Owner of The Bridal Bar in La Jolla, Anseth Page Richards is not your ordinary wedding planner.  She calls herself a couple’s coach, whose job it is to help brides and grooms over the first roadblock to marital bliss—planning a wedding.  Born and raised in La Jolla, Richards says she…

Owner Stefanie Lyon has owned one of the only independent Nicole Miller boutiques in the country for fifteen years. Located in La Jolla, the NM line was launched in 1982. Miller’s style developed into a fashion institution with four categories of clothing—sportswear, red carpet (collection), ready-to-wear, and bridal—all remarkable for…

Pink Lagoon boutique in Solana beach can also be called a Wardrobe and Styling Boutique.  Owner Jenny Levitz is a styling maven and has honed the skill for helping customers find their look. Pink Lagoon is a girl’s oasis. The owner herself and her staff are all not only approachable, but…

Located in the first house built on Cedros Avenue in Solana Beach in 1924, the Bixby and Ball gift and bedding boutique is adorable. Owners Betsy Bracken and Melissa Anderson are best friends and hopefully after opening the store, things will stay that way. Anderson’s background is in interior design…

Tootsies in La Jolla goes by the motto “Affordable and Adorable”, filling a much-needed void in the posh neighborhood by offering shoes and accessories at phenomenal prices. Sisters Joan Lofgren and MT Zaninovich, both born and bred in San Diego, opened the store  not as a franchise, but a “friend-chise”.  All of…