Marcela Valladolid Quotes

I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it.

I fancy the romantic image of myself being soothed and inspired by music and the sweet aroma and flickering lights of candles.

I love a little darkness at the table with just enough light from IKEA white candlesticks. Seriously! They look elegant but are simple and unscented and create mood lighting.

I like something simple and traditional, like dinner and a movie. The best way to get to know someone is to have a conversation over dinner. And steak houses have a nice atmosphere - the lights are dim, and they usually have a band playing.

I love candlelit dinners.

I knew that if I could put a table in a room with not much light and a couple of chairs, I could have a real conversation. And I know that people... like to eavesdrop on a conversation.

Food is one part of the experience. And it has to be somewhere between 50 to 60 percent of the dining experience. But the rest counts as well: The mood, the atmosphere, the music, the feeling, the design, the harmony between what you have on the plate and what surrounds the plate.

I'll put candles all over the room, then light then, and get to it. I call it my 'vibe in a bag.'

If you're doing takeout, try to get the healthiest takeout you can. And just take it out of the plastic, right? Get your grandma's old china or get a fancy little bowl, and put the takeout in the bowl and light a candle.

Candlelight and red wine? I don't know. Vulnerability catches me off guard every single time.

Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.

The menu should be part of the entertainment, part of the dining experience. It's kind of like reading the 'Playbill' when you go to the theater. It should be an alluring and interactive document. Does it have burn marks on it from the candle? If you ever get a greasy menu with food stains on it, it's time to run like hell.

Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.

I always like to have flowers on the table. I think they make it look special.

Lighting is an essential way to change the mood of a room, especially if you can use dimmers.

I have candles, pictures and flowers on my nightstand... and of course a lamp!

I love having candles, especially when you get downtime. I could just pass out seeing the flame flicker with the lights off.

My best hostess tip is to have good food and really good music!

No tablecloths, silver cutlery, fine porcelain, sommeliers, or deep wine lists - that's fine. But no service or hospitality? That's going too far.

The Kennedys tried to avoid using the big U-shaped table, but when they couldn't, they had several tricks - including keeping the flowers simple - to keep it from appearing overly stiff and formal.

An excellent wine, someone's best attempt at cooking, and the candles and flowers on the table can turn the simplest dinner into an unforgettably romantic event.

People don't realize that lighting can change the whole look of a place and the feel.

For me, a great meal is a collision of company, environment, ambient temperature, the waiters, where you are emotionally.

I love candles.

If I host something, even if it's just dinner at my house, I like the event to move. So that means cocktails in the family room, and then moving outside and having appetizers on the patio, and then moving to dinner at the dining table. It's just the idea of the event being curated to every little detail.