Bloomingdale's Video

I am so excited to share this video with you! Walid from YayYa Films was able to put together a video of the recent "Pre-Wedding, Wedding Party" at Bloomingdales in Century City this past October. I spoke about the new video guest book I've been talking about, and he was able to video that as well! I hope you enjoy the clip!

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Wedding Planning Group Therapy

The New Year is here and along comes bright beginnings! I am taking my 10 years of Marriage Family Therapy and my 18 years of Wedding Planning and creating Wedding Planning Group Therapy for anyone navigating the wedding planning journey.What happens: every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, attendees come together in a group setting (circle time with others going through the same journey) to discuss their fears, anxiety, challenges, and joys of getting to “I do”. I would be the facilitator to keep the group on track and growing.Please share the news with your brides, grooms or couples. My hope is to keep fears, anxiety and “family issues” to a minimum by giving the group a space to share…and in return, you can better enjoy what you love to do!!!

“Wedding Planning Group Therapy” for anyone navigating the wedding planning journey. A confidential sacred space to share your anxiety, fears, frustrations, and joy while you travel the sometimes bumpy road of planning a wedding day. Time: 6:00pm-7:30pmDate: every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, Starting on January 12, 2010Location: A Legendary Affair Showroom, 505 N. Sepulveda # 10, Manhattan Beach 90266RSVP: 310.372.5200 (not necessary, but appreciated) or email: m@marydann.comCost: $ 25. per person (cash or check)

Facilitated by: Mary Dann-McNamee, MA Clinical Psychology and Wedding Planner Since 1991, Mary Dann-McNamee and her team have been responsible for detailed wedding planning and are known for their commitment to surpass expectations for a long list of clients, including many of Hollywood's elite. Mary holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and was a former licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Intern. Her passion for the industry and helping others along their journey, has led her to mentoring and career counseling other wedding planners and event professionals from around the world. She created and produced 2 top rated DVD’s amongst experienced and novice wedding planners: The Path of the Planner(2004) and The Balanced Planner(2006). She is a contributing writer for both Ceremony and Inside Wedding magazines. Mary has been on 8 episodes of the StyleNetwork’s’ s "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?", and “Married Away”, along with the WE network’s “Platinum Weddings”. She has her own wedding luxury gratitude note card line, wedding wands and has authored Wedding Wisdom (amazon.com) She resides in Manhattan Beach with her husband and 2 daughters.

Visit her at: www.marydann.com or call her directly at 310.413.2526.

A new dimension to wedding planning is born. January 12th, 2010. Wedding Group Therapy!

“Wedding Therapy” is a group therapy session led by Mary Dann-McNamee for brides and grooms, together or separate, to help them both physically and emotionally along the journey of wedding planning. These sessions will give insight in to what to expect at every stage of the wedding planning process. Wedding Therapy is a safe and confidential setting to share your feelings, thoughts, and fears throughout your journey; perfect for brides and grooms who would like to gain some information on everything from budget and timeline, to how to deal with their family. We all benefit when we share with each other in this safe, secure, and confidential environment. As a mediator for the group, I hope to help participants be more gracious, more accepting, and more joyful on their wedding day. I want to inspire them to be able to get through their disappointments with grace and wisdom. Group size is anywhere between 8 and 20 people. Price is $25 per person. Space is limited so please book early! Email us at m@marydann.com to reserve your spot today!

Award Won, MyVideoMyVoice Featured

We are so thrilled that John Goolsby’s video of our bride and groom (Freedman Wedding at The Resort at Pelican Hill) seeing their wedding video footage on same day through www.MyVideoMyVoice.com albums won the Orange County’s Association of Bridal Consultants Trendsetter Award for Same Day Edit and Video Book Distribution. Below is the link, which you can also find on my website, that won the award!

http://weddingvideo.com/videos/pelican-hill-resort-newport-coast-same-day-edit-video-book-distribution


Much Gratitude,
Mary Dann-McNamee

The Party Goddess Posts About Wedding Wisdom!

I am so excited that Ji San You from The Party Goddess took the time to post about Wedding Wisdom on her blog! She is so sweet, and I have nothing but kind words to say about her! Check out her website and the blog post!

Also, don't forget to follow her on twitter! www.twitter.com/thepartygoddess

Sean Azul Photography, Grace's 4th Birthday!

I want to give a HUGE thank you to one of my favorite photographers, Sean Azul. He’s so terrific! Sean so kindly took pictures of my daughter’s birthday party a couple weeks ago. The shots are beautiful, as you can see below, and it was so great to have him be a part of our family party. He always seems to be right there, never missing a beat, catching all the good shots! For that I am so grateful to him. Thanks again Sean for your continued support. It’s always a pleasure working with you.

Much Gratitude,

Mary Dann-McNamee

Wonderful Weekend Wedding!

This past Saturday I had Mariam and Afshin’s (Persian) wedding at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach! It was absolutely stunning! Square Root (Alex) did an outstanding job with centerpieces, fabric treatment, brown suede lounge areas.. it felt like a night club… and the floral décor was out of this world!! I cannot wait to see the pictures and I will make sure to share them with you as soon as I get them. Barnet Photography will get them to me soon. I also loved the choreographed show/ first dance (w/ 6 sparkly dressed dancers). It was rocking! The others that made the wedding day outstanding are: Glenn at The Island Hotel, Layla and the Lotus Dance Company, 4th Dimension Entertainment, Fusion Chairs, Mi Media Productions(lighting), Ashley Video and Joe and Mirta from Barnet PhotographyHere is what Mariam texted me the next day: “Thank u for EVERYTHING we had a wonderful time and so did everyone else.U were amazing last night. I don’t know what I would have done w/o you…"

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!!

Much Gratitude,

Mary