Bay Area Wedding Network

A few weeks ago I attended my first Bay Area Wedding Network (BAWN) event. It was held at the James Leary Flood Mansion in San Francisco and was sponsored by numerous wedding and non-wedding vendors from around the Bay Area.

I went as a guest of Lea McIntosh who generously paid for my registration fee (this time, that is! We've agreed that I would pay her fee for the next one...) and had a good time catching up with friends and meeting some new people as well.

One of the main reasons I wanted to attend this one was because Stacie Tamaki, my friend and founder of The Flirty Guide, was a part of a panel on internet marketing, blogs, and social networks. I think of myself as fairly well plugged into that scene and didn't necessarily go to "learn something" - I've never excelled at "learning things"; just ask my high school world history teacher, Mr. Neiman. But I did go for moral support and to see Stacie Do Her Thing.

Here's a picture of a Kobe Beef Mini Burger that was one of several excellent hors d'oeuvres that were served that night.

Here's Stacie during the panel discussion.

Here's Stacie taking a picture of me taking a picture of her before the session began.

For a complete list of BAWN sponsors, continue...

Abbey Party Rents Rick Seramin (415) 715-6900 www.abbeyrentssf.com
Bartenders Unlimited Rohnda Malmstrom (415) 454-3731 www.bubars.com
Bay Music & Entertainment, Inc. Kent Strand (415) 482-8000 www.baymusic.com
Coco Delice Fine Chocolates Dennis Kearney (415) 407-8413 www.cocodelice.com
Creative Occasions Marie Rios (415) 897-9939 www.creative-occasions.com
Everything Audio/Visual Chris Williams (415) 671-3880
Floramor Studios Laura Little (415) 975-2020 www.floramor.com
Grant and Company Grant Rector (415) 822-2101 www.grantandco.com
Hartmann Studios Moises Navarro (510) 970-3264 www.hartmannstudios.com
Hello! Lucky Custom Letterpress & Social Stationery Sabrina Moyle (415) 355-0008 www.hellolucky.com
HuntLittlefield Neil Hunt (415) 738-2360 www.huntlittlefield.com
In Good Company Events Kristjan Gavin (925) 855-3255 www.ingoodco.com
Knights Catering Maureen Kelly (415) 920-3663 www.knightscatering.com
Living Room Events Kim Stevens (415) 522-1417 www.livingroomevents.com
McCall Associates Anna Williams (415) 552-8550 www.danmccall.com
Melon's Catering Sheldon Sloan (650) 583-1756 www.melonscatering.com
MetMedia Creative Digital Video & Multimedia Jonathan Metcalf (510) 507-8507 www.metmediavideo.com
Peninsula Parking Rae Ann Reichmuth (650) 596-5728 www.peninsulaparking.com
Perfect Circle Photography Curtis Myers (415) 819-3088 www.perfectcirclephoto.com
Perfect Circle Photography Johan Wikman (415) 246-5143 www.perfectcirclephoto.com
Soulflower Floral Design Emily Dreblow (415) 971-8507 www.soulflowersf.com
Taste Catering & Event Planning Christina Cerri (415) 550-4777 www.tastecatering.com
The James Leary Flood Mansion Randy Sargeant (415) 563-2900 www.floodmansion.org
True Confections Judy Chadwick (510) 665-9836 www.trueconfectionscakes.com

Comments

[The Flirty Girl]

LOL I missed seeing those mini burgers. Too cute! Being a speaker left me less time to wander, eat and mingle but it was a really fun experience. I had to laugh to myself that right there in the front row were three of the top Bay Area Wedding Bloggers being Lea McIntosh of the Wedding Chat, Dianne Phillips of DK Designs and yourself. I thought to myself that was very cool and I appreciated that you all came to support me because I knew you all know as much or more then I do about blogging at this point.

So thanks for that!

:D

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