Photo's from my sister's wedding...

http://www.richelledantephotography.com/?p=621

There are photos are up on the photographers blog from my sister's wedding on Nov. 14th (that's me in the brown dress!). They turned out great, pricing starts at $1800.

Wedding Montage Video

http://www.terrencebishop.com/2009slideshows/Mottola/

Awesome montage of wedding photos from one of my October brides!

Wedding Montage Video

http://www.terrencebishop.com/2009slideshows/Mottola/

Awesome montage of wedding photos from one of my October brides!

Congrdas Dana and JD!

Congrads to Dana and JD who got married last weekend! They had a beautiful wedding in Sierra Madre at a 1920's Spanish villa (used in filming November Rain by Gun's and Roses, Legally Blond, Princess Diaries and more!)

Caterer and Venue: Santa Anita Gardens and Villa Del Sol D'Oro (626) 444 3377 info@sagardens.com
Photographer, Jason Q. Tran (714) 308 8592 jasonqtran@hotmail.com
Florist, Kate Baker, (818) 761 3352 bakerflorals@yahoo.com
Priest, Father Mike (818) 588 7084 frmike@goodshepherd-church.org
Video, Terry (310) 581 1111 info@laeventvideo.com

(To see the venue, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VX6gMudhCU watch about 5:54 for the wedding reception scene and again at 8:34 for the bouquet toss)

Congrads to Angie and Kevin!

I want to send a big thank you to Angie and Kevin for having me coordinate there wedding last night! The day was beautiful and it was a pleasure getting to know your friends and families.

Officiant: Mark Wheeler, You may Kiss the Bride, (714) 791 1032

DJ Golden Sounds Entertainment, http://www.gsedjs.com/ Steve Wemmer (714) 315 3828

Florist, Bella Blooms, http://www.bella-blooms.com/, Leanna Henry (714) 296 1943

Photographers, South Bay Studio, http://www.southbaystudio.com/ (310) 561 5638

Photo Booth, Cheesy Photobooths, www.cheesyphotobooths.com, (714) 656 6390

Venue, Medowlark Golf Course, http://www.meadowlarkgc.com

Bakery, Rossmoor Pastries, (562) 498 2253

Makeup, All Dolled Up- OC, (714) 225 3224, alldolledup-oc@hotmail.com

Tanya and Eric

I spent Saturday with Tanya and Eric at their wonderful wedding in Newport Beach. There wedding included a photo booth and a great live band!

Photo Booth NOW http://www.photoboothnow.com/ (877) 517 7770

Jordan Music Entertainment http://www.jme.la/ Shane Jordan (626) 296 0406

Thanks for such a wonderful wedding, have a great time on your honeymoon!

B-Party! Glen Ivy and The Bra Lady

http://www.thebraladyofupland.com/

http://www.glenivy.com/

I had a wonderful time today celebrating Sarah's last day as a single lady! We started at Glen Ivy and ended at The Bra Lady in Upland for food, drinks and lingerie. Had a blast hanging out with friends and enjoying the sun! Wedding is less then 2 weeks away, so much to do!

How much is this going to cost me?!?!?

Glen Ivy is $52 a person for Friday thru Monday. Plenty of "free" stuff to do around without paying for extra services. Lunch is pricey but good. Check out Tom's Farms on your way back to the freeway!

The Bra Lady, All sizes and styles from a 28a to a 52J in stock! $200 purchase minimum to host a private party. Lot's of lingerie to choose from and of course there great selection of bras. They are very open to whatever you want to do. We brought in food, music and some drinks and had the place to ourselves for 3 hours.

Happy Bridal Shower Sarah!

I hosted a bridal shower for my dear friend Sarah this past Saturday (sorry to all you brides out there who are waiting my e-mail response, I am getting back to you soon!). We had a wonderful time and can't wait for our spa day to celebrate the last days as a bachelorette!

Wear a White Knot

www.whiteknot.org

The White Knot is the symbol for support of Marriage Equality—the right for any loving couple regardless of gender to be married under the civil laws of the state and the country. Everyone should have the right to tie the knot.

Marriage Equality is a vital civil right denied to most same-sex couples except in that handful of states where it has finally been recognized. It is vital because marriage is about committed couples—all committed couples—who want to make a lifelong promise to take care of and be responsible for each other. This can only strengthen family and society. This is why Marriage Equality is important to everyone.

It’s not just about the word Marriage. Denying committed couples the security and legal protections of marriage hurts them. It’s just plain wrong to make it harder for them to take care of and be responsible for each other. The institution of civil marriage offers equal protection under the law when it comes to taxes, health care and decision-making, employment benefits, and perhaps most importantly, raising healthy and happy children.

So I ask you to join me today in showing your support for Marriage Equality and equal rights under the law for everyone. Wear a White Knot every day. Tell people why you are wearing it. And if you can, hand out White Knots to those around you.

For more information, go to www.whiteknot.org. There you can find out how to get White Knots, make your own, get more information about the issues, and even donate to help spread the word.

Thanks.

Jennifer and Juan, Mission Inn Hotel, April 4th

Jennifer & Juan, April 4, 2009, Mission Inn Hotel, Riverside, CA

Where do I begin, Ann, was amazing as a Day of Wedding Coordinator, DOC! I found her on a local wedding board, and is was the MOST money well spent for our wedding day! As most brides, I was a control freak in the planning of our wedding...and my biggest thing, was I wanted to have fun on my weddiing and be worry FREE!! I had heard about heard about a DOC, but thought they might be too pricey, especially for our budget...but I found Ann from the Good Bridesmaids, after a fellow knottie posted a review, on the local Knot.com board. My fiance, then, and I met with her, and we LOVED the service, her organization skills, and the PRICE! My husband's exact words were, "If you can keep her (me), from freaking out about everything the day of the wedding..then its a service that needs to be added to the budget"...

Ann helped me out with a few pre-wedding questions, rehearsal ceremony, and of course day of the wedding. She began at 12pm and lasted till almost midnight! She went above and beyond for us, that day...and of course when things went wrong, and she took care of it without causing any stress on me! She was a coordinator, waitress, florist assistant, bell desk girl, and etc...waaayyyy more then I ever anticipated for the role! She took care of myself, Juan, his family, my family, the bridal party, and our guest...She kept us in the loop of changes that we requested, or things the vendors wanted to change...we gave approval or non-approval and she cared out our request to a T!

The craziest moment, was when minutes before the ceremony was to begin, I couldnt find the marriage license...Ann and my Maid of Honor ran around the hotel, and was able to search 4 rooms together and locate the license! Thank goodness. We had a GREAT wedding, and it was definitely the role she played the day of the wedding that had all our hardwork and planning come together! Thank you for the service and assistance with our most special day!

Mrs. Jennifer Rios-Zambrano

Congrads to Christine and Michael!

Christine and Michael celebrated in style at the Hilton in Pasadena! They married on Saturday May 30th and had most flowers I had ever seen! Thanks for letting me part of your big day...

N' Style Limousines http://www.nstylelimo.org/ (310) 329 0962

Congrads to Slyvia and Jared!

Congratulations to Sylvia and Jared who got married May 24th in Loma Linda!

Ceremony: Loma Linda University Church

Reception: Mitten Building

Photography: Blush Portraiture, http://www.blushportraiture.com/ Lori Rockwell

Florist: Bouquet, 909 793 2553, 702-A Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92374, William Reid

Congrads to Juanita and Jared!

Congrads to Juanita and Jared who tied the know yesterday in Glen Ivy! Thank you for letting me be a part of your special day...

Recommendation from Ruby and Jay

A big congrads again to Ruby and Jay! Thank you so much for letting me chare your special day. I wanted to share Ruby's kind words with everyone...

I wanted to send a HUGE thank you to you! Jay and I were fully able to enjoy our day and our guests because of you. I can honestly say that I felt completely confident in leaving things in your hands. You and your sister were working so hard-- always on the move! You were able to handle our very large wedding party effortlessly, especially at the church when everyone had to get their flowers and line up. I was also glad to see you right before my walk down the isle-- that breath mint really calmed my nerves :). The reception was decorated perfectly! Thank you for executing the vision in my head. You were so thoughtful in making sure we had something to eat even before the reception started. As the night progressed, you always kept us on schedule, and also worked our crowd into signing our guestbook! Nice! At the end of the night, we really appreciated all the clean-up you had to do. I know that there were tons of votives to pack up and those tall centerpieces were immensely heavy! Last but not least, we were ever so delighted to have a meal and two pieces of our wedding cake waiting for us in our room! I was also amazed at how organized things were when you packed everything for us at the end of the night. (You and I just love organization)

You also made quite an impression on the family! They really loved you and told me that hiring you was the best idea ever :)

The wedding planning process was an incredible journey. Thank you for tolerating my neurosis, insanely long emails, nit-picky timeline, and all our phone conferences.If there were any issues at all, I don't know about them, because you were there. Thank you for doing your job with such grace and ease. It really shows you like wedding planning! It would be my pleasure to be a reference for your potential clients.

Sincerely,
Ruby

Congrads to Ruby and Jay!

A big congrads to Ruby and Jay who celebrated there wedding this past weekend. Thank you for letting me be part of your wonderful wedding day. Have a great time in Hawaii!



Wedding brought to you by:

Reception Venue: Crowne Plaza Anaheim Resort, http://www.anaheim.crowneplaza.com/

Ceremony Venue: St. Denis Catholic Church, Diamond Bar

Photographer: Theorie, http://www.thetheorie.com/ (619) 962 5026

Videographer: HD InVison (714) 227 9894
Florist: Flower Allie (714) 738 0100
Decor: Lifetime Weddings (714) 894 6088
Spanish Guitarists, Espi Entertainment, (818) 445 4596, roger@espimusic.com
Baker: Rockwell's Creative Gourmet, (714) 633 1590

Words of Thanks...

I wanted to share a wonderful thank you letter I received from one of my recent brides, Kelli, who has a gorgeous wedding in Temecula several weeks ago:

Hi Ann,
We are back from the honeymoon and rested up now, so I just wanted to take some time to thank you for everything you did for us! You did such an amazing job and it was such a relief having you there and knowing that everything was taken care of.

Everything, with the exception of the DJ (which was beyond your control) went perfect and it was all because you were behind the scenes, making sure everyone was doing what they were supposed to do. I was actually able to eat my dinner, dance and enjoy my own wedding, which alot of brides don't get to do because they are so worried about everything! And thank you for packing everything up for us as well! It was nice just to be able to leave and get back to our room because we were pretty tired! And it was was so awesome that you saved us some food and cake and put it in the room because we were sooo hungry from dancing all night!

I could not recommend you more and if you want to use me as a reference, please feel free to do so. It was a pleasure working with you and I will be sure to recommend you to other Knotties! Thanks again!

Kelli Hardacker

Susan and Nathan

Congrads to Susan and Nathan who celebrated this past weekend! They had a beautiful ceremony in Fairmont Park in Riverside.

Wedding brought to you by:

Pastor Eric Von Barnau Sythoff, Crest Community Church (951) 341 8058 ejvbs@charter.net

Congrads to Kelli and Bryan!

Congrads to Kelli and Bryan!

They tied the knot this past weekend at the Temecula Creek Inn. They had a gorgeous wedding, with the most beautiful floral centerpieces I have ever seen! Thank you for letting me part of your special day. Have a great time on your honeymoon!

Wedding brought to you by:

Cakes by Becky: (760) 473 3484

Rendon Floral: (760) 746 8247 and (760) 644 0548 http://www.rendonfloral.com/

SD Ceremony: Lauren Seals (760) 723 1111 http://www.sdceremony.com/

Ashcraft Photography: (714) 686 2865 http://www.ashcraftphoto.net/blog

3rd Wedding Anniv!

Happy 3rd wedding anniversary to my husband, thank you for such a beautiful day 3 years ago and our wonderful life together these past 3 years. I love you.

"And this journey that we're on. How far we've come and I celebrate every moment. And when you say you love me,That's all you have to say. I'll always feel this way."

- Josh Groban, When you Say you Love me

Heidi and Bryan, Congrads!

Congrads to Heidi and Bryan who tied the knot on Saturday! They got married at the beautiful New Song church in San Dimas. Heidi and Bryan also got a dose of good luck when a summer shower poured down during the reception, not to worry, we were inside!