Greek meets Italy!

Michael, a brother of Sigma Chi, and Kristina, a sister of Delta Delta Delta, met on the campus of UC Berkeley. Her Greek heritage and his Italian background were clearly seen throughout the wedding with S. Pelligrino bottles as placecards, homemade Greek cookies and Italian cookies for dessert, confetti flavors imported from Italy, and lots of dancing. The room was beautifully decorated with olive branches and full of gold. There wasn't one person at the Bently Reserve not having a good time! It was such a beautiful wedding, and Kristina is the most sweetest bride I have ever worked with. Michael is certainly a lucky man! I am so happy for these two lovebirds. It was a pleasure working with them.

Ceremony: St. Dominic's Catholic Church, San Francisco

Reception: The Bently Reserve, San Francisco

Flowers: Amy Burke Designs

Photography: JP Langlands Photography

Lighting: PSAV

An Elegant but Oh so FUN wedding!

Katrina is such a sweetheart! Her and John met while working in the hospitality industry, and they could not be a sweeter couple! Katrina is actually my former front office manager at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and when I heard she was getting married, I just couldn't wait to work with her!

Ceremony & Reception: Marines Memorial Club, San Francisco

Photographer: Jen Good Photography

FLorist: Amy Burke Designs

Cake: Baked Vanilla

A Simply Divine Wedding!

Planning one wedding is stressful enough, but planning two?!... forget about it! I'm surprised Divine and Tuan-Anh didn't fall down after their first beautiful beach wedding in Southern California! I worked with Divine and Tuan-Anh on their more casual, summer Bay Area wedding, and boy was it fun! A buffet with a huge variety of food, delicious cake that included taro root flavor, and guests doing the limbo (some were really flexible!).

I met Divine through her sister Ann, who I went to college with. I am so happy I got to work with them, such a great couple, easy going and fun! The day could not have been more divine.

Flowers: Floral Design Studio
Location: World Gourmet Buffet
Photography: 5byseven (middle beach photos only)

Full of Culture & Tradition

This past June, I had the pleasure of working with Christine and Richard. What impressed me the most was the amount of Chinese culture and tradition that was embedded into their day. Nowadays, a lot of traditions are forgotten, but it was something that was very important to Christine and Richard. They started the day with the Chinese tea ceremony with all their family members at the Chinese Historical Society where many red envelopes were passed. Even the tea was prepared in the traditional way. Christine was beautiful in a stunning red Chinese dress. The ceremony took place at the San Mateo Japanese Tea garden; simply beautiful and so peaceful. A traditional guzheng musician welcomed the guests with her musings, and the bridal party glided in with beautiful parasols. Next followed a delicious nine-course Chinese banquet, bamboo favors, and peacock feathered centerpieces. Dessert was a traditional French croquembouche, perhaps one of the only things in their wedding that was not Chinese.

For their honeymoon, Christine and Richard traveled to China for an extended stay to trace back their ancestry. If that is not dedication to the Chinese culture, I don't know what is! A wonderful wedding, and such a great couple to work with!

Ceremony: Japanese Gardens, San Mateo
Reception: Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant, Millbrae

Cake: La Pattisserie