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On her A-List, Linda Pitelli of Eventful Designing is captured by the magic and imagination of Los Angeles and it's major star factor.
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 Any diamond will carry a romantic message to a beloved bride, but only one will set her heart on fire. A diamond that is so perfectly cut that it has all the classic elements of a diamond’s beauty—brilliance, dispersion and scintillation. A diamond that sparkles like a red-hot fire. A Hearts On Fire diamond.
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Your northern California wedding has some distinct offerings: Golden Gate’s proud city surrounded by beautiful wine countryside – Napa Valley. Cindy Danbom of Bella Notte Events knows the city well, and gave us these ideas:
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 Malibu Cocktail Shaker
Liven
up any party with this ceramic cocktail shaker with Malibu print. This
7oz shaker is presented in a decorative printed gift box ~ $42 Weddingish
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 Ruby Red Crystal Chandelier – Hand-cut and
polished, 100% crystal with 7 light’s each resting in a bobache,
Exclusively available for event design and personal home décor, Rrivreworks.com
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 In the words of the Brooklyn-based premier perfumer Christopher Brosius, “We live because we breathe, and with each breath we smell. This is inevitable. The sense of smell is our first and most immediate link to the world around us....
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High-End Photography in a Cute Box:
Sarah DiCicco Photography
Photography runs through Sarah DiCicco’s blood. Art, in all forms, is
well entrenched within her upbringing, as much a part of her heritage
as anything else.
Her grandmother was an art teacher and watercolor artist, her father
and sister are musicians; but it was her great-uncle who really shaped
her career path. His stories and photos telling of his journeys around
the world as a National Geographic photographer helped to set the stage
for what would ultimately become Sarah DiCicco Photography – an
international boutique wedding photography studio.
Based in Philadelphia, DiCicco travels to New York and Los Angeles
shooting her photojournalistic weddings, with destination weddings
proving to be her specialty.
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DiCicco’s photography has taken her across the United States, to Mexico and the West Indies (to name just a few), where she shoots her “first edition prints” in an editorial style.
“I call my proofs ‘first edition prints’ because of all the retouching I do,” said DiCicco. She can spend up to 80 hours retouching proofs after the initial shoot, ensuring her clients the most professional-looking and satisfying result.
“People hate being nickel and dimed and just want to know what it’s going to cost and be done with it,” she said. Therefore, DiCicco includes retouching in her base price along with all day-of shooting, a second photographer and unlimited images. She does not charge hourly for her work or incorporate complicated packages. “I just don’t want my brides to worry about that on their day,” she continued.
What DiCicco does offer is a unique, fresh perspective and innovative ways to view her finished product. “I tend to shoot off the cuff,” she said. “I don’t like to plan heavily. I think the best images just show themselves. Sometimes if you look too hard, you put blinders on and miss what’s in the moment.”
DiCicco also offers an unprecedented service – the Wedding Movie Premiere – a movie, presented in an actual theater, replete with popcorn and refreshments, compiled of 600-800 images overlaid with music and one-on-one interviews with the couple’s immediate family. It’s an elevated form of the typical wedding video, brought to a level of professionalism that rivals any big budget production. “We do a majority of destination weddings where not everyone can attend,” she said. “This is a nice way to relive everything after the wedding and helps everyone to feel like they were there a little bit more and feel a little bit more included.”
Ultimately, however, DiCicco offers photography that is unparalleled. “I love what I do. I call myself a boutique photography studio because I get to know my clients so well before the wedding. When my clients call, they get me.”
DiCicco restricts her number of clients per year in order to ensure this close relationship and due to the man hours necessary to provide images meeting the highest of standards. After all, “My clients want high-end packaged in a cute box.”
Amanda Peabody
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# 6 RECIPES FOR FAVORS
Gather together the favorite recipes that you remember as a child. They could be special family recipes, holiday menus, etc. Have them bound in small books, affix a wedding label on the front with your monogram and date that you were married. And there you have it, a unique favor that your guests will use again and again. Also, it is a wonderful way to acknowledge grandmothers and mothers.
Melissa Lee, Events of Santa Barbara
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#31 FLORAL DECOR
No wedding is complete without flowers. Try updating the traditional
centerpiece by using masses of your favorite flowers in a variety of
complementary tones for added texture and interest. For instance, if
your bloom-of-choice is the gerbera daisy, try one centerpiece with
dozens of red gerberas, another with orange, and another with
fuchsia-colored bunches. Let your imagination run wild!
Ariel Yve, Ariel Yve Design
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#16 COMFORTABLE RECEPTIONS
Reception spaces are taking on a comfort
theme nowadays. Rather than using cocktail tables alone, couples are
creating a lounge effect in their reception areas by adding cozy
furniture groupings of sofas and coffee tables, along with tenting and
draping, lamps and lanterns, lit up trees and dozens of candles. You
may want to hire a jazz quartet or flamenco trio to create a sultry
ambiance. Some couples are even hiring cigar rollers! You can also
use this set-up outdoors for a living room beneath the stars!
Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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