Cross-Country Craziness

Mia and I are currently on a cross-country extravaganza visiting some of our country's most fabulous cities in celebration of my mother's life and sense of adventure. Follow us on Twitter!

Red Letter Days' Biggest Fan

Keep on rockin', Mom. You are forever our biggest fan. Thank you for showing us what a true Red Letter Day is.

Flamenco (Red Letter Days style)

It all started over a conversation about what we're proud of...

Mia and I were sharing family history and memories from childhood. Mia comes from a long legacy of feisty Spaniards, and the adventures of past generations of the Hernandez family from Barcelona and Madrid kept us rolling. I come from Irish stock, and one thing that seemed most common in my family's history was dance (which is what I spent 95% of my childhood focused on).

So when it came time to discuss our table scape for the 2009-10 San Diego Style Weddings Magazine (featured on page 269), both of our brains went straight to our inspiring conversation and how we could create from it. What seemed most fitting was honoring dance within Spanish culture -i.e. Flamenco dance.

We knew that our friend, LaVonne Zamora Crawford of Adorations Botanical Artistry, would get our vision and craft it beautifully. We thank her for her deep commitment to this project and her collaborative spirit. To complete the perfect team, Karrie Pyke and Elizabeth Seaton of Posh Paperie created the stunning tapas menus and Melody Brandon of Sweet and Saucy Shop created the perfect Spanish-inspired cake (see Melody's blog post covering the table scape shoot). In addition, we selected the gorgeous linen from La Tavola Fine Linen (see their coverge of the table scape on their blog). What a blast it was to work with all these awesome artists!

And to capture our homage for posterity? The fabulous images below are the work of Rodrigo Mendez. We thank him for sharing his talent with us.

What a year...and we're not done!

Happy October, Friends! Last time we chatted, we were sharing news of our "move" to Solana Beach. We're still there (Cary hasn't kicked us out yet) and all is well.

Our intention for the next several posts is to flood you with eye candy galore while we track this year's excitement. There's A LOT, People. Grab a craft beer or glass of Pinot Noir.

To kick things off...our ad for the 2009-10 edition of San Diego Style Weddings Magazine (check it out in all of its glory on page 35). This lovely was designed by our dear friend and Posh Paperie co-rock star, Karrie Pyke. It features Lindsay and Ken, a beloved couple we had the pleasure of working with in 2008, shot by master photographer John Riedy.

Big News

So here it is, Y'all...

Red Letter Days Events is proud to call Solana Beach's Design District its new home! Starting Wednesday, we'll share meeting/office space with our dear friend, Cary Pennington.

We're VERY excited about this step in the growth of our business!

Exciting news...

...to share with you tomorrow. Stay tuned.

(And no, it's not that we're actually giving our blog and Facebook page some attention. :) )

Baby Peyton Oralia Robinson

Red Letter Days Events is very excited to have a new member of the family!

Planner extraordinaire, Amber Robinson, and her dear husband, Bryan, welcomed their daughter, Peyton Oralia Robinson, into the world today. Baby Peyton weighs 7 pounds, 2 ounces and is 20 inches long.

Hooray! Congratulations, Amber and Bryan!

Quote of the Day

I found this quote in Alexandra Stoddard's book Creating a Beautiful Home, which is full of thought-provoking ideas that I think any couple would find useful in setting up their home -- and integrating wedding gifts into the mix.

The quote itself, however, makes me think of the gorgeous attire that couples, their friends, family members, and guests wear for the big day:

Adornment is never anything except a reflection of the heart.

- Coco Chanel