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Nancy @ Nancy Liu Chin Designs, San Francisco Vendor: Florist Website: Nancy Liu Chin Designs About Me: A San Francisco native, Nancy graduated from the University of California - Berkeley's Haas Business School where she studied finance and marketing. Beyond running her floral studio, Nancy is a huge fan of Top Chef, loves to travel to exotic locations, is an avid reader of contemporary fiction and considers herself on Team Edward (Twilight fan!), entertains friends in her loft style home in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood, and can be found at SF Giant's home games. Nancy and her husband, Kevin are a dynamic pair and can be frequently seen walking their white Bichon Frisee, Chin Chin around the city and lounging at cafes sipping Italian sodas.

Inspirations: Utterly Engaged #5

November 4th, 2009 @ 3:26 pm by Nancy @ Nancy Liu Chin Designs

It excites me to no end when I get to do photo shoots. This one was done with a fantastic team including the ever talented Kevin Chin, Anne Millett of Mira Aster, Classic Party Rentals, and Utterly Engaged Magazine.

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Jerry Yoon, San Francisco Vendor: Photographer Website: Jerry Yoon Photography About Me: Gone are the days of being stuck with boring wedding photography, where everyone and everything looks like the same old photographer took it. We're not here to please your mom. We want to rock your socks off with imagery that explodes off the page and makes you feel all fuzzy inside. We're inspired by who you are and not what others think you should be. Playwright, architect, nuclear scientist, tax man, dance machine, burly construction man, blog stalker. We take them all. Can't wait to jump into the pool together and make something your kindergarten teacher would be proud of!

Chiara + Eric | Carmel by the Sea | Bonfire the Night Before

September 15th, 2009 @ 3:30 pm by Jerry @ Jerry Yoon Photography Jerry Yoon

This was our last wedding trip to Carmel this year and it certainly was memorable. We got to relax at the beach the night before Chiara and Erik's wedding at their beach bonfire party. The homemade beer flowed and the fires were stoked. Ingrid took advantage of the endless smores and ate at least five of them. I think she was trying to stock up on her energy of choice before the long wedding day ahead. Good thing, because I can't wait to show their awesome wedding next week on our blog!

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Ingrid's photo.

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Jessie Blum, New Jersey Vendor: Officiant Website: Eclectic Unions About Me: I began writing & officiating wedding ceremonies in 2008, and love every single moment of it. It all started when my best friend asked me to officiate her Jewish/Lutheran/Pagan (but completely non-religious!) wedding - since then, I've found a love and passion for creating original wedding ceremonies that truly reflect the couples being married. Wedding ceremonies should be all about the bride & groom's love, relationship, and commitment, and I do my best to make sure everything is just perfect! I live in Northern New Jersey with my fiance and our two kitties, and, when I'm not meeting with my awesome couples or writing wedding ceremonies, I love to knit, obsessively check my email, and plan my own wedding (Oct 2010!).

Friday Inspiration: DIY a Rehearsal Bouquet!

July 17th, 2009 @ 3:31 pm by Jessie Blum @ Eclectic Unions

I had some time between meetings and weddings this weekend, and found myself at one of my favorite places -the craft store. I had no particular items or needs in mind (a dangerous way to enter, to be sure! That's when the yarn leaps off the shelves and into my basket), when I spied that faux flowers were 50% off, and I had an idea!

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The Importance of a Wedding Rehearsal

June 12th, 2009 @ 9:56 am by Jessie Blum @ Eclectic Unions

Rehearsal dinners are always a blast. More low-key than the wedding dinner the next day, everyone's super excited for the upcoming nuptials, and it allows the bride, groom, bridal party, and parents to have some quality time to relax, eat some good food, and have a fabulous time before the big day!

But sometimes people forget about the actual purpose behind the Rehearsal dinner – the rehearsal! It's an important element of the wedding ceremony, and can really help to alleviate stress on the day of the wedding.

I don't always suggest having a rehearsal – if you're having a very straightforward wedding ceremony (no rituals or ceremonies in the ceremony itself, a minimal wedding party, no music changes or cues), it's not always necessary. But I do recommend having a rehearsal if you have more than three people on each side of the wedding party, children involved in any way, shape or form, or any rituals or traditions that you may want to practice. It's also a great way to have everyone in the wedding party get to know who everyone else is on the day of, which can make everything run really smoothly on your wedding day.

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The whole bridal party! The people standing were “honored guests,” like grandparents and parents, who walked down the aisle and then were seated.