I hired Third Ear our festival, it was 17,000 people. The…read morelevel of prefessiolasim and the level of conmort they added to the event while reducing my worries was just amazing. Imagin you have a show and not once you think about sound and they handle every single part of it. Great attitude, great crew, fantastic sound equipment. I am actually hiring them again this year as well.

I had a cable problem with my digital piano, and a gig to attend that evening. Steve helped me pin…read moreout the cable, send me photos of the cable he had, and then called me back to make sure I was able to make the repair! What great service I received from Steve. You don't often find people willing to take time out of their day to help someone in need, but Third Ear Sound saved me that day....thanks Steve. If I or you EVER need Yamaha and JBL service, Third Ear Sound is your goto solution!

We decided last minute that we wanted to hire a videographer for our wedding mainly because our…read moregrandparents weren't able to attend as they reside in another country. With only about a month left, we were grateful to find that Romel and his team were available. We chose their affordable base package which included aerial footage of our venue. This was incredible important to us as we both fell in love with the venue while hunting for the perfect place. The footage that they captured was breath taking and added a nice touch to our highlight video! On the day of the wedding, Romel and his team gave me clear instructions for the essential shots they needed and communicated very clearly. On a nerve racking day, this was super helpful! It is essential to have vendors you are comfortable with and easy to talk to so that the day goes flawlessly. We didn't really have a vision on what we wanted our highlight real to be like. But, we trusted Romel and his team and they delivered!!! My family has watched it over 20 times in the hour that it was released.

From the moment my husband and I stumbled upon Eight Count Edit's Instagram, we found ourselves…read moreimmersed in his work. We loved how well he captured and interpreted everyone's wedding. During the process of booking, Romel was completely professional, thorough, warm, and inviting. We had the opportunity of seeing him in action prior to our wedding as my best friend also booked him for their wedding -- He was very personable, mellow, and gave the feel that you've known him for years. On our wedding day, Romel and Chris did a phenomenal job filming every part of our from beginning to end. What stuck out the most was their cool, calm, and collective demeanor. True professionals. As stressful as the day can get during the wedding, Romel reminded me to breathe which I truly appreciated as that single advice kept me and my nerves calm the rest of the day. The following day, Romel created the cutest teaser for us that made us amped to anticipate the highlight video. We recently received our highlight reel and let me tell you, it did NOT disappoint. It's the attention to every single detail for us. He incorporated sound, transitions, and special effects so intricately and uniquely. From the closeups, pans, and aerial footage, you can tell he put a lot of effort into every. single. frame. I can't fathom enough on how grateful that we had the opportunity to have him and his team to be our videographers. I will always recommend Eight Count Edits as they are worth every single penny. Thank you for capturing every moment so we can relive it over and over!

The Sequoia Century is a 112 mile bike event south of San Francisco, and an excellent cure for jet…read morelag. At least, if you stay awake. If you ride a bike, you'll know there's something about it that connects you to the environment in a way that nothing else can. You feel the landscape as you ride through it, and I swear the ground was moving as I worked my way over the 9000ft of climbs. Compared with the UK, the organisation was on a completely different scale. The event is fully supported, with tables groaning under food at the rest stops. The Americans I met were very friendly and willing to chat. My old steel frame was widely commented upon, a rarity in a culture where technology moves so fast it would have been traded in for carbon or titanium years ago. Riding a bike amongst Sequoias that have been around for 1000 years is a humbling experience. I just hope that the obscene quantities of fossil fuels burnt to get me there, paid for by my (ex-)employer, didn't ruin the next 1000 years for them.

This is my favorite Bay Area century ride. Route changes from year to year, but recently has been…read morestarting in Los Altos Hills and riding out to the Pacific Ocean and back. You get some great climbs through the redwood forests and great views along the coastline. Rest stop support is great as well as a hot dinner at the finish line.

We had Pixybooth for our wedding with over 300 guests (a good mix of little kids, ppl in their 20s,…read more30s to the elders), and it was a huge success. Everyone loved the booth and had a blast. It gave a good reason for our guests to move around and mingle. It was completely classic and priceless to see our grandmas with funny glasses posing like teenagers. The booth was big (fitting around 8 to 9 ppl all at once) which was great for our big party. The images were high quality. We also got a photo album with the images at the end of the night which was surprisingly wonderful. The wedding celebration went by so fast, and we didn't have any access to our wedding pictures until a few days later. So it was awesome having the pixybooth album to relive those moments right after. Overall, their product was great, but I have to say their service was superb. The wedding planning process was very stressful, especially when I was doing everthing myself. So it was crucial for me to have good, professional and reliable vendors. I mostly interacted with Ken. Although we booked Pixybooth a year in advance, Ken never forgot about our event. He was following up with me promptly as the day got closer. He made my life so much easier by being on top of everything...I wish my other vendors were as good and as responsible. I can't thank you Pixybooth enough for making our wedding more fun and lively... and for mostly making it even more memorable.

Another one of my favorite wedding vendors to YELP about! I guess I'm a lucky bride =)…read more Pixybooth was awesome to work with from start to finish. Any requests or questions I had Pixybooth was on top of it and was able to help me right away. They were always so prompt with all their replies which made it a lot easier as the wedding day came closer. They really went above and beyond everything I needed. From being able to pick out the curtains that go inside and out, logo for my pictures you name it they accommodated. Day of the wedding Pixybooth got there there on time and were able to set up quickly. My guests loved our photobooth and we couldn't get enough compliments. I've been to plenty of weddings but I've never seen this many props. From frames, mustaches, glasses...Pixybooth had it all. Another plus is that this photobooth can fit so many people in here! I was somehow able to squeeze my whole bridal party in here to take a picture. Pixybooth was one of the vendors that was so easy to work with. They are up and coming and I already know that they are booking many more weddings after mine. Thanks Pixybooth for making my special day so awesome!

I attended as part of a virtual work event and I have to admit, I thought this was going to be…read morekinda meh. The lessons taught were lessons I already understood (former bartender once upon a time) so the mixology, in itself, was info I mostly knew, but despite all of that I found the class to be super informative and entertaining and I had a fun time. My only criticism is that, although the instructor did make call outs for non-alcoholic mocktails during the zoom when asked, there really should be a non-alcoholic ingredients list provided up front to be inclusive to non-drinkers and let them know they're welcome to attend. Additionally, since they didn't have a non-alcoholic ingredients list, when the instructor did say "for no alcohol use X," most of those folks did not have X. I do recommend this class but if you've got no alcohol attendees in your group, I recommend pointing that out in advance and hopefully then you'll get an ingredients list to include everyone. All in, though, it was a good time.

Super fun! Our instructor was very informative and I learned a ton about cocktails. He was really…read moreenergetic and you could tell he was very passionate about bartending. He was able to make this approachable for beginners as well with all of the supplies shipped to us. Would definitely recommend as a group activity!

A great race if you want non competitive Runners, and family fun. The race only had around 2000…read morepeople so it's definitely not that crowded, the courses are well-marked, the weather was nice, and they hand out snacks such as hint water, applesauce, nuts, and Madeleine's at the end. Everybody is friendly and in good spirits and you can take a picture with the turkey or the Bison.

This was my first Turkey Trail Trot and it was a pretty decent run. It was a mostly flat course…read moreover natural terrain, including grassy meadows and dirt pathways/trails, which was nice on the knees! I guess in the past years, parts or all of the run was on Ocean Beach, but the course has been moved to more solid ground in GGP. And thank goodness for that, running on the beach? No thank you! Anyway, I liked the course because it was pretty scenic and took you through some nicely hidden GGP trails that I would have never know of had I not done this race. Registration was closed after 1200 trotters have signed up, which is great so there's hardly a crowd you need to push past. A ton of people come dressed in festive turkey day garb, making for some very nice distractions. They've also got a lot of volunteers to guide you through the course and cheer you on. Although, at Mile 1, one of the volunteers, while I totally appreciate the support, cheered us on as we passed by yelling "you can do it, you're almost there!!" Uuummm, are you kidding me girl? Depending on whether we were doing the 3 or 5 miler, we had 2/4 more miles to go, not even halfway! DO NOT TEASE ME!! Speaking of the different races, my bf and I had done the 3 miler and when checking the results, I was thoroughly surprised when I saw that I was 38th out of 240 trotters. I then looked back on the home page and the 3 miler was actually supposed to be a walk, while the 5 miler was for actual runners. Haha, if everyone was walking, how the hell did I manage to come out 38th?! Overall, great run to do and a fantastic way to get some exercise on Thanksgiving Day before gorging on all the delicious turkey food you know you'll be chowing down on later in the day.

For portraits: Very inexpensive, high-quality, & super-friendly…read more The photos I got are the best I've ever seen of myself and Richard is exactly the kind of warm, family, small-business guy you want to give business to. Furthermore, despite his high quality work, his rates are insane (1/4 of the lowest quote I got from any other place I called). HIs kids were running around the studio helping him, Spanish Court TV was blaring in the background in this little shop in a Spanish stretch of Redwood City. I felt great about doing business there. Richard is a total sweetheart. He stayed late an hour on a Friday night because I arrived late, he did lots of extra touch-up work for no extra charge, and could not have been nicer. "I'm in it for the long-haul" he said, "I'm not looking to get rich, but I've been doing portraits of some people for decades in government and stuff. It's important that people trust me."

I went to my first informational meeting about being part of Team Challenge yesterday and decided…read morethat YES I will do this! I am very excited about raising money towards Crohn's and Colitis and running on behalf of everyone that has been affected for my first Half Marathon in Napa on July 18th. Team Challenge has only been around for a couple years and they are similar to Team in Training but raising money for a different cause. I found out about them because I got a flier at the Chinese New Year Run in Chinatown SF in February of 2010 and I was thinking.. okay if I'm going to do a half marathon I should train for it. Yes you have to raise money but you get your own website to send to people, they help you fundraising ideas, sending letters, etc. Also you have weekly runs so you can build up your tolerance to run or walk that bad boy marathon! Crohn's and Colitis is a disease that many people are aware of yet if you bring it up someone knows someone that was affected it. We need to run in order to find a cure! Here is my page where I am raising money for. 2600 by July 2010! http://www.active.com/donate/napa10norcal/napa10ARatana I encourage you to run with me or become a donor! Every little bit helps! Everyone that I've met at Team Challenge has been so nice. I am excited for the training and meeting more people!

Joined Team Challenge last year after picking up a pamphlet at the end of the Kaiser race -- I just…read moredid the 5km because that was all I could manage at the time. But with the support and advice from Team Challenge I pushed through training - and was wonderfully surprised that it wasn't that hard and that your body really is amazing - and did 2 half marathons last year. Enjoyed it so much that I am back again this year - as a mentor - hope to see you all out on the track!