Thursday, August 13th at the Kohl Mansion in Burlingame ~ 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 15th at Ralston Hall Mansion in Belmont ~ 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 18th at the Kohl Mansion in Burlingame ~ 6:30 p.m.

For additional information ~ www.fanfareweddings.com

BRO Associate, Jubilee Lau of Jubilee Lau Events,  has created this workshop to help brides during our current challenging times to create a beautiful wedding. Jubilee,  one of the best coordinators in the San Francisco Bay Area, knows first hand how an inexperienced vendor almost ruined a friend’s wedding.

By picking a vendor from the Internet, you don’t even know if the pictures on a photographer’s website are his own or if the beautiful bouquets were created by the florist advertising his service.

In this workshop Jubilee brought together a group of excellent wedding professionals who teach you what you need to know to ask the right questions and make the right choices.

The Four Seasons Hotel graciously donated one Honeymoon stay at one of their hotels including Bora Bora,  French Polynesia,  Lanai, Hawaii, and Whistler, Canada.

Don’t miss The Wedding University 

Date and Time: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 11 AM - 5 PM
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley
2050 University Avenue East Palo Alto, CA
Price: $25 for 1 person | $40 for 2 people

There is so much going in the Bay Area in the next few months! The finest event professionals show  creative solutions, how brides  can still have  weddings of their dreams.

Don’t miss:

Trunk Shows: Unique Bride, 1209 Howard Street,  Burlingame, CA

January 23-25 - Lea-Ann Belter
Check the BRO News Page for more shows and dates

Fanfare Wedding Show

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 6:30 pm
Kohl Mansion, Burlingame, CA
Check the BRO News Page or Fanfare for more info

Bay Area Bridal Showcases:

Sunday, March 1, 2009 - 12:00-3:00 pm
Silver Creek Country Club
www.scvcc.com

For info please contact : marciaajo@aol.com or check the BRO News Page

The twins Sabrina and Eunice Moyle of the invitation company, Hello! Lucky, celebrate the release of their brand-new book: Handmade Hellos

BRO celebrates with them!

Good luck,

Johanna

P.S. The sister’s apartments were featured in last Wednesday’s S.F. Chronicle.

For those who want to impress their guest for Thanksgiving, one way certainly is to do it by ordering a harvest pumpkin from Elegant Cheesecake. Susan Morgan, the owner, created a pumpkin look-a-like. The traditional  cheesecake with a pumpkin hazelnut toffee swirl on a cookie crust is camouflauged as a fall pumpkin of the patch.

Rush orders possible!

Bon Appetit!

Johanna

Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery will be at the fabulous SkinSpirit Spa in Walnut Creek for their Holiday Boutique Event on Thursday evening, November 20th
Velvet and Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery will be part of an exclusive trunk-show event at SkinSpirit Spa in Walnut Creek. Gathering a host of unique vendors offering boutique gifts, this is a chance to find something special for everyone on your list!  SkinSpirit Spa is located in the Mercer Building at 1647 North California Boulevard in Walnut Creek, California. the trunk-show takes place November 20th from 5-8 PM.There will be yummy hors d’oeuvres and free gifts while you shop, so make sure to RSVP to 866.323.0039 so they know how many people to expect. Visit SkinSpirit Spa for more information.

If you’d like to find some more gifts for the holidays, come give us a visit! Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery will be open, by appointment only, during the months of November and December. It’s a rare chance to smell and sample all of our products, and to see how and where the perfumes are created. To arrange a visit to the perfumery, please call us at 510.528.8040.

For some of our most fabulous gift ideas, visit our Gifts page.

Karen Hsu, of Grandiflora, LLC has a newly designed, beautiful website. Karen is a wonderful artist who not only makes your events special but also creates beautiful art pieces - a special gift for the holidays.

Enjoy her new website Grandiflora LLC

Johanna

Just in:

Simply Wed was voted Best Wedding Planner of 2008 by the evening magazine Best of Western Washington. Owner Kristie Warren does an extraordinary job and we’re very proud of her!

Congratulations, Kristie!

I know that you are busy  planning your wedding, but do not forget to vote today!

Today is such an important day for all Americans. Just remember that so many people on our planet are not able to vote. We often take our freedom for granted but  even in this country it wasn’t that long ago that women and African Americans were not allowed to vote.

Participate in this freedom - vote!

Johanna

Our BRO professional: Elegant Cheesecakes is looking for 15 taste testers to try the their new yummy Harvest Pumpkin Cheesecakes with hazelnut toffee swirl. The first 15 testers will get these delicacies for only $70.00 (a $30 savings to you) This is the same discount our national retailers get.

On top of this great price, you will receive 10% of any purchase through December 31, 2008.

If you want to sign up, please send an email

Enjoy,

Johanna