One thing that I have noticed along the way as a Wedding Planner is that most people are flat out confused about how gratuities for their vendors work. Who should they tip? How much? The answer is simple. Remember that all of your vendors are in the “service industry” just as a manicurist, a server, […]

On June 27th 2009, Cindy and Kevin were married in a sweet ceremony at Sutter Creek United Methodist Church. With the piano playing “Georgia” the guests were seated and a very intimate and perfect ceremony ensued. It began with the bride’s extremely proud father walking her down the aisle and was closed with the longest standing […]

What better way to stamp out what’s inside that envelope than to include it on the stamp when mailing your announcements, invitations or thank you’s out! Zazzle offers thousands of options for customizing your wedding postage to let your guests know that a save the date is inside, coordinate with your invitation and theme, or […]

It was on January 1st of 2009 that I got that call from Sarah, who I had met with in December,  letting me know that they wanted to book my services for their June 6th wedding. What a way to kick off the New Year! I was so excited to work on this wedding, which would […]

We are so excited to announce our First Runner Up Award in the NACE Tabletop Design Contest! After months of planning,  the competition took place at Wilson Vineyards on Tuesday, June 23rd. With 11 participants comprised of local Wedding Planners, Rental Companies, Venue Owners and Caterers we were up against some tough competition! I feel blessed […]

Thinking about planning a destination wedding?  Most couples begin their search by looking at places like Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico, the Caribbean, etc. when planning their destination wedding. My guess is that not many people  jump to the thought of having a wedding in the Philippines. It’s surely easy to overlook! It is not commonly recognized as a […]

Many brides and grooms are mis-led by the notion that an on-site coordinator at their venue is going to be their Wedding Planner and assist them through the entire process. An on-site coordinator typically provides you with services such as a list of preferred vendors, linen choice assistance, guiding you down the aisle and making […]

Angelica and Angelo were married May 16th at the Woman’s Club of Lodi. With only 2 months to plan their entire wedding, they put in a call to Plan A Events just six weeks before their wedding day, letting me know that they live in Salt lake City, Utah and needed some assistance with pulling their […]

Well, I started over from scratch today with a new blog site! Turns out that my previous one wasn’t up to par in the search engine world…so here we go! Where to start? I suppose that since this is a brand new blog, meeting me would be a good place to start! I am a Los Angeles […]