Nicole Lisanne Weddings & Events by Design will be a featured wedding professional at Toll House Los Gatos Bridal Show Sunday March 15th, 2009!!!!

Dear Brides and Grooms,

Nicole Lisanne Weddings & Events by Design will be a featured wedding professional at Toll House Los Gatos Bridal Show Sunday March 15th, 2009 from 1-4PM!!!!

This show is complimentary, and will be full of great wedding planning resources!

You can RSVP at bkessler@larkspurhotels.com

Stop by our space to view our exciting new portfolio of work, and to learn more about our services. We will have our calendar with us to sign you up for complimentary initial consultations at your convenience at our meeting space in Los Gatos so that we can learn more about your wedding plans, and tell you how our services will help. All of our services are custom quoted to fit your personality, lifestyle and budget needs! Our goal is to make sure every Bride and Groom are able to afford a wedding consultant!!!

Clients who book after meeting with us will recieve an additional complimentary one hour consultation with Nicole Lisanne to use as they wish. It could be used for a budget planning meeting, planning schedule meeting, design meeting with special wedding professional including access to house discounts and wholesale pricing, extra hour of coordination on the wedding day, etc...

We look forward to seeing you there!

Love,

Nicole and Team

Nicole Lisanne Weddings & Events by Design's Shoot Featured in Rangefinder Magazine!

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Dear Brides and Grooms and Wedding Professionals,

Nicole Lisanne Weddings & Events by Design's Vendor Chic "a.k.a. Vintage Cowboy" shoot recently featured in Today's Bride Magazine, was also featured in Rangefinder Magazine, a photography trade industry magazine. Namely they were featuring the shoot to show off our most favorite and amazing Wedding Photographer Tanja Lippert of Tanja Lippert Photography http://www.tanjalippertphotography.com/.

Here are some shots of the magazine spread.

Mwa,

N

Featured Wedding Professional for February 2009!!!

We love our featured wedding professional for February 2009!!! And not just because it's the month for hearts to flutter=)

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The style and sophistication of the Silicon Valley Capital Club sets the tone for elegant weddings, productive business luncheons, corporate meetings and a wide variety of private events. It is the perfect location for your event, nestled high atop the Knight Ridder Building in the heart of downtown San Jose. It has spectacular 360-degree views from every window!

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I've personally done many weddings at this location, and I have to say that their customer service is outstanding from the moment you take a tour with them, until the last minute of your wedding day! Jenna and Nicole are details divas, both are not only Private Event Directors, but unlike other sites, they are both professionally trained members of the Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants (http://www.acpwc.com/), so they know what they are doing!

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The club's chef, Randy Aprill, is so talented that he once was fortunate enough to work as a chef in the White House, where he cooked in the President's kitchen for State Dinners and dignitaries. I've personally dined many times at the club, and his cuisine is so amazing! Sample menus for their banquets can be viewed at: http://www.clubcorp.com/club/scripts/filelib/view_filelib_list.asp?GRP=10&NS=PCH&MFCODE=SLVCC&APP=184&FGRPCODE=MENUS&PAGECFG=MENUS&SUBGRP=25

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Wonderful photos of the space can be viewed at: http://www.clubcorp.com/club/scripts/ImageAlbum/view_albums.asp?GRP=10&NS=PCH&MFCODE=SLVCC&APP=94&ANAME=IA_ROOMS_SLVCC&SUBGRP=25

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How do you contact these wonderful folks to see if your special date is available?:

One of two ways...

Either go here and fill out their inquiry form:

http://www.clubcorp.com/club/scripts/contact/contact_info.asp?GRP=10&NS=PCH&MFCODE=SLVCC&APP=104&FCODE=PLAN_EVENT&memFacSelected=111&SUBGRP=25

Or contact one of the two fabulous Private Event Directors:

Jenna Torres, Private Event Director

Silicon Valley Capital Club

jenna.torres@ourclub.com

408.938.2364

Nicole Tran Private Event Director

Silicon Valley Capital Club

nicole.tran@ourclub.com

408.938.2363

Happy site hunting!

Love,

Nicole Lisanne

Nicole Lisanne Weddings & Events by Design is Featured in Today's Bride!

Hi Everyone!

Exciting news! Nicole Lisanne Weddings & Events by Design (formerly Nicole D'Ambra Weddings & Events by Design) has been featured yet again!

This time it was for our design work with a project we blogged about a few months back called Vendor Chic (http://www.vendorchic.com/). We did a Vintage Cowboy theme, and it was AMAZING!

None of this would be possible without the creative juices of our design team:

*Gabrielle Medrano of Gabrielle's Bridal for her lovely gowns http://www.gabriellesbridal.com/

*Linnea and John of Asiel Design for their floral masterpieces http://www.asieldesign.com/

*Tia Reagan of Freebird Productions for her styling expertise!

*Lily Yeung of Wildflower Linens for their fabu couture linens http://www.wildflowerlinens.com/

*The owners and Daughters of our location Long Branch Saloon & Farms http://www.longbranchfarms.net/

*Our awesome models from the Ford Modeling Agency

*The most amazing photographer on earth Tanja Lippert www.tanjalippertphotography.com

*Beautiful custom escort cards from Marivic Cagatao of Marizette Paperie http://www.marizette.com/

*All of our tabletop & rental equipment from Kelly Burns-Gaoiran of Hartmann Studios http://www.hartmannstudiosrentals.com/

*And last but not least at all! Andrew Hsu of Studio MSV for his amazing Videography and inspiration to do this project! http://www.studiomsv.com/

You can see Andrew's video of the project at: http://www.vendorchic.com/2008-4-29.php

I was thrilled to see that we made mention not only inside, but on the cover, in the letter from the editor, and then we had a full 8 page spread! I'm so excited for, and proud of our team for working so hard to create such a unique and beautiful masterpiece! I hope to do many more projects like this in 2009 so that we can inspire Brides and Grooms to think outside the box!

Mwa!

N

Wedding Professional of the Month for January 2009!!!

Dear Brides and Grooms, and Those of you with events this year,

Our wedding professional of the month for January 2009 is Margaret's French Bakery!

Margaret Novak is the owner and designer for the bakery, she is not only sweet *no pun intended*, but her work is exquisite, and the taste to die for!

Margaret's French Bakery originated as "Marjolaine French Pastries" established in 1983. Margaret's French Bakery is owned and operated by husband and wife team Margaret & Joe Novak. They have a beautiful new location you can go visit them at or you will also find them at local farmer's markets and festivals around the Bay Area.

While they specialize in wedding cakes and custom designed desserts, they can do just about anything including cheesecakes, pies, cakes for birthdays or any other occasion, truffles, hand-dipped fruits, cookies, petit fours, eclairs, and many other deserts and pastries. They can even create a custom dessert tray for your next social gathering.

All of their products are made from scratch, with the finest quality ingredients available. To place an order or do a tasting, please stop by their facility in Campbell or give them a call. In the near future, they will be able to accept orders through our website. All orders are welcomed and they accept cash, Visa and Master Card. They are open Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or by appointment.

Here is their contact information:

Margaret's French Bakery

Contact: Margaret Novak, Owner

750 McGlincy Ln., Ste. 105

Campbell, CA 95008

Phone: 408-379-2226

Fax: 408-379-7210

http://www.margaretsfrenchbakery.com/

I just did a tasting with Margaret for one of my clients Adam and Ashley and they couldn't stop raving! She even offers little glasses of cold milk to you while you are tasting cake! My personal favorite? Devils food cake! She's the best at it!

Happy cake hunting!

N

Wedding Professional of the Month - November & December 2008!

Hi all,

Sorry for being absent for so long! It's been a longgg wedding season and we are finally taking a rest to enjoy our family and friends! We hope you are doing the same! I just can't wait to rev back up for 2009!

So, here is our newest member of the Wedding Professional of the Month club for November/December 2008!

Introducing our favorite DJ company on earth! Big Fun DJs!

I all but work with them on every wedding we do, and I'm stupid for blogging about them because this could cause them to get all too booked up and busy to work for my clients, but, I want to be sure to share the wealth and the love with this amazing DJ company!

Woody, Paul, Henry, and Stephano are awesome to say the least! What do I love best about them? What makes me refer them to all of my clients?:

1.Professional

2.Dress well

3.Professional equipment

4.Detail oriented

5.Keep the dance floor packed!

6.No cheese!

7.Well priced and require final payment during 30 days after wedding, nothing before, not even a deposit!

8.Reliable and on time

9.Friendly

10.Can get any song you want!

They are the perfect DJs!

Also, just a little rant of my own here, folks, if you are having a band, please ask them specifically if they provide the correct equipment for ceremony and cocktail sound support, as well as sound support for breaks during the reception, and an MC for annoucements. I strongly suggest getting a DJ even if you are getting a band, and let them talk before the big day! They can make your wedding sound experience so much smoother!

To learn more about Big Fun go to http://www.bigfundj.com/

Tell them Nicole sent ya!

Love always, and Happy Thanks Giving!(There's so much to be thankful for! Especially these DJs!),

Nicole

NDWCD Speaking Engagement!!!

Dear Brides and Grooms,

NDWCD has been invited to speak to Southern New England's Association of Professional Disc Jockeys this month!

Read about it at: http://www.snapdjs.com/

We are honored and excited for this fun trip to network with our East Coast friends!

Warmest Regards,

N