I was so excited to attend the Wedding Industry Professional’s Association meeting at the Blackhawk Automobile Museum in Danville on Thursday. What a cool location. It’s part of the Smithsonian exhibit and have some of the most beautiful classic and concept cars I’ve ever seen.
The keynote speaker was Cheryl Fish who’s planned the weddings of such celebrities as Pamela Anderson and has worked for Steve Wynn of Las Vegas. She gave us a lot of great info, insight and ideas then we broke into our SIG groups for breakout topics.
It’s so great and refreshing to network with other wedding pro’s and be able to exchange ideas with colleagues that have been around as long as I have, if not longer.
Looking forward to the ISES meeting in Callistoga next week!
It was a beautiful day for a wedding on the Monterey Bay and it couldn’t have been more perfect for Kelly Trangsrud and Brad Hass’ Big Day. First and foremost, this was totally cool family to work with from the get-go and Kelly’s parents were an absolute hoot! Ok, so back to the wedding….
Kelly and Brad had a very busy last couple of months finishing medical school so this party was going to be a super-special celebration. The day started out nice and smooth with Kelly and the ladies getting hair and make up done while Carly and Kui from the Monterey Plaza Hotel along with my assistant Carol and I went over the last minute stuff.
The ceremony was taking place on the lower terrace and the reception would be in Monterey Bay Room – which is my favorite room there because the view is awesome. The programs, escort cards and menus were handmade by Kelly and her family and were gorgeous. Instead of a guest book or signing board, Kelly and Brad had bottles of their favorite wines and gold pens for all of their guests to leave wishes written on them. They intend to open a bottle to toast each wedding anniversary. Another great detail was seen in the table numbers: framed photos of Kelly and Brad at age one for table 1, age two for table 2, etc.
The floral arrangements were created by Melody fro
m Fleurish Floral Design and were Hydrangeas in rich shades of purple and beautiful white tulips. The photographer du jour was the great Tom O’Neal who took some awesome shots of Kelly and Brad running on the beach and I can’t wait to see all the others. After the picture-perfect ceremony, complete with sea otters frolicking in the bay behind them, DJ Anthony with DNA got the party started and the dancefloor stayed filled until the very last song. It was the best mix of party music we’ve heard in a while and we found ourselves dancing as well behind the scenes.
Team ELD and the awesome waitstaff, led by Michelle, kept everything flowing perfectly and there were hugs and accolates from the families and guests throughout the night. The reception wrapped up with guests munching out on the chocolate chip cookies, favors made by Brad’s dad. A sweet ending to the sweetest day.
