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Say Cheesecake Bar!
Smile and say “cheesecake bar!” Traditional tiered wedding cakes are out and unique, fun desserts are in. Although some couples are still...
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Meet the Joy Maker : Ellen Reid
Name: Ellen Reid Title: Event Planner How long have you been with PJC? Since January, 2014 Describe your role with Pure Joy and how does...
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Meet The Joy Maker: Lynee Bennett
Name: Lynee Gonsalves Title: Business Manager How long have you been with PJC? Since February of 2015 Describe your role with Pure Joy...
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Wine Country Barn Wedding
Let this absolutely elegant wedding at Crossroads Estate help give you some inspiration. Everything was exquisite, with nothing overdone...
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Meet the Joy Maker : Adam Vaughn
Name: Adam Vaughn Title: Operations Manager How long have you been with PJC? Since the Summer of 2004 Describe your role with Pure Joy...
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Meet the Joy Maker : Alizabeth Schotten
Name: Alizabeth Schotten Title: Production Manager How long have you been with PJC? Since January 2011 Describe your role with Pure Joy...
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If the “El Zapato” fits…rent it!
There is no old woman living in this shoe, it was designed by Jeff Shelton as an awesome rental just for you. This unique and...
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Pro Recipes For the Local Peach Season
My grandmother had an orchard, just a small one that grandpa made when he retired. I miss going in there so much; it had high fences like...
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Meet the Joy Maker : Manuel Medina
Name: Manuel Medina Title: Sous Chef How long have you been with PJC? since 2001, the beginning of Pure Joy time Describe your role...
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Meet the Joy Maker : Jerry Wilson
Name: Jerry Wilson Title: Head of the PJC Culinary Department How long have you been with PJC? Since 2004, many glorious years...
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Wedding Gift Suggestion
Unless you want to run out and buy a half dozen red-and-white 1961 Thunderbird ragtops as beachmobiles for the couple, which I recommend...
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Teeny Tiny Key Lime Pies Hit the Spot
Nothin says lovin like these little darlings tray passed while you’re dancing away at a summer nights soiree. They are so popular - one...
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Cooking Lessons in Barcelona
Event Planners Patrick Ward & Ellen Reid with Executive Chef, Lynette La Mere A few key members of the Pure Joy Catering Team took a...
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What to Wedding Wear?
Ladies aren’t the only ones who wonder what to wear! Because we are hitting peak wedding season we thought we would give you a little...
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Santa Barbara Certified Farmer's Spring Market
When I was a little my grandfather, by then a retired Chef, would take me to local farms to get fresh produce. He also grew nearly...
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It's Your Party & You'll Do What You Want To!
Let me guess…you have a hidden, private pinterest page with all of your secret wedding ideas. You’ve perused etsy.com for cute, vintage...
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Postcard from Paraty, Brazil
My attention is pulled in so many directions… The rumble of the tropical storm began, to the point of distraction, hours ago and has now...
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5 Real Tips For Saving Money on Your Wedding From The Wedding Professionals at Pure Joy Catering
We’re glad you are carefully considering your catering options as this is such an expensive day! Compromising on the RIGHT things that...
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I Hated Math...And Then I Found Out About Pi...
Happy National Pi Day! Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, commonly approximated as 3.14 (which also happens to...
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5 Wedding Inspirations From Pure Joy
1. Need a coordinator? Here’s one of our fave’s: Jaime Kostechko from Wild Heart Events has mastered the art of Unique, Creative and Fun...
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