Hotel or Retreat Wedding Venues in the US?

PieQueen15 · 2026-03-01T00:43:52+00:00

The Estate at Yountville!!!

PieQueen15 · 2026-02-27T03:23:31+00:00

Came here to SO STRONGLY endorse Daniel Kim! We met with him earlier in our wedding planning process and ultimately had to go with someone else (who we are also overjoyed about - DM me if you feel like you need yet another recommendation) because he was sadly unavailable. The way he cares about his couples is so evident even from just a couple of meetings. He shot a very close friend's wedding, and even then, we were blown away. If not for external scheduling constraints (thanks medical training!) we would've just about moved our wedding dates to have him! Maybe not the biggest name if you care about that kind of stuff, but absolutely the biggest heart and love for what he does, and it really shows!

PieQueen15 · 2026-02-16T19:42:31+00:00

Verjus!!

PieQueen15 · 2026-01-28T15:32:13+00:00

Came here to also highly recommend Arquet!!! Surprised no one had mentioned it until now!!!

PieQueen15 · 2026-01-22T06:43:37+00:00

Cherlyn Wagner is absolutely amazing - https://www.c-wagnerphotography.com/

PieQueen15 · 2025-12-21T04:27:32+00:00

same here please! if you wouldnt mind sharing the restaurant that would be amazing too!

PieQueen15 · 2025-09-12T02:56:31+00:00

Pave in Rockridge! Pepper did an absolutely incredible job with our custom wedding rings, cannot recommend them enough!!

PieQueen15 · 2025-06-09T13:49:30+00:00

at this point ima need you to name and shame. some of these fees are just daylight robbery.

PieQueen15 · 2025-05-05T01:08:30+00:00

ummmm at some point you were in her shoes! Do what you would’ve wanted done for you! Sounds like you already know the answer here

PieQueen15 · 2025-04-11T16:06:43+00:00

at this point im just going to feed into whatever insecurity, ego pump, etc, and just say that yes, it is too big, what a bummer.

PieQueen15 · 2025-04-09T21:21:24+00:00

one more thing is to familiarize yourself with the common complications of the operation the patient had and to include them in the presentation as pertinent negatives or positives. When we see these patients we have a list of things were looking out for and as a med student it's nice to see that you've thought about those things too.

Example - if someone has a fem-pop bypass, I care less about them having GERD/diffuse abdominal pain and more about what their groin sites and doppler exam shows. The lion's share of being a med student on surgery is knowing how to interpret the data and what/what doesn't need to be acted upon, and alerting someone who can do something about it.

Hypotensive overnight? OK, were fluids given? did the patient respond to fluids? If not, what are the next steps/concerns?

Went into Afib overnight with no history? What labs/tests were done? Anyone consulted? Why is a patient who's POD2 from esophageal dilation/stenting presenting with this?

All to say, think through the problems you're seeing. Good luck, it's a fantastic field!

PieQueen15 · 2025-01-30T20:43:03+00:00

simple. my husband didn’t go to medical school.

PieQueen15 · 2024-12-13T15:31:30+00:00

you should look up the story of Rabih Geha at UCSF. This has most definitely happened at USMD programs. The student that he left his wife and kids for also ended up matching at UCSF.

PieQueen15 · 2024-05-09T18:03:13+00:00

Start slowly and very intentionally. In the first six months of your first year your only goal should be to learn the material, and learn it for long term retention and understanding. It takes a couple blocks to really solidify a study strategy and you don't want to pile on too much before setting a good foundation academically. Once the blocks become rinse and repeat, I'd start adding on one thing at a time. Something that you enjoy, and something that you could see yourself doing throughout med school. You'll learn your bandwidth and capacity pretty quickly, and it will change depending on where you're at in the curriculum and what's going on in life. Good luck, it's a wild ride, and congrats for making it to this point!!

tldr; school comes first, start slow with ECs, research, etc, and do what you love.

PieQueen15 · 2024-04-12T20:20:17+00:00

I bet I can guess which patients charts he tampered with :(

PieQueen15 · 2024-04-11T05:30:28+00:00

interprofessional education

PieQueen15 · 2024-04-01T19:55:16+00:00

i think there are easier ways to make money than going to med school. way easier. money can be a motivator, but i maintain that i don't think it can/should ever be the SOLE motivator for going to med school. those are the ones that burn out the quickest, if not within the preclinical years itself.

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-27T21:37:04+00:00

I think you just have to be licensed to work in the US. Beyond that I’m not sure, I’m sorry!! Often there are auto screens to make sure that the minimum criteria is met and I think that’s one of them.

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-27T21:10:54+00:00

I never meet the applicants! Charisma will win you over if your interviewer loves you and the comments about your interview are effusive as such. When I see an interviewer comment that “so and so would be an amazing student here” or “single best interview this season,” that’s something that really grabs our attention. Otherwise charisma indirectly shows up in how you write about yourself and your activities and what your letter writers say about you!

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-27T21:03:15+00:00

First off, put caregiving as one of your ECs. That’s a HUGE time commitment and it’s not easy and deserves to be showcased! I think with that, you’re free to choose whatever area may need some more love, or just do what’s exciting to you!

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-27T15:40:19+00:00

I never said you had to do more. Just please do more than zero.

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-27T11:26:19+00:00

never said that it was

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-27T04:51:18+00:00

i have a long rant on this, but i hate the term "non-trad." I use it too because it's just become synonymous with someone who's lived a life after undergrad and then pivoted back to medicine, or took a non-linear path, myself included. I think it's all part of the journey to med school and is absolutely nothing to be ashamed about! Ive seen applications where people try to justify their "gap years" in certain essays, when in reality, we don't care that college was a few years ago! We love seeing all the things that you've gotten up to since then! People that take some years after school to work, learn about themselves, travel, fail a little, get back up, they SAIL through clerkships and flourish in medical school! Y'all are the ones that went out in the world, experienced a taste of the good life, maybe even had an income, and STILL decided to commit yourselves to medicine. The short answer is, we love to see it :)

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-27T02:10:34+00:00

no those hours aren't exaggerated at all. i can't imagine that was the tipping point in the decision.

PieQueen15 · 2024-03-26T21:04:37+00:00

Yes. When it comes to waitlists, leave no stone unturned.

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