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Something from San Francisco

On a recent visit to San Francisco, I happened to come across a wedding!!! So thought I would share a photo, but also some other pretty pictures from my San Francisco visit…

I was lucky enough to attend a music festival whilst I was there, being a festival lover this was a highlight of my trip. Especially because I have only ever attended UK festivals, so to be watching acts on stage surrounded by palm tress, and an amazing sunset over the San Francisco skyline behind me, was very surreal.

Being in America and it being October, everywhere I looked it was Halloween. The typical giant American houses, with their Halloween decorations and pumpkins outside, brought back childhood memories of the film ‘Hocus Pocus’. I wish I could have actually been there for Halloween night.

Oh and the Giants (baseball) made the playoffs, so every night I was there it seemed as though everyone was out celebrating!

I walked up Lombard Street (the crazy winding steep road), the hills in San Francisco are unbelievable, I don’t think I would be brave enough to drive up those, they felt almost vertical!!

I also visited Alcatraz which was amazing, and very very eerie…after 4 days of gorgeous San Francisco sunshine it decided to rain on the morning of my last day there (which is when i went to Alcatraz), so it was dark, gloomy and cold, which added a good effect to our spooky tour of the former prison.

My favourite day had to be cycling over the Golden Gate Bridge and into Sausalito…the cutest place ever. It was like I’d left San Francisco and ended up in a European city by the sea. Anyway enough bragging, here’s my pics…….enjoy x

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Halloween

Something for a Halloween Themed Wedding

Halloween tomorrow!! So here’s some ideas for a Halloween themed wedding….rather than scaring your guests I’m thinking subtle Halloween inspired decor, keeping it classy. I love the all the different ways you can involve pumpkins within the theme, especially the white coloured squash if orange is a bit garish for you!

From pumpkin lined aisles to pumpkin place card holders, the list is endless!

With the season being autumn why not keep your colour theme to burnt oranges, rustic browns and greens. Or go for lighter shades like peach with rustic browns or yellows. If you are having an outdoor wedding hopefully fall leaves will be covering the grounds, which will create a magical setting alongside pumpkins and lanterns.

Orange and black are the obvious Halloween colours, so why not use these colours to involve the theme within your food…maybe not a lot of black!? But for example orange coloured macaroons as shown below, pumpkin soup…you can even serve this in pumpkins? Orange and black cupcakes, Aperol Spritz cocktails for your champagne reception (a brightly coloured orange cocktail consisting of Aperol, Prosecco and soda) – delish!

Don’t forget the ever so popular wedding sweet table can now become a trick or treat table. Provide your sweet toothed guests with Halloween style sweet bags, to fill with sweets and take home, or to just scoff at your wedding!

Wedding favours – it couldn’t be easier to keep within this theme. Toffee apples, Halloween style sweet bags or boxes filled with treats, miniature pumpkins (otherwise known as munchkins), little stacks of honeycomb, pretty much anything that takes your fancy – you can add Autumn/Halloween coloured ribbons / decorations / packaging to this.

Happy Halloween xx

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