Last Chance to Buy Tickets to the Wedding University!

Do you live in the Bay Area and are you recently engaged? Then this is a not to miss event. The Wedding University, February 8, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto, California. I only wish I was an engaged bride so I could go. This is a DO NOT WANT TO MISS EVENT! All the top wedding professionals in the Bay Area will be there to guide you on how to create a beautiful wedding in a workshop environment. Plus you could win a chance to stay at one of the Four Seasons Resorts! And one shameless plug, attend the workshop of Armando Sarabia of get your DO up! to see DK Designs hair flowers in action! :)

Here are the details:

This is NOT your usual wedding fair. In fact, it is not a wedding fair at all! It is an all-day workshop of practical, useful, HONEST information for how to stretch your wedding dollars, regardless of budget. Various topics from design to bridal makeup to learning your first dance will be taught by the best professionals in the Bay Area. Come prepared for an afternoon of fun and a ton of useful information to plan your wedding, while tasting exceptional food and wine from the Four Seasons Hotel. In addition, get up and personal with top wedding professionals, view trends in wedding attire, and be entered into a drawing for a honeymoon stay at one of 3 luxurious Four Seasons Resort, including Lanai and Bora Bora!

Never before have these top professionals offered discounts on their services, but TWU students will leave with a goody bag that includes amazing discounts on products and services for their wedding.Space is limited.

Please RSVP to enroll early:Jubilee Lau 408.235.8889 jubilee@jubileelauevents.com

Date and Time: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 11 AM - 5 PM

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley 2050 University Avenue East Palo Alto, CA

Price: $25 for 1 person $40 for 2 people

Former UH Football Coach Honored at HCCNC Five Star Aloha Award
Every year, the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of Northern California Chapter asks DK Designs to donate leis for their award recipients. My leis have gone to prestigious indviduals in the Hawaiian community who bridge Hawaii with the mainland US. My lei awards have gone to renound Hawaii Chef, Sam Choy, sports figure, Wally Yonemine, who was the first Asian-American to play for a professional football team in 1947 for the San Francisco 49ers.

This year's recipient of the Kulia I Ka Nu'u ("Strive for the Summit") went to June Jones, former head coach of the UH Warrior Football Team! June Jones did amazing things not only for the Warriors Football team, but also for the athletic department as a whole. Those with Hawaii ties love seeing UH play against SJSU and Fresno State.

I've never gotten a chance to meet any of these individuals because for some reason I'm always out of town. The wonderful part about it is how honored the recipients are when they receive the award. I remember 3 years ago when Sam Choy was playing golf with the HCCNC board members the day after the black tie fundraiser event, he had told Kurt Osaki (one of the HCCNC board members), that it was truly the nicest award he had ever received! That really meant a lot to me because he has so many awards that he receives in the food industry!

The Five Star of Aloha raises money for students who are either attending UH from Northern California or a Hawaii native moving to Northern California to pursue their education at the universities here. Obviously there is a selection committee, but I really think it's great to see associations who give back to the community and keep the ties between Hawaii and California going strong! For more information on HCCNC, visit: www.hccnc.com.