The Power of Etsy

As a lover of unique and hand made crafts, I've been a long time devotee of Etsy.
I've watched it grow from a small depot of crafters to a on-line mega fair of artists as evidenced by the hand made golden hammered rings above from BeyondtheRockz.

Some of my favorite wedding details have been found on Etsy. Each craft lends individuality which is so important to many brides.

Ring pillow to accent wedding palette from SewBride

Custom orgami cranes to bring happiness and luck to the happy couple from LocalColorist

A lace shrug to cover shoulders during a church ceremony courtesty of artist Rohm

Custom linens from ArtfulBeginnings

Hair accesories for short (artist DaintyDiety) and long hair (artist Portobello).

Unique paper goods to make your day special. This design is from Kissandtellcards.

And for the rare reader who doesn't know Etsy, check it out!! http://www.etsy.com/

Back in the saddle....

Stephanie and I are back in the saddle again...and not a minute too soon!
We are ecstatic to be organizing an amazing event at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center!=

Every time we visit the Equestrian Center I get giddy seeing all of the horses. I so could be a horse person. Maybe in my next life. For the time being, we are keeping busy. This weekend, we'll be entertaining sea horses at an amazing venue on the cliffs in Palos Verdes. And then we are on to swing dancing and glamming it up for the fantastic Cicada! What a fun month!!

We are still getting proofs back from some of our favorite summer events. I promise eye-candy real soon.

Until then, let me give a shout out to two of my favorite vendors that came way of L & W early in the summer. The first pic is of our favorite paper stylist, Anne, and her sweet husband, Rob.

The picture is courtesy of one of our favorite photographers (she's FAB!), Kim Fox. Check out her blog...I am in love with her recent pics of daughter. What a cutie! http://kimfoxphotography.com/blog

Anne recently introduced her new paper stylist site appropriately named The Paper Stylist.
Check it out. http://thepaperstylist.blogspot.com/

Coming full circle, here's some recent work that Anne did for our couple getting married at the LA Equestrian center.

And she's here!

Avery Claire is here! Steph, Mr. Steph, and brother Owen are doing great....
As true event planners, we've already laughed about Avery's wedding....
What?? we only have twenty-some years to plan it!!

~ Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people. ~

Allan Beck

F-U-N

Quick....check out pictures of J & T on Crissy Farah's blog:
http://itsjustsillyme.blogspot.com/2008/07/art-of-love.html

I'll blog more about this wedding soon...I just couldn't wait
to preview it. And for the records, it was F-U-N!
J & T wanted to create a fun day....and they succeeded. Enjoy the preview!

Pacing the hallways...

We are now officially "on maternity leave" as Stephanie and her husband prepare to bring into the world another wonderful child. I am pacing the halls...or at least waiting to hear the exciting news! I can't wait to hand out virtual cigars. They are all the rage now, right!!

In baby news, we all celebrated her sweet boy's second birthday just a few weeks ago I'll have to sneak a few pics from the party and post them to the blog. Until then, I've added a picture

Crissy Farah took last year. http://itsjustsillyme.blogspot.com/

I can't believe Steph's little man is 2!

Any day now, Steph should have baby #2. I promise pics as soon as I have them!

While Steph is busy being a mom, I will be covering all be covering "the office"!
Please send all email to us at styleandgraceevents@gmail.com.

As a teaser of things to come, let me share pictures of Rick and Rebecca. Pictures are compliments of Marlin Munoz Photography.They'll be celebrating their anniversary with a vow renewal at the vibrant Museum of Latin American Art in just a few weeks. They have a passion for dance, a passion for their culture, and a passion for EACH OTHER. What an inspiration!

Pictures are compliments of Marlin Munoz Photography. http://marlinmunozphotography.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned....during "maternity leave" time, I plan on sharing some of my favorite new finds...including the best darn lanterns in LA, Hazelnut Photography and Anne K LA Designer. The latter are two fabulously sweet LA gals...their stories will come soon enough! Promise!

Catching up....

Well, we are now on "maternity leave"!

Yes, since half of Style & Grace Events is VERY pregnant, it's time for a short hiatus called "maternity leave". I am sure my mom would be thrilled to have me on maternity leave...unfortunately, I don't think this is the kind of leave she expected! Ha-ha!!

Well, we've been busy bees....I can't wait to share pictures. We've been to Santa Barbara, we helped pull together a "blank canvas" in Pasadena, and we've had fun with Latin chic at MoLA. It's been a fun June! I also planned a beautiful (so I am told) baby shower for Stephanie at Long Beach Museum of Art. I loved how the invitations turned out...I'll have to share a pic or two!

A favorite client of ours, J, was a guest at W & L's wedding in Agoura/Malibu Hills. She was kind enough to share a few pics. J must be a budding photographer....she's got quite an eye! We are utterly impressed with "her work". Here's a preview of W & L's wedding, courtesy of J!

W's smile is infectious, and her dear husband L is completely in love with her!

What a beautiful couple!

Cake from yummy Porto's Bakery!! Fantastic!

A new favorite vendor and friend, Anne K! designed all of the beautiful stationery. She's a real talent...and since she was a guest at W & L's party, we can now say she's a sweetheart too!!
What a fabulous new vendor find! http://annekinla.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned...I'll have new pics soon and I'll be sharing the exciting news of Stephanie's newest addition!!

Sneak peek?

Does a sneak peek count if it's a painful two years late?

Well, there's a story here but I'll save it for "in person" meetings.
Instead let me share with you MY wedding album. It's two years old but it's soon to be finished.
Here's a sneak peek...if Pictage is cooperating:

http://www.pictage.com/client/album.do?event=295330

It seems so long ago but I still get butterflies looking at my pictures.