I seriously cannot believe how fast this year flew by!!! Here are some highlights. I have a feeling that 2010 is going to be the best year yet. Wishing you a VERY happy and safe New Year.

My brilliant idea to cut bangs. Fun for about a week.

Started my new hobby… photography.

One of our many trips to Palm Springs.

My old stopping grounds….Brentwood, CA…day trip to Santa Monica.

Accomplice Hollywood.

Thanksgiving in Redding, CA.

Diamond Head Hike on Oahu.

Sunset on Oahu.

See you in 2010! xoxo

Show your honey how much you lurve him/her with a slice of toast. Get yours here.

Check out Bridal Inquirer on the “She Just Knows How” segment of She Just Got Married!!!

One of the things I love most about being a part of the wedding and post wedding industry is the amazing women who dedicate their time and talent to share their first hand knowledge and offer ideas that can help brides to be who are just beginning the process of creating their dream day.

A fav site of mine is Bridal Inquirer (with the great tag line “What Inquiring Brides Want To Know”…..LOVE IT!)

She planned her own wedding in four months on a $15k budget and LOVED every minute of it! So what does a girl do once her day is over? What else….she creates her own website in hopes of inspiring and helping other brides (specifically in the San Diego area). And yes….she’s a California girl but the tools she provides on her site are so useful to any bride…anywhere!

With the online Budget Planning tool you can manage your wedding expenses by using the Bridal Inquirer wedding budget tracker.

Create and manage your wedding guest list as well as all other wedding related parties, such as your bridal shower, rehearsal dinner and more with this tool. Just click the “add” button and select the events that each person should be invited to.

Got an inquiring mind….and want to know more? You’ll just have to check it out for yourself. =)

Yeah…..she definitely qualifies for “She Just Knows How“!

{She Just got Married is an online community where you can connect with a growing circle of friends to share, discover, express, question, and exchange ideas that will explore every aspect of your new life as a newlywed. Be sure and stop by and check out She Just Got Married and Discover the YOU after I Do!}

{Photo from This is Glamorous}

Now this is glamorous!!!

I had no idea…Anthropologie allows you to create a “wish list”…which is just an even cuter way to say “wedding gift registry”! How exciting…I LoVe Anthropologie home items! Here is my “wish list”:

What are you wishing for?

Sorry I have been MIA as of late. We planned a last minute week long vacation in Honolulu! I will post some pics for you all soon! In the meantime, check out this post from The Image is Found. I have been mourning the end of the Polaroid camera and hadn’t even heard  of the Fujifilm Instax Mini. I know what I am adding to my xmas list next year!!!

{All photos from The Image is Found}

Wishing you all a very merry holiday season and a happy and healthy 2010!!!

Your wedding stationary gives your guests the first glimpse of your big day. David’s Bridal offers hundreds of customizable wedding invitations, including many green eco-friendly options. Once you decide on your style, you can also coordinate matching programs, place cards and thank you cards as well as table numbers and menus!

Here are some of my favorites:

{top left; modern elegance, top right; love birds, bottom left; endless embrace, bottom right; blooming}

Thinking of doing a Boudoir Photo Shoot for your hubby to be???

Check out this sweet session from Marisa Holmes.

I *REALLY* want to do one!

WIN A FREE DAY-OF COORDINATOR PACKAGE GIVEAWAY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DEC 31st!!!

{CONFETTI PACKAGE}

Leave it to Courtney!  You’ve selected all of your vendors. Your invitations are out.  Everything is all set.  You just need someone you can trust to carry out all of the details of your wedding day.  It’s time for you to be a bride, and your friends and family to be the guests, while everyone enjoys your Big Day.  The Confetti Package includes:

• Up to 6 hours of continuous service on your wedding day
• Venue set up (favors, guest book, champagne flutes, cake cutting utensils, unity candles, sand ceremony goods, etc.)
• Contact person for all vendors on wedding day
• Make sure that wedding runs according to your established timeline, and cue bride, groom, DJ, and honored guests for each event
• Distribute final payment and tips to vendors
• Contact with venue’s on-site coordinator to ensure that all parties are in-sync
• Greet guests as they arrive and direct them to ceremony/reception
• Ensure that the day runs smoothly
• Other services as needed per event/venue- TBD

{PLEASE NOTE} Subject to availability (wedding must be on a date that Courtney is not already booked) – Wedding must take place in San Diego County.

{HOW TO WIN} We’ve made it even easier to win! All you have to do is comment on this post telling us your wedding date and venue to be entered to win. Be sure to leave a valid email so we can contact the winner. Contest ends Dec 31st, 2009 at 9pm PST and winner will be notified shortly thereafter. Courtney is also offering the brides who do not win, a 20% discount on any day-of and month-of packages!

Good Luck!!!

Gorgeous Bride + Beautiful Wedding Gown + Orange Coffee Truck = SUPER DUPER PHOTO SHOOT!!!

Joes on the Nose coffee truck is available to bring hot + cold coffee beverages to your wedding! Doesn’t the orange truck just bring good vibes? It makes me happy =) Big shout out to Theorie Photographers for sharing these fun pics with us and for introducing me to Joes on the Nose.