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The By Recommendation Only Team
Johanna Kaestner Johanna Kaestner conceived, authored, and published the first series of By Recommendation Only books, covering the party and wedding industry in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. She has expanded her activities to the Internet and continues to develop this website. Her expertise in this endeavor stems from more than 16 years researching the party and wedding industry.

Jubilee Lau Jubilee Lau, a certified wedding and event coordinator, lives in Santa Clara, California. Jubilee Lau Events is the name for her event coordination businss and Miju for her favor company. Since October 2004 Jubilee is the local representative for By Recommendation Only in the greater S.F. Bay Area.

Sari August Sari August is the wonderful editor who had started working with BRO from the time she introduced me to her warm and whimsical song parodies in 1990. She took a break during her move to the East Coast and is now on board again. Welcome back,Sari!

Britta Maria Eugen Britta is the latest addition to the BRO Team. From her home in Austria she will inform us about news, trends and customs from Europe, and will also help everyone who plans events in and around her home country. With a degree in International economics, she has worked in the event industry for many years. She speaks English flawlessly, in addition to herl knowledge of French and Swedish.

Mindy Sitton-Halleck Mindy Sitton-Halleck has spent over 20 years in the real estate and mortgage industry in the Pacific Northwest. She has successfully counseled thousands of people regarding their budgeting and credit needs. Mindy's role with BRO is as the Romance & Money Column consultant. She is also a published writer who lives in Washington State

Claire Hatch Claire Hatch, MSW is a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Mediator. She has 13 years of experience counseling families and a special focus on couples counseling. Her unique approach helps couples create a strong marriage and at the same time thrive during the transition to marriage.

Deborah Marks Deborah Marks has been an Interior Design Consultant in the Bay Area specializing in contemporary design for the last few years. She has an Interior Design Certificate from Cañada College. Deborah and her husband live on the San Francisco Peninsula.

Mischa Kubancik Mischa Kubancik is the co-founder of Beyond Limits, a personal training company in San Francisco. She is also a certified triathlon coach and has been helping clients reach their goals for over ten years.

Katie Bernacchi Committed to providing exceptional design solutions in a broad range of media. A talented designer, artist and calligrapher, her work exemplifies her deeply rooted commitment to the smallest design subtleties and overall aesthetic continuity. Find out what Punctum is and does.

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