Ceremonies and Celebrations

01/07/2024

Elise and Hope delighted their guests with a lovely ceremony at SF City Hall in both Mandarin and English. Applause rang out through the four floors of the building.

01/07/2024

Fadia and Chris created a lovely event lakeside at dusk. In addition to the celebration of their love and many toasts, guests were treated to a magnificent sunset.

01/07/2024

A sudden chill on an April wedding day. While the guests and I were bundled, Holly and Ben were unfazed and looking beautiful in their celebratory attire.

01/07/2024

01/07/2024

So fun hearing from 2023 clients and seeing their photos.

10/15/2023

“I am Jewish. My neighbor Zahia is Palestinian Muslim. Today, I brought her baklava, a homemade tea blend and homemade soap, and a large orchid. She took me into her arms and we cried. We talked for a long long time. Her husband served me arabic coffee and she served me stuffed grape leaves. They sent me home with more grape leaves, lamb for Greg, a kaffiyeh, and their last bag of cardamom coffee from Palestine. They talked about how nice Greg is for shoveling their snow. She said she would make kenafe ( my favorite Palestinian desert)for me.

Stop making change theoretical and abstract. It is knocking on neighbor’s doors and sharing coffee and sweets. It is telling each other stories. It is heart to heart, neighbor to neighbor. We are all human. We all want a place to call home and for our babies and grandmothers to be safe. Peace begins with me. “

-Tamara Rettino

SHALOM
AS-SALAAM ALAIKUM

01/20/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/well/family/virtual-funeral-advice.html?referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwAR3xt2h0KywXj_UDf2KuuXVUa6lU2IspSWI22gqNJPCwzo6UfL9SY3vzxXQ

Holding a funeral or memorial on a videoconferencing platform like Zoom offers several advantages: It’s easy for distant guests to attend, and you can record it.

11/16/2020

Some thoughts about virtual weddings.

Here are a few creative ways to connect with your remote guests and integrate them into your celebration during the pandemic.