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On another note, I'm excited to be working with the ladies of Sweet Monday Photography on their wedding! Take a look at their adorable engagement session in Venice Beach, CA. (I snuck this below photo from Sweet Monday's Facebook Page). 

CLICK HERE to see Jeannine and Ryan's Engagement Session

Dana was stunning on her wedding day, I can't get enough of her. 

They chose Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica to hold both their ceremony and reception. I love working here, the staff and the "beachie" beauty are lovely. Thanks to our fabulous team of vendors, starting off with Carina of Flawless Faces. 

Photography - Rod Foster Video - Pristine Videos Trio - Del Lago Trio Officiate - Don Johnson Florist - Commerce Flowers DJ - Premiere Events Cake and Dessert - Vanilla Bake Shop Linens - Fusion Linens

Erin and Adam's E-sesh on Style Me Pretty!

Venue: Franciscan Gardens Catering: 24 Carrots Photography: Harvard Photography Florist: Green Leaf Designs Photo Booth: All Star Photo Booth Video: Robles Video DJ: Diamond Djs Officiate: Don Johnson Wedding Cake: Great Dane Bakery

Have a great Tuesday everyone!! XO

Utterly Engaged :: Sugar and Spice - Issue 15

The Wedding Suite is located on the second floor in the north west corner. They have a fabulous selection of bridal gowns, as Nordstrom did not carry bridesmaid dresses in the past, they are tailoring this particular area to carry dresses that cater to bridesmaids, finally! They even have some Monique Lhuillier brand bridesmaid dresses that retail for less than $250! There's also a SUPER fun collection of white and ivory dresses that could be used for bridal shower, bachelorette party, engagement party or even for second dress changes on wedding night. The whole department is centered with a beautiful display of shoes, jewelry, and other accessories. All tailored for bridal needs!

The department ladies can work the whole store for you if necessary. Style your bridesmaids, groomsmen, family and you! Of course the alterations department at Nordstrom is always great and will get the perfect fit for all your needs. They can even throw a small party in the back room of the department for you and your girls on bridesmaid shop day or help you set up your honeymoon plans. 

As we all know, I'm a big Nordstrom fan, and they get big brownie points from me for designing a special department just for brides. 

(note: Nordstrom locations in California that now have Wedding Suite - Nordstrom BREA, Canoga Park, San Jose, and San Francisco.)

Check out some of what you will find at the Wedding Suite in the wedding section of nordstrom.com

Photo courtesy of Serra Plaza Events Website

I had the pleasure of attending found's "shindig" and open house tour of Jeni and her husband (Joel Eckman Maus of Studio EMP Photography) studio, and warehouse just a few steps away. It was MAGICAL! I have never seen such a fabulous selection of vintage rentals! I can't wait to incorporate these pieces into some vintage inspired weddings and events. 

Jeni and I in her warehouse of wonders!!

Studio EMP - Jeni and Joel's combined studio, adorned with everything vintage of course!

More fabulous - ness (I know, a made up word). LOVE ALL OF IT!

My good friend/flea market lover/found fan/and ever amazing makeup artist Carina of Flawless Faces

Thanks Jeni for having us! The cookies I took home were delicious, I think I might need the leftovers!

Thao's "Cloud 9" titled email - 

Good morning, sweetie!

Still waking up from my dream wedding...a thousand thank yous for your excellent work!  Both our parents loved and raved about you but I have to say I love and appreciate you the most!  So much to say so we need to get together & chat.  Lu and I would love to take you and Will out for dinner.  You two are awesome!

Love,
Thao

-Below a sneak peak to the beautiful reception!- (Photo courtesy of our lighting designer Amber Events)

Thankfully my wonderful friend Jim Kennedy, of Jim Kennedy Photographers was able to take some photos of my table! Thank you everyone who helped me with this wonderful show!!!

Welcome to my blog! And thank you for visiting my website! As this is my first blog post accompanied by the launch of my website, I thought I might take this "space" to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the support I have received from friends, family, colleagues, future clients, and EVERYONE in between. I could not have asked for a better response that what I have received.

I'm excited to begin creating relationships that will last a lifetime (yes I know that sounds cheesy), but I have no other way to explain it. Coordinating weddings and working with future "Mr. and Mrs" as well as the team of vendors that I have had the pleasure of meeting, excites me to no end.  I want not to forget to thank the special group of people that have given me the opportunity to do this and do it the way I have always dreamed!I would not be where I am today without the "story" of how I really found my way to this. I always knew that I loved weddings. Loved attending weddings. Loved being a part of something incredibly special and having a great time. Could I have not realized this on my own, that weddings were my destination career? I suppose I could have, but in my memory lies my girlfriend Michelle, saying to me at her wedding rehearsal in August 2007 (as I tried to take over), "You should really think about becoming a wedding planner, you would be great at it." Don't know if she meant because I was trying to take over her wedding or if she really saw potential in me, but yes friends, that's all it took... although it took me about 2 years to figure out what she really meant by that, I will always remember that moment.

Thank you family for being an incredible support group. Through my trials and tribulations of deciding what to do with myself, you have always helped me uphold my confidence and passion for anything that I encounter.

To my meantor, Kevin Covey. Thank you for teaching me EVERYTHING that I have learned. I am so blessed to have met you, had the chance to work with you on stunning events, and develop a friendship with lasting meaning to me! You are a true icon and you are smart as hell! I can not thank you enough!Last but not least (and only because of chronilogical order), Joe and Mirta Barnet from Barnet Photography! I had the pleasure of spending some time with them while they shot some very fun and cute head shots of me for my website (as seen on the "About" page). I can't thank you enough for taking time out of your busy wedding schedule to do this for me. I had a blast and can't wait to work on weddings with you! I'm posted some more of the photos from the shoot that I was not able to include in the website, but definitely deserve to be seen. We had some great laughs! Thank you!!!!

I plan on updating my blog weekly, and it will be full of wedding goodies, including fabulous ideas, stunning events, and anything and everything I can share about weddings in general. Please check back soon! ALL MY LOVE!