Welcome to our first blog! There's so much to talk about when it comes to weddings and events and a blog seems the perfect place to discuss topics and answer questions that may be of interest to others. The best place to begin is probably talking about how we even got into this business:
My beautiful step-daughter (a former Miss Orange County, CA and Miss California runner-up) was getting married in San Francisco back in 1997. She hired a wedding planner--something I really wasn't familiar with. The woman charged an extortianate amount of money and Stacy did most of the work. (To this day, we don't charge as much as that woman for the same level of service!) To make a long story short, Jim and I thought she didn't do her job well and thought we could do better.
Jim had always wanted to start a business. At the time, I was working for a major insurance company specializing in severe auto accident injury claims and claim litigation but, as a hobbyist, had spent years designing and making formal and bridal wear, wedding cakes and wedding flowers. We spent a year researching the business and I enrolled in Association of Bridal Consultants study program to become a Professional Bridal Consultant.
Fast forward 13 years and here we are. From being just a wedding planner, we quickly segued to include corporate events, social events, business meetings, conferences and seminars. I retired from my insurance claims position long ago to be able to devote all of my energies to our event business and never looked back. I can't imagine doing anything else and consider myself wonderfully blessed to have found a vocation that I truly love.
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