About us

Linda duPlaine Gray -- Owner:

A native New Yorker from Westchester County, Linda has enjoyed the California sunshine for the last twenty years! She has managed and overseen hotel and restaurant operations at such diverse locations as The Queen Mary, 555 East Restaurant, the Sheraton Hotel, Newport Landing Restaurant, Starbucks Corporation, Long Beach Convention Center, the Aquarium of the Pacific, and was most recently the Director of Catering and Sales at the famed Sky Room, atop the Breakers Hotel.

Linda has been featured in the Long Beach Business Journal’s “Top Women in Business”, currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce “Woman’s Business Council”, and is also on the Board of Directors for “Executive Woman International”. She was also just chosen as the Event Coordinator for “The Knot Magazine” and its annual extravagant party, which was held at Trump National Golf Club this past August.

Pricing:

Wedding Coordination and/or Planning Packages begin at $1650 and go to $9500 for Super Platinum Services…ask about our “Mini-Me” consultation for the Bride who wants to do it all herself. ($250)


The local Venues showcased in “A Wedding Store”, to name a few, include:

  • The Madison Restaurant
  • The Sky Room
  • The Ebell Club
  • Earl Burns Miller Japanese Gardens
  • The DoubleTree Hotel – San Pedro
  • Trump National Golf Club
  • The Coast Hotel
  • The Renaissance Hotel
  • MOLAA
  • The Aquarium of the Pacific
  • La Venta
  • Verandahs
  • The Summit House
  • Calamigos Ranch in Malibu
  • Le Parker Meridian Hotel – Palm Springs
  • Wayfarer’s Chapel
  • The Aquarium of the Pacific
  • The Long Beach Museum of Art
  • La Costa Resort and Spa - San Diego

Linda’s Corporate Clients have included, to name a few:

  • Boeing
  • Bremer & Whyte, LLP
  • Camden Development
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Anhauser-Busch/Budweiser
  • Legal Aid Foundation of Long Beach – Grand Cru
  • Major League Soccer
  • Pepsi Cola
  • Racer Magazine
  • The Knot Magazine
  • Orange County Bride Magazine
  • The Port of Long Beach
  • Toyota
  • Janet Evans – Olympic Gold Medalist
  • Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Maersk Shipping Lines
  • Long Beach Grand Prix Association
  • Long Beach Ice Dogs
  • Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

***Glowing references on Events available upon request…….