Gabriela Salamanca, President of FemCity Hoboken

I'm excited to share that I've recently been named the President of FemCity Hoboken, a brand new Chapter of Femfessionals!

For those of you that may not know, Femfessionals is an amazing organization run and meant for professional women. 

Femfessionals connects ambitious professional women through connection lunches, fun and motivating workshops, social media, and the myfemcity.com blog to create individual communities within cities {FemCities} around the world.

Who is a Femfessional?

"A Femfessional is a savvy business woman characterized as positive, open-minded, driven, professional, ambitious and desirous of forming strong strategic connections to benefit each other personally and professionally, as well as for the benefit of her community. Not only is she motivated to succeed, she is passionate about the success of others around her."

So I'm sure you can see why I'm not only excited, but honored to be bringing this chapter to Hoboken and surrounding communities!  Currently this is the only chapter available in the New Jersey area, so definitely consider membership! {Yep, that was a promo pitch...but I honestly mean it!}

**Check out: Our FemCity Hoboken landing page!**

As President, I do plan to bring a variety of connecting lunches, events and activities that help women engage personally and professionally as well as the Hoboken community. I won't tell you too much, but I WILL tell you it's not anything like your traditional "networking."  There will be cocktail parties, "walking" meetings, inspirational guest speakers, and more!

Recruiting Board Members!

I'm looking to build a strong and talented team of amazing women to serve as Board of Advisors. You naturally must become members of the chapter, but benefits include being featured on the website, etc. We can discuss all the fabulous details, but these are the following positions available:

1. Public relations chair
2. Marketing and social media chair
3. Philanthropic chair
4. Community outreach chair
5. Social affairs chair
6. Member relations/guest speaker chair

If you think you've got what it takes to help lead a fresh and amazing chapter of Femfessionals in Hoboken (or know someone who's perfect for a position) please email me at: hoboken@femfessionals.com!

Stay tuned for more information and please contact hoboken@femfessionals.com for more information and to learn how to join!

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Gabriela is the partner and certified wedding/special event consultant for No Limit Events LLC as well as the main writer for the company blog, No Limit Events LLC: Bloggin’ It. She enjoys sharing fun and unique wedding ideas, which include helpful wedding and party related posts, inspirational photos and advice for those planning special celebrations. Gabriela lives in New Jersey with her husband and business partner, Justin, and their 2 lovable cats. Planning a sophisticated and chic wedding or special party? Please visit her blog and website for specials and helpful advice.

Today marks our third year as husband and wife!

Today, April 25, 2012, marks the third year as husband and wife for Justin and me!



Justin & I walking back up the aisle! :)

Aside from being husband and wife, as many of you know we're also wedding and special event planners. As cheezy as it sounds, I always tear up at weddings. Bottom line, we both sincerely love what we do each and every day and we're incredibly lucky to have found our passion at the time that we did.

For those of you that have been on our journey with us since we officially opened doors for NLE over 2 years ago, we thank you and are gracious to have you as readers, contributors, friends and colleagues.

Today, I'm sharing a very special poem Justin's aunt Mari read at our ceremony that we both cherrish and hold deeply:

Sonnet XVII
Pablo Neruda

 I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
 I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;

so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
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No te amo como si fueras rosa de sal, topacio
o flecha de claveles que propagan el fuego:
te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras,
secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma.

Te amo como la planta que no florece y lleva
dentro de sí, escondida, la luz de aquellas flores,
y gracias a tu amor vive oscuro en mi cuerpo
el apretado aroma que ascendió de la tierra.

Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo:
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera,
sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres,
tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecho es mía,
tan cerca que se cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.


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Gabriela is the partner and certified wedding/special event consultant for No Limit Events LLC as well as the main writer for the company blog, No Limit Events LLC: Bloggin’ It. She enjoys sharing fun and unique wedding ideas, which include helpful wedding and party related posts, inspirational photos and advice for those planning special celebrations. Gabriela lives in New Jersey with her husband and business partner, Justin, and their 2 lovable cats. Planning a sophisticated and chic wedding or special party? Please visit her blog and website for specials and helpful advice.

The Epic Summit: Recap of Event!

After much planning, discussing, revising and then fine-tuning this event, it finally came and went out with a BANG!

The EPIC Summit 2012 proved to be 'EPIC' for many attendees and faculty members equally. Knowledge was shared as smiles were exchanged and friendships blossomed.

It was a priviledge and honor to lead the planning, designing & coordinating efforts for this special event.  The inspiration behind the summit came from using the five senses in conjunction with education. We focused on: see, touch, smell, taste and sound in relation to EPIC's particular goals/missions for this event. 

What was seen, in many cases, also was touched, and involved all decor elements put together (fabric, lighting, furniture, etc) and educational elements (binders, pens, handouts, etc). What was heard involved all the comments, feedback and seminars from faculty and attendees alike, along with Moroccan inspired music for the surprise evening reception!  What was smelled, in many cases, was also tasted, and involved elements like specialty push-pops in our culinary sessions with Ari Starkman (The Elan), Asian-inspired dishes for lunch along with Moroccan-inspired treats for the evening reception.

The team we put together was fabulous and brought their A game as always! Below are a small selection of featured pictures from the event that NLE specifically did. For more, please stop by here! 

While there are many to thank and commend for a job well done, we in particular must give a special thanks to the following professionals who helped make The Epic Summit a success from a design/plan perspective:

The Elan, venue

Flowerful Events, floral design

Events by Amable, entertainment and lighting

Hope Spring Photography, photography services

Feuza Reis Photography, videography services

Hallak Cleaners, linens

All Kinds of Whoopie, dessert treats for soiree

AART Designs, stationery prepared

Invitations by Tracey, stationery printed

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Gabriela is the partner and certified wedding/special event consultant for No Limit Events LLC as well as the main writer for the company blog, No Limit Events LLC: Bloggin’ It. She enjoys sharing fun and unique wedding ideas, which include helpful wedding and party related posts, inspirational photos and advice for those planning special celebrations. Gabriela lives in New Jersey with her husband and business partner, Justin, and their 2 lovable cats. Planning a luxurious wedding or special party? Please visit her blog and website for specials and helpful advice.

Where are you headed for your honeymoon?

Now that the weather is warming up and we're starting to finalize plans for vacations this year, we started talking about honeymoon destinations and where many of our couples are flocking to after they say, "I do!"

Maybe it's a vineyard in Tuscany (pictured: a family owned vineyard in Tuscany that we personally visited on our European honeymoon escape!) or a weeklong escape to Negril, but we're curious to know where you're planning to head! There are so many fabulous spots to visit in the world and we'd love to hear where you're going or even where you headed if married now!

So, where are YOU headed or where have you gone? 
Comment below :)

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Want to feature this article in your blog, e'zine or otherwise?

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Gabriela is the partner and certified wedding/special event consultant for No Limit Events LLC as well as the main writer for the company blog, No Limit Events LLC: Bloggin’ It. She enjoys sharing fun and unique wedding ideas, which include helpful wedding and party related posts, inspirational photos and advice for those planning special celebrations. Gabriela lives in New Jersey with her husband and business partner, Justin, and their 2 lovable cats. Planning a sophisticated and chic wedding or special party? Please visit her blog and website for specials and helpful advice.