About Stacie Tamaki & The Flirty Guide:
Some might call The Flirty Guide a bridal resource, a wedding planning website, a party guide or a bride's best friend. As long as you love our ideas and check out our top notch Bay Area professionals feel free to call it whatever strikes your fancy!

After working in the San Francisco Bay Area bridal industry from 1997-2008 creating custom couture bridal accessories, a few years ago I renamed my accessory business "The Flirty Bride" and was surprised and delighted by the way people embraced both the name and logo I created to go with the company's new image. It was fun. It was flirty. People loved it!

Being Flirty: I believe planning a wedding can and should be just as much fun as the wedding day itself especially since the planning process can take months or years. The concept of being "Flirty" is about being open to considering new ideas and not adhering to the formality of tradition just for the sake of tradition. I love being around brides, and people, who revere tradition but also embrace the concept of putting their own personal twist on things. To me being flirty transcends the guide itself, it's about being authentic and embracing yourself and others around you with imagination, goodwill and positive energy. It's always entertaining the idea of possibilities rather then giving in to what others say can't be done.

It's all about the ideas:
It's a fun, online, event planning resource. The concept? To share fun and flirty event planning and wedding ideas with those of you who might be looking for modern twists on time honored traditions. Love to throw fun soirees? Many of the ideas and resources on the guide are just as appropriate for a birthday or anniversary party as they are for a wedding, wedding reception, rehearsal dinner or proposal. As well as corporate events and private parties large or small, a BBQ to a gala event, take a peek and you'll see what I mean. It's all about being a great host or hostess and personalizing the details of your event in a way that reflects your own spirit and style.

Who to Know
The Flirty Guide is all about quality, not size. In fact it may very well remain the event planning resource with the most exclusive list of professionals. What are the criteria used for a professional to make it into TFG? In a nutshell The Flirty Guide is an exclusive community of professionals who:

1. Have impeccable business ethics and share the highest of business standards
2. Take genuine pride in the prod cut or service they offer each client
3. Are friendly and welcoming to clients and colleagues alike
4. They are true artisans. They don't have to be the high end or even expensive. It's knowing that no matter what price range they fall into, they will meet or exceed their client's expectations. To me that's what separates the professionals from the posers, amateurs and wannabe's.

The Flirty Blog
Even when I first started my accessory company I realized I had a story to tell. I was surprised by how many people, women in particular, wanted to know how my company came into being. It seems many people have a dream of what they would like to do. So early on I shared my story, the good the bad and the ugly and found it resonated with those who read it. When I started my blog in 2006 I realized that I could share not only what I do but the how and why with my readers. On The Flirty Blog you will find posts about "Blogging" to help guide those of you who might want to take up blogging to better your brand and improve your visibility online.

Walking the Flirty Walk Down the Aisle Funny thing is that right when I began launching The Flirty Guide in May 2007, I was proposed to myself. Our wedding, in October 2007, was the perfect opportunity for me to show the world my vision of a "Flirty Wedding." And let me tell you, our wedding was a blast. Emotional, fun, stylish, personal and unique, all of our guests said they'd never been to a wedding like it before.

I hope all of you have as much fun planning your weddings parties as you do at your event. We did so I know it can be done!

How The Flirty Guide Began In 2004 I taught myself how to build a website for my custom, couture, bridal accessory company The Flirty Bride and was soon inundated with requests from people who wanted to hire me to design and develop websites for them. Which is how my second business GIRLgoesGEEK.com was born. Fast forward to August 2006 when I realized there was a need for a bridal resource that would not only be informational, but would also embrace this attitude and look in a way that would allow both the visitors and industry professionals to express themselves in a flirty way.

Photo by: Allure West Studios

Joan is an asset to The Flirty Guide due to her vast and comprehensive internet experience. Joan is an active participant in social media, forums, online networking and correspondence. With her skill set we were fortunate to have her come join our Flirty Team.

In her free time Joan supports The Girl Scouts and shelter dogs. She has helped to save the life of a shelter dog by sponsoring its care expenses with a donation each month. You can also help save a dog by signing up for one at the North Shore Animal League of America.

About John
Alpha Geek

John is Canadian, born in Toronto at the age of 4.

John is the Head of Mac Desktop Software for the iPod Division at Apple, Inc. John joined Apple 13 years ago when it was called Apple Computer, Inc.

John is a big fan (and in the words of Tim Farriss "friend") of the rock band INXS. He sang for the band for a short amount of time in Los Angeles back in 2005.

John is like the average guy who lived next door to you. That is if your neighbor was a totally freakin' awesome dude.

(Just for the record: John wrote this bio himself