100 Layer Cake

8 Feb

Guest blogger: Sarah Hendler, tips to unwind and eat!

categories Ceremony & Reception, Guest Blogger

Hi Sarah here, I always liked food but when you marry a chef you start to LOVE IT. Right when we got engaged people asked, “who is catering your wedding??” We knew the food would be the focal point of our entire event. The way it was presented, served and tasted would set the tone for our party. For me the whole process of designing our menu was memorable. Yes, having a fiancé that knew some insider info was helpful, but I really learned a lot from collaborating and listening to my wedding planner, adhering to the budget and having a clear vision on the taste, feel and look of our wedding. I wanted to share some advice and lessons I learned along the way with the awesome 100 Layer Cake readers.

photo by Davina+Daniel

Here are my thoughtful ways to relax, appreciate and eat your way through your wedding.

Enjoy it! You spent the money to have it there for people to enjoy and help create a memorable event in your life. Make sure you sit down or at least take a private moment to have a bite!

I’ll be back tomorrow to discuss the knitty gritty of tastings, venues and meal options. In the meantime, what wedding food memories are you still salivating over?

chow, Sarah

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5 Feb

Happy weekend

categories Bits + Pieces

Hello dearests! We’re switching things up over here for the next few weeks and thought we’d let you in on the plan.

Starting next week we’ll be working with a bunch of really inspired, creative guest blogger ladies who will be sharing their unique take on weddings and the planning process. Some are engaged and planning their own wedding, some have inside insight into one aspect of the wedding world, and some are just crafty inspired women who we like.

Why, you ask? Kristina is starting maternity leave (no baby yet, but the little one should be here in the next few weeks) and Amanda and Jillian are going to be busy working on the launch of our website (FINALLY). So we thought we’d enlist a little love from the community to keep things rolling.

First up, Sarah Hendler.

(photography: Michèle M. Waite)

Remember Sarah and Vincent’s beautiful wedding in New York? She’ll be doing a set of posts on something that often goes overlooked on the blogs. Food. It’s so important too, isn’t it? Delicious wedding food can totally change your guests’ experience at your big party. And Sarah’s got the inside scoop since she works closely with her hubs Vinnie, the chef and co-owner of Animal.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend, perhaps filled with football, perhaps not. And we’ll see you next week!

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4 Feb

Colorboard #28: Tartan and Tulle for Melissa

categories Inspiration Binder

{Emma Lee, Flower School, Lochcarron, Johnny Miller, Carrie’s vintage dress from ew.com}

Our last colorboard in our giveaway is for Melissa, who will be married in Scotland this summer. The tartan shown isn’t her husband’s family tartan, but the colors we’re using relate to it. Happy planning Melissa!

“My fiance is Scottish and I am American…
We are getting married at the House for an Art Lover in Glasgow July 1, 2010. I am whimsical and he is more streamlined. I would love to incorporate the tradition of the tartan plaids (since he will be wearing a kilt) and my whimsical nature. I have red flowery shoes and a classic twenties dress already picked out! We are both architects and love art and would love our personalities to be reflected. so i think the theme would be ” A Twist on T(art)an and Tulle”

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3 Feb

Real wedding: Cori + E.B

categories Pretty Paper, Real Weddings

Cori and E.B. planned a classic city wedding at San Francisco’s City Hall. We do love a good city hall wedding, San Francisco in particular. They’re city people who love architecture, signage, hotels, bridges, and brick. They live in LA, but retreat to SF for weekend getaways which gives them a sweet romantic attachment to the city. And it is a beautiful city… perfect for a modern, vintage-inspired wedding.

Cori and EB area both graphic designers so of course they made their invites themselves.

For favors, they gave guests (along with a goody bag stacked with quintessential SF treats) vintage SF postcards from the forties packaged in glassine bags. The best part was reading correspondence the original recipients had read about a friend’s trip to SF way back then.

After their intimate ceremony at City Hall, the wedding party hopped on a classic cable car (tour guide included!) and headed to the historic Tadich Grill for toasts and lunch.

Where EB surprised Cori with a vintage rolex on a plate of oysters. Cute wedding pressie!

They they headed to Crissy field for some outdoor photos with the bridge in the background, and then onto the Mission for more photo ops. Since their whole wedding party (guests included) was 10 people, they had plenty of time to talk and enjoy the day with everyone.

Finally, they finished the evening with a big meal at RN74.

What a fun and memorable way to spend your wedding day…touring the city you love with your closest family and friends.

Thanks so much for sharing, Cori and EB!

Photography: Jerry Yoon

Venue: San Francisco City Hall

Dress: Jorge Manuel

Veil: Hems and Bustles

Hair and Makeup: Sherri Long

Invites and paper: designed by the bride and groom

Flowers and Bouts: made by the bride with silk flowers, feathers, and vintage buttons

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2 Feb

Vintage shoot by SimplyBloom Photography

categories Inspiration Binder

Vania and Christine of SimplyBloom sent over these photos from a sweet inspiration session they recently styled and shot. It’s full of cute vintage details that will definitely spark some ideas for those of you planning a wedding with a similar feel.

Did you catch the brides bouquet? Handmade from door knobs and drawer pulls purchased at Anthro. The bride’s hairpiece was made from farmer’s market flowers and tied with a vintage cameo. The tablescape uses mostly vintage pieces from antique stores. And aren’t the frosted apples a cute alternative to cake?

Lovely work SimplyBloom! Thanks so much for sharing with all of us.

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