Lauren and Joe on Jose Villa's Blog

Just a little taste of Lauren and Joe's wedding today on Jose Villa's blog. Can't wait to share more from this spectacular Napa Valley wedding!

Hey... what a surprise! A Book Cover: "Ideas & Inspirations for Celebrating in Style"

What a nice way to start the day!

Just reading my morning blogs and saw a great surprise on the blog of some of my favorite photographers Gertrude & Mabel. One of our couples, Julie & Marc on the front cover of a new book by Country Living Magazine called "Ideas & Inspirations for Celebrating in Style". That's them in the lower right corner, traveling up the road to a life of wedded bliss!



From Gertrude & Mabel:

"Hearst books has just published a new wedding book stylized after Country Living Magazine called "Ideas & Inspirations for Celebrating in Style" & it's full of 29 of our photographs!! We're super excited and honored. Written by Marie Proeller Hueston, this is a beautiful hardcover coffee table book full of creative ideas for a country inspired wedding."

Congrats ladies and I must say, I'm pretty happy about it too!

A Proposal in Lights

Light Writing Proposal from Derick Childress on Vimeo.

Saw this on A Cup of Jo. Very sweet. I just love a clever proposal.
For more information on how he did did this click here. You can even donate a dollar to their honeymoon fund... how's that for enterprising?

How did you get engaged?

Flora Grubb - DIY Vertical Wall Hangings

Certainly one of San Francisco's little treasures is Flora Grubb Gardens, undoubtedly the coolest garden center in San Francisco filled with treasures for the garden, gorgeous minimalist plantings and even a coffee bar.

I first discovered it when I saw the amazing vertical garden they did at Napa Valley's gorgeous eco hotel Bardessano in Yountville pictured below.





Bardessano is an entirely different post, but since then, I have been absolutely hooked on Flora Grubb's vertical succulent wall hangings . They are so gorgeous and chic and perfect for a minimalist, modern wedding. Look at these amazing gardens below from the Flora Grubb site.





Aren't they gorgeous?? Sadly, a vertical wall hanging created by Flora Grubb is not in everyone's wedding budget. So, today there is good news. Flora Grubb has announced that the trays they use to build their vertical succulent garden are available for purchase. If you are in succulent country, you can tackle the challenge of creating your own! Read about the details more on Flora's blog. And if you do, I'd love to see what you come up with!

Happy New Year 2010! Yes, I'm still in cyberspace... well just barely

Photo from Creature Comforts Blog

Happy New Year!

So another year rolls around and I reflect on my New Years resolutions from last year... hmmm.... start a blog... seemed like a great idea at the time. I have certainly learned a lot and gained a new respect for bloggers that are putting up new, riveting content on a daily basis... not an easy task. And honestly, I look around and there are a many wedding blogs that just sort of exist but don't necessarily knock it out of the park.

Well, I'm a knock it out of the park, kind of girl... and come July 2009 (the time of my last post) I realized that I have no interest in being just another hum drum wedding blog. I am a wedding planner / event producer/ orchestrator of lovely, tasteful events... (and a damn good one at that... ) so I took this blog and shelved it for a while to put all my focus on my clients and decide what to do next with this little project (I left without saying goodbye, I know... sorry)

So here we are at the start of a new year and fresh new decade... and guess what... I still don't know what the heck to do with this darn blog. BUT, here's what I DO know... I've got a lot of great information that you could really use if you're on this new journey of wedding planning and I do plan to share it with you. On the list this month is to put it on my drawing board and give it an overhaul.

So... Stay tuned to see what's to come. And Happy New Year!! Make it a great year!

Mothers of the Bride and Groom - Finally an Event for You!

My friend Kathy of Well Rehearsed is sponsoring this event at
Neiman Marcus in Palo Alto. July 25th at 11:30am. RSVP Here

Location, Location, Location! Casa Bella Blanca

I admit I've been a little slack when it comes to posting, but my visit to Casa Bella Blanca was just the thing to kick start me back into action. Entire Productions hosted a wonderful party for event professionals at this private event venue last night on Divisadero near Turk.



I was too busy yacking to take any shots of the actual party, but the decor by Neil Adams of Blueprint Studio Collection was beautiful and chic, Cuban performer Fito Reinoso delivered a wonderful eclectic mix of Latin music, JP Buongiorno was inside on Flamenco guitar and there were two different DJs... DJ Juan Data and DJ Imani... all available through Entire Productions. Barbara Llewellyn Catering & Events made sure that no detail was overlooked, that the the mojitos and sangria were flowing and passed delicious culinary bites... what more could you want?

Check out this great space...



When first I saw the photos I wondered if it would feel crowded for a special event, but it was wonderfully open and spacious. There were 200-300 people there and it didn't feel overly crowded at all.





The home has wonderful classic elements mixed with a modern San Francisco vibe...a gorgeous open kitchen, beautiful upstairs and a wonderful yard with an upper deck and hot tub and a lower patio which was a great event area.



The patio was a spacious concrete space that was covered with clear tenting and kept cozy with heaters. It opened onto a garage of sorts (almost seemed to chic to be categorized as a garage) with a comfortable lounge and bar with urban chic vibe.



Anyway, if you want to check it out, give me a call and I'd be happy to take you over there.