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Westin St. Francis

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W Photography, Ricky Wong

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I was invited by Beverly Yip, the owner of Especially Your Chair Covers, to attend a KMTP Wedding Television filming. The program is about interviewing wedding vendors in the Bay Area, talk about their products and services, styles, and pricing. Beverly was the organizer and she invited several celebrity level vendors for this program, and they are:

Jesus Diaz - The Westin St. Francis Hotel San Francisco
Beverly Yip - Especially Your Chair Covers
Maria Chang - Professional Makeup Artistry (PMA)
Nancy Liu Chin - Nancy Liu Chin Designs
Tristan Flores - Elle Music
Sonya Hong - Butterfly Cakes

The filming was held at Westin St. Francis Hotel Victor's Palace at 32 floor, beautiful grand ball room with all the nice decorations from our vendors. Chair covers, center pieces, cake, lightling, and floral decor, all decorations matched the color and the theme of the venue and they brought the classic and elegant style to the room. Of course, the highlight of the day was the interviewing. Maria Chang from PMA provided makeup to the vendors and they all looked like superstars in front of the cameras. The preparation and filming took about 5 hours, it wents smootly and we all had fun. I forgot to mention, I originally was invited as a photographer of the event, but I was invited to be a part of the interview as well. I was so nervious during the interview, so please don't laugh if you see my face on the TV program later.

32Floor Victor's Palace in San Francisco Westin St. Francis Hotel

Chair covers by Especially Your Chair Covers -

Beverly in action -

Beverly from Especially Your Chair Covers -

Maria Chang from Professional Makeup Artistry (PMA) -

Maria in action with Beverly -

Nancy in action -

Table center piece by Nancy Liu Chin Designs -

Nice wedding cake from Butterly Cakes -

Our three beauty vendors: Beverly, Maria, and Nancy from left to right -

Christina (Producer of KMTP) and Me -

.. yelp us! ...

One of the things I love about the internet is Real Time Experience and Real Talk. Wheter you're "googling" a wedding vendor or venue, there's always a place where you can find the real thing -- it's Yelp.com ..or I like to call it... i've Yelped it! Some of my good friends are "Elite Members" of their tight community. Especially Yours Chair Covers currently has 5 Star Ratings. Brides and Vendors ..

Please Yelp us more and Yelp us often :)

Click here for our Yelp Page. I found this Yelp Cake online. Very cool! Very Yelp-ish :)

Extensive version of "About Me"

Thank you for all the positive comments and feedback. Love you all! My second post will be an extensive version of the "About Me" :)

Born in the year of the Sheep and enjoying the last and Fabulous of my twenties, I am a loyal friend, a loving daughter (my parents hate me - Just Kidding!), a supportive sister (my brother might disagree) and a part time comic (very true!) I am a true Leo. I am also a work-a-holic.

My work CONSUMES me, my family is my life, my non profit work is my calling. I heard on the radio today, what makes you successful - and I have to agree with Ryan Seacrest show. His guest said "you have to give up everything in order to be successful. Make your job -- your full time job. I love my Job and I love my company. I wouldn't trade my life for anything in the world. I always tell people that I am the busiest person I know.

In high school, I interned at American Express Corporate Travel Services. After high school, AMEX created a position for me in their Los Altos office, where I worked part time and started my freshmen year at San Jose State University.

During my time in San Jose, I was taking 20 units and working part time. Partied: Yes, Studied: Yes. Scholarships: YES, YES, YES! I entered a scholarship pageant for scholarship funds and was fortunate to be crowned the title of Miss San Jose 2000. Then I competed at the state level, Miss California Pageant, a preliminary pageant to the Miss America Pageant. Because of my pageant experience, I had the opportunity to be an ambassador of goodwill to many local charities as well as participate in fundraisers for local charities such as AIDS Walk and Making Strides against Breast Cancer. Since 2000, I've continued to give back to my "pageant life" by emceeing quite a few local pageants and events, such as Miss Asian America Pageant and the International Kaiser Permanente Dragon Boat Festival.

Fast forward 9 years since SJSU, I graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Speech Communications and a minor in Accounting in 2002. After graduation, I started my career in Medical Sales. I've met the most amazing doctors, worked in patient care and acute care, and lastly worked at Genentech in South San Francisco, CA as a marketing consultant.

Especially Yours Chair Covers started while I was working in Medical Sales. It was a part time curiousity. I had no idea and vision I would quit my comfy Medical Sales career to "be my own boss". In 2006, I took the leap of faith and quit my full time career to pursue my company -- Full Time. It's the best decision I've ever made.

Relationships are key. Friendships are lasting. Networking and Giving Back are a Must. I have a close knit circle of my girlfriends who are my big sisters. I on the Board of Directors for a non-profit in San Francisco's Chinatown, Cameron House. Professionally, I am the newest member on the Board of Directors for NACE.

With all of this going on, I still have a "personal life". I love to travel, perfect my golf game, enjoy my "Sundays", cheering for my Favorite Sports team -GO GIANTS! and watch my cousins grow up. One of my other new years resolution is to spend more time with my 89 year old Grandma Yip.

For tonight, my closing line to you is: Practice Your Smile today :)

Credits:

Ricky Wong Photography

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