Things 8events adores

The other day, I came across this cute paper goods called, “The Writing was on the Wall”. This tag can be used in multiple ways: use it on favors or create a custom signature cocktail and tie it on a novelty straw or drink stirrer! It could even be an escort card! $4.98 for 24 at Wedding Star.

Jade Studio Grand Opening!

Our good friend Jade Studio Productions just opened their second studio on Treasure Island! The grand opening will take place on July 16th, 2010. 8events is honored to be part of the team planning this special event! Come and join us to checkout this never-before-seen studio with multi-themed sets in the 8,000 sq.ft.warehouse space on Treasure Island.

Participating vendors & sponsors:

Anna Ji Design

Best Beverage Catering

BFL Productions

Branch Out

Corinthian International Parking Service

Dave Kim Music

Desired Temptations

DJ Zita & DJ Dmadness

8events

Enhanced Lighting & Sound

Hartmann Studios

jux-ta-pose

MB Wedding Design & Events

Napa Valley Linens

Patisserie Philippe

Red Mango

San Francisco Brides

San Francisco Magazine

Thomas John Events

Treasure Island Wines

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February Wedding in Fremont/ Pleasanton

The weather was not cooperating the entire week, and we started to get worried and preparing for plan B. Miraculously, on the morning of the wedding day, the rain stopped and the sun came out just right before the bride arrived to her outdoor ceremony site at the Palmdale Estates in Fremont. The rest of the day, the weather stayed warm and beautiful. The perfect day ended with a formal reception at the Castlewood Country Club.

Sense Spa at the Rosewood Hotel

I had the privilege to try the Sense Spa located in the newest five star Rosewood Hotel in Menlo Park. I love everything about it and had a wonderful experience there. The day when I was there it was completely empty and I had the whole space to myself!

They offer many packages and treatments. For weddings, they have packages designed just for the groom and for the bride, as well as a package called girlfriend's fun time, which is perfect for a bridal shower. Not sure what kind of gifts to buy for your bridal party? Why not purchase some gift certificates? I am sure they will love it! Currently, they are offering a special package called Sand Hill Retreat: Two Night Package for Two at $599. Take your love one here for a mini getaway!

Sample Sale at Unique Bride!

Our friend Unique Bride is hosting a 2 day sample sale on June 13& 14!

UP TO 75% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE
Gowns size are mostly size 10 with only a couple of size 0, 8, 12, 16.

It's an event you don't want to miss.
Call for an appointment 650 347-7001

8events was on San Mateo County Times!

I would like to share this press mention, which was written by Carolyn Livengood, it was published on 04/10/2009 .

Bridal show in Menlo Park

A bridal charity show called "Bella Intima," will be held 1 to 5 p.m. April 18 at the Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park.

The event is being organized in part by Patty Lee, a certified wedding planner and founder of 8events in Mountain View.

"Together, Allied Arts Guild and I have gathered 45 amazing Bay Area wedding professionals who have passion and love for what they do," Lee said, adding that all proceeds from Bella Intima will be donated to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

The event will feature complimentary hors d'oeuvres, desserts and champagne. The latest wedding trends, a bridal show, decoration ideas and raffle drawings also will be featured. Free admission and special goody bags will be available to the first 300 brides-to-be who RSVP.

For information, visit www.bellaintima.com.

January wedding in San Francisco

Continue from my last post, here are some gorgeous pictures taken by Kali Karum.

Vendors:

Photography: Kali Karum Photography
Ceremony: Chapel of Our Lady Presidio
Reception: Mandarin Oriental SF
Flower & Coordination: 8events
Wedding Gown: Amy Kuschel

January Wedding in San Francisco

In January, 8events provided the planning and flower arrangements for an intimate celebration with a color scheme of browns and sage with splashes of pale pink. The bride’s Japanese heritage added an extra beauty to the wedding with Japanese line dancing, favors, and the beautiful kimono she wore as she entered the reception. The couples family and friends flew in from all over the world just to be there for this special day.

The bride and groom prepared for the day at the chic Westin Hotel in San Francisco, and we were able to arrange a memorable "revealing for the first time" for the bride and groom in the Westin’s modern lobby. The Ceremony was held at the Chapel of Our Lady in the Presidio. To set the mood, we had a trio playing music softly in the background. Following the ceremony, the guests enjoyed exceptional food and service at the Mandarin Hotel in downtown San Francisco.

Bella Intima Recap

Details, details and more details! It was such an incredible afternoon together with several amazing wedding professionals and of course happily engaged brides! I cannot find the words to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who put together this amazing event benefiting the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, on a bright and sunny Saturday afternoon at the Allied Arts Guild. Our main goal was to create a relaxing, informative, educational, fun event and pamper our brides!

(Photos by Elley Photography)

I created several different mood boards for each of the tables, rooms and areas, and led the vendors to work together as a team or individually on their own project. It all started at 8am, with vendors arriving and setting up their tables. At 1pm, the bride’s started arriving. Our staff ensured that the check in process was no hassle for our guests. Once they checked in, they received a goodie bag, magazines and beautiful program designed by Marivic from Marizette Paperie. Guests were able to enter raffle prize at the door. The winners of the raffle prizes have been announced on our event blog: http://www.bellaintima.blogspot.com/.

Upon entering, the guests were greeted by the full bloomed garden through the arbor, decorated by Christine from Outburst (former Bluume), and enjoyed a glass of champagne. A soft melody was heard in the background played by a very talented harpist, Esther Lee. A ceremony area was displayed with help from A Bed of Flowers, chair sashes provided by Blanca from A Touch of Elegance, unique fan programs provided Susanne from Cards de Luxe. I wanted to make sure the brides would be able to find all the high qualify vendors in one place, so we made sure to cover everything, from very classic vintage car pulled in handsomely by George from Elegant Journey, delicious food from Cassis catering, to drapery and lighting from one of my favorite lighting companies; Megan and John from Enhanced Lighting are true magician and can transform any venue into a wonderland! Outside the lounge area, we had Kiehl's from Stanford Mall generously giving out their amazing 1oz grapefruit body scrub samples, and allowing the brides to try on different skin products. Lydia from Classic Party Rental was there to show off their extensive party rental guidebook. Special thanks to Classic Party Rentals for providing many of the high quality rental items seen at Bella Intima! It was such a warm, beautiful day, perfect for frozen yogurt. Henry and Susan from Red Mango were working hard to make sure every guest would be treated with a delicious and healthy yogurt sample!

(Photos by Wing Hon Films)

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Entering through the double opening doors, Enhanced Lighting transformed the room with luxurious door treatments and sunset up-lightings. Inside the room, guests would first see two tablescapes. One was a modern table what we called the Vivo designed by 8events, floral provided by Outburst, stationery by Cards de Luxe, chair sash by A Touch of Elegance, rentals and linens by Classic Party Rentals. It was in black, yellow and white, and was perfect for brides who like to be out of ordinary and want to have a little fun! The second table the Romanza table, was all about romance and glamour. Designed by 8events, together with Outburst, Cards de Luxe, and Classic Party Rentals, Romanza featured elegant Chameleon Chairs, a high centerpiece with hanging crystal beads and ostrich feathers. This table was designed to be girly, romantic and with a lot of soft feathers and sparkles!

Inside the Sunset Room, we featured many talented photographers such as; Dorothy Hatchel, Jade Studios, Jerry Yoon, Tanja Lipperts, Jennifer Skog's and Michelle Walker's. Nick from Fantasy DJ was so professional and helped us by making announcements throughout the event. All day long, he helped everyone to know what was happening and announced winners of the raffle! We had two gorgeous fashion models there to impress the brides with top of the line designer dresses carried by Unique Bride. Their flawless makeup and hair were done by one of the most sought after makeup artists Taylor from thi cosmetic, and the look was completed with beautiful custom jewelry and fasinators from One World Designs and IWomDesigns. Last but not least, the models were holding beautiful bouquets by DK Designs and Outburst. Photographers were taking pictures of the models throughout the event, and models Mylen and Priya definitely rocked it!

(Photos by Jerry Yoon Photography)

(Photos by Jade Studio Productions)

8events decorated the fireplace area with purple, raspberry and touch of copper gold colors, the theme was inspired by summer of Morocco. We used over 50 stems of phanelopsis orchids and dendrobiums, ti leaves, fiddleferns and accent with peacock feathers and lanterns from Morocco. For my own booth, the theme was Paris Love. Some of the flowers used were imported David Austin Juliet garden roses, novelty hybrid tea roses, ranunculus salmon, and antique garden spray roses. Next to my booth was the very resourceful, bride's best friend Stacie from the Flirty Guide! For everyone reading, Stacie is hosting a bone marrow donor drive now, please help and learn more about it here: www.helpingtami.org for more info.

(Photos by FC Wong Photography)

Before exiting the Sunset Room, there was the highly respected Thomas Hughes Video, and next to it, the brides would find many cute little wedding favors made by Terri from Precious Memories Our Designer. Then, right by the beautiful fountain area, there's an exquisite tablescape designed by Wildflower Linen. I was more than happy when they asked me to provide some floral arrangements for the table. I created a few square plate pillows made by antique garden spray roses, and create some interesting arrangements with peach fancy carnations, ivory calla lilies, fragrant lilac, and a mixture of spring flowers of sweet peas, ranunculus, rice flowers, French tulips and tweedias. Next to it, brides saw photos by Myrtle & Marjoram hanging down from a large tree.

(Photos by Jay Tsai Photography)

(Photos by Jade Studio Productions)

At the back side of Allied Arts Guild, brides would discover the impeccable floral arrangements done by Cheryl from Flair. Brides also welcomed by two talented photographers Adi Nevo and Kevin Kramer at the Blue Garden.

(Photos by Elley Photography)

(Jade Studio Productions)

After strolling through the garden and shops, brides would find two more tables. The table Amor was very colorful with turquoise, red and white; it was designed by 8events, flowers by Outburst, stationery by Marizette Paperie, rentals by Classic Party Rentals, and chair sash by A Touch of Elegance. My goal was to create a very cheerful, fun, and refreshing table that had a hint of vintage chic. The table next to it was the wine country table, called the Destino. I was able to find interesting fruit sculptures, which worked perfectly with the floral arrangement provided by Outburst, stationery by Marizette Paperie, and the table top rentals and chairs by Classic Party Rentals.

(Photos by Jay Tsai Photography)

(Photos by Wing Hon Films)

A bridal fair cannot complete without a full room of desserts! Music was playing throughout the entire afternoon by Music by Daphna in the dessert room. The center of the room held the gorgeous canopy and lighting from Miracle Chuppahs. The setting was designed by 8events and there were hundreds of beautiful flowers constructed by Snowflower Design. Gorgeous stationery was also provided by Marizette Paperie. Underneath the canopy were sculpture like artisan cakes and desserts provided by Audrey from Dolce Belle Chocolates, Mojgan from La Patisserie, Jennifer from Satura Cakes and BethAnn from Studio cakes. Brides were able to taste all the delicious cakes and desserts, and even take some samples home! Two of the most popular attractions at your event are definitely the Photo booth and Chocolate Fountain! Stacey from California Chocolate Fountains setup a neat display with smooth silky flowing chocolate, and Kao from PHOTOBOOTH Royale was so busy helping the brides trim their photos! Inside this room, we had two more talented photographers, Elley from Elley Photography, and FC from FC Wong Photography. Next to FC is the fashion fiesta Jira from WowPretty, she was there to consult and give her beauty tips to the brides! At the same time Rasbarri from Rasbarri Jewelry talked about fashion trends with the brides.

(Photos by Jay Tsai Photography)

(Photos by PHOTOBOOTH Royale)

(Photos by FC Wong Photography)

Special thanks to all the vendors who donated prizes for our raffle including: The Allied Arts Guild, FC Wong, WowPretty, 8events, One-World-Designs, PhotoBooth Royale, Dorothy Hatchel, Adi Nevo, Myrtle and Marjoram, Jerry Yoon, Jennifer Skog, Elley Photography, Bluume/Outburst, MvideoM Productions, Alumiere Studios, Enhanced Lighting, Marizette Paperie, Cards de Luxe, Original Runner Co, Red Mango, A Touch of Elegance, La Patisserie, Esther Lee, Kiehl’s, Precious Memories, Our Designer, DK Designs, Rasbarri Jewelry, Iwomdesigns and Colour Room.

For more pictures from our wonderful photographer friends, please click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/bellaintima09

and more pictures:

http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/album.sfly?fid=1ecbc9a3c873e985&startIndex=0&sid=8CbtWzRw5Zs34 (Kelvin Khoo Photography)

http://www.photoboothroyale.com/v/20090418B (PHOTOBOOTH Royale)

Chung Li Photography Intro Workshop!

Our Friend Chung Li Photography is hosting another fun, interactive and informative digital photography intro class!

How much fun would it be to see a pro photographer in action, and learn all the tricks and techniques on how to take beautiful photographs!

A brief description about the workshop:

Fee: $250 per person

Date & Time: Sunday, 6/21/09 from 9:30 to 5:30pm

Location: Chung's studio located in Belmont .

Prerequisites: Student who has little/or no experience on using a DSLR ( Digital Single-Lens Reflect camera ) or a beginner in photography.

For more info or sign up, please visit: http://chungliphotography.blogspot.com/2009/05/2009-5-17-live-to-shoot-shoot-with.html

or

email: chung@chungliphotography.com

Huckleberry Karen Designs DIY workshop!

Our friend Karen from Huckleberry Karen Designs is hosting a DIY Workshop in June! If you're planning to DIY your wedding flowers, you should definitely check it out! Here are the details.

Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009

Time: 10am-12:30pm

Location: Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

For more information or to register you can email Karen at : http://us.mc6.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=huckleberrykarendesigns@gmail.com

Gabrielle's sample sale!

Are you a Vera Wang bride? Melissa Sweet? or Anne Barge? You definitely do not want to miss this deal! Our friend Gabrielle Bridal Atelier is moving to a new location next month, and will be hosting an amazing sample sale this weekend at their Los Gatos location. You may just find your dream dress there for a fraction of the price!

Detail from the website:
May 29 - 30 @ los Gatos location: 104 University AveLos Gatos, CA 95030
Help us move to Campbell a bit lighter, by buying some of our sample gowns at a great discount.

Very pink engagement party in December

In December, before my whirlwind Taiwan trip, I helped a bride-to-be with her engagement party. The color scheme was soft romantic pink to go with the location, a gorgeous garden in her parents’ house. What an intimate beautiful event!

November Wedding in Foster City

Ouch...My iphone decided to take a swim in the coffee, so it could teach me a lesson that I should backup my data constantly! I spent the whole morning backing up old files on my computer and found some pictures that I took at the Sofitel Hotel in Foster City last November! I absolutely love the mixture of rich hue of pink with a hint of deep burgundy and green in these pictures!

Best of Proejctwedding 2008

I am really behind on my blogging. I would like to first share exciting news that 8events has recently been named one of the "Best of Project Wedding 2008" in both the floral deisgn and wedding planning/coordination categories. It's an honor to be listed with the other top 5% of wedding professionals in SF Bay Area. A big THANK YOU to all of our wonderful brides who left feedback for 8events, and many thanks to the team at Project Wedding for providing such a wonderful online community for wedding professionals and newlyweds-to-be.

Bella Intima Video Clip!

This video captured the essence of the event. Special thanks to Wing Hon Films (a good friend of Elley from Elley Photography!)

Here are some amazing pictures taken by Wing Hon:

Bella Intima- Behind the scene

Here are some behind the scene pictures that I would like to share...more pictures are coming soon!


Tiana's assistant stuffing the goodie bags

Bottles and bottles of champagne

At 8:00am. It was a beautiful day!

That's me right there setting up the fireplace area

Busy busy...

My lovely assistant helping out the vendors

Lily from Wildflower Linens setting up the table

Me again arrranging flowers

Miracle Chuppahs setting up their gorgeous canopy!

Elley setting up her booth

Snowflower Design setting up her flowers for the canopy

My assistants helping to organize the gift bags and sign in table

Raffle drawing table

Tiana (site coordinator of the Allied Arts Guild) and I goof around before our show opens!

Taylor from thi cosmetics styling model's hair

(photo credit: Jerry Yoon Photography)

Models Mylen & Priya waiting for the show to start

(photo credit: Jerry Yoon Photography)

Bella Intima 04.18.09

A lot of my friends were wondering why I have been MIA (Missing in Action) during this time of the year, which is typically a slow season for the wedding industry. The answer is that I have been dedicating all my time to the bridal show that I am hosting together with the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park! From designing the tablescapes, laying out the floorplan, selecting and meeting vendors, advertising the event, planning the logistics, and interviewing models, I want to make sure everything is perfect! Being a wedding/event planner, we are there to make sure no details are missing, and we love taking charge to make sure the event will run smoothly and beautifully. I am so excited that the date has finally come, and on April 18th, more than 45 premier wedding professionals will come together to present you Bella Intima, a bridal charity event to benefit Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

(Invitation designed by Cards de Luxe)

It will definitely be an exciting event for the brides, as we are ready to pamper you with food, desserts, champagne, goodie bags,free magazines and there will be raffle drawings! You could win:

A full production bridal photoshoot from FC Wong, WowPretty, One World Designs, and 8events!
A free photobooth from PHOTOBOOTH ROYAL
A 1 hour engagement session donated by Myrtle & Marjoram/ Jerry Yoon
A 1 hour boudoir session with Jennifer Skog
Gift certificates donated by Red Mango
A gift basket donated by Kiehl's
A beautiful clay bouquet by DK Designs

... and many more amazing prices donated from our wonderful vendors!

At this event, you will see how pictorial the Allied Arts Guild is--it's definitely a hidden gem! The very tasty hors d'oeuvres will be provided by Cassis Catering and you don't want to miss them! You will get to talk to the vendors in person and look at their products and services closely. There will be a delightful dessert display, exquisite tabletop designs, floral arrangements, and a ceremony setup. There will be an elegant vintage car for you to sit in and feel like royalty, and you can take pictures in the photobooth. We have very talented musicians and painters, along with fashion models who will be totally dolled up by thi cosmetic and Unique Bride! There is this and so much more, so be sure to come and check it out!

It's free if you register at http://www.bellaintima.com/!

December wedding in Taiwan!

My sister found the love of her life in Michigan. The bride and groom decided to have their wedding in Taiwan to allow other family members to attend. It was a grand celebration for both sides of the newly formed family. One month before her wedding date, I flew into Taiwan and started the planning process as soon as I landed! It was quite a challenge as we anticipated 450 guests and the gorgeous venue that we booked was brand new. It took a few trips to her venue until we could envision how the wedding would turn out! In one month, we did the food tasting, had several dress fittings for the four wedding dresses she would wear during the lavish ceremony & reception, visited the floral market to pick out her flowers, compiled a music playlist, attended makeup/ hair consultations, accompanied her and her fiance to ballroom dancing classes, handled countless details and worked on design concepts!

The wedding turned out so beautiful, and made all the sleepless nights seem worth it! The lighting and the extra props that we brought in created a phenomenal space. Chairs were gloved in gold covers to match with the table linens. The giveaway roses, choreographed waltz, and elegant piano music were a few highlights of the event.

Most importantly, my sister was so relaxed and looked completely flawless and divine throughout the ceremony and reception! I am very happy for her!

My Birthday Bash

It was my BIG 3-0h birthday two weeks ago, so I decided to host a garden party at my house with some close friends. It was exactly what I wanted, intimate, relaxed and nothing extravagant.