Our favorite magazine these days!

How thrilled we were to be quoted in the latest issue of the beautiful Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom magazine! Britt Olson wrote a wonderful piece entitled, "Have Love...Will Travel". With our expertise in having traveled the globe for our clients, we were more than happy to offer a couple of pieces of advise for destination brides.... why not Beaver Creek Lodge for a winter-wonderland celebration? On another extreme, one of our all time favorite places is the island of Raratonga - in the beautiful Cook Islands in the South Pacific (near New Zealand). The visitors who go to the church there claim that "they have heard the angels sing". Talk about a magnificent wedding... and quite a choir as a send off.

Pick up a copy and take a look. You're going to absolutely LOVE this latest high class publication!!!

"O" Boy! Girl's Night out at Goldfarbs!

What can possibly be nicer than being involved in an exclusive 'Girls Night Out' at the absolutely lovely second location of of Alvin Goldfarb Jewelers - this one in their beautiful new downtown Seattle store. Steve and Fredda Goldfarb are no strangers to entertaining, and what they do is always in the very best of taste. What makes it even more special is that most of their events are designed with a philanthropic theme - one of the things we here at Good Taste Events just adore.

This event celebrated the Launch of "O" Wines and was supported by the fabulous Jewelery of Roberto Coin. The founders of "O" wines - Stacy Lill and Kathy Johanson were on hand to supply their delicious Horse Heaven Hills Chardonnay and explain to the crowd about their mission - to provide under privileged girls with the opportunity for scholarships. Talk about a win/win situation!

The generous folks at Roberto Coin jewelry donated a magnificent diamond pendant for one lucky guest!

And of course the Goldfarbs offered their beautiful venue, provided the music, the food and the drinks - along with a chance to model some amazing jewelry!

As they say, 'a good time was definitely had by all!' Thanks for letting Good Taste be a part of such an exciting and successful evening.

Look for more of these amazing events and an interview with Fredda Goldfarb upcoming in our blog. You won't want to miss it!!

Cheers!

Lunching with our new pal

Today Megan and I (and our new pal, "Disguise Maude") enjoyed the delicious tomato bisque at Chantrelle restaurant in Edmonds.

Maude is joining Good Taste as a partner and creative director and we are thrilled and honored to have her onboard.

Keep in touch as more exciting plans are unveiled at Good Taste Events!

be.ology. you are what you wear

I have been in love with these shirts since I first spotted them last year. We are getting them for our team to wear during setup for our events. How nice to see folks walking around with shirts that say "be.exceptional." Now those are people that I would love to hang around. The photo above is from a charity event. What a great way to be.involved.

Here's the scoop from their website. Go there now. be.amazed.

WEAR the words. SHARE who you are. BE. who you choose to BE.
Each of us has the power to live our best life and to make the world a better place. Spreading positive thoughts, messages, and energy can impact the world in tremendous ways. We hope our shirts inspire you to share and promote your positive energy.
How you express yourself is your choice, but before you decide, consider some interesting facts:
Did you know?...

…that performing an act of kindness will change your body, chemically as well as emotionally?
There is a chemical in the body, serotonin, that makes you feel good and performing an act of kindness increases the serotonin level in the body - of the performer of the act, the receiver of the act….AND in all the people that are in that energy field….wearing an expression of be.kindtm impacts the way you feel and the energy and actions of the various people you will encounter. You can make a difference in the world by choosing to spread positive messages and energy.

…that a positive thought physically make you stronger (and negative thoughts will make you weaker). Thoughts and words have energy that effect your whole sense of be.ing. and impact the world around you.

Remembering my precious daughter, Kelsey

In loving memory of my daughter

Kelsey Miles Zehring

April 16, 1988 - February 14, 1996

Quote of the Day

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.

Art is knowing which ones to keep."

- Scott Adams

Thanks to my wonderful friend Maude May for this inspiring quote.

Thanks to Veer for the inspiring photo.

Heart Art

I found these gorgeous, renowned Salvatore Principe hearts as limited edition glicees. The prints are pigmented ink prints printed on archival canvas. The Glicees are wrapped in a gallery wrap style - resulting in a sculptural type presence. No framing is necessary and each piece is signed and numbered by the artist, with a custom inscription of your choice.

Not only an amazing one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day gift, but what a fabulous find for a special wedding couple, birthday boy (or girl), or great friend.

Gifts from the heart. Mmmmmm. There's nothing better.

A perfect wedding

I recently received my wedding pictures from my September 2007 wedding and had such fun reliving the week long affair. (thank you, Janet Klinger Photography). As a Professional Wedding & Event Planner, it was especially fun to plan my own wedding and the week long events that led up to our special day. Our guests came from across the globe to celebrate with us and we were so honored.

I've decided to blog a bit about that special day and share some of the fun ideas that came to life.

Rehearsal Dinner:

One thing that we decided to do was to have a good old fashioned BBQ in lieu of the traditional rehearsal dinner. Because the majority of our guests were staying at the resort where the rehearsal and reception took place, mixing a casual 'getting to know you' evening with a semi-formal afternoon wedding seemed to be a fun combination.

It was a fantastic night. We had delicious food from Todd "Spaddy" Spadafore's company - Spady's Smokehouse in Poulsbo, Washington. Todd and his team are so delightful to work with and their BBQ is second to none.

My dear friend, Julie Borrud, the genius behind the floral design firm Bella Rugosa provided the most gorgeous arrangements - using a variety of sunflowers, twinkle lights, votives, etc. When Julie puts her hand on any project, the results are always spectacular.

We provided sparklers for the kids (both young and old), sang along with a local guitarist and of course had all the makings for s'mores. There is nothing more rewarding for an event planner than to look around a wedding or special event that you've planned and witness the couples vision come to life and to see their guests enjoying themselves. When it is your own wedding, that reward seems even greater.

Oh, and that's me and my incredibly handsome husband in the upper right corner. (We love any excuse to wear glo-bands.)

Stay tuned for more about the big day.

We're blushing....

We received a fabulous honor to start the year, when the amazing folks from Junebug Weddings invited us to be a part of the Junebug team!

They are truly the epitome of 'good taste' and we are so excited to share in their unmatched energy and passion in creating absolutely stunning, memorable, and highly personalized wedding celebrations.

You should definitely add their blog "What Junebug Loves" to your favorites if you haven't already done so. It's marvelous! - and was recently voted the #1 wedding blogsite in the world - even over Martha Stewart's blog, which came in a close second.

Thank you Blair, Kim, and Christy for the confidence you have shown in our work. We are truly humbled.

A very moving tip

Guess what our office has been up to? Yes, we are officially moved into our new office (a cute little renovated house, actually) in beautiful and quaint downtown Edmonds, Washington. Between the Holidays, the move, some exciting new ideas and goals for 2008 and just the day to day fun, somehow I looked up and found that it is already January! Even more shocking was realizing that our blog site hadn't been updated since November. Wow. If the old saying that 'time flies when you're having fun' is true, then at Good Taste Weddings & Events, we've been having a laugh riot.

We've also added 'keeping up with the blog' to the list of our exciting plans and resolutions for 2008. So hang with us, it's going to be a great year!