BELLA NOTTE EVENTS: PRESS RELEASE WEDDING WIRE BRIDE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2...

BELLA NOTTE EVENTS: PRESS RELEASE WEDDING WIRE BRIDE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2...: "Southern California – 1-25-2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Bella Notte Events h..."

PRESS RELEASE WEDDING WIRE BRIDE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2011

Southern California – 1-25-2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Bella Notte Events has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for WEDDING PRODUCTION AND DESIGN!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Bella Notte Events stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Bella Notte Events for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Bella Notte Events is among the very best WEDDING PRODUCTION AND DESIGN within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.


For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

"LOVE BIRDS" Christmas Inspired Wedding Photo Shoot

This photo shoot was by far, one of the most fun and creative projects of my career. It is not very often when planning and designing events, you get complete creative freedom. Usually you are working around strict perimeters such as budget constraints, location issues, or difficulty conveying your vision to your client. This is probably the most difficult of all. When you plan someones wedding, we as the planners and designers are there to create the bride and grooms vision, not our own. When you are planning a stylized photo shoot, there are no constraints, the sky's the limit.

The Inspiration for this shoot was of course "Christmas". Christmas to me and I imagine to so many in the World symbolizes "Love" and "Giving" and "Sharing". I grew up celebrating this wonderful holiday and looking forward to the stories of Jesus' birth, the warmth of hot tea or cocoa, Decadent Dessert tables, Gorgeous decorations in shades of Golds and Reds, and most of all LOVE! The love of family and friends, neighbors, children and newly engaged couples dying to announce to the family around the Fireplace and Christmas tree that they would be starting a new life together.. Romance... Love Birds...... That is what Christmas means to me...

I had the awesome "luxury" to work with some of Orange County's finest Wedding and Event Industry professionals. Anything I asked for, I got, and that is what made the planning of this shoot so much fun! The Red Cardinal bird was the initial inspiration for this design concept. I called the design "Gothic Elegance with a hint of Christmas". The photographer www.christinebentleyblog.com encouraged me to "make it over the top" and so we did. I pushed everyone out of their comfort zones and asked them to create what they would love to see in the shoot, and what an amazing outcome it was. We picked San Juan Capistrano depot, because we wanted a train in the shoot. A train and boarding pass (as you can see in the background of the invitation book by www.social-savvy.com) symbolizes the many stages of life and marriage.



The Cardinal Love Bird is the Christmas bird, because of it's brilliant red color. It signifies the warmth and beauty of the holiday season.
From the Gorgeous trend setting florals, Stunning Designer gown and unexpected accessories, to the custom designed jewelry and headpiece, this is truly a Dream Come true wedding.













{Event Design and Coordination} Viviana Salvia of Bella Notte Weddings & Events
{Photography} Christine Bentley Photography
{Location} City of San Juan Capistrano
{Floral Design} emporaflora
{Linens} Fusion Linens
{Rentals} AFR Events
{Invitations, Stationery} Social Savvy Invitations & Fine Stationery
{Favors, Gifts} Dough a Deer
{Gown Designer} Enzoani
{Bridal Salon} Blush Bridal Couture
{Jewelry} Green Light Jewelry
{Hair Stylist} Shampoo Cocktails
{Formal Wear} Calvin Klein

The Sicilian Girl - Press Release Extreme Pr

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


The Sicilian Girl Los Angeles premiere opens at Nuart Theatre…



Italian Drama Based on True Events - Teenage Girl Breaks Mafia’s Code of Silence.



Music Box Films presents THE SICILIAN GIRL opening Sept 10, 2010 at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles for a one-week engagement.



THE SICILIAN GIRL is a fictionalized account based on the life and journals of Rita Atria, the determined 17-year-old daughter of a slain mob boss. Too young and powerless to take immediate revenge, she began keeping detailed notes of the crimes she saw. In 1991, during a period when the Mafia was under increasing pressure from the Italian judicial system, Rita gives evidence to famed anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino against the “family business.” Sicilian native Veronica D’Agostino (Respiro) gives a compelling performance as the impetuous heroine, consumed by rage and grief. Gérard Jugnot (The Chorus) plays the thoughtful, hard-nosed chief prosecutor of Palermo, who has his hands full with the mercurial Rita. Both of them are constantly at deadly risk from the seemingly all-powerful mob. Like the recent hit Gomorrah, this film shows organized crime’s pervasive grip on the country, but is told from a more personal perspective. A native of Sicily, writer/director Marco Amenta has directed several documentaries about the Sicilian Mafia.



“**** (Four Stars)! An enlightening factual and atmospheric account of large-scale corruption and individual courage – Sunday Times (Australia)





“**** (Four Stars)! Highly recommended. Engrossing. As entertaining as any Hollywood Thriller.” – The Dominion Post (New Zealand)





Read the story on director Marco Amenta on indieWIRE:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/futures_the_sicilian_girl_director_marco_amenta/pem



The film’s running time is 110 minutes; it is not rated.



In Italian; fully subtitled in English. Digital images are available at:



http://www.musicboxfilms.com/the-sicilian-girl





Showtimes:

9/10/10: Red Carpet VIP Premiere at 7:00pm

*9:30-10pm Q&A – Marco Amenta (writer/director)



This kicks off an exclusive one-week showing from Friday September 10 through Thursday September 16, 2010. Show times: Fri- Sun at 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30 & 10:00; Mon- Thu at 5:00, 7:30 & 10:00



Location: Landmark’s Nuart Theatre is at 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, just west of the 405 Freeway, in West Los Angeles. Program information: 310-281-8223; www.landmarktheatres.com



After Party: (10pm-12am) 1 hour hosted bar and pasta dinner!

VIA ALLORO RESTAURANT - PATIO – LOUNGE

301 N. Canon Drive - Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Phone: 310.275.2900





For Press/Media:

Extreme Public Relations

Misty Griffey

Direct: (323) 570-1328

Email: mistyepr@gmail.com



Event Logistics And Design:

Bella Notte Events

Viviana Salvia

Direct: (951) 217-1028

Email: viviana@bellanotteevents.com

"THE SICILIAN GIRL" FILM PREMIER PARTY

The Sicilian Girl Movie premier party was held at the Institute of Italian Culture in West L.A. Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Planned and coordinated by Bella Notte Events. A beautiful venue with an opened courtyard and high rise building views. The party was catered by Pastina Restaurant, a local Italian eatery. Some of the vendors sponsors were DJ Tasos, Atmosphere Entertainment, Extreme Pr, Fusion Linens, Dough A Deer, Elegant Thorn, Classic Party Rentals, and Designer 8 furniture. The Private VIP Screening accommodated over 160 Celebrities including Peter Fonda, Quinn Family and many others. Celebrity and Media wall Pictures can be viewed at : http://s859.photobucket.com/albums/ab153/rockphotobygw/The%20Sicilian%20Girl/ and
http://ocpartypics.zenfolio.com/p787068034. Some press coverage of the event. http://www.la2day.com/
and http://www.lostinmovies.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3699:la-siciliana-ribelle-vola-a-los-angeles&catid=58:eventi&Itemid=162

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