b.mookié jewelry as featured in the Spring 2011 Issue of At Home With Valley & Co.
| VENDOR FEATURE: B.MOOKIE ~ AT HOME WITH VALLEY & CO. – SPRING | 03.31.11 |
tags: Accessories, At Home With Valley & Co., b.mookié jewelry, Bridal Jewelry, Bridalwear, Bride-to-be, Contemporary Brides, Jewelry, Modern Brides, Valley & Co., Wedding Day Accessories
posted in: Accessories, Beauty, Brides, Bridesmaids, Feature Blog, Gifts
| WE WELCOME LOL LETTERPRESS!! | 03.30.11 |
The Bridal Bar is so very excited to add more creativity to our family’s array of artist!
LOL Letterpress is a premier design studio and letterpress print shop that specializes in creating innovative and stylish stationery goods while practicing green principles from concept to completion. Using tree-free cotton and post-consumer recycled paper, soy based inks and up-cycled elements, we are committed to bringing eco-sophistication to each and every invitation design. Our artisans combine the methods of old-world letterpress with the distinctive appeal of modern design to produce timeless beauty that you can see and feel. Browse our collection of proudest moments in custom wedding designs then contact us today to make your stationery statement that is truly one-of-a-kind.
tags: Bridal, Ceremony Programs, Engagement Invitations, Invitations, LOL Letterpress, Menus, Place Cards, Save The Dates, The Bridal Bar, Wedding Invitations, weddings
posted in: Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Brides, Engagements, Events, Shows & Soirees, Grooms, Invitations & Stationery, Rehearsal Dinners/Farewell Brunches, Welcome Parties
| THE WEDDING PARTY BRIDAL SHOW @ THE SAN DIEGO HARD ROCK HOTEL | 03.26.11 |
tags: Bridal Fashions, Bridal Inspiration, Bridal Shows, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, The Bridal Bar, The Wedding Party Bridal Show, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Day, Wedding Design, wedding planning, Wedding Receptions, Wedding Shows, Wedding Themes, weddings
posted in: Accessories, Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Beauty, Brides, Bridesmaids, Cakes/Desserts, Chapels & Churches, City, Engagements, Etiquette, Events, Shows & Soirees, Flavor of Favors, Fun Foods, Gifts, Glorious Gowns, Grooms, Groomsmen, Hip Sips, Hotel Venue, Invitations & Stationery, Venue Vision
| WEDDING VISION: VENUE ~ HOTEL PARISI | 03.25.11 |
Hotel Parisi is a beautiful, urban boutique retreat featuring just 29 guest suites ranging from 450 to 700 square feet, several offering partial ocean views. It has been described as having perfect “Zen-elegance”, due to its fusion of ancient cultures and modern contemporary comfort.
Hotel Parisi provides a lavish environment perfect for a private wedding reception, rehearsal dinner or honeymoon stay.
Since Hotel Parisi allows outside catering into the facility, your wedding day can be as unique and customized as its surroundings.
tags: Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Beach, Beach Theme Wedding, Brides, California, Ceremony, Engagements, Exqusite Weddings, Farewell Brunches, Grooms, Hotel Parisi, Hotel Venue, La Jolla, La Jolla - California, Marriage, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, San Diego Weddings, The Bridal Bar, Venue, Venue Vision, Wedding Day, wedding planning, weddings
posted in: Beach Theme Wedding, Brides, Destination, Grooms, Hotel Venue, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners/Farewell Brunches, Showers, Venue Vision, Welcome Parties
| A SMASHINGLY FESTIVE MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION! | 03.23.11 |
Bridal Bar Vendors join forces….
“Panache Productions” Elegant Event Planning presents
A Smashingly Festive “Masked Mardi Gras Soiree” at the Hotel Parisi of La Jolla
Panache Productions’ launch party for “Le Petite” Panache & “Staffed with Panache” and coming out party for Kathryn Gayner Distinctive Florals & Events & SoBelle Chocolates & Favors was a fabulously exquisite affair, with the “Who’s Who” of San Diego in attendance at the Hotel Parisi in La Jolla.
Joining forces with Epod Photobooth and KOOL Party Rentals to create a prestigious fete of glow hoop dancers, live jazz band and a marvelous face painter. Who adorned the “Staffed with Panache” team of sushi chefs, servers, bartenders and dancers with eloquent peacock masks. She stayed on throughout the evening to paint many of the Guests who chose this mask preference, over the silver tray of assorted feathered masks offered upon arrival.
Guest dined on Cajun Crayfish Sushi Rolls, Blackened Salmon Nigiri and Champagne Bloody Mary Oyster Shooters while sipping on Hurricane “Cruz” Martinis. The Hotel Parisi Ballroom was overflowing with 500 peacock feathers, the bejeweled floral designs of Kathryn Gayner Distinctive Florals & Events and the hand designed chocolates of SoBelle Chocolates & Favors. Guest lounged on KOOL Party Rentals while the “glowing” bar, buffet and tables illuminated the room, accent lighting was provided by San Diego Stage & Lighting. As other Guests put on their party face, forever captured in a picture in the Epod Photobooth….An amazingly marvelous time was had by all and is still a buzz on the social grapevine…..
Panache. someone who has a dashing confidence of style, or shows a certain flamboyance and courage. Panache Productions is a full service event planning company. The style and sophistication of your soiree is what distinguishes a Panache event from the ordinary. Cruz, a La Jolla legend with over twenty years of expertise, orchestrating hundreds of elite events, will ensure that Panache seamlessly coordinates your event with the utmost attention to detail. “Be your own Guest”, whether you’re hosting a prestigious black-tie dinner, a private cocktail party or a corporate affair our professionals will handle every phase of your event. Under the guidance of Cruz, our esteemed collection of vendors will complement your unique style with the savoir faire that your fête deserves. “Dressed to impress”, Panache provides talented, knowledgeable event managers, servers, and bartenders, everything you’ll need to make your affair flawless from start to finish. Listening to our Clients is extremely important to us for a fabulously successful event. Call us for a complementary creative session to discuss your visions and our ability to make them a reality. Ask about “Le Petite Panache” for your more intimate petite affairs. “Everything you can imagine is real”…Pablo Picasso.
tags: Blackened Salmon Nigiri, Cajun Crayfish Sushi Rolls, Champagne Bloody Mary Oyster Shooters, ePod Events, ePOD TALKING PHOTO BOOTH, Fat Tuesday, Hotel Parisi, Hurricane “Cruz” Martinis, Kathryn Gayner Distinctive Florals & Events, Kool Party Rentals, Mardi Gras, Panache Productions, San Diego Stage and Lighting, SoBelle Chocolates & Favors, The Bridal Bar, “Le Petite” Panache, “Staffed with Panache”
posted in: Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Brides, Engagements, Events, Shows & Soirees, Feature Blog, Flavor of Favors, Fun Foods, Hip Sips, Hotel Venue, Rehearsal Dinners/Farewell Brunches, Showers, Welcome Parties
| JOIN US AT THE WEDDING PARTY BRIDAL SHOW MARCH 2011 | 03.22.11 |
The Wedding Party Bridal Show is very excited to bring San Diego’s truly local, sophisticated and stylish bridal show for over 11 years back to the dynamic Hard Rock Hotel San Diego!
Our 22nd show will be an upbeat, exciting, stylish and fun celebration of wedding style and planning at its finest. Our theme for this event is “True Beauty” and the show will feature many special attractions and promotions celebrating that all brides are beautiful including our Real brides are beautiful fashion show, our True Beauty lounge with lingerie fashions and boudoir photo shoots on site, and our regular show features like our couture fashion shows on the catwalk, rehearsal Dinner restaurant Row, CONSULT-A-THON and over 100 of the finest wedding services- everything you need to plan a special San Diego wedding!
Here is a glimpse of the fun experiences to be had……see you all there on Sunday!!
tags: Bridal Fashions, Bridal Inspiration, Bridal Shows, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, The Bridal Bar, The Wedding Party Bridal Show, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Day, Wedding Design, wedding planning, Wedding Receptions, Wedding Shows, Wedding Themes, weddings
posted in: Accessories, Beauty, Brides, Bridesmaids, Cakes/Desserts, Ceremony, City, Events, Shows & Soirees, Flavor of Favors, Fun Foods, Gifts, Glorious Gowns, Grooms, Groomsmen, Hip Sips, Hotel Venue, Invitations & Stationery, Night Club Venue, Receptions, Venue Vision
| GRAHAM & EVER ~ DESTINATION: COSTA RICA | 03.18.11 |
In lieu of wedding favors, guests signed custom made coasters and dropped the coaster into a bowl for the charity of their choice, including a local school, an environmental cause, and an animal shelter. {Which by the way, is just a magnificent idea!}
Congratulations to Graham & Ever, may they have a long and joyous life journey together!!
~ Don
Don Mirra Photography fuses a passionate, artistic eye of composition and light with a photojournalism approach of spontaneity and responsiveness to the “decisive moment”. Don Mirra Weddings’ expansive line of style, confidence, and experience combined with Don’s comfort in capturing formal and informal images ensures all aspects of your wedding experience are documented while providing the exclusive bride and groom with avant-garde photographic memories.
tags: Beach Wedding Inspirations, Brides, Casa Capitan, Costa Rica, Destination Wedding, Don Mirra Photography, Don Mirra Weddings, Grooms, Photographs, Photography, Receptions, Santa Teresa - Costa Rica, The Bridal Bar, Wedding Day, Wedding Photographer, wedding photography, Wedding Pictures, Wedding Portraits, weddings
posted in: Beach, Beach Theme Wedding, Beach Venue, Brides, Destination, Feature Blog, Grooms, Real Weddings
| CAROLINA HERRERA, BRIDAL WEAR INSPIRATION PERFECTION! | 03.18.11 |
Carolina Herrera. Her gowns are simply stunning, simply chic, and simply perfect. “Wow” is the best way to describe her collections, keeping with the equestrian and riding theme she has brought to us. Love it!! Wool, lace, fur, shades, coats, vests, hats, feathers, the list goes on…nothing boring, everything original….and oh so inspirational!





For more bridal fashion coverage, check out the pages of GetMarried.com – thanks for the fabulous photos!
tags: Accessories, Bridal Fashions, Bridalwear, Brides, Carolina Herrera, Exqusite Weddings, GetMarried.com, The Bridal Bar, wedding, Wedding Accessories, Wedding Day, Wedding Day Accessories, Wedding Day Style, Wedding Fashions, wedding gowns, weddings
posted in: Beauty, Brides, Glorious Gowns
| WEDDING VISION: VENUE ~ THE GRANDE COLONIAL | 03.17.11 |
Creating Memories. Celebrating Traditions. It all begins with the Four Diamond Grande Colonial, a landmark of impeccable hospitality for nearly a century.
Commanding views of La Jolla’s coastline, 93 rooms and suites and elegant ocean-view wedding event facilities beckon those seeking the intimacy and personalized service of a boutique property.
tags: Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Beach, Beach Theme Wedding, Beach Venue, Brides, California, Ceremony, Engagements, Exqusite Weddings, Farewell Brunches, Grande Colonial, Grooms, La Jolla, La Jolla - California, Marriage, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, San Diego Weddings, The Bridal Bar, Venue, Venue Vision, Wedding Day, wedding planning, weddings
posted in: Brides, Ceremony, Grooms, Historic Venue, Hotel Venue, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners/Farewell Brunches, Showers, Venue Vision, Welcome Parties
| AND THE WINNER FOR THE MOST ROMANTIC PROPOSAL CONTEST IS: “WHITE BOXES AT MT. SOLEDAD” RYAN & JEFF!! | 03.11.11 |
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Ryan& Jeff
This amazing proposal love story won with a whopping 309 votes and deservingly so!!
These two are so cute and so in love it is just great to see them together.
WE WISH THEM THE VERY BEST FOR THEIR WEDDING PLANS AND THEIR ENTIRE FUTURE TOGETHER!!
tags: A Better Deal Tuxedo, b.mookié jewelry, Bridal Bar Home Collection, Bridal Event, Chocolate, Contest, engagement photos, Engagement Sessions, Engagements, ePod, event, Flowers, Jewelry, Kathryn Gayner Designs, Most Romantic Proposal Contest, Photography, Pink Star Design, Proposal, Romance, SoBelle Chocolate Favors, The Bridal Bar, The Catamaran Resort Hotel & Spa, True Photography
posted in: Accessories, Brides, Engagements, Events, Shows & Soirees, Flavor of Favors, Grooms, Invitations & Stationery


















































































