My $10K Wedding

Feb 13

Wedding Destination: Mendocino -

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…

Feb 12

Spreading the love: contests -

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…

Feb 11

Inspiration #62: Handmade Invites -

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…

Feb 09

Inspiration Boarding -

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…

Feb 08

Re-energized -

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…

Feb 05

Inspiration #61: Birds of a Feather -

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…

Feb 04

I-Do Wedding...Hair -

{I-Do’s Wedding Hair by Dianna Perona}
As a wedding coordinator, a lot of my clients ask me for recommendations for bridal makeup and hair. One of my recent “discoveries” is…

Feb 03

Nonpareil for DIYers -

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…

Feb 02

Inspiration #60: Odile -

I love San Francisco Ballet and my favorite full-length program — Swan Lake — just completed its run. Today’s inspiration is Odile.

{SF Ballet’s Odile; Maria Kotchetkova,…

Feb 01

How it turned out -

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…