A Soolip Wedding + free tickets giveaway!

We are thrilled to be participating in A Soolip Wedding, a fabulous bridal event Sunday, March 20th at the Bently Reserve!  Soolip has been putting on gorgeous wedding events in Southern California for years (take a peek at the photos below from their recent LA soiree) and we're so excited they're making the move up to our neck of the woods.

The day promises to be a fun one filled with cake and champagne tastings, fashion shows, a raffle and tons of luxury vendors ready to chat about all aspects of that big day.  And here's the best part - we're giving away tickets to 2 lucky readers!  Just leave a comment telling us why you want to attend and winners will be selected by Monday, March 14th.  Additional tickets can be purchased by visiting A Soolip Wedding - enter discount code FRIEND for $5 off tickets purchased prior to the event!

Real wedding: Lori & James

Thanks to event planner Morgan Doan and Geoff White Photographers for sharing these stunning photos from Lori and James' recent wedding at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco. For their opulent event, they chose the Chandelier wedding invitation design by EIEIO Studio in coal and a custom berry red. So lovely!

Lori looked gorgeous! (Her makeup was by Neja Cosmetics).

As did James! Elegant minimal bout and floral arrangements by Michael Daigian Floral Design.

For those of you not familiar, the Bently Reserve is a gorgeous neoclassical building near the Embarcadero. Morgan did an amazing job of transforming it into a dramatic event space for the ceremony...

...and the reception.

Lovely cake by Jen's Cakes. Catering was by Taste Catering.

The invitation motif was carried through the seating cards...

and even the lighting (patterned gobos on the ceiling by Got Light?).

Congratulations, Lori and James!

Photography by Geoff White Photographers.

Vera Wang 2009 Collection

We recently attended the preview of the Vera Wang 2009 collection hosted by San Francisco Brides magazine at the Bently Reserve - the event was fabulous, and the collection was stunning!

We especially loved all the ethereal detals and gorgeous romantic ruffles!

This seafoam number was one of our favorites - very Midsummer Nights' dream (and also reminded us of some of the goregeous dresses Tim Walker has photographed)

Some of the models back stage. Vera Wang's gowns are available exclusively at Bridal Galleria in San Francisco.

We created the invitations for the event using the Chandelier design by EIEIO. Photography by Jade Studio Productions.