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Ruchi & Dave’s HinJew Extravaganza

Ruchi and Dave’s Hindu/Jewish (a culture blend nicknamed “HinJew” by the couple) was a blast. Held at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria, the multi-part day was actually the culmination of a larger multi-day celebration. The day started with the Baraat, and Dave riding in on horseback (well, actually processing around the block but it [...]

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Lauren & Brian’s Cartoon Art Museum Wedding

OK, this is really one of my favorite weddings ever. Partially because Lauren & Brian are rad, and their wedding really, really reflected them in a way that is hard to do. And partially because – food truck catered (the awesome Roli Roti) wedding in a Cartoon Museum with rainbow table cloths, runners made out [...]

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Liz & Guy’s Coastal Wedding

Liz and Guy got married in Pacifica on what turned out to be a gorgeous day in February. The tiny Pedro Point Firehouse near the water is one of the best deals around (plus – llamas across the street!). I loved the multicolored bridesmaid dresses and shoes, and the gift packs for the kids in [...]

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Allison & Jonas’ Tiburon Wedding

Allison and Jonas got married in Old Saint Hillary’s in Tiburon, which is very possibly the most picturesque wedding chapel I have ever seen in my life. A late-December wedding date often means rain the Bay Area, but they lucked out big time and the weather was gorgeous all day. This was one of the [...]

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Becca & Don’s Berkeley Marina Wedding

Becca & Don got married at HS Lordships on the Berkeley Marina in December. Despite being mid-winter, the weather was sunny, and Becca and Don did an incredible job planning a beautiful ceremony and reception. Don collects Pez dispensers, and got special-edition bride and groom Pez dispensers to use as toppers on their cake, which [...]

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Ashley & Jabari’s Art Institute Wedding

Ashley & Jabari live in New York and had a destination wedding in San Francisco*, and lucked out with one of the warmest nights of the year despite a late-October wedding date (we literally never had to turn on the outdoor heaters.) The San Francisco Art Institute is one of the Bay Area’s best-kept venue [...]

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Julie & Andrew’s Nob Hill Wedding

Julie and Andrew are dear friends of mine from church, and as a practicing Episcopalian I can’t really tell you how excited I was to finally get to do a wedding in Grace Cathedral (it’s one of my happy places.) Julie was an absolutely stunning bride, and Andrew didn’t look too bad either Their reception [...]

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Lisa & Jim’s Garden Wedding

Lisa’s & Jim got married at a Nursery (of the tree variety, not the baby variety), and had their reception at one of the most brilliant alternative venues I’ve seen – Serenity Stone Works, a garden accessories store with a large backyard. A great reminder to look outside the box and talk to the owners [...]

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on tipping your wedding vendors

One of the questions I’m asked most by clients is which of their wedding vendors they should tip and how much they should tip them. Now, hopefully you are paying your vendors a fair wage, and if so, tipping when it comes to weddings is most definitely optional. That said, when asked, I generally suggest [...]

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Cari & Matt’s Fort Mason Wedding

Cari & Matt got married at Fort Mason (ceremony in the chapel, reception at the conference center), one of my favorite San Francisco venues, and their wedding was a BLAST. People often asks me what makes a wedding fun, and the only answer I can come up with is “fun people.” This was a wedding [...]

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