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 [...]

Father of the brides. Love them! I am so happy to get to know all of my clients and their families, especially the Dad’s while their daughters are venturing out on a new endeavor and they are there in support with wide smiles to proud arms as they deliver their gem to the alter. I [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A green wedding is a gift to the world that celebrates the joining of two individuals as they start out on their journey through life together. Many couples ask me to incorporate eco-friendly ideas into their wedding plans and this can be easier to accomplish than they imagine. Mendocino is practically the birthplace of environmental [...]