by Vera Devera

{Bobby Flay Throwdown, photo by Vera Devera}

I know we’re all wary about Craigslist — it’s good for finding a free couch, but not so good for finding a date (believe me, stay away from it). A couple years back, I answered a vague Craigslist ad in the “gigs” section looking for people who [...]

By Elizabeth Zachry
Last weekend I attended a bridal shower.  I, like most people, dread bridal showers because they usually involve playing silly games that make the bride and/or guests look ridiculous and sitting around for hours watching the bride open her presents.  At one shower I went to the bride spent three hours opening presents.  [...]

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My Wedding Concierge: an iPhone app, search engine, all around wedding planning tool.
It is hard to categorize Phyllis and Philip Cheung’s wedding planning platform, My Wedding Concierge, but the best way to describe it is Google for Wedding Planning Resources.
My Wedding Concierge delivers a smart search engine and iPhone [...]

By Erin Frank

Your invitations speak volumes about your wedding.  They can reflect your style as a couple, your colors, what the tone of your event will be and more.  But if you’re tying the knot in a destination location, why not showcase the city you’re celebrating in? I love these San Francisco-themed invitations by Hello!Lucky.

If [...]

By Megan Peters
I want to first start of by saying this feels a bit selfish registering for gifts. I would say I have lived a simple life and never expected things to come my way. So it feels odd to be asking for gifts, just because we are getting married? What an interesting tradition. Looking [...]

Fork and Spoon.
A simple concept. Cutlery.
Fork and Spoon Productions. Simple, also, in a way. But also marvelous, and way more exciting than cutlery.
The San Francisco-based event production company is owned and run by Jonathan and Jennifer, a husband a wife team with decades of experience under their belts.  And it shows.

My fiance and I looked at [...]

by Vera Devera
I was on my way to rendezvous with Guitar Fred, my fiance, when I walked by a cute store that beckoned to me with a wall of succulents. Yes, a wall. My jaw dropped and I wandered in and to the right, I saw a wall of jewel-toned vintage glass and plenty of [...]

If you are looking for extraordinary centerpieces, expect the unexpected from Tina Vietmeier, founder of Urban FarmGirls.  I ran into Tina in 2009 at the Inner Sunset Farmer’s Market.  While one of her specialties is custom container gardens set in amazing handmade pots, I was drawn to one of Tina’s other top sellers—her sustainable wreaths.  [...]

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In the world of digital bliss, planning is very easily managed online. If it isn’t in your excel spreadsheet, or shared google docs, it might be your online calendar, or the latest mobile app. Whatever the case, increasingly daily tasks are completed online. Why not use those same principles when planning [...]

By Elizabeth Zachry
Destination weddings have become increasingly popular.  If you are considering having a destination wedding but want to keep it relatively close, then Yosemite could be your answer.  When planning a Yosemite wedding you have the option of having your wedding ceremony and reception in the Yosemite Valley at one of the hotels, or [...]