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San Francisco Wedding :: Cathy & Stephen

elizabeth — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:40:04 +0000

Cathy and Stephen’s wedding doubled as a showcase of San Francisco – cable car buses took guests first to the stunning ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts, and then on a your of the city before depositing them at the Westin St Francis (which has one of the most beautiful ballrooms around) for a reception with absolutely stunning views, and a cake that matched the sunset. Lion Dancers are maybe my favorite ever surprise for guests – a seriously fun way to get the energy going in order round out the night with an epic dance party.

Congratulations again you two!

photos: Kelsey of Ken Kienow Wedding Photography, see more pictures from the wedding here!

San Francisco Wedding :: Katie and Scott

elizabeth — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:56:35 +0000

Katie and Scott were married at one of my very favorite venues – the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers. It was a cold, rainy, winter day, so the warmth of the greenhouse for their intimate ceremony and extended cocktail hour was especially magical. The reception was simple but amazingly gorgeous, candle filled, and focused on all of the right things – food, drinks, and dancing. Their test-tube whiskey tasting remains one of my favorite wedding details to date – a nod to both their favorite drink and their professions, and a great activity when people wanted a break from the dance floor.

Congratulations again you two!

gorgeous photos by: Eyes and Hart Photography

San Francisco Wedding :: Samantha & Mark

elizabeth — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:18:53 +0000

Samantha and Mark’s wedding had so many of my favorite elements – a colored dress, beautiful ceremony, and restaurant reception. San Francisco City Hall is a venue that’s pretty impossible to beat, and the Beluga Room at Farallon restaurant was a great reception choice. The couples shares a love of board games, and so instead of a first dance they led a “first game” and had all of their guests play in teams by tables, which was a great way to get everyone interacting.

Congratulations again you two!

photos: the lovely Emily Takes Photos (click the link to see more!)

Big Sur Wedding :: Julia & Kerem

elizabeth — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:47:16 +0000

I often say that Big Sur is the most magical place on earth, and Ventana is possibly the most magical place in Big Sur. It was threatening rain all day, but we made the decision to risk having the ceremony and cocktail hour outside, and the weather worked with us and the first sprinkles started coming down just as we were moving guests inside for dinner. Dinner and dancing in Ventana’s gorgeous restaurant finished off a magical day!

Congrats again you two!

Photos: Fondly Forever. See more from this wedding on Style Me Pretty California.

Mendocino Barn Wedding :: Sarah & Ritz

elizabeth — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:31:29 +0000

Sarah & Ritz got married in Mendocino, which if you’ve ever been there you know is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and very much worth the drive. Spring Ranch‘s 170+ year old barn was the perfect venue, and even a generator outage at one point just turned into a candle-lit conga line. It was a gorgeous day full of lots of laughing, good drinks and good food!

Congrats again you two!

Photos: Deborah Huber Photography

Amy & Remy’s Garden Party Wedding

elizabeth — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 22:25:40 +0000

The Allied Arts Guild is one of my favorite venues, and Amy & Remy’s gorgeous daytime lunch wedding was an amazing way to show it off – the gardens there are truly spectacular.

After a ceremony that included their fathers playing the guitar together, and a huppah made by Amy’s cousin, guests had an amazing lunch catered by the couple’s favorite local Mediterranean restaurant. Their escort cards hung from ribbons inside, and there was a photo of every single guest (often with one or both members of the couple) accompanying them – people loved looking at all of them!

Amy & Remy personally served everyone pie after lunch, complete with amazing wedding aprons! (this is one of my favorite things for a couple to do at a wedding, and is a great alternative to a receiving line.)

Congratulations again you two!

photos: the lovely Allison Andres

Navruz & Greg’s Classic San Francisco Wedding

elizabeth — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:21:29 +0000

post by Alyssa

Navruz and Greg were married last September at one of my all time favorite, classic San Francisco venues. The Intercontinental Mark Hopkins is an architectural dream with completely breathtaking views – a perfect setting for a lovely wedding. These two were high school sweethearts, and spent many years engaged before putting together this beautiful day full of family and friends from all over the World.

Their day was full of beautiful, classic details, and my favorite part – a dance party to beat all dance parties!

Congratulations again, you two!

beautiful photos by: Jay Adams Photography

Ellen & Darryl’s Brazil Room Wedding

elizabeth — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:32:05 +0000

Ellen and Darryl are one of those couples who can only be described as lovely. Their wedding was focused on family, great food, and lots and lots of fun, all wrapped in the great venue that is Tilden Park’s Brazil Room (one of my favorite venues.)

Also – can we take a second to talk about how cute Ellen’s dress was? It started as a full length ballgown with a train, and was altered into something with a totally different, and totally her, feel (a great reminder to think outside the box when you’re dress shopping.)

Congratulations again you two!

photos: Akiko Photo

Tracy & Leo’s San Francisco Cocktail Party Wedding

elizabeth — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:21:33 +0000

Tracy & Leo’s wedding last fall was combined so many of my favorite wedding things that it’s almost funny looking back at it. They had their ceremony in the garden of San Francisco’s famous Swedenborgian Church, and their reception in the reception space at the church, which feels like an amazing craftsman house (um… probably because it is.) Except for a few older family members, everyone stood for the ceremony, and the reception was cocktail-party style with only scattered seating. I’m so happy to have these photos because they show how totally lovely this style of wedding can be:

I occasionally mention to clients that cocktail-style is my personal favorite type of reception, and a lot of people have a hard time picturing how it works in a wedding scenario. Here’s what a cocktail-party reception looks like:

I mean, don’t tell me those people aren’t having an awesome time. Tracy & Leo did one of my other favorite ever wedding things, which is personally serve their cake to their guests. It’s a great alternative to a traditional receiving line, and to me is one of the loveliest acts of hosting a just-married couple can do:

Congratulations again you two!

photos: the awesome Maddie Eisenhart of Hart & Sol West

band: the equally awesome Trio Zincalo

Allison & Kim’s Brazil Room Wedding

elizabeth — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:33:06 +0000

Allison & Kim’s wedding was one of those fantastically fun, fantastically hot summer days in the East Bay. The Brazil Room is a Bay Area institution and one of my favorite venues for a wedding – everything is central, and both the outdoor and indoor spaces are gorgeous, and you feel like you’re in the middle of the wilderness, even though you’re actually just above Berkeley. And just take a look at how much fun this wedding was (and, I mean, how gorgeous it was):

The advantage to giving your flowers girls bubble guns instead of flower petals is two fold. 1) It’s awesome when they’re coming down the aisle and 2) you get to take portraits with them later:

(also, a note: do I get to work with rad clients or what?)

Congratulations again you two!

photos: the very amazing Maddie Eisenhart of Hart & Sol West.