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Sammi & Ryan ~ A Black Tie Affair at the Madrona
Sammi and Ryan live in Chicago but knew they wanted a wedding in wine country. They dreamed of an outdoor wedding, in a garden setting, with top rated cuisine. After visiting a few venues, they saw the newly renovated Madrona Hotel in Healdsburg and it was love at first site. They signed a contract immediately and we…
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Dan & Danielle ~ A Timber Cove Wedding
When Dan and Danielle (aka the “Danimals”) reached out to me to help them plan their Sonoma Coast wedding, I couldn’t have said YES fast enough. Timber Cove is such a special place. I love it there. It’s always been my favorite destination to take out of town guests or just escape for the day…
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Laura & Dustin ~ A Sonoma Golf Club Wedding
Laura and Dustin were planning a destination wedding from across the country and knew they would need some help to ensure they (and their guests) had the best weekend of their lives. One of my most favorite things as a wedding planner is getting to curate not just the wedding day, but the entire guest…
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Ceremony Flower Design Trends
Now that our 2022 wedding season is behind us, we are knee deep planning with all of our 2023 brides and grooms! As I have been navigating the design process with our couples, I find that clients usually have an idea of what they expect their dining table centerpieces to look like, but rarely do…
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Gena & Mikey ~ A Viansa Fairytale Wedding
I am so excited to share with you Gena and Mikey’s fairytale wedding! I had the pleasure to work with Gena, Mikey and Gena’s mom (Hi Marty!!) on this beautiful celebration of love at Viansa Winery in Sonoma. As many of you know, I worked at this beautiful venue for 9 years of my life,…
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Kathryn & Kevin ~ A Romantic Sonoma Wedding at BR Cohn Winery
Kathryn and Kevin were so fun to work with. They were easy, breezy and just happy to be getting married. I think the pandemic had us wondering if this June wedding would be able to happen, so when we were given the green light to proceed with gatherings, we were ecstatic to say the least!…
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Keely & Dave – A Timeless Napa Valley Wedding in Unprecedented Times
Keely and Dave were one of our many couples who had their wedding plans altered due to the pandemic. The majority of our couples just postponed their date and kept the same wedding plans in tact for their new date, but Keely and Dave were not as fortunate to have that option. We had a…
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Emily and Ryan – A Romantic Garden Wedding at MacArthur Place
When Emily & Ryan reached out to me, they were in the early stages of their venue search. They live in Chicago, which was making the venue hunt a bit difficult for them, especially since we were in the middle of a lockdown due to the pandemic, and they were unable to plan a visit…
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Victoria & Scott – a Tuscan Inspired Wedding at Kunde Winery
When Victoria first reached out to me, she had wanted to get married in Tuscany, but realized that hosting a wedding in her home state of California would be logistically much easier for them and their guests. Since Victoria and Scott live in Southern California, the wine country felt somewhat like a destination wedding, without…
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Lauren & Jeff ~ BR Cohn Winery Wedding
When Lauren and Jeff initially reached out to me to help them plan their wedding at BR Cohn Winery, I was thrilled. BR Cohn is one of my favorite wedding venues in the Sonoma area. It’s not far from nearby hotels and restaurants in Glen Ellen and Sonoma and has the most spectacular ceremony location…
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