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Talk about Destination Friday!!

May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
Okay…. I admit it-I have snuck off for 3 days for a little R&R. Talk about the ultimate Destination Friday!! I hopped on a Jetblue plane from JFK at 6:50 a.m. and arrived in Nassau at 9:50 a.m. Next step-grab a taxi to the private terminal and board Rosie’s shuttle to North Eleuthera, Bahamas. Final destination- the Rock House on […]

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Destination Fridays - A Passage to India

April 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

As I reported in an earlier posting, in December we had the privilege of designing a beautiful wedding in New Delhi. A unique aspect of this destination wedding was that although the bride is Indian and was having her wedding in India, she did not want the overall design of the wedding to be too traditional. One of the biggest challenges, as well as […]

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Destination Fridays

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Live From Nantucket 
 
A 45 minute flight from Manhattan and presto-destination Nantucket!
Garrett, Kelly, Danielle, Michael and I took off Wednesday to perform one of the key requirements of a destination wedding – the site inspection. Since we had previously visited the site in December, this trip is intended to focus on the logistical details to insure the wedding […]

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Behind the Scenes

February 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

How an event comes together is infinitely fascinating to me—there are so many components. Packing a truck is a mathematical equation (who knew I needed to pay attention to how to calculate cubic square feet in school). Months before we ever step onto the reception site, my Director of Production, Garrett Mastrogiovanni, needs to put together the right team, secure the proper […]

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