Destination - HAWAII

We will be closed for the week of August 21st for the annual ISES Eventworld held in Waikiki Hawaii. We are working on our CSEP, Certified Special Events Professional and attending the annual conference.


As a member of ISES, we benefit from continuing education in the Special Event Industry. This years event world will leave us

Deal of the century

My friends over at Absolute Rentals have recently added chiavarri chairs to their inventory. They currently rent for $6.75 per chair. This is $1.25 less than anyone else in town. My lucky client Amy and Paul (the San Antonio couple) just ordered their chairs for their March nuptials.

Coincidence worth mentioning: We currently have three couples who are Amy and Paul.

Wedding planned in a few weeks.

This is the wedding of Dr. Jose Reyes and his lovely bride Melissa. This wedding was last August on a Wednesday. I remember them fondly because I just ordered their one year anniversary cake. All client's of A Regal Affair receive a small six inch cake similar to what they had on their wedding day at their one year anniversary. Last year, they were married at the end of August. They will be vacationing on their anniversary, so Jose requested it early. I just love a good husband, always thinking ahead.

I loved this wedding, because it was small, intimate and the bride let us have carte blanche on location, floral, everything but her dress. She is a busy professional and had complete faith in us. She knew she wanted deep red roses. The wedding is at Mission San Jose with an intimate dinner reception at Zinc, in the wine cellar. These fab photos were taken by my favorite wedding photography couple, Karen and Winfield Little. Enjoy!

Granberry Hills

Here's an update to the new venue called Granberry Hills located in NE San Antonio. It is almost ready! I have been anxiously awaiting the completion of this grand place for a couple of years. Construction, weather, you know the routine. Our first event out there is September 16th. We have a lot in place for this event. Custom linens in light apple green and lilac. We will accent with some dark purple on the buffets with large arrangements created by Melissa White of Botanika.

We expect a huge crowd of about 350. Steven Pizzini will light the place up with violet and green lighting. Anne Marie's catering will provide all the delicious food. And they will dance the night away at this Texas Style celebration to the sounds of The Big Time out of Austin.

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My favorite wedding movies

Here are my favorite movies with references to weddings in them. What are yours?
10. The Wedding Planner - cute, who can't love Jennifer Lopez that year. She had the triple crown of entertainment back then. No 1 movie, No 1 single, and No 1 album. It's not that easy and I wish I looked that good working an event.
9. The Wedding Banquet - A little deception in the reception - FUNNY. This movie is by Ang Lee. The jist of the story is the groom is gay and agrees to a marriage of convenience to pacify his parents. Parents show up and it is a barrel of laughs from there.
8. Wedding Crashers - Although I don't have any experience in wedding crashers, I was impressed by the story line and laugh my way through the whole thing. I heart Vince Vaughn and he quirks and manner of speaking.
7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding - someday, I will write a short story about My Big Fat Mexican Wedding. Enough said, My Big Fat (insert your culture here) Wedding. We've all been there and done that.
6. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - I love musicals and this is not a miss. The eldest brother goes into town to find a wife and convinces her to marry him in the same day. This movie is from 1954 and I remember watching this with my grandma one summer. Who knew I would remember this and have in a top ten list.
5. Bend it Like Beckham - First off, I love the music in this movie and who can resist all the references to Beckham, king of soccer. The story centers around a girl who wants to play soccer, but will not be able to find a suitable husband acting like a boy. Secondary story line is the sister whose wedding on, off and on again. Again, great music - I highly recommend it.
4. It Had to Be You - can you hear the music now? Ginger Rogers has a serious case of cold feet. If nothing else, she has fabulous wedding gowns for her many trips down the aisle. This movie is from 1947. The modern version is Runaway Bride with Julia Roberts.
3. Father of the Bride - New version with Steve Martin - Don't know what to say. "I want the cheaper chicken" comes to mind. Love this movie!
2. Wedding Singer - I was a teen in the 80's and I love just about everything about this movie - the Burt and Loni references, the music, the clothes!! I am big SNL fan and Adam Sandler had me at I Do.
1. Muriel's Wedding - My all time favorite movie about a gal who just wants to get married. Go out and rent this today.