Sierra Bride Magazine Winter 2020 Love List
Throughout the myriad of advice we received when developing the foundation of this publication, one instruction remained clear: always support your advertisers, followers, and partners. In a very holistic essence, find your tribe and keep them close.
Our hearts continue to pour out to all small businesses suffering in this pandemic and general storm of a year. We want you to know:
WE SEE YOU
WE LOVE YOU
Please, stay strong and stay with us. We need you. We need each other. Thank you for being here and sharing your love with us. It means more than you may know to our little start-up brand. We will continue to shout your names from the rooftops and support you however we can.
From our hearts to yours, thank you for being a part of Sierra Bride Magazine. Please enjoy this list of our partners, advertisers, and contributors to date and share the love of small business this holiday season.
Valhalla Tahoe would like to say THANK YOU! Thank you for being committed to having your dream wedding at the Heller Estate. Thank you for being patient and keeping your loved ones safe. Thank you for being understanding about restrictions. Thank you for sharing your love with the world!
Sugarbowl Resort - Outdoor venue with exclusive and affordable buyout options
We would like to wish everyone continuous health and a better year in 2021. We love our brides and clients and hope that they continue to remain safe and happy during these trial times. We would love to continue to be a part of their day and wish them nothing but happiness. Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year from Nancy Rice Artistry (image: Sweet Poppy Studios)
Even still, we can be thankful! We are so thankful for our loved ones, our friends, and all the couples who have allowed She Said Yes Weddings to be part of their lives! We look forward to a new year and new ways to celebrate with you! The best is yet to come! Karie, She Said Yes Weddings
Desmond Tutu once said "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness". This has been such a challenging year for so many, but we are looking forward to 2021 and all the light that it will bring. Stay safe and strong everyone... We will have so much to celebrate in the years to come! Lindsay, Cloud Nine Event Company (image: Under the Redwoods)
Celebrations Party Rentals - offering in-person consultations by appointment
We, at Revive Coffee & Wine, are thankful for the continued support of our community. Community support is essential for small businesses to survive especially during this time of uncertainty. From our hearts to yours, we thank you for being essential to us. Mention Sierra Bride and receive 15% off your next purchase. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Tamsin Sarah Design Company would like to thank each and every small business who despite everything this year threw at us, chose to invest in both their own growth and mine too, by working with me this year. So many of you took the time to recommend me to others in addition and I am so thankful for this small but big-hearted network of creatives and incredible community! Here's to 2021!
We applaud the immense amount of grace and resilience shown by many, including couples. We all navigated through the challenges to find a way forward to celebrate love. ZURI floral design is grateful for the community of support that has been kindly given to us and carried us through. Our hopes for the coming year is that it is filled with more reasons for celebrations-with friends, family, and flowers! - Zuri Floral Design (image: Scott Sikora Photography)
Every storm destroys something yet reveals a fresh and new beautiful perspective. This year has brought new challenges and at times felt like a never-ending storm, but it revealed so many beautiful people in my community. Thank you all who found compassion, empathy and expressed love for each other and found a way to be human. Much love and looking forward to creating new inspiring heartwarming works and art experiences. Talia Koval, Live Painting Artist
The way we gather has been redefined this year. Whatever your holiday season holds, it ought to include a few great meals. At Fed & Full we encourage you to get in the kitchen, have fun with ingredients and cook meals that bring joy.
Visit Fed and Full to download your free healthy holiday ebook and other great holiday inspiration on our blog.
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright
2020 has been a year... but books are always there to lift us up, escape, dream, educate, inspire, create empathy and understanding and so much more... Unfortunately some of us won’t be here anymore when this is all said and done...
Cuppa Tahoe is also moving its inventory online, so you can shop from the leisure of your home, with curbside pick-up or free local delivery.
Love,
Sandra - Owner Cuppa Tahoe
"In this time, it's important to find gratitude and appreciation in the small moments and details presented to us. We have faced struggles of different weights. This year has tested us to find simple pleasures within our basic nature rather than relying on external factors. I hope the tools that I've enhanced stay with me forever and remember that I can always "turn off" and find comfort within myself. Their are countless things that I've missed from our past "normal" life, including consistent socializing. It brings me more purpose and connection when I can offer my abilities to help others, like delivering groceries for friends who have little ones they don't want to bring into the store, and helping a single mom friend winterize her home. I know this will all be a distant memory one day and I hope we can look back and remember how we leaned on each other to find strength and persevere." Meredith Richmond, Ceremonies by Meredith (image: Dee and Kris Robinson)
THANK YOU to this amazing community for standing by us and shopping small when possible, especially during these difficult times.
Mention Sierra Bride and receive 15% off your entire retail order”
Each time a request was made to update the dates on my clients' stationery cards, I couldn't help but feel sad, even though they all tried to stay positive anticipating their future big day. I'm eagerly waiting for these days when we can hug, cheers, and dance the night away!
~Larissa at Papercake Designs
*Offering 20% Off when ready to start on your new, custom designed stationery order.
Love, compassion and silver linings - here’s to carrying all of these and more into a beautiful new year ahead! - Courtney Aaron, Courtney Aaron Photography
We wish everyone a prosperous wedding year in 2021 and we look forward to working with all you for your future catering needs. Stay healthy, Happy New Year from all of us at The Cork and More.
Love the Outdoors!
"There is no remedy for love, but to love more - Henry David Thoreau"
With the closing of the most challenging year for clients and the wedding industry as a whole, we send love to all. We are looking forward to celebrating with clients and vendors next year, and send well wishes for a restful Winter recharge. - Andi + the Twine Floral Co team
Meet the Babes of Grow Wild, a passionate group of women who have come up with a way to essentially crowd fund for Keep Tahoe Blue while sourcing the raddest, local brands into a Sierra Nevada boutique collective.
We are committed to our contribution, and when we are not working to build ecommerce we are outside getting inspiration from Lake Tahoe and the surrounding mountains and high desert.
We might be a small team but we have some big goals, you can read more about our initiatives on our blog posts lead by our founder Amber (@brunettetahoette) a scientist turned climate activist in Reno-Tahoe. We have come along way, but you can expect to see the following next year!
Tahoe Black Bear - now accepting 2021 reservations
One Fine Day Events - Now booking 2021 and 2022 events!
Bespoke Truckee - New location is now open! Visit for curated, artisanal gifts and apparel.
Wildwood Makers Market - Locally made gifts and goods located in midtown South Lake Tahoe