Preferred Vendors | Katie Donaghy | Whimsy Bridal

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am so aware of how lucky I am to have been born in Sonoma County and work in the wedding industry. I truly believe that wedding professionals in this area are the best of the best. I get to work with bold lady bosses and crazy talented gentleman bosses every week. I love the community of wedding vendors I am surrounded by. I have personally seen them plan ahead to avoid unnecessary stress, jump into action during emergencies, and be there for each other personally and professionally.

The local wedding vendors in this area all agree on this: “We are better when we work together.”

I consider it an honor to have each of these companies recommend me to their brides, and I wholeheartedly endorse them and their services.

- KATIE DONAGHY

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COURNTEY CARGILE ALEX QUINTANA SUZANNE KARP LINDSEY HINTEREDER KELLY MCLESKEY-DOLATA KALIKA CASADY

INSTAGRAM @WHIMSYKATIE FACEBOOK.COM/WHIMSYBRIDAL WWW.WHIMSYBRIDAL.COM

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CO U RT N E Y CA RG I L E E V E N TS

CO U RT N E Y CA RG I L E

“Katie has been my “go-to” hair and makeup ar tist for the last decade!

There is no one that I trust more in this particular industry. Being responsible for someones hair and makeup on their wedding day is a lot of pressure and can be extremely stressful. Katie always arrives with the most calm and professional demeanor and she is able to handle even the most nervous and neurotic of clients.

Katie really listens to her clients and tries to give them exactly what they ask for. She has the ability to enhance someone beauty in a subtle way, rather than over-doing it to the point that they are unrecongnizable.

As someone who personally hates getting my hair and makeup done, I feel absolutely comfortable with Katie and I have used her services for my own headshots!”

COURTNEY CARGILE OWNER & FOUNDER

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Contact Phone: 818-983-2342 Email: Courtney@CourtneyCargile.com www.CourtneyCargile.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ courtneycargileevents Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ courtneycargileevents/

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“ Kati e and the Wh i msy Br i d al team h ave b een ou r g o - to S ty lis t for ou r br i d es for seve ral years . They no t on ly m ake ou r br i d es look beau ti fu l bu t they ad d a sense of calm and sc enes o f hu mor du r i ng the hus t le and bus t le o f ge t ti ng read y. Ou r br i d es are always ve r y calm and re laxe d w h i le ge t ti ng read y and th at h as a lo t to d o w i th Kati e and he r team . ” ALEX QUINTANA, OWNER & FOUNDER

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Contact Phone: 707-939-5081 Email: info@quintanaevents.com www.QuintanaEvents.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuintanaEvents-261049910604225/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ quintanaevents/

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SUZANNE KARP P H OTOG R A P H Y

“I have worked in the wedding industry for over 20 years and cannot say enough about the talents of Katie Donaghy at Whimsy Bridal. With each bride, Katie combines her creative hair and makeup skills with her warm, friendly and incredibly fun personality. She takes the time to really see each client and highlight their unique beauty. Katie is one of my favorite vendors to recommend to brides.

Her professionalism helps to make my job easy, keeping the timeline on schedule and ensuring that our bride’s hair and makeup will not only be gorgeous, but will last until the last dance of the evening.”

SUZANNE KARP, OWNER & FOUNDER Contact Phone: 310-463-4614 Email: info@SuzanneKarp.com www.SuzanneKarp.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ suzannekarpphotography/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ suzannekarpphotography/

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himsy! and Katie Donoghy have been my “number one choice” for perfect bridal hair and makeup for over a decade. Bridal images are beautiful, with the bride’s features highlighted, but not obviously “made up.” As a Planner, it’s nice to breathe that sigh of relief when I find my client has retained Katie’s services. I can let go of that very important piece of planning assured that my client and her attendants are going to be picture perfect!

- DENISE KRAMER

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atieat Whimsy is always my go to Hair and Make-Up Artist. She is professional, reliable, and does absolutely beautiful work.

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e are always excited when our brides select Whimsy for their bridal hair and makeup! We love that Katie is so easy to work with in the planning stage and always runs on time day-of. Our brides feel listened to, and always love how they look. I will never forget one of my brides who had booked with Katie... she dealt with selfconfidence issues and really struggled feeling good about

herself. On her wedding day, she was RADIANT. Not only because of the hair and makeup, but because of the way that Katie made her feel. Katie and the Whimsy Bridal team are talented and caring, and we cannot recommend them enough.and I wholeheartedly endorse them and their services.

- LISA BRAVO

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have been working with Katie since 2008 and she remains one of the top beauty providers to my clientele. Why? Let me count the reasons… She provides the attention, care and detail that bride’s need to feel comfortable leading into their wedding day. I can always count on her to stick to the timeline that we agreed upon, assuring that everything else will stay on track leading up to the ceremony. She’s a master at both the makeup brush and hair brush, making her a true beauty guru. She has a calming energy, fun personality and inviting smile that will help bride’s feel relaxed when the wedding day jitters start to kick in. Lastly, our bride’s always come out of her hands feeling like the most beautiful version of themselves. Katie is a true professional and an absolute pleasure to work with! You won’t regret hiring her to be a part of your special day.

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Contact Phone: (707) 206-2400 Email: Lindsey@oohlalaweddings.com www.OohLaLaWeddings.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ oohlalaweddingsandevents/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ oohlalaweddings/

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“I have worked with Katie for over 13 years! Too many brides to count and in 13 years I have never had one complaint from one of my brides! Katie is so talented and she can work her magic on any bride, and skin type and any hair length or style!

She is a true professional who cares about her work and her clients! She’s professional, she’s timely and my clients look gorgeous!

I truly can’t say enough wonderful things about Katie and her team!

Any bride is lucky to have Katie on their special day! I look forward too many more years of working together and many more happy clients!!”

KELLY MCLESKEY-DOLATA OWNER & FOUNDER

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Contact Phone: 707-996-3340 Email: ido@asavvyevent.com www.ASavvyEvent.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asavvyevent/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asavvyevent/

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“ Katie Don ag hy h as been ou r pre fe r red ar tis t for br i des si nce we o pened ou r doors i n 201 2 , and wor ke d w i th ou r ow ne r for m any years be fore th at ! Kati e is of ten the fi rs t pe rson to i n te rac t w i th ou r br i des and the i r fam i lies on the wed d i ng d ay. She se ts the tone for a re laxed and fu n ex pe r ience f rom the momen t s he wal ks i n the door. Wh at am a z es me is how s he can create li te ral ly any s ty le and look jus t f rom see i ng a photo, bu t al so can look at a br i de and g i ve g reat adv ice w he re needed so th at they t ru ly look li ke the i r mos t au then tic and beau ti fu l se lf. When i t came ti me for my ow n wed d i ng i t was a no brai ne r w ho I wan ted to he l p me look and fee l beau ti fu l . She br i ng s he r talen t, craf t, joy and b eau ty i n eve r y way. ” KALIKA CASADY, LEAD PLANNER

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Contact Phone: 707-927-0111 Email: ido@runawaywithme.com www.RunAwayWithMe.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ runawaywithmeweddings/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ runawaywithmeweddings/

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