Love Detailed is featured in  “19 New Brands, Products And Sites Lucky Editors Are Loving Right Now.” See the full article in Lucky Magazine here.

From the article,

“I have a friend who is planning a wedding with a new website called Love Detailed. It’s a clever and inexpensive alternative to a wedding planner that starts off with the bride-to-be answering a short questionnaire. Based on the answers, Dana and Brooke, the girls behind the site, will generate a wedding design package in the form of a story board which includes pictures of everything from reception ideas to dress designs. The best part is that they will make sure all the inspiration photos are shoppable, so you’re not just lusting after a gorgeous image.” – Adrianna Barrionuevo, associate fashion credits editor

We are THRILLED to see Love Detailed featured in Bridal Guide with lots of gorgeous photos! Click here to see the full article in Bridal Guide.

As originally published on California Wedding Day:

“Brooke and Dana are the brilliant and beautiful ladies behind Love Detailed, a groundbreaking website that literally puts wedding planning at your fingertips. After working side-by-side with top event planner Linda Howard, the girls were inspired to make those breathtaking weddings accessible to brides everywhere. They spent over a year creating products, curating packages, and putting together a website that would take the guesswork out of planning a perfect wedding. What resulted is a virtual wedding planner that will forever change the way brides look at designing their big day.

Using Love Detailed is simple, convenient, and genuinely enjoyable. After setting up an account, brides are taken through the Style Profile Quiz and are immediately presented with a variety of personalized packages based on their results (we’ve shared one of our favorites below). For $49.99 you can purchase your package which includes detailed images of each product, access to purchasing them directly from the website, tips and tricks to help implement your design, and Linda Howard’s exclusive countdown calendar. Brooke and Dana give you everything you would get from a professional event designer at a fraction of the price. What more could a bride-to-be ask for?

Love Detailed is taking wedding planning into the 21st century and quickly becoming the new go-to resource for engaged couples everywhere. We love it and think you will too. Take a peek at their website- your perfect wedding day is only a click away!”

I am thrilled with what you have done to make the “planning process” so much easier for the Brides who are not choosing to hire a wedding planner!! Such an exciting “gift” for everyone that has the talent… and just needs the direction!!! Congratulations Brooke and Dana!!!! xoxoxo

Making Your Wedding Your Own [As featured in Elegant Living Magazine]

by Linda Howard

 I’ve been helping couples create their dream weddings for 16 years and the most important thing I’ve learned is that even if I produce a wedding that is elegant, sophisticated, tasteful and flawless…who will remember it if it isn’t perfectly tailored to the couple sharing one of the most important days of their lives with their friends and family?

Your wedding day needs to be uniquely yours and it’s so important to take the time to really think carefully about all of the things you love and what makes you and your relationship stand out from the crowd in order to make that happen. A major part of my job is to delicately pull that information out of couples and find wonderful ways to incorporate what they love and what they envision. Starting with how they met, and getting to know their likes and dislikes, helps me intertwine their personalities into their wedding day to make this celebration unlike any other.

Your personal touches will not only set your wedding apart, but they will reflect your style and will help to create a warm and wonderful connection with your guests. I call these touches “Talk Abouts.” When your guests leave your wedding, these are the little things they will always remember and talk about!

Our “getting to know you” meetings are the perfect way for me to truly get to know my Bride and Groom.  I always want to know how you met and how and where you got engaged; but other personal questions allow me to start personalizing your actual event.

From your favorite colors, flowers, candy, dessert, ice cream flavor, drinks, songs, restaurants, vacation spots, exercise, weekend activities, movies, plays, and books….I am able to zero in on who you both are as people; and then my creative juices can start flowing.

One of my Bride and Groom’s favorite color was purple, and they wanted a candy station as the guests were leaving the wedding. We took her favorite color and created a spectacular “Willy Wonka-like candy station overflowing in all purple candy. With purple and white swirly lollipops, purple gummy bears and m&m’s, grape licorice, purple taffy, jelly beans and purple jordan almonds…everyone was blown away! We had purple candy bags with a cartoon picture of them in a taxi cab saying “Come visit us in NYC”! (They were moving to New York.)

The Groom’s Grandmother was a baker another state and it was always her dream to bake her Grandson’s wedding cake. The wedding was taking place at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. On one of her visits to California, she lovingly baked the six layers, decorated them and froze them. On the night of the wedding, Mark’s Garden took the layers and placed beautiful purple flowers between each layer creating a spectacular wedding cake baked for a queen. We placed the cake at the entrance of the ballroom so that everyone could admire the cake throughout the evening. Personal cameras were going off all night and knowing that their Grandmother had her dream come true was that “something special” they will never forget.

It is fun to incorporate a Bride or Groom’s career or hobby into making their wedding day come alive. One of my brides was a musical comedy actor and I thought it would be great fun to create their wedding program to look like a Playbill from the theatre. A Groom who was a comedy television writer created a “surprise” sitcom using look-a-like actors to present to his Bride after dinner was served.

A Bride who was in high school Madrigals, surprised her Groom with a song that she prepared for him. A Groom who played the guitar in college prepared a surprise serenade for his Bride. A father of the Bride who played the drums got on stage with his son-in-law who played the guitar to surprise and entertain the Bride. All of these moments became “Talk Abouts!”

For chocolate lovers, we created an amazing, edible menu made out of chocolate with a photo of the bride and groom. We placed in a beautiful satin sleeve and placed it on the charger. Another couple loved eating jelly bellies every night. When he proposed to her, he placed her engagement ring in their dish full of jelly bellies for her to find. At the wedding, they showed a video re-enacting their engagement. On the tables, we placed candy dishes with jelly bellies in them, with a blinking “diamond” ring sticking out.

I like to think of a wedding in Four Parts:

The Ceremony: A meaningful, spiritual, romantic and emotional part of the wedding; the time where you are sharing your vows in front of everyone you chose to witness your commitment to one another.

The Cocktail Hour: A time for your guests to mingle and start the celebration. Music is playing and everyone is chatting and getting ready to celebrate.

The Dinner and Dancing Reception: The Bride and Groom are announced as “Mr. and Mrs.” and everyone in the room is feeling the excitement, the happiness and the love! They are ready and waiting to dance and celebrate!

The After Party: The toasts have been given, the cake has been cut, and some of the guests are saying ‘Goodnight.’ The guests who are nearest and dearest are not ready to call it a night. This is the time where the music turns into the top 40’s, the late-night snacks might be served, the shoes come off and the atmosphere changes. Some people think this is the BEST part of the wedding!

One of my couples met in New York at a coffee restaurant. We re-created the restaurant and that is where we served the coffee at the dessert presentation. Also, we took digital photos at the church wedding ceremony, developed the photos and placed one on the cover of a magazine. As the guests left the wedding, we set up a newsstand and they took the magazine home with them along with donuts, cupcakes and cookies served from a “bakery.” Too much fun!

Remember that your wedding day should truly be YOUR wedding day!  Take the time to create your “Talk Abouts,” and you and your guests will NEVER forget your special day!

As originally published in Fall/Winter 2012 Elegant Living Magazine.

Linda Howard Events is featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 Edition of

Photo above: Marianne Lozano Photography

Thank you to all of our special vendors for this gorgeous wedding-

Venue: The Grand Del Mar Photographer: True Photography Weddings Videographer: Taylor Films Entertainment: Wayne Foster Music, Entertainment and Event Design Floral Design: Kathy Wright & Company Hair: Sola Salon Food Truck: The Fry Girl, INC Invitations: Invitation Factory Coordinator: Linda Howard Events

 We are thrilled to see Heather and Scott’s gorgeous wedding featured in one of our favorite wedding magazines… Inside Weddings.

Thank you Art and Walt for your never ending support!

Credits:

We’re so honored to be featured in the Fall/Winter 2012 edition of Elegant Living Magazine. Pick up a copy to read Linda Howard’s article on “Making Your Wedding Your Own” or read it online here!

Linda’s Tell All from the Grand Del Mar Wedding Experience…

Once again, the Grand Del Mar treated us to the most fabulous and creative two days full of entertainment, pampering, fun and elegant 5-star dining!! How lucky to be a “guest” and not have to think of one thing!!!

Paige and Charles, along with their most professional staff, went above and beyond to make us feel special, showering us with incredible gifts and arranging morning through evening events, allowing us to see their magnificent hotel through their eyes! Anyone who chooses to vacation at Grand Del Mar, or plan an event there, is very wise. Once you pull up to the front of the hotel, you enter into the most wonderful European Experience. Everyone is warm and welcoming and you know your  vacation has begun! The hotel is so breathtaking and the hotel lobby, library, bar, the guest rooms, the view, the pools, the restaurants and the spa and gym are all done to perfection!

Paige Levy along with the creative help of the most talented florist and planner, Kathy Wright, managed to WOW everyone that attended their in-house “Carnival”! They did not miss a trick or a detail and we had the most fun evening playing games, eating, partying and dancing with our friends that we have met over the years at previous events! It was a magical night that no one will ever forget! The Grand is soooo lucky to have Paige and Charles on their staff! They’re so professional, creative and fun!!!! Everyone ADORES them!!!

The following day we had the chance to go to visit the Animal Safari in San Diego, but I opted to stay back to take advantage of  (in my opinion) the BEST SPA EVER!!!!!!! Oh my!! Give yourself a real treat!!!!!! Everyone there is FABULOUS at what they do and so friendly!!

For our second night of pure luxury, Paige and Charles arranged for a beautiful, European “5-Star” dining experience at their restaurant, Addison on the hotel property. From the finest of wines and champagne and a magnificently served meal, we were truly impressed. I must mention that the centerpieces were incredibly beautiful, and of course, Kathy Wright gets the credit. She is truly a “floral artist extraordinaire”!!

I must also give praise to Boyd Harris and his wife. They not only took great photos every minute, but also captured instant memories and shared them with all of us practically overnight!! They are so talented and incredibly nice!! Wish they were in L.A.!!

I was so sad to leave the next day, but reality and work awaited me back in Los Angeles!! Thank you to everyone at the Grand Del Mar for including me, once again, on their invitation list!! I can not wait to return next year!!! You are in a league of your own!!!!!!!!!

The Grand Del Mar Wedding Experience 2012 Vendors:

Invitations and Paper Goods: Invitation Factory
Video: Taylor Films
Photography: Boyd Harris Photography
In-Room Treats: Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach
Spray Tanning: PLUSH Tan

Carnival Party
Lighting: Presentation Services
Custom Dance Floor: Felipe’s Dance Floor
Custom Furniture: Hire Elegance
Band: Jordan Music Entertainment
Florals, Design and Decor: Kathy Wright & Co.
DJ: Scratch Music Group
Candy Station: Candee by Sandee
Linens, Chivari Chairs and Draping: Fusion Linens
Electronic Games & Entertainment: Party Pals
Photo Booth: Epod Talking Photo Booth

Off Property Adventure
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Transportation: Angie Kemp, La Costa Limousine

Addison Dinner
Kathy Wright & Co.

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