Barkin Country Estates Grand Re-Opening

Planned to a T Events

Announces the Grand Re-Opening of

Barkin Country Estates

Dear Friends and Family,

It's been five years since the devastating wild fires of Southern California came upon us. We barely escaped a total loss of not only our home, but also our lives. At 2am that frightful morning in October, 2007, our daughter, son in law, one year old grandson and 6 of our neighbors found ourselves in our pool avoiding the smoke and fire as it surrounded our home on all four sides. God's protection was with us as the fire swarmed past us and rushed up the hill but left our home standing. While we did not go unscathed, and had to clean, restore, repaint, re-stucco, and re-carpet everything, our structure remained tall in the middle of the blackened landscape.

Today we have our home fully operable and in full swing, ready to again serve as a beautiful site for your glorious event. We welcome you and look forward to assisting you with your cherished events.

David and Edie Barkin

You are cordially invited

to celebrate with us at an Open House

November 10, 2012 from 11am to 3pm.

Barkin Country Estates

18355 Sycamore Creek Road

Escondido, CA 92025

Come visit with the Barkins and Planned to a T Events.

Meet some of our preferred vendors!

See why Barkin Country Estates should be your #1 choice for your special event.

Please RSVP to plannedtoatevents@gmail.com

For more information call Planned to a T Events 

(760)473-7211

Wedding MBA 2012

Hi everyone!  Just got back late last night from an amazing 3 days in Las Vegas at the Wedding MBA Convention! My head is about to EXPLODE! For 3 days, every hour, from 8am to 6pm, we had another class to go to. Some hours there were 3-4 classes and I had to choose!! OMG! I wanted to be in 3 places at once.

Attending these events gets my adrenaline flowing like crazy. You get the opportunity to meet people from all over the world who have the same passion as you. You speak the same language! Love hearing what Event Planners are doing in New York, or Texas, or Ohio!

We were able to learn from the best in our industry. There were classes on trends, technology, communication, what the future has in store, social media, inspiration, how to transform a vision into a reality, and so much more.

We got to meet and hear from Renee Strauss and Kevin Lee (Beverly Hills Bride),
















Top management from Wedding Wire, Martha Stewart Weddings. There were even people to help us learn how to manage our business' more effectively and with less stress! This all means better service and more creativity and value for our clients.

 

Of course, there had to be a little down time too! The Knot invited us to a great cocktail party at Tao Beach at the Venetian.

A Day of Polo!

A couple of weeks ago I spent an absolutely perfect day at the San Diego Polo Club. As the Mom to 4 sons I've spent many a day watching baseball, basketball, football, soccer, golf, track and field, and even rollerblading.  But we'd never watched Polo. This was a new experience, a reason to CELEBRATE!!

We gathered friends and family. Everyone was given their food, or beverage, assignment, and we headed for tailgating. I came prepared with the basic rules for spectators (helps curtail the disagreements), the pop-up canopy (but my forehead still burned and peeled), lots of chairs. It was perfect! Relax, enjoy the company, have a new experience (stomping the divets a la "Pretty Woman")...

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This is how we do Polo....
Planned to a T Style!







                                                                               

Time to get ready for fall...

After spending a day this past weekend at  The Vintage Marketplace , I decided that it is time to transition our home into fall. I am a California Girl and really love the sun. My mind really likes to hold onto Summer and postpone fall as long as possible.  I have several fall events in the works and really needed that boost. The creative displays and decor really got my creative juices going.

Soooo...it's time to take this amazing birdcage that I found at The Vintage Marketplace

And these fun crows that I found at Michaels...

and some flowers and newspaper..

And get our home ready for fall!  What's your project for today?

Before the Wedding comes the Engagement!

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I love weddings...I love the whole event from the engagement to the parties, and showers, the shopping, the planning, the creating, the rehearsal and dinner, and, of course, the big day.

The wedding that I was a part of 2 weeks ago started with a fun engagement session. Outdoors, casual, sweet.  Here's a little peek...

Go on over to  Brushfire Photography's Blog to see the rest of this session.

Check back tomorrow for the beautiful sneak preview of the wedding ...

Summer Entertaining?

If you were planning a Summer Party, what type of party would it be?  I'm planning a get-together for friends and family and I can't decide what to do!  I love entertaining. My mind is spinning with ideas! Don't know what to choose.  Picnic? BBQ? Tea Party? Beach? Tuscan? Brunch? What colors??  What food?

Help!  What is your favorite?

Last Minute Wedding Planning!

 One day a very dear friend called to say that she was getting married and could I help her put together the wedding?  I told her "of course! Have you picked a date?" She said "yes, 2 weeks from now. Can you do this?" I told her "of course"!

So I set to work putting together the day of their dreams.
Small, intimate, family and a few friends
A day that they would all remember.
A day that would surely "Bless the Broken Road"
that had brought them together





I brought in all my favorite vendors --
who I knew would never let me down







All of the family, from the Mother of the Groom (above),
to the grandsons (on the right) were there to celebrate.
The ladies were a little bit giddy.

The Best of Friends were all gathered and
excited to be a part of the wonderful day.

The beautiful bride was escorted by her sons.  Ready to join the
man she would spend the rest of her life with.

A beautiful ceremony performed by the Pastor,
and friend

A mother who was happy to see her dreams for her child finally come true.

A dance to celebrate a
Happy Forever After.

A Beautiful and Sweet cake to
end a Beautiful and Sweet day.