My $10K Wedding

Guitar Fred and I have never been — together — to Mendocino, a coastal town 3 hours north of San Francisco, so we’re excited to get away from the kiddies (Munch, our dog, and Speedy, our cat) for…

It’s Friday and to kick off the holiday weekend, here are some cool contests you should definitely enter if you haven’t already:

The Swede Records’ “I carry your heart with me” decoupage tray…

This past December, I met Quyen, a prospective client for my wedding coordination services. I clicked with Quyen straight-away over email and even more in person as we share a love for great design…

If you’re like me, you’ve probably been hoarding inspiration by way of weblinks and torn pages from bridal magazines. With just about 8 months to go until our big day on 10-10-10, I’ve started to…

I spent the last two days in the Marin Headlands, just outside of Sausalito (the town we’re getting married in), for a board retreat. Not only did I reconnect with the great outdoors, I was able to…

Southern Weddings featured this real wedding (Kyle + Chris) and I just adore the clever use of a bird’s nest — from the groom’s boutonniere, bridesmaids’ bouquets and the cake flowers. Very…

As a wedding coordinator, a lot of my clients ask me for recommendations for bridal makeup and hair. One of my recent “discoveries” is…

The new online magazine, Nonpareil, launched this week and offers fashionable brides like you and me, DIY projects and inspiration. You much check out the tablescapes on a budget as well as…

Wow, dinner last night was wild and fantastic. The menu was delicious and included parsnip and meyer lemon soup with pickled and crispy ginger; vanilla butter poached black cod with Oregon black…