Category: Blog
Guide to Finding Your Perfect Wedding Cake Topper

It’s finally here – that time in the wedding planning process when you decide on your wedding cake topper.
Do wedding cakes need a topper?
How tall should a wedding cake topper be?
What do wedding cake toppers cost?
Short answer, It depends…
Just how do you decide on your perfect wedding cake topper when there are a ba-zillion wedding … Read More »
Kaitlyn & Nina

February 18th, 2021





Interview with Heather Nguyen about Wedding Photography

Get to know Heather, Central Coast Wedding Photographer.
I first met Heather of Heather Nguyen Photography at a local wedding professionals gathering in northern San Luis Obispo county. Taylor Street Favors was supplying some wedding favors for the event and Heather was shooting the event. Meet and greets are not my thing, but I am so glad I went that … Read More »
The Best Top 29 First Dance Songs For Your Wedding

Finding that first dance song is never easy. Some songs may fit one personality, but you want something that represents you both. Maybe you have a song that you fell in love to, when you first met or had your first kiss. From classic to contemporary, romantic to sappy, rock and roll to country to rap – it’s your day, … Read More »
Tolerance – a core strength

Tolerance — respecting human dignity — seems like a particularly timely topic. Is it that people are allowing religion to do more of their thinking for them? Has our educational system failed too? How can I continue to model tolerance for our son and do my part to help create a more inclusive society? When confronted … Read More »
Interview with Sara Pilchman of Sara Pilchman Ceramics

TSF: Tell us a little about you.
Hi! I’m Sara, from Long Beach, CA. I’ve been teaching ceramics for the last eight years in Southern California and have been selling pottery through my business Sara Pilchman Ceramics since 2016.
TSF: How did you get started in the creation of pottery? Are you self-taught?
I’ve been working in clay most of … Read More »
Wedding Planner: Rachael Johnson of Rachael’s Custom Events

A few years ago Derek and I were attending a WeddingWire conference in Los Angeles. During the lunch break between sessions we were fortunate to sit at the same table with wedding planner Rachael and her husband Tim. Over the last couple of years we’ve been seeing them at conferences, communicating with and social following Rachael Custom Events. I … Read More »
Why We [still] Love June

June is for celebrating marriage, fathers & PRIDE
We originally posted June is for Celebrating in 2017 – sure feels a life time ago. Not long after the 2015 Supreme Court marriage equality ruling, David and I began to wonder if a business like ours — built on a commitment to not just marriage equality, but basic equal rights and … Read More »
The “I Do Crew” …for those couples doing things a bit differently… .

Men as Bridesmaids, Women as Groomsmen – and what about that Man of Honor!
As more newly engaged couples, gay and straight, involve friends and family members in their weddings in more creative and personal ways, they are redefining traditional gender-based bridesmaids & groomsmen roles. Welcome to the I Do Crew!
[And really, why can’t brides and grooms have their BFF’s … Read More »
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