My $10K Wedding
Feb 13
Wedding Destination: Mendocino
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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
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It’s Friday and to kick off the holiday weekend, here are some cool contests you should definitely enter if you haven’t already:
Feb 11
Inspiration #62: Handmade Invites
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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
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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
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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
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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
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{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
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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
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I love San Francisco Ballet and my favorite full-length program — Swan Lake — just completed its run. Today’s inspiration is Odile.
Feb 01
How it turned out
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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…