{ ETSY FIND } Pine Cove Cabin

Wow, this custom lace bridal shrug blew me away when I first laid eyes on it! Handmade by Pine Cove Cabin, aka Colleen Raney is also a gifted musician! You must have a peek.

{ OUT OF THE OFFICE } Time to Breathe.....

{ The girls and I a few years back. We've come a long way! One of my all time favorite pictures }

This past wedding season has been, in a word, incredible. I don't mean sort of incredible, I mean downright incredible. So with all the hard work behind us for a couple months, the girls and I are taking a MUCH needed mini-vacation to Lake Tahoe. We will be relaxing, sitting, breathing.....

No doubt we will have files in-hand, Blackberry's at the ready, and laptops charged. Some event planners, present company included, use this time to head to San Francisco, New York or the Mid-West for inspiration. I can honestly say, these ladies give me inspiration every week of every month so there will be no shortage this weekend. I promise to finally get up more wedding gallery's on the website as well!

Until then, we are off for some very past due calmness! See you on 11. 9. 09

{ SAN FRANCISCO STYLE UNVEILED} Bride in the City

We are so excited that our gorgeous bride Karen was selected as the San Francisco Style Unveiled's very first "Bride in the City." These two hold a special place in my heart as they must be one of my sweetest, most-in-love, gorgeous, amazing couples ever! Seriously, they are.

Head on over to see the full post here. Cheers to Karen + Gabe. Smokin' hot!

{ POM + COSMOS } Sneak Peak

We cannot WAIT to show you the amazing images from Pom + Cosmos's wedding. Scott Andrew did a fabulous job capturing their intimate, glamorous and incredibly chic wedding.

More in a few days...we've given "blogging rights" to one of our favorite blogs so I can't spoil the fun.... I can say this wedding was an absolute dream to work on.

My fabulous ladies Jennifer and Christina knocked this one out of the park. And thanks again Scott, you make us look good!

CHEERS!

{ HALLOWEEEN INSPIRED BIRTHDAY PARTY } Ava Grace

{Photos courtesy of Penny Sylvia }

We had so much fun putting together Ava's 5th birthday party a couple weeks back. Here are a few shots of her adorable day. It was such a blast creating her invitations, building her mason jar party favors and watching the kids in birthday bliss!

{ SABRINA + CORY } Granite Bay, CA

There are so many reasons I was excited about this wedding! When Sabrina and Cory hired us to plan their Granite Bay Country Club wedding I knew she and I would have a blast with the planning process. She was a fabulous bride!

Over 80% of our weddings this year were outside of Sacramento, so we were really excited to be working with so many wonderful local vendors. Katie Edwards of Ambience Floral Design created Sabrina's perfect centerpieces and bouquets. Katie's staff were fantastic! My favorite stylists Amy Branum of Glow Esthetics and Tiffiny Tredinnick of Mane Attractions had Sabrina looking gorgeous! Brandon and Kami of Sound Image Entertainment did a fabulous job entertaining the eclectic crowd, I absolutely love working with those two! Of course Stephanie Cooley of Stephanie J Designs knocked it out of the park with the gorgeous gorgeous menus, place cards and programs. Steph you are fabulous! Last but not least, Richard Siegel has got to be the most genuine, wonderful person I have met in a LONG time! He and Lee were such a joy to work with and even weighed in on some last minute "round table decisions!"

Cheers Sabrina and Cory, it was an honor working with you this past year.

{ SAN FRANCISO SYLE UNVEILED } Featured Wedding

http://www.sanfranciscostyleunveiled.com/rebeccaandryan/

We love when our gorgeous couples are featured and others in the industry acknowledge all the love, time and effort we put into each and every event. Thank you Rebecca + Ryan for being such an amazing couple...Cheers!

{ STEPHANIE BROWNE AUSTRALIA } Gorgeous!

Can we just step back into the 1920's? Just for a few weeks? I am so in love with our new find, Stephanie Browne. Gorgeous is an understatement! Stephanie's collection of hair pieces, head bands, earrings are just phenomenal. Inspired by the 1920's showgirl, Stephanie uses flawless crystals, pearls, feathers for her one of a kind pieces.

Simply stunning.