SPARK No. 2--everything else

More of what I loved about Spark No. 2:

I've shown you some of the eye candy that surrounded us, but we were surrounded by actual candy as well: there were THREE separate candy buffets at Spark!

 

AMAZING Candy Buffet in the Spark snack lounge

Candy buffet #2 brought by the photobooth girl

Candy buffet #3 in the Dear Lizzie boutique

Who can resist huge jars full of as much candy as you can stuff yourself with? Not this sugar fiend, anyway. Seeing all of those beautiful shapes and colors and just the feeling of abundance and luxury and whimsy that they give was just a really fun added touch at Spark.

In addition to candy, there were plenty of other sweets (this was an event for women, planned by women--we know what we like!):

Fortune cookies with one end dipped in white chocolate and coated with bright sugar sprinkles.
Darling and they tasted really yummy too!

There were dessert buffets with dinner both nights

Incredible dessert setup from Saturday dinner

which included some of the most incredible cupcakes I've ever seen!

These were jumbo-sized cupcakes topped with 3" tall shimmery frosting roses and sparkly sugar glitter.
They were SPECTACULAR. And probably gave everyone who ate one instant diabetes.

I've been to other art retreat events (CKU, Silver Bella) but what really set Spark apart for me was the good feeling there. All around the venue were huge posters that had inspirational messages and quotes about creativity. They were pretty to look at, but I loved the uplifting words on them as well! (If you want to print them for yourself, you can purchase this printable kit over at House of 3.)

I was there with my mom so I always sat with her, but even if I had been on my own I would have had no worries about feeling lonely--everyone was so friendly and outgoing and generous and fun! The first day, I kept feeling like I recognized people. I didn't actually know anyone else but for some reason I just felt like I was seeing familiar faces. I figured it out later in the day--even though I didn't actually know any of these ladies, they looked familiar to me because they were the kind of people I wanted to be friends with. I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone but me. But people were just so nice and genuine and fun to be around. There was such a great vibe everywhere and that really made the experience special and memorable.

I'm so thankful we chose Spark for our Girls' Weekend this year--we definitely made the right choice! The event itself was fun and inspiring and uplifting and it was even better to be able to share it with my sweet Mom!