Lily Spruce: Events + Event Planning for Rule Breakers

Congratulations to our lovely couple, Joyce + Henry. They have the very distinct honor of being our first wedding of 2020! After months of rescheduled weddings, it felt great to be back schlepping all the things, ticking "done" on to-do list items in the run-up, and going vendor to vendor asking if they had what they needed. Even though the wedding was 8 guests (due to San Francisco's highly restrictive social gatherings mandates), their wedding was both simple, and yet, chal...lenging. Though micro, this wedding was.. still a wedding. Did we go through our checklist of things in the weeks and days prior? Did we have extra meetings to ensure the nature of a Zoom wedding would go off without a hitch (sorry, we had to)? Did we have to pack umbrellas to shield the violinist and cellist from some unseasonal fog? Yep yep yep. But there was utter beauty in its simplicity. A bridal walk to "Moon River." An Instax guest book right next to hand sanitizer and wet wipes. Toasts from virtual guests through a Bluetooth speaker. And a cake set up just for a photo opp (but not to eat--no food consumption allowed onsite!). Stripped of all that comes with weddings--favors, programs, escort cards, table numbers, sit-down dinners, wild dancing, dessert bars--the essence of this intimate day, was about two people who love each other very, very much. In the great surround of redwoods, we were so very moved to be a part of their day, in the most bizarre and yet wondrous of times. Month Of Coordination: @lilyspruce Photography: @simone_anne_photography Videography: @jarami_bond Flowers: @bewilderfloral Cake: @migoodiesbakesale Violinist: Chloe Allen, [email protected] Venue: Redwood Grove, @sfbotanicalgarden