Strike the tent, there’s nothing to it….. wrong!! I just marvel over the production that goes into striking a tent for an event! Living here on the beautiful Mendocino coast we often (almost every weekend!) are setting up a tent to allow our clients to explore the great wide open, or lean directly atop the [...]

A white wedding is a traditional formal or semi-formal wedding originating in Europe. The term Originates from the white color of the wedding dress, which became popular with Victorian era elites, after Queen Victoria wore a white lace dress at her wedding. It looks like white wedding are making their come back. For so long [...]

Oh… my while writing, I realize how many details Wendy and Jason had in their wedding. What a fun way to take over the village! The Mendocino Hotel was home for the weekend to all of Jason and Wendy’s closest friends and family, their rehearsal dinner was a beach barbecue on Friday night planned by [...]

Trees of green, red dahlias too, we watch them bloom, and I think to myself, what a wonderful day September 25, 2010 was for Jose and Sara’s wedding day!! The day began in the ever so encrusted dahlia gardens that were further embellished with many more flowers that were either hung on shepherd’s poles to line the ceremony’s [...]

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be. ~Robert Brown Today is such an exciting day for many couples to either take the time to enjoy a savory dinner together, go on a stroll through the meadows, or even propose to be married for a lifetime. Oh… so exciting for us all! Happy [...]

This was such a great wedding. Phil and Brianna were truly the description of total sweetness! Brianna had a vision of her toes in the sand on the Mendocino Coast and a rustic, elegant, romantic reception following and that is exactly what she got. The wedding was on the beach and the reception was walking distance [...]

”Shaadi Mubarak ho aur dher sari badhaiyan” means Happy wedding to you and lots of happiness! Albert & Sonia: Sunday August 1 2010. Albion California. I am in love with this Hindu wedding and the people that I met along the way!!! Sonia and Albie were the most amazing couple. Both recent graduates with their masters at  Stanford [...]

Ok… I must admit that I like to perform the tasks of planning, researching and executing all the tiny details that it takes to create each seamless event that we are part of at Mendocino weddings. When it is time to write about the wonderous day,savory foods,abundance in floral design,or whether it was elegant, whimsicle, or a vintage affair, I am really negligant [...]

I often get asked the question: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WEDDING PLANNER, WEDDING COORDINATOR, AND DAY-OF PLANNER? Professionals in the wedding business all have the same intention of providing you with a seamless, stressfree day, however it is important to know the difference between the roles when researching assistance. All wedding planners are coordinators. Not [...]

Smells of wondrous cuisine, Scharffenberger Champagne, and  the essence of fragrant lilac’s,  topped off with one of the most stunning sunsets on the Mendocino coast. These were a few of the elements that set the mood for Brianna and Phil’s private dinner for two in the rustic cliff house this Saturday night. This was the finale [...]