Chartreuse, Aubergine & White Blooms @ Robert Hall Winery

Easter weekend we had a fabulous wedding at Robert Hall Winery along with some of my favorite professionals - the foundation to any great event. First, Robert Hall is really a beautiful venue with so many options for weddings and they have gone out of their way to provide excellent value to their bridal packages. My gal pal Jennie over at Trumpet Vine Catering provided artfully presented food with her usual epicurean flare. Kramer Entertainment provided grooving tunes AND lighting for the caverns (did I happen to say they are now doing lighting??!!). Amber Karson Event Planning handled all of the planning from Washington DC - she rocked it! And the incredibly talented Allyson Magda of Allyson Magda Photography captured these images and shared them with us. Every time I get photos from Allyson - it is like Christmas - images are everything, incredible images - priceless! Thank you to all for being the excellent team players you are and coming together to bring Chris and Buffy a fabulous wedding day.

Industry Play Date - Wine Tour 2

OH DEAR!!! So wonderfully fun to take a day off and roll with some of my friends from the wedding industry in the Grapeline Van through the back roads of Paso Robles to taste a little vino.

This time we spent time at Dunning Vineyards, Adelaida Cellars, Carina Cellars. Some my favorite people were along for the fun - and to say we had fun is a serious understatement! Mary Allegreta from Villa Toscana, Paul and Linda Della Pelle from Fig Leaf Video Productions, Beau and Misfabulousity (aka Melissa) Kramer of Kramer Entertainment, and my creative soul sister Jennie from Trumpet Vine Catering were a few in the group. In our "research effort" to "taste the black cherry notes" we sampled some really great wine and made some new friends along the way.

If you haven't checked out this up and coming wine region - you are missing out on one of the great experiences of California. Many on our destination brides, put together fun tours for their guests as a treat the day before the wedding for everyone to mingle and bond before the big day. I can't imagine anyone not really enjoying this.

For more information on the Paso Robles Wine Region - check out PasoWine.