Last weekend we wereĂ‚Â invited toĂ‚Â Love/Make Wedding Expo, the second annual wedding show organizedĂ‚Â by what is easily San Francisco’s coolest blog The Bold ItalicĂ‚Â at the Terra GalleryĂ‚Â in downtown San Francisco.
While it has become theĂ‚Â preeminent voice on the culture of the Bay Area, The Bold Italic doesn’t usually play in the wedding space, so we had to ask: why put on a wedding show? This is what Ellen Black,Ă‚Â the head of The Bold Italic’s Event and Marketing, told us:
“Seeing as the Bay Area is chock full of creative people with unique tastes and abilities, I wanted to produce an event that could really showcase the amazing talent we have here in addition to helping engaged couples connect with interesting, reliable, and inspiring vendors.”
Boho chic brand Daughters of Simone at Love/Make
And interesting they were! True to San Francisco’s obsession with all things hand-crafted, we found several unique vendors sporting their goods: fromĂ‚Â Knotty Co., which makes custom bow ties out of found materials (kimono, anyone?)Ă‚Â toĂ‚Â ReclamationĂ‚Â Etchworks, which can elegantly etch anything onto anything to custom-made cookies.
While Love/Make featured two floors chock full of vendors, one booth was clearly the biggest hit: guests flocked to floral wreath making classes taught by florists from Home Sweet Flowers.
We saw our old friends San Francisco’s newest bridal shopĂ‚Â LOHO Bride, which we have covered in a recent blog post. We also madeĂ‚Â new friends with The Chapel, a unique restaurant/bar/event space in the hip Mission neighborhood that usedĂ‚Â to be a Ă‚Â mortuary and that attracts couples that want something out of the ordinary; wedding planning siteĂ‚Â Happily Co.Ă‚Â that flew out from their headquarters in LA; andĂ‚Â Stardust Vintage Rentals, an event planning and rental company out of Big SurĂ‚Â whose teepee was another big hit.
Although Love/Make had the traditional setup of a wedding show, The Bold Italic put a unique spin on it by showcasing interesting local vendors.
