainment makes the event, and we will make your event extraordinary!

The next step? Check out available dates without obligation.

Mar 05

Read this only if you’re terrified of your first dance

By Starlite Entertainment Dance

Do you have two left feet? Here’s some sensible first dance advice for Greater Philadelphia area brides.

Does the thought of getting up in front of the world and dancing your first dance as man and wife terrify you? Here’s some first dance advice that will relieve your worries.

You’re not alone, you know. Millions of Americans are afflicted with a bad case of Twoleftfeetitis, sometimes known as Dancefever. It can cause a grown man to break out into a cold sweat, and it’s not pretty.

Are either you or your betrothed afflicted with this malady? Don’t worry, it is curable! Just follow our first dance advice.

You do not need to be a Fred Astaire or a Ginger Rogers to project a shimmering image of elegance on the dance floor. Even more, you do not have to be a Michael Jackson or a Jennifer Lopez to shake your booty with class at the biggest party of your life: your wedding celebration.

You simply need to be you.

3 Steps to a successful first dance

There are three keys to a successful first dance that looks so good that you won’t even mind if it is video taped.

Step One: Select a slow song that is meaningful to you.

Step Two: Learn the two step. It’s the simplest dance for a klutz (no offense) to learn. Watch the video above, for it quickly presents the timeless simplicity and charm of this basic dance step. Practice it. You can learn it quickly. You’ll have it perfected within a few practice sessions.

Step Three: Keep it short. Two to three minutes is good. This takes a lot of pressure off of you. Besides, you don’t want your guests to get bored. In our hands, they’ll be itching to join you on the dance floor in short order!

Music and entertainment makes the event. We can help you plan the flow of entertainment from beginning to end. Our MCs know how to make introductions and set up the first dance. Here’s where wedding parties often break down. It is absolutely vital to have a seasoned DJ/MC on your team who knows how to transition from your first dance to a packed dance floor.

That’s what we do. Call us with questions at 888-477-4780, or complete the contact form to check on our availability.

Get ready for your first dance and follow our first dance advice. It’ll be wonderful!

Looking for a wedding DJ? Learn more about Starlite Entertainment here.

Mar 02

How to break the ice at a pre-wedding luncheon

By Starlite Entertainment Wedding Planning

The scene is tense.

Families come together for a pre-wedding luncheon. An old girl friend of the groom is there. Yikes! This could get pretty uncomfortable. Fast.

What to do? Why it is simple: break into song!

I post below for your viewing pleasure that memorable scene from “My Best Friend’s Wedding” when Rupert Everett does just that. He starts singing that golden-oldie from the 60s, “I Say a Little Prayer for You.”

Before you know it, the whole restaurant is singing along! Aah … if only life were a musical!

Stress-free Southeast Pennsylvania wedding planning

Many brides let the process of planning their wedding stress them out. I get it. There are a lot of details to get in place. We can help you with the entertainment. We’ll take the stress right out of the wedding planning so you can start having fun again. Once you become our client, you’ll have access to our easy to use online planning tools.

In the meantime, take a few minutes to watch this very funny scene starring Julia Roberts. A good laugh always makes the day better … and less stressful.

[Entertainment makes the difference at wedding receptions. Check out Starlite Entertainment’s packages here.]