THE JOURNAL

I am SO excited about this blog! Throughout Mark and Jessica’s 4 day destination wedding at the phenomenal Rosewood Mayakoba in Playa Del Carmen, Nira and I made ourselves take the time to document the production process to show the behind the scenes of what it took to pull together a multiple day event that […]

Wow, what a week! Along with Mark & Jessica’s destination wedding in Mexico, they had a huge formal reception on Saturday night here in LA, and then my husband had a small birthday party for me on Sunday. One of my former brides turned friend, Andie Green, is a great photographer and she surprised me […]

I  posted this blog 2 years ago and I love it so much that I’m posting it again! 32 years ago today I was born. Yay, me! But this blog isn’t about me, it’s about my Mom and our first wedding together. My mom is a total Rock Star. Seriously, she found out she was […]

Tomorrow Nira and I head down to the gorgeous Rosewood Mayakoba Resort in Playa del Carmen to produce Mark & Jessica’s intimate 30 person wedding. The resort is like nowhere else I’ve ever been: it’s luxurious without feeling decadent. It’s classy without feeling stuffy. I’m so excited about the design of their wedding and can’t […]

Then I better see your shining face on Wednesday, September 26 at the Backstage Bridal Bootcamp for my session on Ceremony & Reception Logistics. That’s right, folks, Professor Amber is going to school you on creating wedding day magic. This isn’t the pretty stuff–it’s timelines, flow charts, vendor interactions, and most importantly, tips on managing […]

The adorable Allison took some time to fill out my post wedding survey and I’m excited to share. Doesn’t that photo above just make you smile? Me too. Q. What was the best part of your wedding day? A. The best part was our first dance and the dance set afterwards.  Everyone was around us, […]

It is hard to write a blog about 29 days of travel in South America—so much happened! I decided to break it town into the areas that we went. Machu Picchu and Cusco We started our trip off in the Sacred Valley in the small and quaint, yet incredibly important town of Cusco, at one […]

Meet Allison and Danny: An energetic lovely duo madly in love. They wanted a classic yet grandiose space to accommodate friends and family from near and far. Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles seemed like a perfect fit! This wedding wasn’t only going to be beautiful, but it had to be personal to them also.   Allison […]

The holiday season seems now, long gone. I reminisce all the good feelings and warm thoughts. The generosity and happiness seeping through our pores … Sigh… Yet this is not always the case.  You and I alike are allotted our moments of greediness and temptation and I am sure we all had a moment or […]