Tori & Rich's e-session

You first met Tori & Rich last fall right after they retained us as their full service wedding planner and designer. Rich has been stationed in the middle east serving our country (thank you Rich), and he recently had a 2 week leave to be home. Tori had a to-do list a mile long! On MY to-do list was to arrange to meet with Sam of Sharpe Photographers for their e-session. Here are a few Sam sent to me to post.

This wedding will be held May 8th, and I can't wait! I adore Tori; she is the greatest bride, and their wedding will be fantastic!

Meet Laura & John

Laura contracted with me in January, and it will be a pleasure to work with Laura & John on their wedding plans - event date is September 4, 2010. Laura is a petite blue-eyed cutie pie and John is a tall "man's man." In fact, the first time I met John he was a little put off, as a football playoff game was happening and Laura was dragging (ah, I mean inviting) him to look at wedding venues. I set him down in the country club bar so he could catch a little of the game.
This sweet couple decided on marrying at the stunningly beautiful Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, and hold their reception in the beautiful Sacramento Grand Ballroom.

They have selected Sam Wood with Sharpe Photographers and he just sent me these photos from their e-session. Congrats!!

A Carnival Themed 1st Birthday!

What fun! Miss Kaitlyn turned One Year Old in February, and I was asked to be a part of the planning. Such a lucky girl. The theme was old-fashion midway or carnival.

The party was held at Granite Bay Golf Club, where we brought in a carnival tent and six old-timey wooden games. Many children got into the action, as did a few parents. I retained the services of Sierra College cheerleaders who helped the kids with the games, passed out the prizes, and also worked with little ones at the arts and craft table.

Carnival food was served - tray passed mini hamburgers and vegie sticks in ranch dip (the vegies were an attempt to be somewhat healthy since the buffet included corn dogs, mac & cheese, mozzarella sticks and four styles of French fries) Lordy, Lordy!

I love the cake, in the perfect theme. This cake was served to the guests, while little Kaitlyn got her own mini-cake.

And what carnival doesn't serve popcorn? We set up 5 containers each containing a different flavor. Believe it or not, the favorite might have been the cheddar cheese flavor!

Cute table centerpieces - simple and perfect for the kids to enjoy.

The cheerleaders, holding the Birthday Girl were so much fun, and a huge hit to the party! Here they are in front of a giant popcorn box (filled with balloons at the top).

Each child who played the carnival games received tons of prizes and stuffed the winnings into their own box.

Thank you so much to Jeremy Underwood of Sharpe Photographers who took all these photos, and so many more - we had a blast working together on this event.

Happy, Happy Birthday Kaitlyn. Be sure to have mommy and daddy contact me for all your birthday parties!