Vendor Mixer | The Hotel Vitale

Some of the Fab Five were able to attend the vendor mixer at the Hotel Vitale in San Francisco last week. It was a wonderful evening for an event on the terraces at the Hotel Vitale, as the temperature reading was about 92 that day. The event staff at the Hotel Vitale made us feel so welcome, and were showing us some of the newer spaces they have available for smaller events. The food was amazing and so was the company! It is always nice to see and catch up with other vendors in our industry. Here are a few photos Duncan took of the evening:

View from the terrace Sunna from Hotel Vitale and Amber from Hartmann Studios Kathryn and Duncan Carmelized Onion Pizzetta

The Steel Drum Band Janae Shields from Janae Shields Photography & Kathryn

Hotel Vitale is a great location for a wedding under about 125 guests, and is located in one of the most beuatiful locations in San Francisco. Even if a wedding isn't a possibility there, the suites and terraces are great to have a welcome cocktail party, rehearsal dinner or day after brunch. Many couples stay there even if their wedding is off-site and get ready with the bridal party in one of their gorgeous suites overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Plus, the terraces are wonderful photo ops for pre-wedding photos! Check them out for more information!

Cheers!

kathryn aka special k

The Fab Five

The Fab Five Photo Shoot

This past Thursday we were all able to come together for a day of primping, eating and having our photos taken! It was so much fun hanging out with the group for the day, and we wanted to show and share the wonderful vendors that made this happen!

We first met at Michelle Martinez' lovely home in Emeryville to get our hair and makeup perfectly done by the amazing Maria Chang from Professional Makeup Artistry. It was so nice to be sitting in the chair and having her work her magic on all of us. We truly appreciate all her hard work!

Maria's aresenal kit! MB getting beautiful

Then, we hopped in the car and drove about two blocks (ha!) to La Bonne Cuisine Fine French Catering where a delicious meal awaited us. I want to say there were six courses plus appetizers, but I lost count! Either way, it was absolutely wonderful, and we really got a sense of their style and food presentations. Check out our next post for the full story about La Bonnne and photos from our tasting.

We then went back to Michelle's where the funny and charming Andrew Weeks was waiting for us to take our photos. We wanted to have fun with this shoot, and he was the perfect man for the job! He made us all feel at ease, and also made sure we looked our best. We made the set look like we were designing a table top (with rentals so graciously donated from Classic Party Rentals, Burlingame). We will definitely post those once they are ready.

It was a long day, but as always, we discussed wedding industry issues and personal struggles. It's always nice to have the other four to bounce ideas or problems off of, and gain more from each time we're together.

Cheers,
The Fab Five