Thursday, March 29, 2007

Congratulations to Kathy and her snack, ummm I mean Husband Brian!

















*All images except the top one courtesy of www.geoffwhitephotography.com

Congratulations to Kathy Ly and Brian Lynch! They were married March 24th, 2007 in San Francisco.

The photo at the top (taken by one of their pals) was used to decorate Kathy and Brian's favors, or shall I say snacks, which were paper gift bags with the photo mounted to them, inside was a snack for guests to take home with them, it consisted of a cute mini waterbottle with the couple's customized label on it, and a small white paper envelope with their custom seal, and a vellum baggie inside filled with colorful M&Ms to match their sky blue, tic tac orange, and apple green color scheme. A clever idea indeed!

Rings and kisses were exchanged at the Swedenborgian church in San Francisco. This church was built in the 1800s by naturalist greats such as John Muir to celebrate the beauty of nature, and it did just that!

A luncheon reception was hosted at chic Bacar Restaurant on Brannan Street in San Francisco. Owner Tonino, site manager Tracey, and their staff were amazing! The couple's guests were treated to delicious California fresh cuisine, followed by an intricate desert bar by pastry chef Cheryl, complete with cute mini cup cakes! Later on the Groom was surprised by a Groom's cake made to look like an antique diver's helmet, inspired by his love for diving, and created with love by I Dream Of Cake.

The theme was green apples! Floral decore, apple table card holders and place cards were inspired by florist great Nancy Liu Chin! The feel was fresh, light, fun, and sassy!

Guests danced the afternoon away to funky swing jazz band Majestic Swing Band, and shutterbugs Lara and Geoff White of Geoff White Photography captured every moment large and small.

Every Wedding starts with love, planning a Wedding with love creates a special day like Kathy and Brian's!

Congratulations you two! I will miss our late night chats!

Many huggs,

Nicole










Saturday, March 24, 2007

24 Hours in Hollywood...





A lot can be done in 24 hours!

I recently spent a quick day trip to Hollywood at "A Soolip Wedding" a modern brial event featuring vendors much like any other show would, but with an extra added special touch!

The event took place at Social Hollywood, a new multifaceted restaurant and lounge located in the reclaimed, historic landmark, The Hollywood Athletic Club. Once known as the "Playground of the Stars", this private club attracted the biggest names of the Golden Era, including it's founders Cecil B. De Mille, Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney and Rudolph Valentino. After being completely renovated, it is now home to beautiful over the top events and bridal shows such as this one!

The vendors, lunch, cake and champagne tasting, conversations with experts, and fashion show were all spectacular!

My favorite part about exploring this event was assisting Linnae and Jonathan, couture floral designers and owners of Asiel Design http://www.asieldesign.com/ with their booth!

Check out the pictures attached to this posting! WOW!!!

My day in Hollywood proved to be a great team-building experience for myself and a group of vendors that came out to see the show and help Asiel Design, I gathered information on the latest tips and trends, and met new vendors with fabulous talent that I can share with you (my clients)!

Happy Planning!

Nicole








Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Introducing Marivic's Card Company!
















Dear Brides, Grooms, Vendors, Family and Friends,

I'm honored to present Marivic's Card Company to you!

Marivic and Nicole D'Ambra Wedding Consulting have a very special relationship, as Marivic is our primary Wedding and event stationery designer.

Marivic has been in business for many years now, and is very talented at what she does! She can sit down and work with you to customize save-the-date cards, invitations, ceremony programs, table numbers, escort cards, place cards, menus, thank you cards, and more! When you hand over a big job like this to a professional like her, you will be very pleased with the outcome!

You can learn more about Marivic at www.marivicscardcompany.com

Or you can contact me and I will be more than happy to put you in touch with her!

Happy Planning!

Nicole

Welcome to Nicole D'Ambra Wedding Consulting's Blog!


Dear Brides, Grooms, Vendors, Family, and Friends,

Welcome to Nicole D'Ambra Wedding Consulting's Blog!

Please check back often for news, exciting resource sharing, event information, and more!

Happy planning,

Nicole