Hello Members,
We had an unforgettable meeting at the Prado in November. Marcy Melley, Catering Manager, took fabulous care of our group. We had a beautiful room, excellent service and delicious food! You could feel the energy in the room too…..we were networking gurus!!!
We also had a record breaking amount of people attending…28 members and guests! Our guests were Marcy and Andrea from the Prado, Tony from San Diego Desserts (who was actually Marcy’s guest and provided a yummy dessert for all of us), Renee Hirsh of RMH Events, Lola Chaney from West Coast Print Brokers, Katrina Lacape of Magical Party Rentals, Chef Scott Wagner of Chile Co Catering, Luciana Driver and Cheli Madrid from St. Tropez Breads, Desserts & Catering and Ann Strobel, Wedding Coordinator.
Before the meeting was over, Renee Hirsch and Katrina Lacape handed in their applications. Lola Chaney and Chef Scott are sending in their applications and the ladies of St. Tropez are talking with their boss to get his okay to join too. Talk about a membership rush…wow!!!
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Everyone enjoyed the “Mystery Business Card Exchange”…each person took a card and had to do a quick interview of that person, trying to gather new facts to share. Then as the introduction was given, we had to guess who was being introduced. Our members did a good job because sometimes we couldn’t figure out who the person was until the end of the introduction. It was not only a fun exercise but informative!!!
Marcy gave us a bottle of champagne to give to our raffle winner….congrats to Andy! Speaking of winners, our congrats to Andy Hagenah, Jeffrey Martin of John Franklin Jewelers and Haydee’s Creative Flowers….they came in first in their respective categories for the Ten News Contest. Many of us were nominated for the contest and it was wonderful that some of our members actually won!
Final nominations were taken for our upcoming elections. The ballots will be sent this week via email and the new Board of Directors will be announced at the Holiday Party! Hey, did someone say Holiday Party?
It’s coming up on Wednesday, December 5th at the Napa Valley Grille, 7pm to 9pm. Bring a $15.00 present if you want to participate in the gift exchange…it’s always a fun time! If you haven’t rsvp’d and want to attend, please contact me asap and we’ll get you added to the list. Liz Odle is planning a wonderful evening for all of us and we’re excited to be partying at her lovely venue!!!
So, hopefully we’ll see you next week at the Holiday Party! And, if not, have a safe and wonderful holiday and a terrific New Year! We’ll be in touch early January and let you know where our first meeting of the year will be. Please mark your calendars for that Tuesday, January 22, 2008!
And, just a quick note, as your outgoing President, thank you for your support, ideas, laughter, participation and networking! It has been my pleasure to be working with all of you and I’ve learned a lot traveling down the path you presented to me. This is a wonderful, strong and professional group and I am proud to be part of Weddings of Distinction. I know the new leadership will keep this group focused and growing in a great direction!
Happy Holidays all,
Merrylin Brichmann
Disc Jockey & Emcee
Artistic Productions
President of Weddings of Distinction
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