Posted in Holiday, Melissa's Musings, tagged holiday wishes, Melissa Allen on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Its the most wonderful time of the year…!” Doesn’t seem to matter what trials and tribulations have recently (or presently) arisen, there is something about the season that soothes my soul…
The music: The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole… Marshmallow World by Johnny Mathis… Merry Christmas Darling by The Carpenters… What Are You Doing New [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Melissa's Musings, Unique, places to go, things to do!, tagged Conductor Bill Hatrick, Cool Finds, historic re-enactment, Los Angeles history, los angeles union station, Melissa Allen, pearl harbor day troop train, places to go, restored 1940s streamliner train car, retro, the overland trail, things to do!, unique wedding idea, vintage train car, WWII on December 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“All Aboard!”
I’m always looking for fun and unique things to do, and Los Angeles has plenty to offer. I had the honor recently of performing with a swing trio on board a vintage railcar and came to discover a whole new slate of “things to do” and one of them is coming up this month!
The [...]
Posted in Holiday, Melissa's Musings, tagged giving thanks, happy thanksgiving, Melissa Allen, thanksgiving greeting, the ebell of los angeles, vintage wedding location on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we round the corner into the final month of 2009, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a moment to give thanks. It was a year that had our communities fighting for financial stability in our country – the whole world, in fact. Unemployment is high, personal economies are taxed by job loss or reduced [...]
Posted in Celebrity, Filming, Melissa's Musings, Seen at the Ebell, tagged AMC Original Mad Men, AMCtv, Celebrity, Don Drapper, Ebell of Los Angeles, entertainment industry, filmed at the Ebell, filming location, mad men, media, retro, Roger Sterling's daughter's wedding, television show, television wedding scene, vintage wedding, weddings on tv on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m a huge fan of Mad Men, so to watch their stellar production team transform the Ebell Lounge into the setting for a wedding reception was enthralling! The time: 1963. November 23, 1963 to be exact. What was supposed to be the grandest day of Roger Sterling’s daughter’s life, was a day fraught with sadness [...]
Posted in Celebrity, Cuisine & Cocktails, Fundraiser, Historical, Melissa's Musings, places to go, things to do!, tagged Celebrity, charity, Cool Finds, hollywood landmark, legendary pink's hot dogs, los angeles fundraiser event, Los Angeles history, pink's hollywood, pink's hot dog stand, places to go, things to do! on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Need something to do this weekend?? You don’t have to live in Hollywood to know Pink’s Famous Hot Dogs. Located on the corner of La Brea & Melrose (its original location!), any time of the day or night, you’ll see folks lining up for a Pink’s hot dog.
Pink’s is celebrating its 70th Anniversary with “Chili [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Melissa's Musings, Unique, for the bride, things to do!, tagged vintage wedding location, unique wedding idea, for the bride, Cool Finds, trendy, places to go, things to do!, wedding element, vintage hair style, vintage makeup style, vintage look, 1940's style, rusty frank, gabriela hernandez, besame cosmetics, workshop, vintage wedding, vintage bride on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Holiday, Melissa's Musings, tagged Anessa Curtin, David Toves, funny, halloween greeting, happy halloween, jibjab, Louis Pechan, Melissa Allen, music video, Philip Miller, the ebell of los angeles, The Ebell Special Events team on October 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m very proud of the fact that The Special Events Office at the Ebell of Los Angeles is a finely tuned and “well rehearsed” group of professionals. Our Special Events & Filming representative, David Toves; our Event Supervisor, Anessa Curtin; our Executive Chef, Louis Pechan; and even our COO, Philip Miller — we all take [...]
Posted in Cuisine & Cocktails, Melissa's Musings, Wedding Planning Tips, for the bride, tagged vintage wedding location, for the bride, Event Elements, wedding element, the ebell of los angeles, dining etiquette, how to set a formal table, formal place settings, party planning tips on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Celebrity, Cool Finds, Filming, Melissa's Musings, Seen at the Ebell, tagged Ebell of Los Angeles, filming location, images of the Ebell of Los Angeles, media, music event, music video, music video setting, one republic, onerepublic, trendy, Wilshire Ebell on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We recently enjoyed having OneRepublic film their video for “All The Right Moves”, the first single off their new album, Waking Up, in the Ebell of Los Angeles‘ Lounge. The extravagance of the setting required little more than some gorgeous dancers and the dynamic band to accent a very catchy song.
Enjoy what is bound to [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Melissa's Musings, Unique, for the bride, tagged vintage wedding location, unique wedding idea, for the bride, gifts, Cool Finds, trendy, wedding element, Wedding Jeannie, hair accessories, couture bridal workshop, echo parque, feather hair combs, decorative headbands, bridal hair accessories on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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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