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By Pauline Parry Every year  Wildflower Linen puts on a fashion show in Orange County using owner and creative director Youngsong Martin's fabulous linens as the dresses. It's a lot of fun and is always on trend. In this case, the mixture of pastel tones, lace looks, taper candles, silver and low floral centerpieces was the perfect forecast the next season of event "fashion." The guests were the ladies of Chapman University. The Mille Fiori designed the flowers and Good Gracious! Events created a menu rich with style and taste (and just a touch of humor).    PREVIEW Curried Lobster Cucumber Cup lightly curried lobster nestled in a crisp cucumber cup topped with watermelon radish Mac and Cheese Sturgeon Cup Cake petite mac and cheese cup cake topped with American sturgeon caviar a pearl of cr�me fraiche Spinach Chicken Fortune �Cookie� baby spinach with a ginger chicken sriracha hoisin mixture nestled in a crispy wonton �cookie� served with a fortune   BEGIN Sweet P...

Oceans of Love was the theme for a wedding reception that took place in Malibu at the edge of the Pacific Ocean but played upon a color scheme popular on an island in the Atlantic -- Cuba. And of course, Oceans of Love also referred to the waves of love for the couple, Tanya and Jared that was showered on them on their special day. But we get ahead of ourselves... The story actually begins several years ago when Pauline Parry, owner of Good Gracious! Events , and Heidi Vail, mother of the bride, and a caterer herself ( Heidi's Events and Catering in Tempe, Arizona) met and became friends through their affiliation with the International Caterers Association . When Tanya and Jared became engaged and it was clear that the wedding would be in the Los Angeles area (his family is from LA, plus it's hot, hot, hot in Arizona in the summer!) they knew they wanted to work with Good Gracious! Events for planning, design and catering of the wedding. "Both Heidi and Tanya had lots of ...