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Sunday, January 17, 2010Lisa & Darren's wedding photo album
Jennifer with The Memory Journalists just completed the album design for Lisa & Darren's lovely wedding held October, 2009. Jen is great! Check out the slideshow from her website, here. What a beautiful album.
 Labels: Photo Album, Sacramento Wedding Planner, The Memory Journalists
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Thursday, November 12, 2009It's all in the {French} details - Lisa & Darren - Part 2After just 10 weeks of planning, Lisa and Darren held their fantastic wedding at their newly purchased home which is of French Normandy architecture. There were many lovely design touches throughout the house, and I particularly zoned in on the fleur de leis that adorned the windows, wallpaper and wrought iron.  When I learned that the newlyweds would be travelling to New Orleans for their honeymoon, the wonderful continuous thread of a theme started to develop. The fleur de lei design would be a subtle embellishment throughout! Lisa found these fantastic cuff links and presented them to Darren as a wedding gift!  Sapphire blue and ivory were the colors to this wedding, and Darren loves iris. A perfect flower for this color palette.  Sarah with Cuttings created all the florals, as well as custom making this great ring pillow happily carried by Lisa's son (and because he was old enough, it was O.K. to tie the real rings onto the pillow... something I do not recommend for the young ring bearers!)  The guest count was 36... so intimate, so perfect and so Lisa and Darren. Just very close family members and special friends. Guests sat at three long tables. The exquisite menu cards, printed on shimmery paper, included the fleur de leis design.  I surprised Lisa & Darren with hand-made pearl studded initials to mark their chairs.  The remarkable Carissa of Sugar & Spice incorporated fantastic gold stamped fleur de lei patterned paper to line the dessert platters and plates - a perfect touch. She also had cute ribboned signs made to identify the flavors of the many small bites. The salted carmel truffles were poured into fleur de leis shaped molds. Fantastic!  Beautiful wrought iron candle towers adorned the buffet table. I was thrilled when Lisa & Darren took me up on my suggestion to have a strolling table-side magician entertain the guests during the cocktail hour. What a riot! Guests were laughing, amazed, stumped and so curious.  Darren spent some time in Japan, and Lisa has Japanese heritage, so they gave as a favor, a lovely wrapped box with unique saki cups. I love this photo... Jennifer with The Memory Journalists is just Thee Best. She set this shot up perfectly. Merci, Lisa & Darren for allowing me to help you with your wedding planning. It was a perfectly lovely day. Laisser le Bon Rouleau de Temps! Labels: Cuttings Floral Design, home wedding, Sacramento Wedding Coordinator, Sugar and Spice, The Memory Journalists
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009Lisa & Darren Wedding Photos - Part 1 I am thrilled to give you a sampling of Lisa & Darren's wedding photos. The Memory Journalists presented me with a disk of a few of the fantastic images. Jennifer Dunham-Starr is such a delight to work with... and she has her eye on every detail - thus these great photos (come back for Part 2!). Lisa and Darren were a great couple. They gave me their color scheme, thoughts, and feel, and then I ran with it. Lisa is a doll and was so easy to work with, and equally mellow on wedding day. The wedding was held at the couple's beautiful home; this awesome circular staircase was begging for some cool photo ops. The color scheme was ivory and sapphire blue (Lisa's fav color). Sarah with Cuttings created this thick, lush wedding arch and the fabric swagging that lined the ceremonial path.  We sat their guests under the portico in the backyard, at long tables. Conversation, excellent wine, and fine dining was the order of business! After dinner, guests were welcomed into the formal dining room to watch the ceremonial cutting of the cake. Lisa has a wonderful sweet tooth, and thus we commissioned Carissa with Sugar and Spice to create an awesome assortment of small bites (chocolate was most important, as well as Darren's request for fruit tartlets.) So pretty and yummy!  I really enjoyed the tenderness and love between Lisa & Darren . Their first dance was very sweet. I think they forgot guests were watching!   Thank you for the opportunity... and with just a 10 week planning schedule, the outcome was wonderful! More details to follow on another day. Come back for more! Labels: home wedding, Sacarmento Wedding Consultant, Sugar and Spice, The Memory Journalists
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Sunday, October 11, 2009D & L 's e-session
Golly... 9+ weeks have flown by since the inception of D&L's wedding planning, and now we're just one week away from a beautifully orchestrated wedding day. Darren & Lisa recently had their e-session with Jennifer Dunham-Starr of The Memory Journalists. She was able to capture the essence of their relationship perfectly, by bringing forth their playfulness, love of nature, affection. and (may I say...) sexy demeanor!
 Darren & Lisa chose the U.C. Davis campus arboreum for their photo session, as it holds a very special place in their heart. Their first meeting and brief early relationship was 20 years ago, while they both attended U.C. Davis. With some water under the bridge, they re-united 4 years ago... and the rest is history! October 17th will be spectacular. Stay tuned for the wedding photos. Can't wait! Labels: E-Session, The Memory Journalists, Wedding Planner Sacramento
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Saturday, September 5, 2009Lakeside Luxury Charity Event
Talk about attending an event for a very worthwhile cause, AND have a fantastic good time, too! September 19th is the date for the Lakeside Luxury a Charity Event & Auction benefiting the Shriner's Hospital for Children. Dynamite Weddings, The Memory Journalists, Style Media Group and Exquisite Events & Entertainment will be sponsoring the event to be held in the gorgeous Sierra Mountains at Ice Lakes Lodge in Soda Springs, California. After eating outstanding food and enjoying adult beverages, dancing the night away and bidding on wonderful auction items, you can take a romantic walk over to the Lodge for overnight accommodations. Oh, this sounds so good to me right now! Check out Dynamite Weddings website for more details on this event. Sign up, Now!
 Labels: Charity Event and Auction, Dynamite Weddings, Exquisite Events and Entertainment, Ice Lakes Lodge, Shriners Hospital for Children, Style Media Group, The Memory Journalists
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Thursday, August 20, 2009Thursday is Traditions Info Day - Post #15
On Thursday I post a wedding tradition. There are many rites of passage we observe today that echo the past. Everything from the veil, rice, flowers and cake, hold significant meanings. Old world marriage customs continue to thrive today - many are diluted, disguised and often upgraded.
White Wedding Dress - Wearing a white dress was made popular in the 1840's, by England's Queen Victoria. She chose white instead of the then traditional royal "silver" wedding dress. Prior to that time, brides simply wore their best dress on wedding day. Below is one of my past brides wearing an exquisite custom made "little number" by Miosa Bride, and wonderfully photographed by The Memory Journalists.  F.Y.I. When a garment is this beautiful, with the price tag that can be elevated, then it is properly referred to as a Wedding Gown - not a mere dress. Labels: Miosa Bride, Sacramento Wedding Planner, The Memory Journalists, Wedding Customs and Traditions, White Wedding Gown
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About Me
My husband and I have just celebrated our 25 wedding anniversary. Isn't that amazing? I wish for all my couples to enjoy the same fabulous relationship with their spouse as I have. We have two GORGEOUS daughters (presently 23 and 21). They aren't married as yet... and I can't wait to start planning their weddings! (and we'll get along just fine, thank you very much). I am very proud of our daughters and feel blessed that they have grown to be such lovely young ladies. I am a complete autumn nut (no pun intended!). There are never enough pumpkins, squashes, gourds and oak branches for my front porch display), but I also love spring and all the fantastic garden roses and flower beds. Previous Posts
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