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Making Sense of Scents At Your Wedding

September 18, 2013March 11, 2013 by Dinah

What should your wedding smell like? Designers sometimes sell clients on setting the mood with scent. I remember a demonstration by a company that made diffusers giant enough to fill a sound stage with one of their pre-packaged concoctions: cotton candy for circus themed event, and – heaven help us- they even tried to recreate florals. The air at the premiere party of “The Last Samurai” was supposed to be tinged with a hint of cherry blossoms. Instead, guests kept asking “what’s that terrible smell?” The planner needed no coaxing to shut off the machine.

Long story short? Don’t let your details get so detailed they pull focus from the reason why everyone’s there. That’s to see you get married!

Live well, and love well.

-Dinah

A Wedding Reception That’s Just Desserts? Yes, Please!

September 18, 2013January 29, 2013 by Dinah

A Dessert Party is a wonderful idea for an event whether it’s a shower, engagement or even a small wedding. (believe it or not, you don’t need sea bass or prime rib to have a great reception!) A well styled buffet of elegant desserts can be a showstopper. You can go the DIY route, or find a local bakery (like Palm Springs’ own Pastry Swan) to take over. Either way, vary up your offerings – cakes, petits-fours, home-made cookies,

Live well, and love well

-Dinah

What’s The Best Use Of Wedding Planning Time? Hint: You’re not going to “like” it.

March 20, 2012 by Dinah

Planning a wedding can feel like a black hole where you throw your time. Remember those days when you went out for drinks? As Spring hits, the weather is making us all long to put on some shorts and go play. So what’s the most efficient way to plan, so we can get out and enjoy the beautiful weather? Well, for starters, finish reading this blog and power down your shiny screen. Bottom line: you gotta stop pinning, liking and tweeting to focus and get things done.

Don’t get me wrong. Wedding websites, blogs and software have moved event planning lightyears ahead of where we were. But then you get to the “rabbit hole” type of phenomenon like Pinterest. You start out admiring a pretty veil someone posted, and three hours later you’re in a pinning frenzy finding recipes, houses to buy, cars you like…it can spin out of control.

So if you want to get out and enjoy the cherry blossoms, tiptoe through the tulips or just have general fun in the sun, put away the electronics, get down to the task at hand and try not to get distracted. Ready, set, focus!

See you in the park…we’ll be the ones putting up the wedding arbor. Watch it with the frisbee. K?

Be well, and love well.

-Dinah