The Village People For Your Wedding, Anyone?

Last year, I had the astounding pleasure of bringing the original  Village People in for my client's grand and opulent wedding at San Francisco City Hall, and boy, did they drive the crowd wild!

It was an extravagant black tie affair, but five minutes into The Village People's performance, the men had their jackets and bow ties off, and the crowd was going wild on the dance floor! The energy and vibe was absolutely amazing!

I spent countless hours with Rudolfi Artists in Music and Fortune Entertainment going over the pages and pages of rider for the Village People and working through all the logistics to abide to their riders, but it was well worth it. They rocked the party with their 1 hour performance, and it was definitely a night to be remembered.

Their finale was ofcourse, the YMCA, and they brought the bride and groom on stage to dance with them!

Photos above by Wendy Maclaurin Richardson

A Perfect Day

Can there be such a thing as a perfect wedding day? The answer is YES for Samantha and Alvin. They got married by the oceanside at the beautiful Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay. When I first met this sweet couple, Alvin had only one request for the wedding--it had to be by the ocean! He got his wish, and more! The weather could not have been more perfect on their wedding day. The usual wind and chilly weather was replaced by warm sunshine and a cool ocean breeze. Their ceremony was incredibly touching, emotional and highly personalized which brought happy tears to nearly everyone at the wedding. The bridesmaids and flower girl carried handbag bouquets specially designed by Nancy Liu Chin. Samantha and Alvin, being as gracious and loving as they are, invited their entire team of Event Professionals to stay for the wedding reception as guests. The wedding day was so full of love, festivity and beauty that it was hard for the couple to take in everything all at once. Luckily they hired an amazing photographer Wendy Maclaurin Richardson and the best cinematographers in town Chuck and Jewel Savadelis to preserve every moment of the day! The rest of the A team of Event Professionals included Heron Freed Toor who performed the ceremony, Nellie Muganda of Neja Cosmetics, Carl Mindling of Carl Mindling Music, John Woods of Enhanced Lighting, Susan Morgan of Elegant Cheesecake and Alice Yau of Graceful Music. Ofcourse, the Ritz Carlton staff provided first class, impeccable service from beginning to end! Thank you to Wendy for providing me the pictures here as a sneak preview! A perfect day for the perfect couple.....sigh!

Yosemite in San Francisco

I bet that not many people know about the Log Cabin in the Presidio. It is tucked away like a hidden gem, and my clients Miranda and Joe couldn't have been happier at this discovery! Always wanting a woodsy, rustic wedding at Yosemite, they did not want all of their guests driving the distance. Thus, we started the adventure of finding a Yosemite in San Francisco! When this cute couple laid eyes on the Log Cabin, it was love at first "site"! Surrounded by natural beauty and a sneak view of the bay, the Log Cabin is indeed a log cabin! Throughout the year of planning, we came up with the neatest ideas to transform the space into a warm, cozy cabin with touches of simple elegance. One of my favorite highlights of the day was the surprise that we gave the guests by bringing in lion dancers! What a way to get the party started! I am sharing a few of the fabulous detail shots that Wendy Maclaurin Richardson took for me (www.wmrphoto.com). The photo of myself with Miranda and Joe was taken by their photographer Lawrence Lauterborn (www.lauterbornphoto.com)! The rest of the exceptional team included Laurel Ann Winzler (www.flaurel.com) for the flowers, Enhanced Lighting (www.enhancedlighting.com), Carl Mindling (www.reachcarl.com) for the music and La Bocca Fina (www.laboccafina.com) for the catering.