#### Intimate Affair…

2020 has been such a strange year! COVID-19 is something that none of us had on our radar. Jane and Eugene were set to have a beautiful wedding last May at the Legion of Honor, which was postponed to August after the shelter-in mandate in March. Since the...
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#### COVID -19 Didn’t Stop Them!!

As a wedding planner, it has been a heartbreaking time working with couples who have had to postpone or cancel their wedding altogether. Wedding planning is emotional and stressful enough without the effects of this pandemic! Emily and Parris had a big we...
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#### Cut the Cake!!

Kate and Jeff were to be married last Friday at the Top of the Mark at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. It was to be an intimate celebration with family and close friends complete with a motorized cable car champagne tour of the city between the c...
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#### Live Streaming the Big Day!!

Yesterday, Miles and Monica were to be married at Grace Cathedral followed by a reception at the University Club in San Francisco. The wedding had to be postponed two weeks ago due to COVID-19. It was devastating to them and heartbreaking to those who wer...
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#### Just a gut feeling!!

Cory and Olivia’s wedding at the Sequoyah Country Club last Sunday was my first for 2020. I don’t take a lot of day-of coordination jobs, but when Olivia called and wanted assistance with her wedding, I just had a gut feeling. Their wedding was a few mont...
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#### Moon River and Me…

From the moment I met Alex and Danny, I couldn’t wait for their wedding! Their energy was infectious, and their love for each other was very evident. Guiding them through the wedding planning process was a lot of fun. Now that the wedding is over, I feel ...
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#### Cool, Calm and Collected!

It was such a pleasure to work with Jenna and Matt! They should be everyone’s example of how to approach the wedding planning process. I never felt Jenna stress or lose her composure over the details. It was a super enjoyable day, and the guests were the ...
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#### Rain, Rain… Go Away and Come Again Some Other Day!

It was Black Friday… the day after Thanksgiving. The first big, cold storm of the Fall had come in the day before Thanksgiving. It was Lan and Kenny’s dream to have their wedding ceremony outside. But I was concerned that this would be possible. The flori...
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#### The Amazing Fairmont Penthouse!!

I have done many, many weddings at the Fairmont San Francisco over the years, but this was my first in the Penthouse Suite. It is a very special place! Jess and Sean wanted their guests to feel like they were in their home. There were flowers everywhere a...
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#### Cora and Violet

It was four years ago that I worked with Elizabeth and Ed on their wedding at the Golden Gate Club. I remember it like it was just last year! But, this week, I received an email out of the blue from Elizabeth with a family update. What a wonderful surpris...
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#### Memorial Day Weekend in the Rain!

Who would have thought that it would be pouring down rain in Napa on Memorial Day weekend! This was not a little sprinkle or an all day drizzle… Matt, the groom, had just gotten on the horse for the Baraat procession when the skies opened up! Guests and t...
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#### What a Baby Shower!!

It was five years ago that Marlene and Jason were married at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. It was a fantastic wedding! So, when they asked me to assist with the logistics of the baby shower for their first child, I jumped at the chance. The entire ...
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#### Quelle Belle Journee!!

Being the Francophile that I am, Dominique and Marquis were made for me from the beginning! They chose an “Autumn in Paris” theme, and every little detail just fit perfectly! They are individually amazing people and are even more wonderful together! Truly...
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#### Just Magical…

Last Friday, when the world had seemingly crossed the line of craziness, I had a beautiful, magical couple get married in Mill Valley. The day was so peaceful ~ a tranquil outdoor setting for the ceremony, perfect courtyard for cocktails and dinner inside...
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#### Count Your Blessings…

As this weekend approaches, I find myself thinking about Lindsay and Steven, a young couple whose wedding was to be on Saturday… a new beginning, a beautiful wedding and their first day as husband and wife. Unfortunately, the wedding had to be postponed a...
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#### It’s All Greek to Me!!

What a wonderful feeling to participate in a wedding day with such large overtones of romance, caring, laughter and great love! The planning was meticulous on the part of Pamela, the bride. She had the support of her daughters, her mother and her father. ...
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#### Casey, Michael and the Swig Rig!!

No one will ever forget this heat wave in southern California! The day of our rehearsal reached 113! However, it cooled for the wedding day, and everything could not have been better. I have known the bride since she was born, so this was a very special d...
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#### This Is NOT Grey’s Anatomy!!

Meredith and Derek were married on a breezy day on Treasure Island. We feared for the worst in terms of wind, but it was the perfect day! They spent time with family and friends before heading to Fiji, where they were able to relax and unwind! Life is ret...
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#### Baby Safahi-Rivas!

Is Peyton just the cutest??? Grandpa Fred is going to spoil her something awful… as he should! Congratulations Jessica and Josh! Seems like your wedding was only yesterday.
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#### The Luck of the Irish!

For Eileen and Stephen, it was a Plan “B” kind of afternoon! We were all prepared for whatever would have happened at the outdoor ceremony in the Redwood Grove at the UC Botanical Gardens… Would it rain out the musicians or would the wind get too strong t...
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#### Three Months and Counting!!

I just returned from visiting one of my best friends whose daughter is getting married in July at the Marbella Country Club in San Juan Capistrano. We spent the weekend visiting the venue, walking through the ceremony and finalizing the details for this v...
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#### Cinderella Lives On!

Working with April and Brian was an amazing experience! From the moment we met, I was totally drawn in to the bride’s vision of a perfect Cinderella wedding. On a beautiful, clear February day, April arrived to her ceremony in a pumpkin coach pulled by tw...
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#### Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

I can’t believe that it has been six months since Meriam and Trevor were married! We had such a wonderful time working together in the planning process. Meriam has a very detail oriented job, so I knew what she expected on her wedding day! We were like tw...
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#### Third Generation San Francisco Meets U.K.

When I first met Gianna, I knew immediately that this was going to be a wedding filled with energy! She is from a large Italian family and is a third generation San Franciscan. Michael is British. Grace Cathedral was the perfect location for a traditional...
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#### The Charm of St. Gregory’s

Sharon and Azad’s day started with a lovely, intimate wedding ceremony at St. Gregory’s Armenian Church. If you have not experienced an Armenian ceremony, you need to! Immediately following the ceremony, guests headed to the historic Starlight Room for co...
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#### From Mission Bay to Half Moon Bay!

Working with Robin and Sean to plan this wedding was a long distance venture! It seemed that every time they came to San Francisco from San Diego, I was not in town or busy with a wedding. It is the first wedding I have ever done where I actually did not ...
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#### By the Bay in Monterey!!

Max was a groomsman at a wedding I did for a Stanford football teammate, and it was exciting to be able to do his wedding as well! The outdoor setting overlooking the otters and Monterey Bay was amazing! The ceremony was conducted by family members, and t...
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#### La Vie en Rose!

The best honeymoon ever in the City of Lights! Welcome home, Isabelle and Jason! It was a pleasure working with you…
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#### More Baby News!!

Just got the word today that Jessica and Josh (March 2016) are going to be parents ANY DAY now!!! They are having a baby girl, and Jessica’s father will spoil her to death!! Can’t wait to see a picture! Congratulations in advance to you both!
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#### And Baby Makes Trois!!

Congratulations to Jenypher and Tyler!! Seems like just yesterday they were married at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. Hope I’m around to assist with Jolie’s wedding when the time comes! What a beautiful second anniversary present!
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#### Only in Berkeley…

When Cinna and Roshan were married on an amazingly warm Berkeley day, it was a cultural melange of things Chinese and Indian. Cinna wore her spectacular red Chinese wedding dress and Roshan wore his traditional Indian wedding clothes. It was so nice to se...
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#### Mrs. Taylor, I Presume?!

Kelli and Michael had a beautiful wedding day on a sunny, warm April day. With the rain that had taken place this spring, we were a little worried for this outdoor wedding! The Golf Club at Ruby Hill is always dramatic with the Grand Entrance down the hug...
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#### You Are My Sunshine!

With Holly and Adam back from their Paris honeymoon, it is nice to think back on their fantastic day at Grace Cathedral and the Fairmont Hotel. Holly had a clear vision of what she wanted from the beginning, so executing the vision and seeing the ideas co...
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#### Congrats to the Alex’s!!

When you get the opportunity to work with a couple like Alexandra and Alejandro, it is a joy! They had a sense of style from the very beginning, and I knew that this Julia Morgan Ballroom wedding was going to be something! A January wedding on a rainy day...
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#### Happy New Year, Whitney and Brian!!

What a perfect way to end the year! Whitney and Brian’s NYE wedding at the fantastic University Club was elegant, beautiful and so much FUN (including the University of Arizona flag that hung outside right above the entrance)! Planning this day with them ...
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#### The Grand Finale!!

Derrence and Vincent celebrated an amazing wedding at the St. Regis! The skies cleared after a morning of rain, and you could feel the emotion in the air. Derrence’s grandmother gave us a health scare only months before but all went off without incident! ...
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#### Hearts of Gold!

Where do I start about how I feel about this couple, their families and my experience assisting them with their beautiful wedding? From the moment I first spoke with Angela’s future mother-in-law, Renee, I just knew it was the perfect match. I had just bo...
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#### Cake By The Ocean!!

When it comes to amazing days in November, Valerie and Brendan had one! This was my second wedding with two dentists as bride and groom. With a beautiful ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts followed by such a wonderful reception at the St. Francis Yacht C...
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#### The Last Tent…

It is not usual to get rain in mid-October in the bay area. However, that looked like the forecast for Anna and Devan. Luckily, we secured one of the last tents available that day! The morning started with a Hindu ceremony in Livermore followed by a chang...
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#### The Perfect San Francisco Summer Day!

Katie and Will are just a very special couple. One is lucky to meet one person like this in a lifetime let alone two! When we met, they told me about their passion of kayaking together in their blue and gold kayaks. Will spent two years in Afghanistan whe...
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#### And I Knew Her When…

It was the absolute perfect weekend! When one of my closest college friends called me a year ago to tell me that her daughter was getting married, it seemed like we had SO much time to plan her wedding! Since I had watched Lianne grow up, and had known he...
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#### The Most Amazing Day!!

As those of us who live in the bay area know, a summer day in San Francisco can be terribly cold and windy. Well, July 23 was nearly perfect! The wedding ceremony at Sausalito Presbyterian was incredible, and at 10:00 that evening, guests were still enjoy...
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#### From Windy to Whimsical…

Katie and Adrian were married on a crisp, sunny but VERY windy July afternooon in San Francisco! The ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts was exciting… with one gust of wind, the harp (thank goodness it was covered!) hit the ground and fifteen minutes befo...
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#### Todd and Natalie’s Fantastic Wedding!!

My nephew, who lives in D.C., surprised us earlier this year with his engagement to Natalie. The entire family was thrilled, AND he decided to do a small wedding in my sister’s home in southern California! They have lived there for over 30 years and every...
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#### From Corn Hole to Biscotti!!

Kendra and Nathan planned a perfect outdoor wedding complete with a beautiful ceremony on the lawn, cocktails by the fountain, lawn games for entertainment, and dinner under the trees! The weather could not have been nicer nor the couple any more handsome...
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#### Baby Franklin!!

Congratulations and Happy 1st Anniversary to Ben and Yi!! You can’t get a better gift than this!!
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#### Unique Vision!

Kristen and Brett had a picture of what they wanted for their wedding day from the very beginning. From the day we began our search for venues, this was something I could see right away. And over the next year, it was so much fun to work with them and wat...
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#### A Winery Wedding Wonder!!

This was one of the best weddings ever! From the moment Danielle and I met to begin planning until the end of the evening, it was fantastic. The weather was perfect as was the venue ~ the Palm Event Center. The ceremony was set in the elegant Estate Room ...
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#### Stephanie and Scott are Engaged!

Engaged last summer, this should be a fantastic wedding at two of San Francisco’s most amazing venues ~ The Palace of Fine Arts and the Bently Reserve. Congratulations you two! March will be here before you know it. Can’t wait!!
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#### “I Do” in the Redwoods!

From the first time we met, Keli had a definite vision for her wedding day. The day before her wedding looking at the clouds overhead, I was pretty sure that rain was not a part of her vision! In fact, no sooner had we started the rehearsal in the Redwood...
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#### They Say Rain Is Good Luck!!

So many brides would have been upset with a rainy wedding day. Allison took it in stride and even enjoyed taking photos outside!! She was marrying Mark, the man of her dreams, so nothing was going to spoil even one moment. The chuppah design was a surpris...
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#### An Italian Connection…

I can’t wait for this wedding! When I met Angela and Connor, I knew that it was going to be a special day. I spoke originally with Connor’s mother, Renee, about assisting with the wedding planning and immediately felt a connection! Vicens Forns took this ...
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#### And Don’t Forget the Belly Dancer!!

Every year there is at least one wedding that I hate to see end! This was that wedding so far in 2016… Jessica and her father were such fun to work with! She is a caring person and was a very relaxed bride! From the first time we talked on the phone, I kn...
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#### Lianne is Engaged!!

How exciting is this?! I have known Lianne’s mother since intermediate school! We went to the same high school and were both in the same sorority at UCLA. So, this September wedding is going to be a very special one as I first met the bride when she was a...
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#### Love This Picture!

I just received a New Year’s card from Maria and Josh who were married last June in San Francisco. Weddings and the aftermath are busy times for brides and grooms! But, I was so happy to get this photo of Maria. I LOVE it and wanted to share it with my we...
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#### Happy New Year!!

Here’s hoping that the holidays have been good to everyone! I can’t believe that I am beginning year #4 with Make It Happen! It has been so nice receiving messages, cards and photos from past and future clients. Being a big collage football fan (go Bruins...
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#### For the Love of Hockey!

When I first met Karen and Joel, I was immediately comfortable because they were so comfortable with each other. Joel is Canadian, and it is only appropriate that they met in a hockey bar! Karen wanted a day she could enjoy with friends and family but did...
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#### An International Affair!!

Andreina’s mother is Venezuelan, and her father is Italian. Both Ryan and Andreina grew up in Pennsylvania but met back in California while at Stanford. According to Andreina’s brother’s toast that evening, Ryan provides the main excuse for English to be ...
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#### Navy Grog!

I just got the beautiful photos from Yi and Ben’s wedding last August! They live in Washington D.C., and the wedding was planned with one trip to Palo Alto, where Ben’s parents live. They were a big help in the planning process!! Yi literally floated arou...
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#### A Hindu-Jewish Family Affair!

I knew when I had my first meeting with Hilary, that we were going to work well together. Aman was still living in Seattle and moved to San Francisco about a month later. When I met him and saw the two of them together, they just made me smile! Hilary is ...
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#### Bring on the Banana Cream Pie!!

Put another wedding on the barbie! Serena and Scott were such fun to work with ~ and I could have listened to Serena’s Australian accent for another year! Planning all of the wedding details with a very busy couple in New York, who were only in San Franci...
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#### From Jamaica with Love!

Sarah found me through my ad in Ceremony Magazine when she was on a flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia, where she was in nursing school. Seems that she went to Stanford with the bride and groom whose picture I had used. Small world! I didn’t meet I...
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#### Beauty and the Burger Dogs!

What can I say about Nicole and Matt’s wedding? Just look at the back of that dress, and that’s just the start! Having met at UCLA and gotten engaged at UCLA, I was destined to do their wedding (being a fellow Bruin!). Working with Nicole was more like wo...
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#### Fireworks All Their Own!!

When Kelly and Sean booked with me for their 4th of July wedding in San Francisco, I knew immediately that this was going to be one FUN wedding! Having known each other since high school, it was evident that this marriage is going to be rock solid. The da...
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#### Gotta Love a Photo Booth…

… and, you have to love a clear night overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in July! Jenypher and Tyler were married at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church and enjoyed a fabulous reception at the St. Francis Yacht Club. From start to finish, guests (and me!) had a...
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#### The Super Bowl of Weddings!!

On a perfect day in June, Mick and Michelle were married at St. Dunstan Catholic Church in Michelle’s hometown of Millbrae. Having just graduated from nursing school and found a wedding date that fit with the NFL schedule, there were lots of logistics to ...
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#### Go Bruins!

What a pleasure is was to work with Tiffany and Matt (fellow Bruins!) on their big day in May! Other than the fact that the hotel lost my garment bag, and I was forced to run their wedding rehearsal in my jeans (they found it two hours later!), all went s...
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#### In Memory of Barbara Wolf…

I remember the day I signed a contract with Liz and Ed. His grew up on the east coast, and his parents were in town for a Giants’ game, which they were headed to after our meeting. That was in April 2014. In the months that followed, they selected a venue...
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#### One of Life’s Blessings!

When Mimi and Robert contacted me about assistance with their wedding, I could tell that they were wonderful people with grand ideas… The first was that they wanted to pull this off in four months! Mimi was very enthusiastic and had a very clear vision of...
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#### Surprise!!

Not much makes me happier than a surprise engagement! When Jessica and Josh flew from Houston for a friend’s wedding, she was completely surprised when Josh proposed the day before the wedding. They were with family in Santa Cruz at the Silver Mountain Wi...
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#### Baby Ben!!

Congratulations to Anabelle and Shawn who were married on September 7, 2012!! I just got word that they had a baby boy last November! Another Warriors fan in the family!
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#### A Dream Wedding…

It all starts with a happy, smiling bride and a kind, excited groom… this was their recipe to success from the day I met Jennifer and Eric! It was such a pleasure to work with them creating their dream wedding. Jennifer looked so beautiful, and Eric was a...
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#### A Day to Remember…

Julia and Sean met while going to Cal. She headed to law school, and he joined the Marines. They know what a long distance relationship is like with Julia in Los Angeles and Sean in Corpus Christi, Texas and then Meridian, Mississippi for flight training....
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#### A Baby Boy!!

Congratulations to Carolyn and Tim Worthington on the new addition to their UCLA family! They were married last April, and it was quite a first year of marriage… Go Bruins!
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#### Lauren and Loren… What are the chances!

If there were ever a perfect couple, it’s Lauren and Loren! Their similarities do not end with the fact that they share the same first name and now the same last name… When I first met “girl” Lauren, I was immediately at ease with her endearing smile and ...
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#### Museum Magic…

What happens when you have a wedding ceremony in a Planetarium, your cocktail reception in an Aquarium after a walk through a Rain Forest, and your wedding dinner with dancing in a Swamp shared with an albino alligator named Claude? Magic happens! When Ma...
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#### The Wonder of Winter Solstice!

When I first met with Ashley and Rex before Thanksgiving 2013, it was simply for a consultation. Ashley was overwhelmed at the thought of planning a wedding, and they were only in San Francisco for one more day but knew that they wanted to be married here...
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#### In the Spirit of the Holidays!

I love holiday weddings… When Susan and April contacted me about their wedding at the Berkeley City Club on December 6, I was thrilled! We talked for months about colors ~ what would be “too” holiday and what would be just enough. Well, it was the perfect...
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#### Congratulations Amy and Tony…

Two very busy professionals living in New York came to San Francisco to celebrate their November wedding with family and friends. The Julia Morgan Ballroom was the perfect venue for these two, and the day was fabulous! I knew that we would work well toget...
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#### Oysters and Champagne!

It could not have been a more beautiful San Francisco morning when Adrienne and Aaron were married at the Palace of Fine Arts! In front of a small, intimate gathering of family and close friends, they exchanged vows followed by oysters provided by The Oys...
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#### Classic Elegance with Cuban Accents

When I think of Giselle and Danny’s wedding, I smile. These two of Cuban descent decided on a destination wedding in San Francisco, and the bride wanted classic elegance! She had a clear vision of her wedding from the moment I began working with her, and ...
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#### Hindu-Jewish Wedding #2!!

Jaclyn and AP contacted me originally asking about my experience with Hindu weddings and Jewish weddings. I explained that I already had one Hindu-Jewish wedding on the books for 2014 and that theirs would be my second. Both times, the groom has been Hind...
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#### A Real Ranch Wedding!

Meghan and Alex had beautiful fall weather for their guests to enjoy a perfect ranch-style wedding on a REAL ranch! Meghan, a nurse, and Alex, a new graduate of the Police Academy, celebrated under the stars at Inderbitzen Ranch in Livermore, CA. To start...
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#### An Irish Bruin Engagement!!

Congratulations to Nicole and Matt! Having loved my time at UCLA, it is so much fun helping to plan the wedding of two fellow Bruins ~ Matt even asked Nicole to marry him on campus!! Nicole and Matt are the first in their families to be married (other tha...
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#### At Last…

After nine years of dating, travelling the world together and sometimes dealing with a bi-coastal relationship, Charles and Rachel finally said “I do!” On a beautiful October evening, guests from all parts of the United States and the U.K. enjoyed an amaz...
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#### Give The Man A Second Chance!

When Kelly had a first date with John, it was not love at first sight. In fact, she told him that she thought they might be better as friends than as a “couple.” John definitely saw things differently, and actively pursued a second date. The rest is histo...
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#### Get Down For What?!!

The Westin St. Francis on Union Square was the site for Seon and Dre’s wedding on a clear July evening. Two busy physicians by day, and lovers of EDM by night, it was an evening to remember. The ceremony was touching, the cocktails were flowing and dinner...
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#### Cultural Wedding Richness…

When I met Nawal and Jon, my first question was “How did you meet?” She had family coming to the wedding from Jordan, and he had family coming from Montana. So, how did they end up in San Francisco? Nawal grew up in Kuwait and went to school at Princeton ...
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#### From Kuwait to Hawaii to San Francisco!

When I met Nawal and Jon, my first question was “How did you meet?” She had family coming to the wedding from Jordan, and he had family coming from Montana. So, how did they end up in San Francisco? Nawal grew up in Kuwait and went to school at Princeton ...
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#### They Batted 1000%!!

The wedding festivities began with a rehearsal at Junior Giants’ Field where the groom determined the order of his groomsmen by pulling a personalized baseball bat from his stack of six! As the guys tried to hit balls into the cove afterwards, the bride a...
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#### From Mandap to Chuppah!

Ruth and Vijay had a magical wedding day! Having met at Stanford, where he is currently a doctoral candidate and she is a postdoctoral teaching fellow, the melange of cultures created a most unique experience for all who attended. First of all, they are t...
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#### Dental Love…

Karen and Thomas are both dentists with busy lives, but both did a great job in planning their big day! They wanted it to feel vintage and traditional; elegant and loving; and most of all a wonderful memory for themselves, friends and family. It was a bea...
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#### High School Sweethearts!

My meeting with Betty and Alex at a Starbuck’s shortly before they left San Francisco for Boston, where Alex would start medical school, had definite chemistry. Here sat this super bright, really creative couple whose wedding sounded like such fun that I ...
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#### Starry, Starry Night

Marlene and Jason were just destined to be together. Who says you can’t find love on a blind date! With a common love of video games, the rest just fell into place naturally. With the added stress of renovating their house in San Francisco and having to m...
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#### From San Diego to Washington D.C. to San Francisco!

When I first met Robin, who grew up in the Sacramento area, she was in the process of moving from San Diego, where she and her fiance Ryan met, to Washington D.C. Her fiance Ryan would be attending Georgetown University for his MBA. Their busy life with s...
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#### A Forever Love…

When I met Lynette and Ryan for the first time, I knew that this was the kind of love that only comes around once in one’s lifetime. Knowing that they met when they were 14 and in high school was amazing to me! When I learned that evening during a toast t...
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#### Go Bruins!

It is always great to assist a fellow UCLA grad with her wedding! Carolyn and Tim had a stellar mid-April day in San Francisco for their beautiful ceremony at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church followed by a dinner reception at the Olympic Club Lakeside....
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#### Pozdrawiam!

Cheers to Dominika and Joseph! What a beautiful wedding at St. Ignatius followed by an amazing April day in the Presidio. Dominika was surrounded by her family from Poland including her two sisters, who were all smiles. And, Joseph could be seen throughou...
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#### Seems Like Only Yesterday!

Being a wedding planner is so much more than putting all of the details together for a bride’s big day. It is getting involved on a personal level with each bride and groom, their family and friends. It is a little bit planner, a little bit friend and a l...
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#### It’s Official!!

They say what goes around comes around… who would have thought when I met Sarah in 2010 (she sold me my horse, Celestin) and her fiance, Chris, in 2012 that I would be helping her with her wedding in 2015! When she called me yesterday to let me know that ...
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#### San Francisco Nights…

Congratulations to Giselle and Danny on their engagement and upcoming November wedding! On their last trip to San Francisco, from Miami where they live, they shot engagement photos with Dawid Bilski. Beautiful!! Their wedding will be held at the Westin St...
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#### Xin Chuc Mung!!

How is it possible to know how your life will be impacted by meeting two strangers? Thanh and I communicated via email and by phone until shortly before her wedding. It was the wedding rehearsal at her parents’ home two weeks prior to the wedding when I f...
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#### Mazel Tov, Leah and Yoel!

What a great couple with whom to kick off the New Year! Working with Leah and getting to know her family was a blessing and a joy… From the first moment I met her, I knew January 11 was going to be a beautiful day and memorable wedding. And, simply put, i...
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#### The Year of the Horse…

Is it possible that this time last year, I was launching my own company, Make It Happen!? I can’t believe that a year passed so very quickly! It was filled with wonderful brides and grooms, and fantastic memories of beautiful weddings in a variety of venu...
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#### A Beautiful Memory in Monterey!

They could not have asked for a better day for late October in Monterey! Sarah and Brian were married in full morning sunshine at the Perry House. Their guests were met with coffee, juice and fabulous donut holes from a local bakery! When the ceremony con...
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#### From Engagement Surprise to Wedding Day!

When I first met Jeffrey and Jasmine last year, September 28, 2013 seemed like a long way away. But, it was here before we knew it! Having helped Jeffrey surprise Jasmine by asking her to marry him in Alexandra’s Ballroom at the Westin St. Francis, being ...
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#### City Hall Celebration!

From the very first time we spoke about her wedding plans, I could see that Yi and Siqi had a vision of what this evening should be. And, it was everything and more! Theirs is a love story that every guest could feel throughout the evening. The ceremony o...
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#### They Left Their Hearts…

… in San Francisco! Married on September 29, 2012, Angela and Ricky returned to Union Square to celebrate their first anniversary with me over breakfast at Scala’s Bistro. Having spent their honeymoon in Paris (my favorite city outside of San Francisco!),...
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#### Caroline, Michael and Ella Make Three…

Well, at least that’s the way it is for now! When Caroline contacted me about working with her to plan a wedding party, she had found out only months prior that she was pregnant. She and Michael had eloped in May to Vancouver, so they were planning a cele...
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#### Does Speed Dating Really Work??

Upon first meeting Anabelle and Shawn, I knew that their wedding day would be special! They have such a comfort level with each other and a sense of joy along with constant laughter. They just work… When they told me that they had met “Indian speed dating...
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#### Congratulations Jasmine and Jeffrey!

Congratulations to Jasmine and Jeffrey! This was such a fun surprise to arrange when Jeffrey presented Jasmine with her engagement ring last November at the Westin St. Francis. What a beautiful evening… I am so pleased to be working with them for their up...
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#### Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR and cheers to my very first blog posting! What a great feeling to be basking in the glow of Tiffany Goldy and Eric McKean’s wedding last month at the Westin St. Francis. It was a beautiful wedding in the hotel’s former chapel, the Borgia Ro...
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#### Magnifique!

Congratulations to Ashley and Pascal who were married at the Westin St. Francis on a perfect March evening! Family and friends flew in from Europe, Canada and the United States to witness a ceremony officiated by Pascal’s uncle and godfather, Guy. I cou...
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#### An Intimate, Elegant Evening!

When Sahar and Roozbeh contacted me, it was to assist them with a very non-traditional wedding reception… more like a wonderful dinner with a smallish group of family and friends. Their guests truly came from all over the world to celebrate this wonderful...
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#### Monica and Ben Coming Up on Three Years!

Wait! Is this even possible? Monica and Ben were married on the 4th of July, 2010 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel on Union Square in San Francisco. There were certainly fireworks between these two, and a wedding day to be remembered. I felt more than a lit...
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#### Rustic Vintage Wedding Weekend!

Shannon and Mike did it right! What an amazing June wedding in such a unique venue, Leonard Lake Reserve, miles from San Francisco just outside of Ukiah. Close family and friends came from all over for a weekend celebration of their marriage. On Saturday,...
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#### Congratulations Marlene and Jason!

Can a person find true love on a blind date??? The answer is YES! Just ask Marlene and Jason… I can’t wait for their wedding in May 2014 at the wonderful Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco. Not only did this couple meet on a blind date, but t...
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#### Go Cardinal!

They say that timing is everything… when Thaddeus was using the weight room at Stanford with his fellow football players, it was his lucky day when Alexandra, who played women’s water polo, was using the weight room as well! Was it love at first sight? ...
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#### Maria and Justin at The Bridges

What do you do when your wedding nearly outgrows your venue? Luckily, the guest list just squeaked in under the wire. Three hundred and thirty friends and family joined the now Mr. and Mrs. Moon (who knew each other in high school but Maria went to the p...
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