Thanks to Rosa Mexicano & our industry friends!

We want to dedicate this post to the team at Rosa Mexicano in West Hollywood for hosting a our  wedding industry friends last week for some great food & margaritas!  We especially loved the pomegranate margaritas & mini churros!

A special thanks to Kristen Churlonis & Gina Wade for approaching us to do this event and planning all the details.  It was nice to come in and just enjoy ourselves for once! 

Check out some of our pics!  Thanks again to everyone who came out for the event!

With Much Gratitude,
The Mary Dann Team

Rosa Mexicano Exterior Shot

Lounge Area

Mary with Armine from R-Mine Bridal

 

Janel & Mary

Carrie with Kelly Podzimek with Ritz-Marina Del Rey

 



Reverend Clint Hufft with Elizabeth from Intercontinental & Nickie with Langham Pasadena

Sherene with Wisteria Flowers

The Mary Dann Team from L: Janel, Carrie, Mary & Melissa

Our friend John Goolsby from Godfather Films

Carrie with Steve Muchnij from 11H Entertainment & Raleigh Holmes with JW Marriott in Santa Monica

Harmony from Bridal Bar & Donald Akin with One & Only Palmilla

 

Kristen Churlonis from Gina Wade Creative & Party Organizer : )



Ritz Carlton & Four Seasons Friends!



Look what I've added to my workshop!!!

 

Get Renewed and Recharged to take your Wedding Planning Business to the Next Level with Celebrity Wedding Planner, Photographer and Videographer (who have over 60+ years in the luxury wedding business).   I'm happy to say, there are just a few spots left to register and receive your COMPLIMENTARY 60 second digital video blog ($1000. value) introducing you and your business/brand (which will include 6 images of your work) to your target audience. Produced by Mary Dann, Captured & Edited by Godfather Films It would be my pleasure to have you (and hopefully a friend can come) join me for my inspirational workshop!! 9.9.12 10:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday, Pasadena, CA I'm hoping to personally meet you for an exciting day of inspiration to grow your wedding business and ideally motivate you to take your dreams to the next level. I will be sharing my pivotal experiences in the 22+ years in the wedding business and 10 + years as a Marriage Family Therapist, Intern. I walk you through the journey of starting my wedding business with $3000 and a dream to building a worldwide brand. I will inspire you to think differently, try a new approach to selling yourself and help you build on your innate strengths through role playing and risking new behavior! This wedding business workshop will increase your positive approach towards the wedding business and life! I have invited successful wedding professionals to share their insights on trends in the wedding business. This fun and intensive workshop will be filled with valuable tools, education and networking that will leave you restored, focused, and excited to follow your dreams! ________________________________________________________ Special Guest Speakers Award-winning, Hall-of-Fame Videographer & Author John Goolsby was voted "One of the Top 25 Event Filmmakers in the World" by the readers of EventDV and is a veteran or more than 2500 weddings over the past 27 years. He and has filmed in 23 states and 12 countries and is a Certified Destination Wedding Expert by the Mexico Tourism Board. His book, "The Business of Wedding & Special Event Videography" received Four Stars from VideoMaker Magazine and was "Book of the Month" in Popular Photography. Honors include being a Wedding Video Hall of Fame Inductee, Honorary Lifetime Member of New York Professional Videographers and Professional Photographers of California. He currently serves as the California State Coordinator for the Association of Bridal Consultants. Photographer and Author Jen O'Sullivan has been called a force of nature by her colleagues and is known for her ability to market her many businesses with ease and unusual precision. She graduated in 2001 from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California with a degree in Photography. Jen developed her passion - or rather, obsession for marketing and networking over the past 10 years. She has won several awards and her work has been seen in over 50 publications around the world. Jen owns a successful photography business in Beverly Hills as well as a business development group called Event Specialists International. She is the author of The Marketing Insomniac - Marketing for the New Economy. ________________________________________________________ Venue Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa 1401 South Oak Knoll Pasadena, Ca. 91106 626.568.3900 ________________________________________________________ Accommodations: Rooms are available for $199 per night. When making reservations let the hotel know you are part of the Mary Dann's Workshop to receive this special rate. The Langham Hotel in Pasadena is unique among hotels in Los Angeles, California in that it embraces the legendary traditions of service and luxury of the original Langham grand hotel of 1865 and is set on 23 lush acres overlooking the immaculate suburbs of San Marino . ________________________________________________________ Gratitude As a way of saying,"Thank You for investing in yourself", The first 10 people to sign up for my workshop, will be my personal guest at my networking, industry, Margarita Party in West Hollywood, CA., Thursday, August 23, at an undisclosed location! You will receive details upon registering. ________________________________________________________ Investment The investment for this one day workshop - $500 Taking Your Wedding Planning Business to The Next Level Sunday, September, 9, 2012. Includes seminar, lunch, snacks and your certificate. ________________________________________________________ Payment Options You have 2 payment options: CLICK HERE TO PAY IN FULL 1 payment of $500 2 Payments of $250 CLICK HERE FOR PAYMENT PLAN Final Payment is Due Saturday, September 1, 2012. ________________________________________________________ Cancellation No-shows or cancellations will not be refunded. Partial payments will not be refunded. ________________________________________________________ Information For additional information please e-mail the workshop coordinator: Arlisia Williams of Wedding and Event Designs by Arlisia at marydann2013@gmail.com Looking Forward to Inspiring You to Grow Your Wedding Business Sunday, September 9, 2012, MARY DANN   About Mary As one of the most sought-after luxury wedding planners in Southern California , Mary Dann has been responsible for creative and compassionate wedding and event planning since 1991. Mary holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her passion for the industry has led her down many paths, including becoming a contributing writer for the following magazines: Inside Weddings & Ceremony. She has a been the on-air talent Style Network's "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?",as well as WE Network's "Platinum Weddings"! Mary is a notable speaker, mentor and career counselor to event professionals world-wide. Mary has produced two DVD's: "The Wedding Planner Path" and the "The Balanced Planner" and author ofthe Best Seller book "WEDDING WISDOM."In 2010, Mary opened 2 other second office in Glendora and in 2012 opened two other offices in Beverly Hills and Pasadena .Mary exclusively manages a limited number of wedding per year while donating her time to Hathaway-Sycamores Child Family Services as a Grief and Loss Clinician.Thankfully her business primary managed by her team of professionals, and guided by Mary's vision, reputation and experience. Mary Dann Wedding & Party Coordinators have had weddings featured in the following magazines:Inside Weddings, Instyle, People, Ceremony, Los Angeles Weddings, Palm Springs Life, Special Event, Special Wedding Issue of Martha Stewart Living and her most notable celebrity client is Kobe Bryant.

Taking Your Wedding Planning Business To The Next Level With Celebrity Wedding & Party Planner Mary Dann

It would be my pleasure to have you (and hopefully a friend can come) join me for my inspirational workshop!! 9.9.12 10:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday, Pasadena, CA I'm hoping to personally meet you for an exciting day of inspiration to grow your wedding business and ideally motivate you to take your dreams to the next level. I will be sharing my pivotal experiences in the 22+ years in the wedding business and 10 + years as a Marriage Family Therapist, Intern. I walk you through the journey of starting my wedding business with $3000 and a dream to building a worldwide brand. I will inspire you to think differently, try a new approach to selling yourself and help you build on your innate strengths through role playing and risking new behavior! This wedding business workshop will increase your positive approach towards the wedding business and life! I have invited successful wedding professionals to share their insights on trends in the wedding business. This fun and intensive workshop will be filled with valuable tools, education and networking that will leave you restored, focused, and excited to follow your dreams! __________________________________________________________ Special Guest Photographer and Author Beverly Hills & Pasadena Studios Jen O'Sullivan has been called a force of nature by her colleagues and is known for her ability to market her many businesses with ease and unusual precision. She graduated in 2001 from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California with a degree in Photography. Jen developed her passion - or rather, obsession for marketing and networking over the past 10 years. She has won several awards and her work has been seen in over 50 publications around the world. Jen owns a successful photography business in Beverly Hills as well as a business development group called Event Specialists International. She is the author of The Marketing Insomniac - Marketing for the New Economy. The book is a 120 page, book with a bonus workbook. It is packed with 27 tried and true marketing tactics as well as the most valuable aspects of successful business practice. Jen will be speaking on the heart and soul of small business marketing. What works and what doesn't. She will be giving you secrets that have enabled her to triple her business every year since the market crash. You won't want to miss this truly valuable and eye opening experience. Award-winning, Hall-of-Fame Videographer & Author John Goolsby - Master Storyteller at Godfather Films Voted One of the Top 25 Event Filmmakers in the World by the readers of Event DV Magazine, John Goolsby has filmed assignments in 23 different states and 12 countries. He is the author of "The Business of Wedding & Special Event Videography" and has presented more than 200 seminars on the business, art and science of the wedding industry including being a featured speaker at all 21 WEVA EXPO's and 5 Wedding MBA's. He has been inducted as a member of the Wedding Video Hall of Fame and received the Bob Lebar Vision Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spirit. John is an Honorary Lifetime Member of Professional Photographers of California and New York Professional Videographers and is a Certified Destination Wedding Expert by the Mexico Tourism Board. He currently service as the California/Nevada State Director for the Association of Bridal Consultants. Program Description If clients cannot find you online, they probably won't find you. John Goolsby of Godfather Films will show you how he produces valuable promotional films for event planners while at the event. It literally only takes minutes of the planners time but results in a valuable sales tool that when coupled with proper SEO text will be seen by brides searching for information about their wedding location..John's Promotional films won the Association of Bridal Consultants - Orange County Trendsetter Award last year. Click here to watch http://vimeo.com/33659399 Attendees are encouraged to bring six high-resolution images on a thumb drive for a complimentary promotional film produced by Godfather Films. You will also receive complimentary hosting and embed codes along with email links and files for your iPhones and iPads. http://www.GodfatherFilms.com ~Along With Other Luxury Vendors~ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Venue Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa 1401 South Oak Knoll Pasadena, Ca. 91106 626.568.3900 Accommodations: Rooms are available for $199 per night. When making reservations let the hotel know you are part of the Mary Dann's Workshop to receive this special rate. The Langham Hotel in Pasadena is unique among hotels in Los Angeles, California in that it embraces the legendary traditions of service and luxury of the original Langham grand hotel of 1865 and is set on 23 lush acres overlooking the immaculate suburbs of San Marino. ______________________________________________________________ Gratitude As a way of saying,"Thank You for investing in yourself", The first 10 people to sign up for my workshop, will be my personal guest at my networking, industry, Margarita Party in West Hollywood, CA., Thursday, August 23, at an undisclosed location! You will receive details upon registering. ___________________________________________ Investment The investment for this one day workshop - $500 Taking Your Wedding Planning Business to The Next Level Sunday, September, 9, 2012. Includes seminar, lunch, snacks and your certificate. ________________________________________________________________ Payment Options You have 2 payment options: CLICK HERE TO PAY IN FULL 1 payment of $500 2 Payments of $250 CLICK HERE FOR PAYMENT PLAN Final Payment is Due Saturday, September 1, 2012. _______________________________________ Cancellation No-shows or cancellations will not be refunded. Partial payments will not be refunded. _______________________________________ Information For Additional Information please e-mail the workshop coordinator Arlisia Williams of Wedding and Event Designs by Arlisia at marydann2013@gmail.com Looking Forward to Inspiring You to Grow Your Wedding Business Sunday, September 9, 2012.

Exclusive Behind The Scenes Video of Jamie & David's Wedding

Greetings,

We have a special treat for you this week with an exclusive behind the scenes video!

Recently, Mary headed down to the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Puerto Rico to plan the wedding of Jamie & David Franco.  Mary met the lovely couple one time in Orange County only 6 months before their wedding for a destination she had never been to!  Truly extraordinary if you think about it and this is a sneak peek of more details to come from this tropical destination wedding!

Huge thank you to John Goolsby from God Father Films who was the videographer for the wedding and shot this cool video!

More details on all of our vendors in case we missed anyone on the video portion.  We couldn't have pulled it off without them!

Stay tuned!