Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to coordinate my first wedding of the season at the gorgeous Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Resort. Recently rated by TripAdvisor as the #1 Spa in "World's Best Spas" for 2008. Pictures soon to come of the amazing couple...

However I highly recommend this venue and resort for a wedding and even a girls getaway or bachelorette weekend! Nestled 30 miles south of Santa Barbara and just inland of Ventura...it's romantic, peaceful and like no other!

{tagged by amy squires}

Amy tagged me and wants me to tell you more about myself!

What was I doing 10 years ago?
: : 10 years ago I was 20 years old and studying abroad in Florence, Italy. Me and my crew of 6 girls who traveled to Italy are getting together in St. Louis at the end of March for our 10 year reunion.

Things On My To Do list
: : find the right color paint for the inside walls of my house
: : plan my next trip with my husband (we just went to whistler, Canada and now I have the bug to go somewhere warm!)
: : find a way to do some destination weddings this year or next!
: : golf more
: : put pictures in an album from a big trip last year

Places I have Lived
: : san clemente, ca (currently)
: : san francisco, ca (met my hubby there!)
: : san luis obispo, ca (college)
: : santa barbara, ca (hometown where i grew up)
: : florence, italy (studied abroad)

Bad Habit
: : chocolate chip cookies
: : not loading the dishwasher in an organized way
: : keeping my house too clean...

Things Most People Don’t Know About Me
: : i love to cook homemade meals and drink red wine with my husband
: : i love lululemon clothes
: : i have done 9 triathlons, 1 marathon and walked the 3 day breast cancer walk
: : i would do just about anything for tickets to the Oprah show
: : i was a nutritional science major in college at cal poly
: : i am super ambitious and entrepreneurial
: : i wanted to start a crumble topping business years ago called "kiley's krumble." It was a hit with my friends but i never really got it going! I got married and fell in love with weddings.

I tag you!
Katie Moos
Jeffrey Lawler
Jihan Abdalla
Joel Austell

On the GREEN train!

After reading the most recent issue of Martha Stewart I came across some fabulous "green" tips and sites to look at.

1. Think about donating to a charity in lieu of gifts. Give a small keepsake like a potted plant of herbs, tree seedlings in biodegradable containers or edible gifts such as fair-trade coffee or organic chocolate.

2. Buy carbon offsets at Native Energy

3. Create your invitations with recycled paper!
Oblationpapers
Pancakeandfrank

4. When you register, make a note of asking that the gift not be wrapped. Don't allow this as an option for your guests when placing the order for buying you something.
5. Cut down on unwanted catalogs and credit-card solicitations that start arriving soon after you register by asking the stores you register with not to sell or rent your address. Subscribe to greendimes which for $20 will remove your name from mailing lists and plants 10 trees on your behalf.

6. Consider having your ceremony and reception close to each other or at the same location. You won't have your guests driving 20-40 minutes and consuming gas getting there. Think of all the guests who might not be carpooling?

For more great ideas about going green take a look at these sites!
Eco Chic Weddings
Portovert