An Amazing Deal at The Four Seasons Los Angeles for July 2010

I was contacted by the Four Seasons in Los Angeles to say they are willing to cut any of my clients looking for to get married this July 2010, an amazing deal!! If you're wanting to get married in July, please contact me for more information!

"With This Ring"

Reception
Six Passed Hors D'oeuvres

Four Course Dinner
Custom Designed Wedding Cake

Hosted Deluxe Bar

Champagne Toast
Four Seasons Wine Selections

$195 per person
(Inclusive of service charge and sales tax)

Hosted Valet Parking at $10 per car

Garden Ceremony at $1,000

Available Saturday Dates
July 3rd, 2010
July 10th 2010
July 24th 2010

Images from a past wedding of mine at The Four Seasons, Los Angeles:

Much Gratitude,

Mary Dann-McNamee

Zenadia Design

Zenadia Design, a couture invitation studio in Santa Barbara, California, believes the invitation is not only the introduction to your event, its a piece of history. Their designs combine natural and extraordinary materials, making them truly distinctive. Working with clients all over the world, they are able to create an invitation that is not only the perfect introduction to your event, it's a cherished gift for your guests. From now until June 30th, Zenadia Design is pleased to offer 25% off all couture letterpress invitation suites. Contact Zenadia Design for a complimentary design consultation. Email zenadiadesign@gmail.com or telephone 805-757-7693

Zenadia Design, a couture invitation studio in Santa Barbara, California, believes the invitation is not only the introduction to your event, its a piece of history. Their designs combine natural and extraordinary materials, making them truly distinctive. Working with clients all over the world, they are able to create an invitation that is not only the perfect introduction to your event, it's a cherished gift for your guests. From now until June 30th, Zenadia Design is pleased to offer 25% off all couture letterpress invitation suites. Contact Zenadia Design for a complimentary design consultation. Email zenadiadesign@gmail.com or telephone 805-757-7693

Inside Weddings Magazine, Spring Issue

I could not be happier about the new Inside Weddings Issue that is schedule to come out this April!! I have been apart of Inside Weddings since it's conception and am honored to have been apart of many of their issues. But this Spring 2010 issue is by far my favorite! I have a 10 page spread on a wedding I did at the stunning Resort at Pelican Hill last August. After working so hard with a fabulous family, I am thrilled to see the wedding featured. Hard work and detailed planning does pay off! Also in this issue is an article I wrote about the differences between a wedding planner and a catering manager. Many brides who are just starting out in the planning process tend to get these two very important jobs intermixed.. thinking they are one in the same but indeed they are not! And lastly, there is a feature on my favorite new trend, My Video My Voice! All exciting things!! Thanks so much to Inside Weddings for your continued support over the years as well as to my publicist, Leila Khalil, to assist in the process of getting me featured.

Be sure to buy the magazine when it comes out in April!

A sneak peak to my feature!
http://insideweddings.com/iwdownloads/iw27/Spring2010-Freedman-Williams.pdf

Much Gratitude,


Mary Dann-McNamee

Start Right, Stay Connected! Imago Workshop for Engaged Couples

A former colleague of mine in the therapy world, as a beautiful approach towards premarital, relationship building. She does only a few workshops a year and this is her upcoming one!

Start Right, Stay Connected
Imago Workshop for Engaged Couples
back by Popular Demand!

This very lively and educational workshop has been so successful that I'm offering it once more--this time for Catholic couples. Instead of the typical $300 fee, it is being offered for $175 per couple including workbooks and materials. If you're engaged or know anyone who is, you won't want to miss this. In this concise and informative workshop, couples will learn:

• powerful communication skills



• tools for dealing with relationship “hot buttons”



• effective conflict resolution



• how to remove negativity from their relationship



• how to keep romance alive
• how to “affair-proof” their marriage

Topics addressed include wedding planning, relationships with family, and concerns about money, housework, intimacy, and children

Sunday, April 10, 2010
9:00 to 6:00 pm
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
725 California Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90403

Reduced Rate: $175 per couple includes workbooks


Couples who participate in premarital education and counseling have 30% lower divorce rates. Don’t spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars preparing for your wedding day and forget to prepare for your marriage! Email or call me today to reserve your spot.

Mary Kay
www.mkcocharo.com
310.828.2624

Much Gratitude,

Mary Dann-McNamee

WIPA Meeting at the Langham in Pasadena, CA

I am excited to have been invited to be apart of yet another speaking engagement!! On Tuesday, April 6th at the Langham in Pasadena CA, I will be giving a presentation on staying emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually balanced while navigating the exciting business of wedding planning. This presentation will give you tools and insights that will inspire you to feel more gratitude, higher self esteem and ultimately live a better, more productive and authentic life for you, not for others. By living a more balanced life you will have more time to give to those you love, more energy for work and increase the possibility for more restful nights.

For more information and to register for this meeting, please visit WIPA

Looking forward to seeing you soon at this lovely location!

Much Gratitude,

Mary Dann-McNamee

Uncensored Event

I had a really good time yesterday speaking at Marley The Party Goddess’s Uncensored Event. It was a super fun informative experience for all the attended. I met some great event planners from across the US, sold books and DVD, and had a great time. I’m looking forward to speaking at the next one in October. It’s a must attend event for anyone in the event planning industry. Here are some pictures!

Much Gratitude,

Mary Dann-McNamee

I will be speaking at the International Special Events Society in Las Vegas next week!

I am so thrilled to have been invited to speak at the Las Vegas chapter International Special Events Society (ISES). ISES Las Vegas is a peer network of professionals from a variety of special events disciplines including caterers, meeting planners, decorators, event planners, audio-visual technicians, party and convention coordinators, educators, journalists, hotel sales managers and many more professional disciplines. Their mission is to educate, advance and promote the special events industry and its network of professionals.

I will also be joined by leading designer, & producer of specialty table linens and chair covers Youngsong Martin of Wildflower Linen. The event will take place on Monday, March 29th at 12:00pm. It's being held at The Four Seasons, Las Vegas. For more information on how to register, please visit www.iseslv.com.

I will also be selling and signing my book WEDDING WISDOM. If you have already purchased my book, please make sure to bring it so I can sign it for you!

I hope to see and meet you there!

Much Gratitude,
Mary Dann-McNamee

The Party Goddess UNCENSORED!

Just wanted to let everyone know about this wonderful opportunity coming up! Please see the information below!

Warm Regards,
Mary

Get ready my little event planning rock stars!

This is your lucky year! Your all-access pass to the hottest gig in town:

The Party Goddess! Uncensored

Join me and a host of A-list panelists for 2-1/2 action packed days in
Los Angeles at the ultra-swank Hotel Palomar for the time of your life!

We'll be hosting an opening night cocktail reception where guest speaker,
Simon T. Bailey, will be personally autographing copies of his best selling books, and in addition, you will have access to:

All of the networking and new friends you can possibly handle!

Non-stop classes taught by me and my fabulous agenda of speakers who will teach you how to:

v Land an A-list celebrity client
v Get the PR you deserve
v Double your income
v Release your brilliance
v Reignite your creative spirit (even if that pilot light is slim to none!)

Plus, you will receive a complimentary binder complete with:

v Strategy for identifying the PERFECT client for you
v Action plan for setting and ACHIEVING your goals in 2010
v Full list of attendees so you can be friends later, stay in touch and hopefully make some money together!

And as if this weren't enough, you'll get your Hollywood, crazy cool SWAG bag full of fun treats you're sure to treasure, Continental breakfast every morning, the chance to hang out in L.A. with The Party Goddess! AND the opportunity to participate in VIP lunches with the speakers!

Excited yet? Don't delay! Book your seat today!
Go to: www.thepartygoddessuncensored.com
for all the details on how you can live it up L.A. style and
learn from the best of the best while you do it!

Elegant Designs Anniversary Gift Idea!

One of my favorite vendors, Elegant Designs Specialty Linens, is starting a wonderful promotion that I just had to tell you about! They are going to start showcasing events on their website each month http://www.elegantdsl.com/. If you provide them with pictures from the wedding in which Elegant Designs provided the linens, via email or CD, they could potentially showcase your event! Not only will the event be featured on their website, but as a special gift to your bride for providing us with these pictures, they would like to offer a free rental table set up for 2 for their Anniversary. It will include, two chiavari chairs and cushions of your choice, one specialty linen, and two napkins. When sending in the photographs, make sure to include a mailing address of your bride, because they will be send out a Gift Certificate for the Anniversary gift! What a fantastic idea! Below are some photos of past weddings I have done working with Elegant Designs! They are always such a fantastic vendor to work with!

Warm Regards,
Mary

From Ashun Freedman and Taylor William's beautiful wedding at the resort at Pelican Hill...

From Jennifer Zin's amazing Bridal Shower....

From Jennifer Zin and Jian Boldi's Sunday Brunch...

WEDDING WISDOM Book Signing in Manhattan Beach, Video!

I know you saw a few photos from our book signing at the Barnes in Noble in Manhattan Beach, but even more exciting, I am pleased to share a video that Isabel Gonzalez was able to shoot!

Click here to check out the wonderful video Isabel Gonzalez put together for us!

In Honor of Jeanne Obert and Tom Damask

What a pleasure it was working with Jeanne Obert and Tom Damask on their wedding last weekend. The beautiful ceremony with close family and friends too place at Bel-Air Prysbeterian church and was followed by a lovely reception at the church.

This wedding was extra special to me because Jeanne and Tom were able to share day with all of their children and most of their grandchildren. It was such a day full of love, it was one of the most heartfelt weddings I have done in a while.

Following the church reception, guests made their way to the Marriott in Marina del Rey for an evening of dinner and dancing. The night would not have been complete without the help of Hidden Garden, the Mariott team, Kevin McIntyre photography, Carlie-B make up, VOX DJs, Torrance Bakery, America Limousine, Special Letters, and Elegant Designs.

Bridal Show at Terranea Resort, Sunday, February 28, 2010

Yesterday, Terranea Resort hosted The Festival of Brides bridal show. As always it was a wonderful show with fabulous vendors.

I really loved helping La Quinta Resort produce their booth. They had four inspirational boards, one including stationery from Mimio Papers, and others including various images from weddings at the resort by Epic Imagery, Jim Kennedy Photography and Red Loft Studios. I also especially loved the orange, green and ivory flowers that Amy from Hidden Garden created. However, I think my favorite touch was the beautiful choclate brown structure with ivory chiffon, and a wrought iron crystal chandelier that Fabian from Level 4 International provided.

It was also great to spend time with vendors that I don't always to get to chat with when we are on jobs together!

I am really looking forward to the next Festival of Brides show hosted by The Beverly Hills Montage on March 21st.