Featured San Diego Wedding Vendors

The Bridalinsider.com Community is proud to feature some of San Diego's best wedding vendors. Each week we feature an outstanding San Diego wedding vendor that we think you should know about. This page contains an archive of the vendors we have featured on our website.

December 2009

ACMakeup
Ashley Lowe of ACMakeup offers full service makeup application including airbrush foundation and individual eyelash extensions for San Diego and Temecula Brides. Ashley offers her services only for weddings and has become an expert in wedding makeup while specializing in this service for the past 6 years. Her experience with weddings allows her to work in the craziest of environments without getting distracted and all the while giving her Brides the best service possible. Ashley has been a favorite of Bridalinsider Brides as she has been the recipient of the Bridalinsider.com People's Choice Award two years in a row. When asked what her favorite aspect of her work is Ashley answered, "Being a wedding makeup artist is truly rewarding because I walk away knowing that I am partially responsible for how beautiful my bride feels on the most important day of her life. I can't think of another job that involves makeup, weddings and alot of girl talk. It is easy to see why I love doing what I do." Click here to learn more about ACMakeup

November 2009

Oohlala Weddings & Events
Owned and operated by Eve Harrison, Oohlala Weddings & Events offers full service, day, week and month of wedding coordination services. Eve truly loves what she does. Her outgoing personality and calm non-stress approach make her clients comfortable and relaxed on their wedding day as they know every small detail is being taken care of. Weddings are truly her passion. She gets excited every time she gets in her car on a wedding morning with the car filled to the top with the couple's wedding items. Her favorite part of working with weddings is the energy and excitement of the "hustle and bustle of the ceremony. Making sure everyone is on time, lined up and ready to go!" Oohlala Weddings & Events also offers candy buffets, which is a new service. "Instead of favors, our clients can choose one of our candy bufetsand we will customize it with colors, candy type, boxes, bags and labels. Completely personalizing it for their event." Click here to learn more about Oohlala Weddings & Events

August 2009

Vows From The Heart
Vows From The Heart Ministries, operated by Reverend Christopher Tuttle, offers non-denominational wedding ceremonies in San Diego and the Temecula Wine Country. He also travels the US and Canada providing traditional Scottish Highlands Wedding services (kilts and all)! There are many things that make Reverend Tuttle unique from other wedding officiants. Just to name a few - he personally performs over 200 weddings, has married over 2,000 couples thus far, and he serves as a Wedding Chaplain which allows him to observe all faiths and beliefs without judgment. Reverend Tuttle also has twice been awarded the Bridalinsider.com People's Choice Award for best wedding officiant. When asked what is favorite part of working with weddings is, Reverend Tuttle explained, "I am blessed with a position in life that affords me the opportunity to be part of one of the magical moments in a couples lives. Not as a witness to the event, but an actual participant in the moment. When I hear the comments from my couples, their families and friends following their special day that I was able to present a ceremony that was a true reflection of the two of them, that is my biggest honor and indeed my favorite part". Click here to learn more about Vows From The Heart

After the Engagement
After the Engagement offers Wedding Planning, Consulting, and Coordination services, with packages ranging from simple Day-of help, to a more in-depth Month-of package, to Full Scale Planning. Owned & operated by Courtney Tibbets, she makes sure that every wedding she works with runs smoothly from the planning process all the way through the wedding day. Courtney explained that prior to her wedding in 2007, she "never knew how expensive weddings could be, especially here in beautiful San Diego. I have the desire to be accessible to all brides and grooms, whether their wedding budget is $5K or $500K. I pride myself on the fact that all three of my packages are very competitively priced, which is a necessity to me." Working with weddings is not just "work" for Courtney, she truly enjoys what she does. She has a real passion for weddings, and still tears up during the ceremony and speeches at almost every wedding. When asked what her favorite part of a wedding is, she answered, "My very favorite part of every wedding is witnessing the couple see eachother for the first time. Sometimes that is pre-ceremony for pictures, and sometimes it is while the bride walks down the aisle. At that moment, I just feel so blessed that I get to be an important part of such an important day".Click here to learn more about After the Engagement

Swann Soirees
This week we are featuring one of our people's choice award winners, Swann Soirees. Brenda Swann offers full service Wedding & Event Planning, specializing in Day-Of Coordination. Brenda is extremely committed to her couples and creates events that are "more than a one-night affair". Her positive energy and cool demeanor get the job done while keeping everything running smoothly on the wedding day. "There may be all kinds of a hot mess going on behind the scenes, but nobody will ever know," says Brenda. Throughout the planning process Brenda always "treats everyone with equal respect and importance". She is always honest, positive, and accessible to her couples. Brenda's favorite part of a wedding is the vows. "I love to watch my couples vow their love to one another... it is the most vulnerable & true state of love. The connection is so deep sometimes, it is a privilege to get to be part of that". Click here to learn more about Swann Soirees

Just 4 Fun Entertainment
Just 4 Fun Entertainment operated by Christian Palugod offers DJ, sound, and lighting services for weddings and other events. This includes DJ, VJ (Video Disc Jockey), MC, sound reinforcement, dance lighting, uplighting, projector and screen rentals, and more. Just 4 Fun Entertainment is a husband and wife team that knows the difficulties of finding the right DJ. They are one of the few wedding DJs/VJs that have a foothold in the San Diego nightlife with residencies at several San Diego night clubs. This gives them a strong knowledge of music, years of experience, and love of entertaining that allows him to cater to different types of events with a wide range of audiences. When asked what his favorite part of working with weddings is Christian explained, "My wife and I were just recently married. It was such happy day for the both of us. It literally felt like a dream. We love being a part of making a newlywed couple's dream become a reality. It is our way of of giving back to the BI community and also re-live those happy feelings we had on our wedding day." Click here to learn more about Just 4 Fun Entertainment

July 2009

Gabrielle Fox Photography
Images for the FOXY bride! San Diego photographer Gabirelle Fox offers wedding photography as well as engagement, boudoir and trash the dress sessions. Gabrielle's images are fresh, fashionable and innovative. When asked what sets her apart from other local photographers, Gabrielle explained, "I love being able to capture the "realness" of people and their relationships. I am good at feeling out the vibe of each couple and then customizing my photography to match their unique personalities. I love my clients. I want them to be happy, have an amazing experience and have the photos to prove it! Couples enjoy working with me through the entire process because I'm easy-going, prompt and I truly care about who they are". Gabrielle enjoys "getting to be a part of all the sweet, crazy, hysterical, beautiful, wacky, tender, emotional and super fun moments of the wedding day. I feel that by the end of the night I really know my clients on a deeper level and I love that!" Click here to learn more about Gabrielle Fox Photography

A Perfect Table
Local San Diego party rentals company, A Perfect Table, offers basic and specialty linens, chair covers, napkins, decorative charger plates and chiavari chairs for weddings and special events. When asked what sets them apart from other companies, owner Irene Gonzales explained, "We offer personalized service. All of our clients come to us for the same reason, but each have their own desires, ideas and dreams they want fulfilled. We listen, we digest, and then we transfer those ideas to their tables using linens which inspire, invoke the senses and capture the emotion of the day. During the initial consultation we try to leave pricing out of the equation. It's best to listen to the client's ideas and talk about their budget, then look over our inventory to create something wonderful that will fit within that budget. We find our clients are much happier with the end result. We are extremely budget conscious! Often we will tweak our pricing to accommodate the client and allow them to have what they want. We offer quality, high end product for a low end price, which allows our clients to create that special, one of a kind wedding they have always dreamed of!". Click here to learn more about A Perfect Table

Drag N' Drop Video Productions
San Diego based Drag N' Drop Video Productions offers award-winning wedding videography, Love Story segments and DVD authoring. A long time supporter of the Bridalinsider.com Community, Drag N' Drop has won the People's Choice Award for best San Diego Videographer 4 years in a row. Owner Seth Mondragon has been shooting weddings for over 10 years. In his own words, Seth describes his services. "I take each project seriously and I'm very picky about the final product. I'm not a factory that cranks out cookie-cutter videos every weekend. I will only take 15 bookings a year which means I can dedicate more of my time and creativity to your project. I feel like my camera work and attention to detail is one of the main features that sets me apart from the other local companies. In addition, I don't outsource my work so when you book Drag N' Drop Video, you get me!" Drag N' Drop Video is currently offering an amazing special to Bridalinsider.com Brides & Grooms; a $700 video package for weddings taking place in 2009. Now is your chance to get Award Winning videography at an unbelievable price. Don't miss out on this. Contact Seth for details! Click here to learn more about Drag N' Drop Video Productions

Side by Side Video
Danielle & Jared Zacharias of Side by Side Video offer complete wedding videography services that will exceed your expectations. They not only shoot the wedding and reception but go the extra mile to also offer "getting ready" shots, love stories, concept videos, fusion projects, slide shows for the reception, bridal sessions and trash the dress videos after the wedding. They also are one of the 1st videographers to offer a "Wedding On Demand" service which allows friends and family to view your complete wedding videos online - just like watching a DVD from your computer. This husband and wife team do all of the shooting and editing themselves, and shoot with two cameras so as not to miss a moment! "We absolutely love preserving happy, loving memories for couples on their most important day and giving them an end product that they will cherish. When we get feedback from couples that they loved their video, we know we've done our jobs!" Click here to learn more about Side by Side Video

June 2009

Love at First Invite
Love at First Invite is a local San Diego based Invitation & Stationery studio that offers both custom design and Ready-to-Love stationery services for every part of the wedding. Love at First Invite believes in quality, tailor-made, intelligent custom design that encompasses the passion and vision of our clients. "We believe in being fully accessible to all by remaining cost-effective and utilizing eco-friendly processes and materials. We offer the opportunity to create art together; with a dream, paper and ink." When asked where they get their inspiration from, owner Cathy Olson responded, "We get our inspiration from all types of art and design, but mostly from our couples! There are so many things that go into designing a wedding, we combine all of the elements that make up the wedding to create something truly unique and a perfect fit for the couple. Love at First Invite has over 8 years of design experience to bring these ideas together to create any style, time period, theme or mood. We create elegant wedding invitations that will create lasting impressions on all of your guests." Click here to learn more about Love at First Invite

Zelo Photography
Zelo Photography is the husband & wife team of Seth & Desiree Mondragon. This San Diego based Photography Studio offers engagement sessions, wedding photography, individual portraits and album design. Couples love the fact that as a husband & wife team, Seth & Desiree are hands-on with each project from start to finish. They are proud to say that they never outsource photography or post-production work. "When you hire Zelo Photography, you get Zelo Photography ...for everything!" When asked what their favorite part is photographing weddings, Seth & Desiree say that they enjoy the "Bride & Groom portraits, the toasts, and of course the delivery of the finished photos to the Bride & Groom. The delivery of the final product is great because it's something the Bride & Groom are looking forward to. The wedding day goes by so fast and when they get their photos they can really get to see everything that was happening and how awesome their day was!" Click here to learn more about Zelo Photography

Elite British DJ
Local San Diego DJ Mick Scrivener from Elite British DJ offers a complete line of services including DJ/MC services, Ceremony Sound, Lighting, Photo Montage and Monogram Creation & Design. Mick has a long standing track record of excellent service with BI Brides & Grooms. He has been awarded the BI People's Choice Awards for best DJ 4 years in a row. He believes "there is no such thing as the best DJ, but the best DJ for you". He gets to know each Bride & Groom during the planning process and finds that his favorite part of the wedding is "Seeing the Bride & Groom having the night of their lives with their family & friends knowing I was a part of that moment. It's as simple as that." Click here to learn more about Elite British DJ

Melissa McClure Photography
Local San Diego Photographer (and former BI Bride) Melissa McClure offers wedding, engagement, trash the dress, family, maternity & boudoir photography all on location. A firm believer in instant gratification, Melissa prides herself on her fast turnaround. After photographing your event, she has teasers to you within a week! She truly cares about her clients so much that they often become friends. Her favorite part of shooting a wedding is the time alone with the Bride and Groom and getting ready with the Bride "The anticipation is unlike anything else!" Click here to learn more about Melissa McClure Photography

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