A double feature with one of our favorite photographers, KT Merry, just might be the best way to spend the workday. It means loads of great images filling our screens, all of which are light-filled and as dreamy as they come. That's a KT Merry given. Not to mention that this garden affair in Sonoma is also awash with a certain easy elegance that comes from alfresco dinner details by Read more...

We run the gamut of style at SMP. There are some of us who swoon over whimsical fêtes. Others that get giddy over a rustic soiree. I personally love the classic weddings with a bit of a twist. But we all come together for one thing - an al fresco wedding in the warm sunshine, with a gorgeous tablescape, under twinkling lights. So when we see such a scene captured by Angie Silvy Photography and planned by Read more...

When Paige & Vince decided to get married at her parents home in Lafayette, her dad went to work perfecting the already lovely setting.  Guests arrived to trays of Arnold Palmers and hors d’oeuvres around the pool and garden.  Bells rang a call to dinner ala Sage Catering.  Long tables with beautiful flowers by Cherries Flowers.  Notorious whipped up the dancing in brand new barn structure.  Guests crossed the bridge from the lounge area to cigar bar.  No one wanted to leave!...

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