Note of Gratitude from Cara & Mike for their Autumnal Celebration on 10.3.10

Hello everyone!!

Mike and I are heading out on our honeymoon soon, but I just need to tell you all something. From the bottom of my heart thank you. I know why Debra recommended each and every one of you.  Our wedding yesterday was beyond breathtaking and above what I could even imagine. I wish I had more time to e-mail you individually, but this will have to do:

Shelley - You incorporated everything I asked for into the floral decorations and bouquets.  The bridesmaids and I could not stop talking about how gorgeous they were.  The fact that you went to such depths to create my autumn vision ~ shows how dedicated you are to your craft. The wheat bunches were also a highlight, and looked better than the ones I showed you in the magazine. 

Cindi and Lorenzo - I wish more than anything that the sun would have been out longer so we could have spent the whole evening taking pictures! You two have an amazing talent, and work so well together, which in turn makes your subjects comfortable and relaxed.  I can not wait to see the pictures. I know they'll be great because you did such a fabulous job with the engagement ones. 

Pastor Kevin - At dinner, Mike introduced me to his 8th grade science teacher, Mrs. Parker. She is now 85 years old and said she has been to more weddings than she can count. Your service yesterday was the best she has ever heard.  Your voice was warm, you were funny, light hearted, and not pretentious. I couldn't agree more.  Thank you for capturing our spirit in your ceremony. 

Renee and Leilani - In the events leading up to the wedding I have had my hair and makeup done multiple times. None of them compared to what you did yesterday. After the ceremony Mike leaned in and told me that I looked absolutely beautiful and whoever did my hair and makeup really knew what they were doing. My bridesmaids were thrilled. Each and everyone. I couldn't have asked for a better group of girls!

Mimi & Gaby - Thank you for being one of the few vendors who actually stocks burlap, and fancy burlap at that!!! The linens were absolutely gorgeous, and really helped to tie the whole event together! 

Randy and Lisa - Not one complaint about the food. NOT ONE!!! You and your crew were professional and very attentive to the guests. This was no ordinary buffet food, let me assure you!!!  Not only did everything taste delicious, but you really took the time to pick menu options that were unique and autumn appropriate. Our guests were amazed.   

Sarah - Talk about an amazing venue!  Thank you for being such a great host.  Our guests loved the grounds, and I caught glimpses of several of them wandering around the premises taking peeks and pictures. GORGEOUS!

And of course, my lovely Debra: I don't have words to express my gratitude for making our day so special and unique. I saw you hustling around working your butt off - all for our occasion and to make our day so special. You are an amazing and caring person.  You have a talent unsurpassed by others in your profession for taking a theme and running with it.  Your vision for our autumnal celebration was spot on!  And your staff!  I can not believe that one of them (Danielle?) gave me her flip flops to wear. Such a sweetheart. You picked fine helpers!  Also, please please, please tell the stationer/printer (Philosophia Custom Paperie) that I have NEVER seen such amazing work in my life. I CANNOT get over how amazing the seating chart is.  SERIOUSLY. Wow!!! I'm still gitty about it!!!!!!  

Thank you all again!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cara Wademan :-)

Cara & Mike's Dream Team consisted of:

www.CinZoPhoto.com ~ CinZo Celebration Photograpy ~ Cindi Kinney & Lorenzo Bartone

www.FloralArtistrybyShelley.com ~ Floral Artistry ~ Shelley McArdle

www.RandyPetersCatering.com ~ Randy Peters Catering ~ Lisa Peters & Team

www.MimiandCompany.com ~ Mimi &Co. ~ Mimi and Gaby

www.OakFarmVineyards.com ~ Oak Farm Vineyards ~ Sara Vigil Jones

www.weddingmakeup.blogspot.com/ ~ Make-up by Leilani ~ Lelani Bryan

www.stylesbyrenee.com/ ~ Styles by Renee ~ Renee Marquez

www.LaPhilosophia.com ~ Philosophia Custom Paperie ~ Robyn Lyn Steward

www.SheffieldMultimedia.com ~ Sheffield Multimedia ~ Jim Foust
www.CelebrationsPartyRentals.com ~ Celebrations Elegant Party Rentals ~ Lacey Wright

Pastor Kevin Brown ~ Officiant

Romance and Bliss with an Italian/Versaille Kiss

Written by Allison Hopkins for Très Fabu Event Planning and Design

A woman named Anna Akhmatova once said, “Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life."

At Viaggio Winery in Lodi, California, miles and miles from the small towns of Italy, a couple’s dream of an Italian/Versaille inspired wedding came to life. For Brent and Jillian Meinyer, this type of wedding was a vision they shared—but the couple had no idea how perfect and real it could become on the breezy summer evening of June 19.

 “Every minute and detail was crisply carried out to our benefit by Debra and her whole ‘Dream Team,’” says Jillian. “They can take your lives and pick out so many moments that they know will mean the world to you later.”

The private estate, surrounded by vineyards, orchards, and the Mokelumne River, set the romantic feel for the evening…while Très Fabu and the amazing vendors that were selected for this day each played an important part in executing the fabulous event.

“We based the entire wedding off of Jillian’s original color palate of champagnes, ivories, soft apricots and a dash of petal pink,” says Debra Hiebèrt, owner of Très Fabu. “Then when she found the gown of her dreams—that's when I went into overdrive design—and launched off of Shelley's florals as well.”

Shelley McArdle from Floral Artistry started her design based on a single photo that Jillian had selected. From there, she created elegant and vintage arrangements…roses and hydrangeas were used abundantly, and shiny ribbons and sparkly rhinestones added a perfect touch to the flowers. Each flower girl and junior bridesmaid carried her own purse made purely of flowers!

“Shelly is such an amazing person,” says Jillian. “She really stretched every dollar to make the most outstanding floral arrangements that we have ever seen. She made us feel like we were the most special people on earth.”

Brent’s black Armani tuxedo was complemented by a calla lily boutonniere with rhinestones. And then came the bride, who according to her new husband, “…absolutely knocked everyone out with how stunningly beautiful she looked!”

In a strapless, ivory gown that truly captured the romance of the evening, Jillian held a bouquet of light pink and cream roses, and cream calla lilies, and made her way down an aisle covered in pink and cream rose petals arranged in a swirl design.

“When she first saw her bouquet, she [Jillian] was in aw…she kept saying ‘this is just so beautiful,’” says McArdle.

Pastor Kevin Brown from Lodi met the beautiful Bride and Groom at the altar. Beforehand, he asked the couple to come up with five reasons to marry each other, and planned on including them in the ceremony. To their amusement, he repeated the reasons almost word for word—keeping the ceremony fun, meaningful, and most of all, memorable.

After the pronouncement of husband and wife, Jillian and Brent had a fun surprise for the crowd. “At the end of our ceremony—Brent has always been a long time Indiana Jones fan—so we played the theme music as we made our way down the aisle together on our new adventure as newlyweds,” says Jillian.

Everyone was shocked when an aerial confetti streamer launched as well! “They were crying and laughing…it was the perfect touch by Matt at Extreme Productions,” says Jillian.

Extreme Productions created a customized entertainment and production company for the entire event…each song was hand selected, personalized bridal party introductions were created, and the soundtrack for each scene had an energy and feel that was reflective of the moment. There was even a 3D moon projection on the wall near the cake (Jillian’s request)!

“As soon as we secured services with Brent and Jillian, we went right to work on getting to know their personality, their story, their interests, style, and taste,” says Matt Brys from Extreme Productions. “From there, we were able to build out the ‘experience’ of the day (the music, energy, MC work, lighting, production, announcements, etc… and we added in extra flair with lighting and confetti cannons for that WOW factor!”

An indoor reception followed the ceremony, with beautiful candlelit tables, gold plates, and gold chairs. Guests enjoyed catering provided by Viaggio Winery, which included several appetizers, filet mignon, shrimp, portobello mushroom, and lamb. The fabulous meal was followed by Divine Desserts’ scrumptious three-tiered ivory cake, with details of ivory roses around each layer.

Brent and Jillian started the dancing for the night with “It’s Your Love” by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. With the moon projected in the background, and the lighting dark and intimate, the couple was truly “Dancin' in the dark, middle of the night, takin' your heart and holdin' it tight…”

Capturing all the special moments, from the private glances between the newly married couple to the fun and glory of the night, was Cinzo Photography. “We could not believe the amount of detail and thought that was put into taking each shot,” says Brent. “They went above and beyond for us!”

As the day is now a precious memory for the couple (and also was captured in detail by Thomas Hughes Video) Brent and Jillian are both very pleased with their decision to hire a wedding planner. “It was most important for us, as the Bride and Groom, to truly enjoy our day, our love, our way... and it was worth the extra amount of money to have someone else carry the burden of the minor details,” says Brent.

If there was just one word to describe how they felt that day? Overjoyed…that they had a tremendous amount of family and friends to share in their enjoyment and love, and overjoyed with one another as absolute soul mates.


Matt Brys agrees that this day was perfect in everyway. “Très Fabu spent countless hours ensuring she [Debra] knew the vibe and feel of the client and designed a masterpiece that made Brent and Jillian speechless,” says Brys.

According to Brent and Jillian, “You’re not getting married if you’re not ‘Très Fabu’”!!

For more information about the venue and vendors, please visit:

www.viaggiowinery.com

www.floralartistrybyshelley.com

www.extremeprodjs.com

www.divinedessertsbyaguirre.com

www.cinzophoto.com

www.thomashughesvideo.com

www.mimiandcompany.com 

www.classicpartyrentals.com

www.stephaniejdesigns.com

Critsey Rowe + Alicia + Jim @ Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma ~ California

Critsey Rowe's photography magic at Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma ~ California for Alicia & Jim's wedding event. Brilliant! Enjoy these images from Critsey's fabulous blog!

Tres Fabu Events ~ Italian Inspired Wedding Event Featured in "Your Wedding Day" National Magazine ~ East Coast to West Coast!

Bonjourno All!

Tres Fabu Event Planning and Design's one-of-a-kind Italian inspired wedding event has been featured in an East Coast to West Coast National Wedding Magazine!

Your Wedding Day Magazine ~ Spring & Summer Issue ~ Twenty Ten!

What a complete honor for Stephanie & Justin's wedding event to be picked up by a national wedding magazine. Their Italian Guatemalan Moonlit night wedding event was truly magical and breathtaking.

We could not of created such an event without of course, our wonderful couple, Stephanie & Justin and the fabulous Beverly Castillo; Matt Brys and his team at Extreme Productions for all the entertainment; MOC and custom ambient lighting; Shelley McArdle of Floral Artistry for creating unique and one of kind floral arrangements that were in different vintage containers for all 25 tables ~ and all the rosemary and olive branches that added so much warmth to the effect overall; Chef Russell and Jana Evans and their entire team at The Sheraton Grand; Javier & Esther Aguirre, of Divine Desserts by Aguirre, for creating such a lovely wedding cake ~ Italian Pistachio no less ~ Leilani Bryan of Make-up by Leilani & Renee & Gabby of Hair Design for making our entire bridal ensemble look so lovely! Deb Penrice of By Invitation Only for setting the tone; and of course my treasured team, Kaitlin Gerardi; Amanda Brys; Isaac Sanchez; LC ~ Caitlin Frederici; Tina Marshall; Helen Sanchez; Julien Ashley; Christian Hankin; Greg Moss; Jaimie Ross & Team for the fab install of Italian tiered water fountain coupled with courtyard pavers! and of course, Cindi Kinney and Lorenzo Bartone of CinZo Celebration Photography and Phill Sheffield of Sheffield Multimedia for capturing it all, a zillion details and our install of over 600 candles!








Hope you enjoyed our SacTown wedding in the middle of winter and five days before Christmas Day.

We are so blessed with our clients that give us the artistry and freedom to create on their behalf, along with our wonderful stellar team of professional event vendors who bring nothing but first class and five-star service to all ~ at each and every event!

Thank you Thea, John, Katherine & Beth at YWD Magazine for wanting to showcase this unique wedding event! A zillion fold!

Pick up this must have issue at Barnes & Noble; Borders Bookstores and Targets ~ Nationwide! 460,000 printed copies available Nationwide!

A Thank You Note from Erin & Scott ~ The Ritz Carlton ~ Half Moon Bay Wedding Event

A Lovely Note of Gratitude from Erin & Scott who married on 5.8.10 at The Ritz Carlton ~ Half Moon Bay! Their wedding was a true celebration of life, love, family and an abundance of zestful joy. We were honored to be a part of it all!



Debra~

We could not have asked for a more perfect celebration of our love. Thanks to you for all your efforts and for all your wonderful special touches that you bring to your events. Our wedding day was a fairy tale come true. I know that my mom was smiling from heaven at the way you took me under your wing. We are forever grateful.

~Merci mille fois.~

Lots of hugs to you,

Erin & Scott Schueneman

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A Kind & Memorable Tribute To Erin's Mother on their Wedding Day:

J.Crew's Already Planned Your Dream Wedding with their Wedding Fashions!

J.Crew's been edging its way into the world of weddings for a few years. They've established themselves as the go-to bridesmaid dress catalog, but today they opened their first full-fledged bridal boutique at 769 Madison Avenue in NYC---and it's already packed.

The appointment-only lower level's home to poufed white dresses and bridal suites. Antique glass cabinets hold custom Albertus Swanepoel headpieces and vintage perfume bottles; blue-lined shoes line the wall and bridesmaid dresses hang from the back wall.

On the ground floor, Miriam Haskell, Lulu Frost and Fenton/Fallon jewelry holds court in glass cases and around the necks of mannequins wearing denim jackets or anoraks over tulle skirts and wedding dresses---quintessential J.Crew.

One could leave the store stocked for the wedding, the rehearsal, and the honeymoon thanks to collaborations with brands like Cosabella and Histoires de Parfums, or, like most of the girls shopping this afternoon, you could just leave with a prom dress. The store's exclusive collection, dubbed 769 after the address, complements the tulle and white dresses. Gold sequined minis, Mongolian lamb vests and perfectly tailored tuxedo jackets make their bridesmaid dresses cocktail appropriate.

Of course, the best part is that a good 90% of the collection's exclusive to the store, and in most cases not more than a handful have been produced. So whether you're shopping for your wedding, or just another party dress chances are you'll own the only one like it within miles.


This article taken via Fashion Files which is courtesy of Elle Blogs!
J.Crew's Already Planned Your Dream Wedding#more

Note of Gratitude from our Fabulous Baby Shower Client & Friend, Kim DuBach!

Photography provided by CinZo Celebration Artistic Photography
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Pregnancy.....need I say more? Making decisions and focusing on details....umm not so much. Unless of course those decisions consisted of what I was going to eat next or how long until my next nap.

After some thought, I had made the tough decision to relinquish control to someone other than myself, to plan a perfect baby shower and create what I had envisioned this day should be for the last 5 months. After many meetings with potential event planners, I was lucky enough to find Tres Fabu Events. After my first conversation with Debra I knew she was the one. Her positive energy came though the phone and I felt very comfortable as if we had been friends for years.

Throughout the planning stages for my baby shower Debra and her team listened to my ideas and offered alternative ideas that would have never crossed my mind in order to create the wow factor I was looking for. Every detail was covered. I was included in the decision making on every item, big or small. The team presented choices on everything from the flowers and menu items to the font coloring on the invitations and the candy selections for the candy bar.

Debra's list of professional referrals is an excellent resource. I had the pleasure of working with many of these individuals throughout this process and had such a wonderful experience that I will continue to use them in the future.

My baby shower was nothing short of fabulous and far exceeded my expectations. I think the photos speak for themselves. It was a perfect party to honor my little princess that would soon be entering the world. Every detail was just as we had discussed during our planning phase and the day ran seamlessly. I didn't have to think or worry about a thing the entire day. And like any wonderful event it passed by to quickly.

Debra and the Tres Fabu Team went above and beyond to make my event the "wow" I was looking for and succeeded ten fold. I was so lucky to find them and will certainly be using them for all my future events. If you dream big and have high expectations for your event, I highly recommend Debra and the Tres Fabu team to anyone in need of event planning.

Kim DuBach

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I completely enjoyed myself with Kim and her mom, Susan! Time flew for this event and the creative process was fast and furious! Again, these are the reviews and results we strive for. We also had the priviledge of planning and designing the DuBach Family Thanksgiving at The Citizen Hotel last autumn as well! That's a whole other story!

I have to thank Deb Penrice with By Invitation Only for the wonderful invitations and custom paperie that set this event in motion; Shelley McArdle for her sense of style and grace she brings to all our events and my entire production team whom I am so grateful; special kudo's to Harmony Lines, Chef MJ and Chef Touey (we are still discussing & raving about our five course meal) at The Citizen Hotel for making this event over the top memorable. Divine Desserts made it perfect with these perfectly darling little Baby Cakes!

Juicy Couture Santa Barbara on Main Street for hosting our visit and giving us quite the shopping spree last spring! Thank you headquarter management back east!

Kim and I visited many venues before she chose The Citizen Hotel ~ it was the perfect setting for this abundantly beautiful baby shower! We are proud to say that the DuBach family welcomed a little baby girl late last summer. Her name is Se' Bella ~ now talk about sweet perfection!