All About San Francisco

When I first begun scouting wedding venues for Julie and Nathan six months ago, I knew I had to focus on recognizable landmarks in San Francisco to help them express their shared passion for this beautiful city. It didn't take long before I found the perfect venue for them--the Ferry Building, located right along the water by the Bay Bridge! They loved the semi-industrial feeling of the space as they wanted a rustic, yet elegant, type of wedding.

Planning a wedding weekend for 300 in six months was intense; yet working with such an easy going, fun-loving couple made the journey much more enjoyable for everyone involved. One of Julie's trusted bridesmaid, Emily, was also a big part of the wedding planning and we had a great time bouncing ideas off one another....sometimes very late into the night! From their family-style dinner menu to their 'get-away' tandem bike, we incorporated a lot of very special, personalized details into the wedding. I will blog about all the details (and the entire team of Event Professionals who made it happen!) when I get the photos from their fabulous photographers Gertrude and Mabel, but for now, I wanted to share a sneak preview of just a few great shots!

All photos by Gertrude and Mabel
Flowers by Nancy Liu Chin Designs

More Photos from Vintage Inspired Wedding

Just got the photos for Meggy and Chris' vintage inspired wedding at the lovely Kohl Mansion, and am excited to share more of them here! Tara Arrowood is such an amazing photographer--from portraits to candids to details....she's captured it all!

Northern California Brides Magazine

It's always fun to see your name in magazines, and I'm so happy to be quoted in the recent issue of Northern California Brides. Best of all, I was quoted alongside two of my dear, dear friends Jean Marks and Jenne Hohn. We were asked to list our favorite outdoor spots for ceremonies in the Bay Area. I gave them several, but the one that they featured was Inspiration Point out in the Presidio district.

Google Voice

My lovely husband is so sweet. Amongst other things, he is constantly trying to make my hectic life easier by introducing me to the newest gadgets and technology. I use to dread the learning curve it took to make things 'work', but I have to admit, once you get past that point it really is smooth sailing for the most part.

I am embarrassed to admit I have 5 different phone numbers. Home, home office, business office, cell phone, and a virtual 415 number because at one point, I came across many brides outside NorCal that appeared turned off that I didn't have a 'San Francisco' area code.

What does that mean? It means I have to check 5 different voice mails everyday, and definitely more than once a day. If I forget, or did not have time to do that, I run into the risk of returning calls LATE, and I hate that. My husband has been questioning my sanity for the longest time, constantly nagging me to cancel some of my numbers. 'Eventually I will,' I reassured him.

One day, he came home eager and excited to share with me the latest and greatest in technology--Google Voice. 'It's the answer to your ridiculous problem of owning 5 different numbers!' he said to me. Now THAT'S worth learning more about.....

'Google Voice is a service that gives you one number for all your phones, voicemail that is easy as email, and many enhanced calling features like call blocking and screening, voicemail transcripts, call conferencing, international calls, and more. It is currently available for GrandCentral users only, but will be open to new users soon'

I look forward to living with just ONE phone number soon....