…let your heart be light…

The spirit of the holiday season provides an energy that fuels the drive to go shopping, do some baking, make the rounds of holiday parties and celebrations, and perhaps over-extend ourselves in the doing, the going and the spending (and the eating!)  Its easy to get wrapped up in the hustle and bustle.   So I [...]

Blissful: Giving Thanks

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and [...]

Blissful: Ebell Lounge accents

If these walls (and mirrors, and urns, and busts, and lamps…) could talk, what would they say?  What conversations did they overhear?  What celebrations must they have witnessed over the years.  What stories could they tell…? (Thank you to Picotte Photography for capturing these detailed images)

Blissful: showtime

(Michael + Anna Costa Photography) These images were captured during celebrations for charity endeavors here at The Ebell of Los Angeles: 24-Hour Hollywood Rush supporting The Baby Dragon Fund (Cean One Photography) ; Annual Comedy Night benefiting Peter Boyle Memorial Fund and International Myeloma Foundation (Craig Rucker Photography);  Laughs for Bald Bryan (Michael+Anna Costa Photography). [...]

Blissful: grace

Saying grace.  Being grace.  Blissful grace. Image by Danielle Klebanow Photography. Have a blissful, graceful weekend..!

Blissful: Ebell from Lucerne, Then & Now

I found this image in the Ebell’s digital archive… …and I immediately noticed that the elevator tower is missing.  In fact, at the time the above image was taken, the 3rd Floor was an open-air terrace.  Somewhere in history, the 3rd floor was inclosed and an elevator directly to the 3rd floor from the Garden [...]

Blissful: Bridal Silhouette

….Just breathe… Inspiration and images provided by Beth Herzhaft Modern Wedding Photography, Lito Sy Studio, Andrena Photography, Jacob Galleries, Cheriefoto Wishing you a blissful weekend…!

Blissful: Music

“Somewhere there’s music,  It’s where you are…  Somewhere there’s heaven,  How near, how far…” (Honoring Jazz Appreciation Month) Images by Chris Diset Photography, Beth Herzhaft Modern Wedding Photography, Chereifoto, Jacob Galleries, and Picotte Photography. “Have a groovin’ weekend…!”

Blissful: Wedding shoes

Hope your weekend is kickin’…! Photos from Beth Herzhaft Modern Wedding Photography, Cheriefoto, Brian Khang Photography, Amelia Lyon Photography

Blissful: Wilshire and Lucerne, Then and Now

History inspires.  So, how’s THIS for inspiration: below is the corner of Lucerne Boulevard at Wilshire Boulevard – the Ebell of Los Angeles – then (circa 1927) and now (circa 2010):The landscape may have grown and changed, but the structure is still very much the same! Imagine the dignitaries that have passed through that door; [...]