event planning + design // CA
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Coastal Bridal Inspiration

San Francisco Coast

This shoot is inspired by the idea of a bride waiting at sea for her love. The story opens with a handwritten love letter and hand-drawn map leading to the ocean. A small table scape takes its cue from the coastal landscape with a gray velvet table cloth, sand linen napkins, pearl chargers and delicate vellum place cards set in oyster shells. The centerpiece pulls in the greens of the surrounding hills.

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How I Planned My Wedding: Photography

A Wedding Planner's Personal Journey

One of the most important vendors you can hire for your wedding is your photographer. I chose my photographer, Meiwan Wang, because her images resonated with me. Not simply because she's a wedding photographer who shoots film and I'm in love with the tones and colors that can only be brought out with film, but because there's something about her images that makes her stand out from the sea of film photographers - her images make me stop and stare as I scroll through my Instagram feed, and they inspire me.

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