Nuptial Numbers
My own fair city apparently leads the country in nuptial spending-- according to statistics released this week, the average wedding for a San Franciscan couple costs $45,284!
Having planned my September 2009 wedding, I have to say I'm not exactly shocked-- it's easy to run up a huge bill getting hitched. We weighed our options for getting married here in S.F., but ultimately decided to wed in Santa Barbara (which wasn't a cost-motivated choice, as S.B. isn't exactly bargain central either.) The fact is, holding any event in Coastal California has the potential to be extremely pricey.
Even so, we were able to throw a great wedding for much, much less than $45K. Going forward, under the tag for "wedding", you'll find a few posts on how we kept our spending way below par.
Valentino on socializing
"Darling, at my age, I don't 'hang out.' I go to dinner."
-Fashion designer Valentino Garavani, in an interview in the April 2009 issue of InStyle (I picked up an old issue at the salon yesterday) in response to the question, "Where do you hang out in London?"
Love it. And even though he's got more than 50 years on me, I'd probably answer the exact same way.
-Fashion designer Valentino Garavani, in an interview in the April 2009 issue of InStyle (I picked up an old issue at the salon yesterday) in response to the question, "Where do you hang out in London?"
Love it. And even though he's got more than 50 years on me, I'd probably answer the exact same way.
You know you're from San Francisco when...
London fog from way up above; November 2009
...one of the things you miss most while traveling is regular access to recycling and composting bins.
Love con leche
Alec Baldwin, giving more interview real talk (he's the best at that, really) in the December issue of Elle, on what he's looking for in a relationship:
'I don't really care. As long as we get along. As long as she likes the same strength coffee I do. It's the little things.'
And what strength is that?
'Strong.'
