“Best of the Best 2020”
It’s official and on the newsstands. Godfather Films was voted “Best Videographer in the Inland Empire!” We are thrilled to receive this news and wish to thank our customers and friends who voted for us and Inland Empire Magazine for including Videographers in their “Best of the Best 2020”
The wedding industry would be nothing without passion—both the passion of the wedding couples and the passion of wedding planners, consultants and vendors whose goals include making the wedding day a testament to love. Miss Dorothy Penner, MBC™, a long-time Association of Bridal Consultant (ABC) member from Louisville, Ky., knew and embodied this. She was also a firm believer in continuing education and the annual conference, which is why she established the Miss Dorothy Scholarship. The scholarship allows two ABC members to attend annual conference each year and covers registration fees and a stipend.
Penner passed away in 1998 and the Association of Bridal Consultants chose to honor her legacy with the Miss Dorothy Penner Heart Award for Passion and Excellence to the Wedding Industry. Started the year before her death, it is the only award the ABC bestows.
This is not a monetary award, but it is the most prestigious recognition that ABC presents each year at the ABC Annual Conference. John Goolsby was busy filming the event and was totally surprised when his name was announced as the recipient of this award in the Sandal’s Royal Bahamian Ballroom in Nassau, Bahamas at the 2019 ABC World of Weddings Conference.
Miss Dorothy said, “You have to have heart, and plan weddings with a passion so strong it becomes you. You must live, breathe, eat and sleep this industry.”
John currently serves as the ABC State Manager for California, Nevada and Hawaii.
Whitney and Micah chose the beautiful island of Puerto Rico for their Destination Wedding at La Concha Resort in historic San Juan.
We had a great time with this fun couple and everything went perfect since they had utilized the experts at Tropical Weddings to plan and executive all the details.
There were so many great elements to this wedding including a welcome party at the Oceano Restaurant Rooftop Lounge, ceremony on the sand on Condado Beach in San Juan, a great DJ that kept the dance floor packed all night, fabulous floral decor, very cool wedding and groom’s cakes, the famous Yuvi Plena band as a surprise for the our groom and then fireworks over the ocean. This was one awesome destination wedding!
We also had the privilege of working with some very talented wedding professionals including:
Destination Wedding Planners
Tropical Weddings
http://www.tropicalweddingspr.com/
Wedding Photography
Jess Art Photography
https://www.facebook.com/JesartPhotography/
DJ
DJ Ment
http://www.djmentusa.com
Wedding Venue
La Concha Resort
https://www.laconcharesort.com/
Welcome Party Venue
Oceano Restaurant
http://oceanopr.com/
Special Surprise Entertainment
Yuvi Plena
https://yuviplena.wixsite.com/plena
Hair and Make up
Christine Aquino
christineaquino77@yahoo.com
Florist
Lorraine’s Flowers Puerto Rico
http://lorrainesflowerspr.com/
Cake
D’Lights Cakes and Desserts
https://www.dlightscakes.com/
Wedding Video
Godfather Films
https://GodfatherFilms.com
800.495.5530
Inland Respite provides quality companion services to developmentally disabled individuals throughout Southern California in an effort to provide respite for their family. We take great pride in serving the local developmentally disabled community for over 15 years. We strive to provide excellent care to our clients while ensuring we meet the needs of both the client and their family.
Inland Respite consists of a team of companion caregivers and disability experts who work hand in hand with various partners in an effort to provide quality services. As a family owned business, we take great care of the families we work with, making efforts to understand the importance of their family values. It is our mission to serve our community and help those in need of respite care.
Our Services
Inland Respite provides the following non-medical services to the client at home:
Providing companion care
Assisting with daily living needs (eating, bathing, etc.)
Assisting with daily tasks and routines
Maintaining a safe home environment
Providing rest for parents/guardians/family members
Our Caregivers
Our caregivers have the following skills and credentials:
Criminal background screened
TB screened
Infant, child, and adult CPR certified
Infant, child, and adult first aid certified
Prior caregiver experience
Six or more hours of on-the-job training
https://www.inlandrespite.com/
Corona Branch Office
1250 Corona Pointe #210
Corona, CA. 92879
(951) 353-1261
Corporate Office
630 S. Brawley Ave Suite #9
Brawley, CA. 92227
(760) 351-0925
Indio Branch Office
43430 Monroe Street Ste F
Indio, CA. 92201
(760) 342-2290
We love being the family videographers for so many great families. Its wonderful to show up to film a wedding and already know almost everybody.
Tanya and Jason’s wedding was absolutely fantastic with so many great elements including a great venue being The Summit House in Fullerton, California. The location has a beautiful park setting for the ceremony and a spectacular ballroom with an amazing view plus a world class event staff. We love working at this great wedding venue.
You will fall in love with Tanya’s designer wedding gown and thoroughly enjoy Dad’s comical and emotional speech.
Making this even extra special were the cute kids, photo booth, donut wall, amazing floral decor, fantastic photographer, talented DJ, great cake and a sparkler send off.
Cheers to Tanya & Jason!
Wedding Venue
Summit House Restaurant
https://www.summithouse.com/
Wedding Video
Godfather Films 800.495.5530
https://GodfatherFilms.com
The amazing Timeless Celebrations lived up to their reputation for creating amazing events that wow wedding guests when they orchestrated David and Jade’s Wedding Celebration at the Wiltern Theater in Hollywood – Los Angeles, California.
There were so many fun and spectacular elements to this celebration that time literally flew by, both for the 300 guests as well as each of the wedding professionals who all worked together to make this event happen.
Some of the elements that made this celebration so special included the couple’s names on the marquee, life sized posters behind glass in the entrance, amazing décor, stylish wedding apparel, concert theater quality lighting and sound, legendary DJ, sparkler cake, dancing that wouldn’t stop, Rolls Royce departure and maybe the most entertaining ceremony ever!
It was a pleasure to work together with this amazing team of wedding professionals!
There were so many fun and spectacular elements to this celebration that time literally flew by, both for the 300 guests as well as each of the wedding professionals who all worked together to make this event happen.
Some of the elements that made this celebration so special included the couple’s names on the marquee, life sized posters behind glass in the entrance, amazing décor, stylish wedding apparel, concert theater quality lighting and sound, legendary DJ, sparkler cake, dancing that wouldn’t stop, Rolls Royce departure and maybe the most entertaining ceremony ever!
It was a pleasure to work together with this amazing team of wedding professionals!
Event Design and Planning
Timeless Celebrations
http://www.timelesscelebrations.com/
Wedding Venue
The Wiltern
http://www.wiltern.com/
Lighting and Sound
Live Nation
https://www.livenation.com/
Event Rentals
Bright Event Rentals
https://bright.com/
Vegan Donuts
Donut Friend
https://donutfriend.com
Wedding Photography
Miki & Sonja Photography
https://www.mikiandsonja.com/
Phoco Photography
https://www.pho-co.com/
Entertainment DJ
Luxury DJs
https://www.stylebyrichmartinez.com/
Officiant – Alan Katz
Great Officiants
https://greatofficiants.com/
Photo Booth
ViralBooth
https://viralbooth.com/
Specialty Ice Cubes
West Coast Ice Provisions
https://westcoasticep.com/
Guest Table Top
Burrowed Blu
Lounge Chairs
FormDecor
Furniture, Bar & Glassware
MTB Rentals
Bridal Party Tabletop
Prim & Preux
Custom Step & Repeat
Step & Repeat LA
Custom Steps to the Stage
Special Event Contractors
http://specialeventcontractors.com
Draping, Floral and Lighting
SRO Events
Invitations by East Six
Runner
Original Runner Company
Catering
DLS Catering
Dessert Bar
Hollywood Candy Girls
https://www.hollywoodcandygirls.com
Wine
BevMo
Make-up
Danielle Katherine
http://www.daniellekatherine.com
Wedding Videography
Godfather Films 800.495.5530
https://GodfatherFilms.com
ABC 2019 Annual Conference World of Weddings – Association of Bridal Consultants
The Association of Bridal Consultants Conference hosts an annual conference and it is their most exciting and important event of the year! Fellow planners and members of all levels join to hear influential speakers on the most current wedding and event related topics.
You will have the opportunity to meet ABC planners and vendors at all levels, gain insight into the industry and develop friendships that will last a lifetime!
2019’s ABC Annual Conference – ABC World of Weddings took place at the Sandals Royal Bahamian in the the Bahamas. Members convened to hear from some amazing speakers, and meet great ABC colleagues from around the world.
The conference was expertly executed by the conference committee led by Carmen Mesa, MWP TM.
Featured Speakers included: Rachel De Bernardo Sheerin, Stacey Foley, M Shannon Hernandez, Emily Sullivan, Lucretia Williams, Victoria TenEyck, Tracey M. Fricke and JoAnn Moore.
To inquire about future event registration, contact the ABC Office at 203-775-0009. Space is limited, and this is a conference not to miss.
http://www.abcweddingplanners.com/events/annual-conference/
https://www.abcannualconference.com
We love to see couples have this much fun at their wedding. Adrienne and Charlie along with both families and all their friends have so much personality and love celebrating with each other.
Morgan Estate is an amazing wedding venue and is perched on a hilltop overlooking the beautiful vineyards of Temecula Wine Country.
This wedding celebration had so many great moments including emotion wedding vows, lots of dancing, a fun wedding game at the reception and a sparkler send off to cap the night silhouetted by a full moon.
A spectacular celebration can only happen with a talented team of wedding professionals. Thank you to all of you!
Elegant Wine Country Wedding Venue
Morgan Estate
www.morganestateweddings.com
Tiffany Halverson – Onsite Coordinator
events@morganestate.co
http://www.morganestateweddings.com
Photography
P. S. Photo Media
https://psphotomedia.com/
DJ
1024 Productions
https://1024productions.business.site/
Floral Design
http://miyapottery.com/index.php
Make Up Artist
Make Up By Tawnie
http://www.makeupbytawnie.com/
Wedding Video and Drone Aerial Filming
Godfather Films 800.495.5530
https://GodfatherFilms.com
Founded in 1919, Eadie +Payne takes pride in their Firm’s rich history, while keeping an eye for the future, providing knowledgeable, trustworthy accounting services. The Firm is dedicated to personal service so that all clients regardless of size or earnings, experience one-on-one interaction from their accountants.
The goal at E+P is simple: to help your business run as effortlessly and profitably as possible. They provide various services to help your business excel, relieving the stress from your management team by handling such tasks as payroll processing, bookkeeping, customer billing, and statements.
In order to provide you with the best possible service, each partner goes through extensive vetting and continual training in their area of expertise. This allows each partner to gain the knowledge needed to assist you at the most professional level. In addition, to stay cognizant in the ever-evolving field of accounting, they believe in continued professional development of their staff. E+P set in place standards that evaluates employees and provides on-going training to keep their skills sharp.
Eadie + Payne are committed to providing clients technically sound advice and constructive solutions to problems. Through an innovative and practical consultation with you and your management team, they are available to advise and assist clients in achieving their short- and long-range financial goals.
Thank you to following for helping us tell the Eadie + Payne story:
Paul Shimoff
President
McPeters McAlearney Shimoff & Hatt
John Mirau
Attorney
Mirau, Edwards, Cannon Lewin & Tooke
http://www.mechlaw.com/
Howard Golds
Head of Business Services Practices Group, Litigator at Best Best & Krieger LLP
https://www.bbklaw.com/
John Wahlin
Owner, Best Best & Krieger LLP
https://www.bbklaw.com
Bill Lemann
Partner
Fullerton, Lemann, Schaefer & Dominick, LLP
https://www.flsdprobate.com/
Jamie Robinson
Sr EVP | Head of Commercial Banking
Pacific Premier Bank
https://www.ppbi.com/
Paulette Brown-Hinds, PhD
Voice Media Ventures
https://voicemediaventures.com/
Nick Goldware
Executive Vice President at Hub International of California Insurance Services, Inc.
https://www.hubinternational.com
Cindy Roth
President/CEO at Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce
https://www.riverside-chamber.com
Congressman Ken Calvert
Proudly serving California’s 42nd District
https://calvert.house.gov/
Marissa Waldman
CEO at Leaderology
https://www.leaderology.com/
Danielle Mitchell-Bolbach, MBA
Director of Operations at Baker’s Burgers, Inc.
https://www.bakersdrivethru.com/
Michael Burrows
Executive Director – The Inland Valley Development Agency Board and the San Bernardino International Airport Authority Commission
http://www.sbdairport.com/ http://www.ivdajpa.org/
Carole Beswich
CEO at Inland Action Inc
https://www.inlandaction.com/
Rusty Bailey
Mayor of the City of Riverside
https://www.riversideca.gov/
The 2019 Association of Club Catering Professionals National Conference in the gorgeous Rocky Mountains at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado was a smashing success! We want to thank each and every one of our amazing Creative Partners for inspiring us each and every day to produce a conference that will inspire and thrill our attendees in return. We appreciate and are so very grateful for your engagement at the conference. A very heart-felt thank you!!
For those of you who were able to attend, I think you will agree that this one was truly special – from the Rocky Mountain Welcome Party at Cheyenne Lodge with Tomahawk throwing overlooking the gorgeous views, to the inspiring and tear-jerking dinner at the US Olympic Training Center where our attendees were treated to stories by the athletes of their journey to make it to the Olympics, a performance by the Men’s US Olympic Gymnastics Team (WOW!) and finally, an emotional, final surprise when we all got to pass the Olympic torch while the Olympic Anthem blared, from one attendee to the next until every single one had passed it all the way up to light the giant Olympic Cauldron! It was quite a moment! Our speakers were total rock stars this year and provided incredible education and interactive workshops. Our closing session culminated with the much-anticipated announcement of the 2020 National Conference location… (drumroll…) The Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, CA! We will also spend one day in downtown Los Angeles at the amazing Jonathan Club! We are thrilled and so are the attendees! The conference would be nothing without our fabulous Sponsors, Creative Partners and Speakers – YOU make it amazing and the remarkable experience that it is and our attendees appreciated receiving the benefit of your sponsorship.
Lynne LaFond DeLuca
Executive Director
Association of Club Catering & Event Professionals (ACCP)
www.TheACCP.com
Platinum Sponsors
Creative Coverings Linen Rentals & Sales
https://creativecoverings.com/
Hoffmaster
https://www.hoffmaster.com/
J & S Audio Visual
https://www.jsav.com/
Colorado Party Rentals
https://cpartyrentals.com/
Event Rents
https://eventrents.com/
Gold Sponosrs
Dorian Mode Photography
https://www.dorianmodephoto.com/
Accent Decor
https://www.accentdecor.com/
Vox DJs
https://voxdjs.com/
Pzazz Productions
https://www.pzazzproductions.com/
Godfather Films
https://GodfatherFilms
Venue
The Broadmoor Resort
https://www.broadmoor.com/
Additional Sponsors
All Seated
Ame & Lulu
Arnold Palmer Drinks
Banter & Bliss
Carla David Design
Cheffield Presentation
Chic Productions
Colorado CVB
Corkcicle
Don Casino Entertainment
Dreamshape Studios
Elevated Entertainment
Flowers Forever
Hint
Jack Nadel Intl./Joanne Reed
Mira Winery
Palmer Advantage
Perfect Golf Event
Perfume Bar Soiree
Plum Pretty Sugar
Private Clubs Online
Sobelle Chocolate Favors
Solemates
SugarFina
TapSnap
The Knot
Visiting Media
Yount Ridge Cellars
Do you love all summertime soirees and celebrations? So do we!
That’s why this year’s MPIOC Summer Social, CROWNCHELLA happened in the sunny beach town of Corona Del Mar (aka “CDM”) at none other than Five Crowns, a premiere dining destination and Orange County landmark since 1965.
Meeting Planning Professionals enjoyed craft cocktails, a spectacular cheese & charcuterie experience, and mouthwatering hors d’oeuvres including Five Crowns famous prime rib. And the Meringue Bar courtesy of CDM’s Mixed Bakery made your dessert dreams come true!
With a nod to Coachella, CROWNCHELLA was held in Five Crowns’ sunlit Greenhouse & colorful English Garden, inspiring cool, calm, and beachy summer vibes as we networked and socialized while enjoying experiential elements that definitely wowed even the most seasoned event professionals!
Much appreciation to the Event Sponsors who made this event possible.
Visit Newport Beach
https://www.visitnewportbeach.com
Five Crowns
https://www.lawrysonline.com/five-crowns/
French Buckets Florist
https://frenchbuckets.com/
Baker Party Rentals
https://bakerpartyrentals.com/
Selfie Media
http://selfiexmedia.com/
Suzanne Wyman –
The Best Party Psychic Ever
http://bestpartypsychicever.com/
Invisible Touch Events
https://www.invisibletouchevents.com/
Sundrop vintage Rentals
https://sundropvintage.com/
Mixed Bakery
http://www.mixed-bakery.com/
Godfather Films
https://GodfatherFilms.com/
Meeting Planners International – Orange County
With over 200 chapter members and affiliates, MPI Orange County serves members in Orange County and greater Southern California, the Inland Empire and Nevada. MPIOC plans a variety of educational, networking and social programs throughout the year.
When you join MPI Orange County, you become part of an organization dedicated to your personal and career success. You’ll connect with the innovative learning, passionate people and big ideas that will empower you to become an agent of change and reinvent the world.
https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/orange-county
This picture perfect wedding had an amazing backdrop and setting at the La Venta Inn complimented by two families full of love who never stopped celebrating.
This spectacular celebration was made possible by an amazing team of wedding professionals.
Wedding Venue and Planning
La Venta Inn
http://www.laventa.com/
Caterer and Wedding Cake Bakery
New York Food Company
https://www.catererelsegundo.com/
Wedding Officiant
Michael Evans
Wedding Photographer
Lin and Jirsa
https://www.linandjirsa.com
Reception DJ
Royal Entertainment
http://www.rsvpdj.com/
Wedding Flowers Florist
Be Buds Florist
http://www.bebuds.com
Wedding Dress Gown
Le Marriage Couture
https://www.lemarriagecouture.com
Hairstylist and Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Hickman
https://www.elizabethhickman.com
Venue Transportation
Starline LAX
https://www.starlinetours.com/
Wedding Video Cinematographer
Godfather Films – John Goolsby
https://GodfatherFilms.com 800.495.5530