By Lauren and Haney
We were fortunate enough to qualify for the Vincci Hotels complimentary honeymoon offer. Currently at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, CA, couples with over 100 guests in attendance at their reception receives a 6 day and 7 night complimentary honeymoon. Now in the middle of this great deal, we realize it keeps [...]

My lovely bridesmaids threw me an awesome mani-pedi bridal shower at The Lounge in Berkeley. The favors included a “beauty bar” and decorations included pom-poms and lush hydrangeas. The Lounge already has an upscale feel (black glass chandeliers and sheer drapes), so they didn’t have to do too much but bring the food and relax [...]

By Elizabeth Zachry
What do you typically think of when you think wedding + baseball = ?
My mind usually goes to proposal + scoreboard. However, I have something so much better for you!
At a recent San Francisco Giants game I saw two different bachelorette’s.  As a baseball fan, I think this would make for a really [...]

A huge trend right now with engagement sessions is styled shoots. Brides and grooms are realizing how much fun they can have capturing themselves in love, while doing something they love. A fabulous series of engagement photos I found the other day over on Style Me Pretty, showed a couple madly in love while baking. [...]

By Erin Frank

This little goody has everything I look for in a wedding favor: Locally made? Check. Practical or edible? Check. Embodies a bit of Bay Area style? Check. Added to that it’s addictively tasty.
I’m talking about San Franola, a name and crunch I’ve been running into all over town. San Franola is an SF-based [...]

By Elizabeth Zachry
I usually set a pretty boring table, but sometimes it is nice to jazz things up a bit.  In restaurants, they frequently set the mood with candle light on the table,  so here is a way to create a little ambiance when having dinner with your fiancé at home, but in a more [...]

So you’re envisioning your wedding party walking the aisle – your best gals, all dressed to the nines – the flowers, the dresses, the shoes – and then you see this dainty little girl, a wreath of fresh flowers on her head, ribbons streaming down her back, an adorable poofy dress that she adores spinning [...]

By Erin Frank

I’m always up for a wine tasting, and at a recent event I found what might be the perfect wedding wine—if only for the packaging.  It’s a tasty white called Black Bart’s Bride, adorned with a bride illustration.  That gentleman in the background is Black Bart himself, a swanky gentleman bandit who crisscrossed [...]