Ralston Hall mansion is absolutely gorgeous and when we found out that it was possible to have our wedding there, it was a dream come true. We had our wedding there the day after Thanksgiving on a Friday in the afternoon and I am an NDNU graduate, so we were able to rent it out for a very affordable price. The coordinators Denise and Karen are very easy to work with and they are always available to help with any questions or concerns. They both went our of their way on different occasions to help us with different parts of the planning process. Also, the "day of" coordinator that they had, I believe her name was Nicole, was very sweet and helpful. Ralston Hall was an awesome venue, we couldn't have asked for a more perfect or more beautiful venue. It is a wonderful place.

I chose Cake Coquette after seeing pictures of the owner Gabrielle's work in two wedding magazines and after looking at the beautiful cakes on her website. I emailed her about three and a half months before my wedding date, hoping that she would be able to make the cake for my November wedding. She responded right away and my husband and I were able to have a one on one appointment with her within a few days. During our appointment, we discussed our ideas of what we wanted our cake to look like,I even brought her a sample of our invitation paper to see if she could incorporate the design into the look of our cake. We also tasted several different cake flavors...we ended up going with two layers of strawberry creme and two layers of citrus/lemon creme...Gabby custom designed our cake for us and the result was absolutely stunning! On our wedding day,she showed up promptly and set up the cake herself. Our guests were so impressed with the cake...some even thought it was fake because the design was so intricate and unique! Thanks Gabby for a delicious and beautiful work of art!

My husband and I found DMG Photography by searching on the internet. We typed in "affordable wedding photography" and found a link to a listing on Craigslist SF Bay Area. The prices for the different wedding packages were reasonable and the sample pictures on his website were awesome. We wanted to find out more about this business so we called the number and spoke to the owner,Darwin Garza. He met with us right away and discussed his love of photography and his experience with us. We knew right from the start that he was the right wedding photographer for us. So, without looking around for other photographers, we chose him. Our Wedding photography package included a two hour engagement photo session as well...Darwin took us to several locations of our choice in San Francisco. Those photos turned out great! The day of the wedding, Darwin and his wife Heather were so professional, they showed up early and got some great shots of us getting ready and during the wedding they did not miss a beat,they were able to capture all of our special moments and details perfectly. At the end of the wedding, Darwin and his wife went out of their way and even stayed a little while longer to make sure we did not miss any important pictures with family members. We just received our CD of pictures and we could not have asked for a better photographer. Thanks Darwin and Heather! You guys are wonderful!

I got married this past year, November 2009 at Ralston Hall Mansion in Belmont,CA. I decided to go with Orchid Floral because my younger sister,who got married two years ago, had her wedding flowers done by Orchid Floral and I was impressed with how beautiful the flowers looked for her wedding. For my wedding, the owner Ellen went out of her way to make sure that I got exactly what I wanted. My husband and I met with her about three months before the wedding and I showed her pictures of flowers that I had cut out from the wedding flower magazine "Bride and Bloom". She then asked what my budget was and she was able to tell me exactly what flowers she could use to create my fairytale look for less. The day of the wedding, as soon as I arrived to the venue, Ellen was there to personally deliver the flowers and make sure everything was exactly how I wanted it. She is so sweet!!! Orchid Floral exceeded my expectations and made my wedding day that much more special.