Another one of my best friends is just starting her wedding planning. I am trying to convince her to keep the location near our group of friends 15th Street wedding tradition by having it at the Del Mar Powerhouse! She wants a beachy wedding so I thought any of these beautiful dresses from JCrew would be perfect! And to top it off, they are super affordable. My favorite is the bottom left and it is only $350.00!!! You can find these dresses and more at www.jcrew.com. Also, check out the Powerhouse Community Center which is a VERY popular wedding location in beautiful Del Mar http://www.delmar.ca.us/Visitors/pwrcc.htm.

I often get calls & emails from brides wanting more info regarding my wedding vendors. I know that when I was choosing my vendors, I had constant nightmares that none of them would show up on the day of the wedding! So it made my day to find out that a bride was not only using my photographer, but they were also having their wedding reception at The Breeze Cafe, which is where we had our ceremony and reception! I am sooooo looking forward to seeing how they decorate and make it all their own. So San Diego Brides, where did you get married??? Nothing is more exciting to a bride planning her wedding, than seeing pictures of a wedding at the venue they have chosen. If you would like your wedding to be featured on the Bridal Inquirer Blog, please submit your pictures and wedding story to info@bridalinquirer.com.

I currently work in the La Jolla Financial building and every weekend I watch them set up for weddings and yesterday was no different. Someone was having their 08/08/08 wedding on our deck on one of the few beautiful days we have had this summer. I get so giddy everytime I see them setting up. I love all of the different ways that people decorate. I know all of the time and attention that goes into each little detail. I almost stayed late at work just to see the bride! Having just planned my own whole wedding without a coordinator, I marveled at how brides put their trust in someone to lay out their vision of what their ceremony/reception will look like. For this wedding in particular, there are just a few things I would have changed. She was obviously going for a beach theme but the linens were bright blue and white with seashells and such spread out on the tables, but then the flowers were green and white and yellow which did not match the linens. The large arrangements were more tropical and they had palm/fern leaves on the arch which didnt seem to match the more romantic arrangements on the tables. The dj had put up the disco ball before the ceremony had even begun which bothered me because it was up right where the ceremony was being held which would obviously turn into the dance floor later, but I wish he would have waited until after the ceremony was over to bring it out. I just dont think the bride would have wanted the disco ball in the background of her ceremony pictures. What I do know though is that these small details that drive someone like me nuts will not matter in the end. I am sure her day is going to be the most magical, important, memorable day in her life. I honestly love weddings…they just make me so happy. I swear I would be a planner/coordinator if only it didnt take me away from my husband on weekends But the point of my whole story was…this is an absolutely amazing location for a wedding, it overlooks the La Jolla Cove. If only I had worked here a couple of months earlier, it may have been my wedding location!!! Yay for weddings!

Wanted to give you girls a couple of other wedding location ideas!!! Check out The Crossings at Carlsbad…it is a beautiful location with both indoor and outdoor seating options. Perfect back-drop for a rustic fall wedding! Pictures are from their website. www.thecrossingsatcarlsbad.com

And then there is The Grand Del Mar. This place is AMAZING. They even have their own chapel with pews imported from Italy. You MUST check out their website to see the pictures… www.thegranddelmar.com. It truly is a dream location with so many gorgeous indoor and outdoor seating options.  Happy planning!!!

This was not on purpose but two of my closest friends and I all got married on the same street in Del Mar (15th St)! Three very different locations and three different budgets! I got married at the Pacifica Del Mar Breeze Cafe, my other friend at L’Auberge and the other at Seagrove Park overlooking the ocean. One I have known since middle school and the other since 10th grade in high school! We have two more friends to go so I am now going to have to find them two new spots so we can complete the circle!!! Just a special coincidence I thought I would share and also to let you know of a few other awesome wedding locations you may not have thought of yet. I HEART my girlfriends!!! BFF!!!