Catching up

Well hello there. It has been a while since I have posted anything and i have tons to put up. This year has been a challenge for me personally and i am so grateful to my lovely brides and happy couples for giving me such happy moments to look forward to.

In May my father passed away from cancer. It has been very hard and it is still a tough subject for me, but all my couples, vendors and so many friends rallied around me that I always knew everything was ok. Even the week i didn't leave the couch. My first wedding back i do admit I had to step out of the room during the father daughter dance and regain control of myself, and actually i have found myself tearing up each time. I can not express how much of a moment that is.

My pop was the strongest man i have ever known, in so many ways, and even in his fight against the cancer that grew inside him. He went through his medical treatment at USC and loved the fact it was a teaching hospital, he would drill young doctor's as they came through their rounds " to help them, help me" he would say. In all of this i have decided to make some changes in my life and business.

Bella Notte will begin by donating a proceed of each years bookings to the American Cancer Society. I am planning on opening a second office location in Portland Oregon along with a retail location and will have specific products that will donate 50% or more of the proceeds to cancer research.

I would like to thank my couples who helped me through the spring and beginning of the wedding season, they are each amazing.
Heather and John, Natalie and Robert, Kate and Bill, Paul and Aileen, Eric and Jenny, I could not have come back to work with out such lovely people around me.

My heartfelt thank you's to my lovely vendors Nancy Liu Chin www.nancyliuchin.com, Lori Paladino at www.Loriphoto.com, www.Cityclubsf.com Natasha at www.waterlilypond.com
Jen at skogasinvogue.com, wmrphoto.com, parkavenuecatering.com, and many more your professionalism and patience made it "alright" for me to take a moment and I thank you with all of my heart. I truly felt our wonderful wedding community come together.

I am looking forward to putting up all these lovely weddings and catching up. There is a great deal to share!

Cheers
Cindy