Ring in 2010 with Champagne Cocktails

No other holiday begs for champagne like New Year’s Eve.  While not everyone is a big fan of the bubbly wine, it can make for delicious and festive cocktails.  Here’s a few to try when you ring in the new year.
The French 75 from The Intoxicologist at examiner.com

3/4 oz Bombay Sapphire
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon [...]

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Vintage Hair and Makeup Workshop

Are you planning a vintage-style wedding?  Always wanted to know how to get that glamorous look from the 1930s and 40s?  Well, here’s your chance!!
Gabriela Hernandez, owner of Besame Cosmetics, and Rusty Frank, swing dance instructor and owner of Rusty’s Rhythm Club, are producing a Vintage Hair Styling and Make-up Workshop this Saturday November [...]

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Setting a formal table

Have you ever sat down at a formal table and felt a bit like Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman”, having NO idea what utensil goes with what course, or how to behave at a formal table?  I recently shared details of the formal place setting with readers at WeddingAces.com ~ allow me to walk you [...]

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Get to know Echo Parque

I recently had the pleasure of speaking at The Couture Bridal Workshop series and was introduced to a new company called Echo Parque. Sisters Alexis & Kate Lyman are the creative team behind Echo Parque, hair accessories with a bit of “pop”.  Now, I am known to wear a flower in my hair once and [...]

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Jewish Wedding Traditions (3 of 3)

Whether cultural or familial or religious, incorporating wedding traditions into your ceremony and reception can be a sentimental feature of your wedding planning.   Its also an opportunity to create a unique ceremony that incorporates the most important aspects of your life together and the worlds the bride and groom are bringing together.
This three-part series focuses [...]

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Jewish Wedding Traditions (2 of 3)

Whether cultural or familial or religious, incorporating wedding traditions into your ceremony and reception can be a sentimental feature of your wedding planning.   Its also an opportunity to create a unique ceremony that incorporates the most important aspects of your life together and the worlds the bride and groom are bringing together.
This three-part series focuses [...]

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Jewish Wedding Traditions (1 of 3)

Whether cultural or familial or religious, incorporating wedding traditions into your ceremony and reception can be a sentimental feature of your wedding planning.   Its also an opportunity to create a unique ceremony that incorporates the most important aspects of your life together and the worlds the bride and groom are bringing together.

This three-part series [...]

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Couture Bridal Workshop Tomorrow Night

Join us tomorrow night – we are going to discuss “Choosing the Perfect Wedding Venue” in addition to “Planning a Flawless Wedding” and “What is the Perfect Gown?“
Full information, address, sponsors etc. available here.
“See you there!”

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Guest Speaker at Couture Bride Workshop

This is going to be fantastic — Jeannie Ward (wedding planner extraordinaire of Wedding Jeannie) and Alina Pizzano (designer of couture wedding gowns and owner of Alina Pizzano Couture) have launched their monthly workshop series “The Couture Bride Workshop” and have asked me to be their guest at the next workshop!
We are going to discuss [...]

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Sparkling Send Off

Sunday night, Siobhan & Joshua celebrated their wedding day with friends and family at The Ebell of Los Angeles.   Event Supervisor Anessa Curtin captured their “great escape” on her iPhone.

What a spectacular way to send off the bride and groom!
“Congratulations, Siobhan & Joshua!”

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