Save The Dates: Upcoming Bridal Salons & Bridal Directories August 2012

August is our busiest month of the year - Last minute Weddings are in the works for the Autumn Holiday 2012.  As well as couples planning next year's nuptials.  Get in the swim of things and check out one or two Bridal Salons in your area - Get ideas, Meet New Artisans & Friends and support your Local Wedding Community - Have Fun!


August 2012 Bridal Salons and Directories

Wednesday – August 1, 2012

Summer Bridal Showcase - Carle Place, New York

Bridal Open House at The Plaza Club - Houston, Texas

Thursday – August 2, 2012

Wedding Steps - Windsor, Connecticut

1st Annual Bridal Show at the Hellenic Center - Ipswich, Massachusetts

East Wind Caterers Bridal Showcase _ Wading River, New York

Mia Bridal Couture Watters Spring 2012 Trunk Show - Houston, Texas

Friday – August 3, 2012

Maggie Sottero Trunk Show - Gilbert, Arizona

The Gillespie Engagement Show - Louisville, Kentucky

Special Events Fair Weddings & Quinceaneras - Hesperia, California

Alyne by Rivini Trunk Show - Hudson, Ohio (8/3-8/5/2012)

Saturday – August 4, 2012

WZYP/WHRP Bridal Fair - Huntsville, Alabama

Alyne by Rivini Trunk Show - Hudson, Ohio (8/3-8/5/2012)

Sunday – August 5, 2012

BrideWorld Expo - Anaheim, California

The Bridal Extravaganza - Farmington, Connecticut

Summer of Love Bridal Show - Cocoa Village, Florida

Incredible Events Bridal Show - Miami, Florida

Tampa Bridal Show - Tampa, Florida

Georgia Bridal Show…Atlanta, Georgia

Summer-Fall Fantasy Bridal Expo - Des Plaines, Illinois

Bridal Show at Persimmon Ridge Golf…Louisville, Kentucky

Nunnlea Bridal Open House - Louisville, Kentucky

Baltimore Bridal Show - Baltimore, Maryland

The Wedding Show St Louis, St Louis, Missouri

Beautiful Bride Expo Green Valley Ranch - Henderson, Nevada

Bridal Showcase Danford’s Hotel & Marina - Port Jefferson, New York

The Bridal Showcase - Charlotte, North Carolina

Carolina Weddings Show - Greensboro, North Carolina

Alyne by Rivini Trunk Show - Hudson, Ohio (8/3-8/5/2012)

The Tulsa Wedding Show - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bridal Show at The Central Hotel - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Cullen’s Bridal Open House - Houston, Texas

Silver Sycamore Bridal Open House, Pasadena, Texas

Wedding Fair Rio Grande Valley - McAllen, Texas

Tulsa Wedding Show - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Charity Wedding Gown Sale - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Greater Virginia Bridal Show - Williamsburg, Virginia

WKEE 100.5 Bridal Expo, Huntington, West Virginia

August 7, 2012…

Bridal Meet & Greet at The Fox Hollow - Woodbury, New York

August 8, 2012
Bosco’s NY Wedding Expo - New Rochelle, New York

August 11-12, 2012
Forever Bridal’s Southern Bridal Show and Expo - Raleigh, North Carolina

August 11, 2012
Trunk Show: Alfred Angelo Designer Marian Woolley - Pittsburgh, PA

East Valley Bridal Show - Mesa, Arizona

August 12, 2012
The Queen Mary Bridal Show - Long Beach, California

Indianapolis Bridal Show - Indianapolis, Indiana

Happily Ever After: A Wedding Workshop - Charlotte, North Carolina

Brooklyn Arts Center Wedding Show - Wilmington, North Carolina

Carolina Weddings Show - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Richmond Bridal Showcase - Richmond, Virginia

August 16, 2012
Bride’s Night Out - Jackson, Mississippi

August 17-18, 2012
Bridal Spectacular - Las Vegas, Nevada

August 19, 2012
2012 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal Show - Little Rock, Arkansas

Luxury Wedding Show - Sacramento, California

Rocky Mountain Bridal Show - Denver, Colorado

Bridal Show Atlanta Convention Center - Atlanta, Georgia

Southern York County Bridal Show - New Freedom, Pennsylvania

Southern Bridal Show - Charleston, South Carolina

Knoxville Pink Bridal Show - Knoxville, Tennessee

Elegance in Bridal Show - Charlottesville, Virginia

August 21, 2012
Wedding Steps Bridal Extravaganza - Brookfield, Connecticut

August 23, 2012
Wedding Festivals - Asheville, North Carolina

Cavanaugh’s Wine & Weddings - Monroeville, Pennsylvania

August 25, 2012
Houston Wedding Showcase - Houston, Texas

August 26, 2012
Southern Bridal Show - Birmingham, Alabama

The Folsom Bridal Show - Folsom, California

Unveiled Bridal Show - Atlanta, Georgia

Bridal Expo by Weddings of Georgia - Peachtree City, Georgia

Nashville Pink Bridal Show - Nashville, Tennessee

August 29, 2012
Bosco’s Fairfield Wedding Planning Expo - Stamford, Connecticut

August 31, 2012
Paloma Bianca Trunk Show at Mon Amie - Costa Mesa, California

Historic Wedding Venue: Adamson House in Malibu, California

Facade Adamson House

Front Door Entrance

Great View of Front Entrance

This is the Back Patio

How about this Kitchen

Pool House Mural

The Malibu Tile

Side Patio

View up the Coast

Fountain Area and Wedding Site

If you've dreamt of a Spanish Countryside Wedding consider - This “work of art” beach house  built in 1929, in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.  The house was given to Rhoda and Merritt Adamson as a gift from her mother, May Rindge, the last owner of Malibu. The historic masterpiece beach house “The Adamson House” in Malibu is set on a beautiful ocean front property set high above the Pacific Coast Highway; and is adorned with sycamore lawns, a front courtyard, and a rear lawn by a star shaped fountain.

The brochure describes the view from the House - “From the balcony behold the breathtaking panoramic views of Santa Monica Bay. Listen to the surf as it crashes on the beach and see a bird’s eye view of your reception.”

The property is luxurious, historic and breathtaking and is open to all weddings and receptions outdoors. It is probably the most pristine of the historical properties I’ve seen and a perfect spot for a 200 guest wedding. The property boasts 13 acres of land above Surfrider Beach on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.

The brochure invites one to “step back in time and experience a house that is 95% preserved, complete with the family’s belongings and furniture, just as it was when Rhoda and Merritt Adamson lived there with their three children during the 30's,40's and 50's.”

As the Adamson House is a National Historical Site and a California Registered Landmark, please consider one important item and that is there are no parties booked inside the home.  With a couples’ reception on the grounds, the Adamson House offers the option of “opening” the house for docent led tours during the cocktail hour. Weddings and special events are scheduled from April through October.

One suggestion, visit the property with your wedding planner. Visit the park, walk the beautiful ocean front property, and take a docent led tour of the house. Seeing this historic breathtaking “beach house” full of Malibu Potteries tile (see notes below), and hearing about the history of the last family to own Malibu is remarkable. 

Suggestions: At your wedding and during the cocktail reception, your guests can tour The Adamson House with an informative docent, while your wedding party is with your photographer.

Here are some more details to consider: The Adamson House is open to weddings from April to October. The cost to have a wedding on the grounds is not your average and one must consider transporting “everything” to the property – Oh! But the view!  The grassy area next to the iconic star fountain is probably where most of the weddings are held and with direct access to the beach.

A Bit about the Decor

The Adamson House is decorated in striking, unusual and valuable Malibu tile and there is a Persian style rug made entirely of Malibu tile. The hand painted ceilings, doors, cabinets, and frescos are the creation of two artists, Ejnar Hansen and Peter Neilsen. One cannot get away from the sight of and the details of hand forged wrought iron and the glow of colored and rondel glass windows.

The lavish use of exquisite ceramic tile, produced by Malibu Potteries (1926-32), is a hallmark of the house. The use of decorative tile has always been characteristic of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Mrs. Rindge decided to utilize the unique red and buff burning clays that existed in the Malibu area, as well as an abundant supply of water from a spring in Sweetwater Canyon, to establish the Malibu Potteries. Beginning in 1926, a profusion of brilliant tiles flowed from this establishment to hundreds of residential and public buildings throughout Southern California.

The Adamson House is at:
23200 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265-4937

Here’s to Bonne Planning!

Joanna

Natural Paris - Beauty on the Streets

Yes, I have have been away for awhile. Now, as I ready by posts for next week's journaling please take a look at some real Paris beauties. More events next week.

Here's to Good Planning,

Joanna

Wedding: Happy Halloween Wedding - Skibo or Malibu?

Planning a Halloween Wedding. Take inspiration from Wedding Wire’s Opulent Mood Board. If not this weekend – why not plan next year's wedding in October - now the new June. Start early and start the Holiday Season 2010 off with your wedding either choreographed here at a luxe mansion on a hill in Malibu or Santa Barbara. - or, and this is my fantasy get going and dream up the ultimate Scottish Destination Wedding at Skibo Castle.  The dress – think rich, ornate, lots of layers, and - add a soft orange tartan cashmere wrap with lots of jewelry.

Credits:

Mood Board: Wedding Wire

Skibo Castle: Scotavia

Le Venue - Villa Del Sol 'd Oro - House of the Golden Sun, Alverno Heights Academy

For a venue in Los Angeles County and in the Pasadena area – consider my beautiful high school alma mater Alverno Heights Academy http://www.alverno-hs.org/about_villa.asp when planning your wedding.

The Alverno Villa is a duplicate of the Villa Collazzi located on the outskirts of Florence Italy. Villa Collazzi has been occupied for several centuries by the Bombicci ― Fomi family, and legend has it that the Villa is the only one ever designed by the immortal Michelangelo. The Villa del Sol d’Oro is one―quarter scale to the original.

Villa del Sol d’Oro is nestled at the foot of the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains in picturesque Sierra Madre, the Villa was built in the Italian Renaissance Style in 1922 by the famous Pasadena architect Wallace Neff and was completed by 1928. The estate was built by Dr. Jarvis Barlow for his wife, who had visited and wanted a house just like the Villa Collazzi. This design was a sweeping departure from the Mediterranean style that that Neff perfected in his other homes.

Originally built on thirteen acres of trees and flowers overlooking the entire San Gabriel Valley, the Villa had five master bedrooms, four bathrooms, and ample help quarters, one of the first electric elevators in the area, porches on three sides, and spacious patios. On the grounds were garages, stables, caretaker’s home, swimming pool, bath house, and tennis courts.

The building is comprised of two stories and a tower. It is said that the walls are made of two rows of hollow tile to keep the building cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The lower story houses the reception rooms, dining room, drawing room, and library. The upper floor includes the living quarters and a spacious ballroom. The tower was built to obtain a better view of the valley.

Dr. Barlow himself supervised the planting of the trees which included: orchids, tulip, Japanese Magnolia, strawberry tree, flaming eucalyptus, monkey tree, camphor, sapoitas, English Yew, coral, and carob. To frame the southern façade, a sunken garden was added, lined on either side by Italian cypress.

Please contact at http://www.alverno-hs.org/ all the details.

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