The Wedding of Ashun Freedman and Taylor Williams Part 2

It’s Part 2 of Ashun and Taylor’s Wedding! If you haven’t seen the video I posted a few weeks ago be sure to check it out on my previous post about Ashun and Taylor. I just received some photos from Jon Barber and I couldn’t resist doing another post about this fabulous couple. Ashun and Taylor, along with their families were so fun to work with, so it was no surprise to see how much fun they were having with all of their family and friends on the dance floor. Both the bride and groom looked absolutely stunning, and every single detail of their wedding was perfect! Their florist, Growing Wild, did a wonderful job for their long time clients. The Freedman’s have been getting their flowers from Growing Wild for years, so it was fun for them to see Ashun on her big day! I hope you enjoy these additional pictures to the previous video I posted!

ABC at the Viceroy

Monday night I had the pleasure of speaking at the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) meeting held at the The Viceory in Santa Monica! It was so great to see some familiar faces as well meet some new ones. I spoke about “Growing You Team Without Overextending Yourself: The Art of Delegation.” You might say, “This sounds familiar!” And it is, because this is the same topic as the DVD I produced for the Florida ABC Convention just a few weeks ago. The topic has been well received by the Florida ABC as well as the LA Chapter last night. It was a wonderful night and I hope to have more like it soon!

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The Wedding of Ashun Freedman and Taylor Williams

I just finished a 3 day wedding weekend, in honor of Ashun Freedman and Taylor Williams at The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast, California (Orange County). I had the pleasure of working with Fran Bruun-Anderson (Catering Manager) and the entire team at the finest resort! This property has quickly become my favorite location for a destination wedding. Full of European style, first class service and rolling hills with ocean views. They have private bungalows up to 4 bedroom villas, all surrounded by the gorgeous coastline, not to mention a butler at every turn waiting to assist you. It is truly the dream location for a princess bride.

I had the pleasure of working with the girls at Studio Agency for hair and make up, Level 4 International for rentals and lighting, Unique Table Tops for rentals, Chameleon Chairs and Elegant Designs for linens, VOX DJs, Enchanted Evening Productions and the USC Marching band for entertainment and Jon Barber and Isabel Gonzalez for photo and video. I also loved the late night coffee, donuts and corn dogs all provided by Manhattan Beach Coffee and The Fry Girl. It was a truly a lavish wedding in every detail.

Here is a little video put together by John Goolsby http://weddingvideo.com/page.aspx?pgid=11&vid=241 who was also there to capture some footage to put together the new digital guest book I have been talking about. More to follow on the digital guest book…Enjoy!

Americhip Advisory Board

I am so excited to share some Top Secret news with you! I just got asked to be on the Americhip Advisory Board for a brand new digital guest book creation! The fabulous book will showcase some special video from the wedding as messages from guests. It’s going to be a great new product, I can’t wait to release more information soon!

In Honor of Brooke Stadler and Tyson Deklavs

I am pleased to share with you this lovely wedding I just did at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Brooke looked absolutely stunning, and Tyson looked equally as handsome. Brooke and her mom, Jeannie (from the Woodlands, Texas)were such exceptional ladies to work with!!! An amazing mom-daughter combo!! It was so fun to work with their Southern charm and meet guests from both families. Among the fabulous vendors I worked with are Kimberly Hoppe from The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, Enchanted Florist, Ashley Video, Arthur Garcia (their family photographer!) Earl Alexander Band by DeBois, Pawnshop Kings, Wildflower Linens, Unique Tabletop Rentals, Elegant Designs and Level 4 International. As you can see it was a full team that all working in collaboration to create the perfect wedding for Brooke and Tyson…and it was just that way. I hope you enjoy a few pictures of their fuchsia and black wedding.

New DVD for Florida Association of Bridal Consultants

I am very excited to announce that I am going to be producing a new educational DVD! Unlike the first two I created (The Wedding Planner Path, over 1,000 copies sold and The Balanced Planner, over 800 copies sold) this is an educational DVD that will premier at the Florida State Conference for The Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC)! I was originally asked to speak at the conference but I am unable to due to a wedding I have at The Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Beach, CA. The educational DVD focuses on “Growing your staff without over extending yourself...attracting the best help and the art of delegation.” It’s a topic so close to me as I have been fortunate to work with great staff over the past 18 years.

After the conference the DVD will be available for purchase on my web site and through the ABC…so look out for it soon! To purchase either of my other DVDs visit http://www.marydann.com/

Here's a picture of part of my team from a wedding at The Skirball Culturla Center

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you all had a great 4th of July! I feel so blessed to be living in sunny Manhattan Beach on weekends like this. I was able to spend all day Saturday on the beach with family and friends, and spent all day Sunday on the beach again with more friends. It was very relaxing to enjoy a few days on the beach with my husband and lil girls. Now it’s back in the office and back to work! I’m looking forward to my next upcoming wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on July 18. Be sure to look out for it. I hope you enjoy the pictures below from our weekend of fun in the sun.