The In Good Company x MOTHER Retreat at Flowers
Written by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
Photography by Kara Brodgesell
This fall we gathered over 100 members of our Bay Area community for our second annual In Good Company x MOTHER retreat at the stunning Flowers Vineyards & Winery in Healdsburg, California. Our dreamy day included a far-ranging panel featuring three inspiring entrepreneurs and local icons—Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine, Kathy Fang of House of Nanking and Fang, and Julia Collins, CEO of Planet FWD and the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn startup.
Guests also indulged in curated breakout sessions and creative activations by our friends at Rivian, Nuna, Ere Perez, Hello!Lucky, and a DIY floral bar by Hadley Floral Studio x Nuna. Delicious breakfast and lunch spreads by Chef Wilson McFarlin of Flowers fueled the day, alongside desserts by Rivera’s Boulevard, drinks by Something & Nothing, wine by Flowers, an NA option by Duju, and an Excelsior Coffee bar powered (literally!) by Rivian.
To close out our unforgettable event, guests were sent home with an abundance of gifts thanks to our incredibly generous partners, Candlewick Press, Tubby Todd, Koala Eco, LunchBots, Wooden Spoon Herbs, Perelel, Cheerie Lane, Fly By Jing, Studio Tigress, GloPals, Well People, Paper Culture, Pure Mama, Calm, Kyte Baby, Poppy & Pout, Tate’s Bakeshop, Novos Bar, Neuro Gum, That’s It, Halfday Tea, Gimme, Oilogic, Motif, Playhouse MD, Mayron’s Goods, All Better Co., MommaBear Organics, and Little Passports.
Special thanks goes to The Madrona, hosts of our intimate In Good Company sleepover and opening cocktail reception the night before our epic event.
Flip through the 100+ pics below to re-live the In Good Company x MOTHER retreat at Flowers with us!
- The sweet welcome committee—Adine Le, Eunice Ross, Allie Valencia, and Stephanie Tsang.
- Checking in for a full day ahead.
- Joyce Hu is ready to retreat.
- Sweet letterpress journals by Hello!Lucky for each guest to capture the day's thoughts + inspiration.
- A welcome splash and an awe-inspiring view greets guests at Flowers Vineyards & Winery.
- A little Flowers rosé to start the day.
- Jeanne Chan, Subikksha Balaje, and Kendall Moriarty are all smiles.
- Our panelists Julia Collins, Elisabeth Prueitt, Katie Hintz-Zambrano, and Kathy Fang.
- Magic maker Liddy Parlato of Flowers.
- Did we mention we have the most stylish guests around?
- You could feel the love.
- Coffee, breakfast, and community.
- Photographer Senay Inanici in a rare off-duty moment.
- Friends Franchesca Hashim, Tenika Small, and Julia Collins.
- For many guests, the day was an ideal combo of catching up with old friends and making new connections.
- Settling into their seats and sharing a laugh.
- Pre-panel community-building at its finest.
- And plenty of smiles.
- Justine Reichman and Chasa Toliver-Léger chatting it up.
- Two different—but perfect—retreat ensembles.
- Nuna's beautiful set-up, complete with flower-filled stroller.
- The brand gave guests a first-look at its new Wardrobe collection, filled with cashmere goods for mom and baby.
- Nuna is the ultimate in minimalist mom chic.
- Nuna's beloved MIXX™ Next stroller, filled with florals by Hadley Floral Studio.
- Checking out the Nuna goods.
- Matching cashmere sets for mom and baby.
- Super-soft cashmere socks for all!
- Checking out the brand-new Cashmere Mother's Coat.
- But first (and always)...coffee!
- Did you know a Rivian vehicle can power an espresso machine, and so much more?
- Local coffee shop Excelsior Coffee set-up mobile service, powered by Rivian.
- A look at the Rivian coffee scene.
- This too could be your camp coffee set-up.
- Excelsior Coffee served up matcha, too.
- Rivian bandanas and florals by Hadley Floral Studio.
- Excelsior Coffee's Lea Sabado handing out caffeine and hugs.
- The sweetest set-up.
- Take-home gifts by Rivian.
- Meanwhile, all-natural beauty brand Ere Perez provided education, tutorials, and goodies to all of our guests.
- The scene at the Ere Perez station.
- Showcasing the power of beauty infused with botanicals and superfoods.
- Some of Ere Perez's sustainable options for luminous skin and a healthy planet.
- Picking the perfect shade.
- Found one!
- We love that our retreat offered guests time to learn about new products and treat themselves.
- More stunners by the woman-led brand Ere Perez.
- Happy campers, going home with sustainable beauty goodies.
- Ere Perez shared a shady alcove with Hello!Lucky.
- Hello!Lucky's founders and sisters, Sabrina and Eunice Moyle.
- Along with some of their Hello!Lucky book offerings.
- Guests got to meet the inspiring founders of the brand, get their Hello!Lucky books signed, and enter a raffle.
- The founders of Hello!Lucky were so generous, sharing their entrepreneurial advice freely.
- Coffee, books, girlfriends = some of the great joys in life!
- Liddy Parlato of Flowers kicked off our panel for the day.
- Your truly acted as master of ceremonies.
- And Chef Wilson McFarlin pulled double duty as a tech assist.
- Writing down our intentions for the retreat in our Hello!Lucky notebooks.
- An In Good Company tradition—having guests introduce themselves for a few minutes before we get started.
- It's not only an ice-breaker, it instantly sets the warm, friendly, open atmosphere for the retreat.
- Old friends and new friends.
- Welcoming first-time In Good Company guests with warmth.
- Where creative women and moms find "their people."
- We love seeing connections made.
- And turned into friendships.
- The most beautiful setting for a panel.
- Coffee in hand, shades on, and ears open.
- We loved hearing Kathy Fang's inspiring story of carrying on her family's legacy.
- Mahogany Mamas founder June Williams Glenn made the retreat her last stop before giving birth to baby #2.
- The perfect setting, the perfect day.
- Tartine co-founder Elisabeth Prueitt kept us entertained with stories of motherhood and entrepreneurship.
- So many laughs were shared.
- The Flowers venue creates a truly unique outdoor panel experience.
- Sharing and learning from eachother.
- The stunning venue.
- Good Weather Skin founder Franchesca Hashim is all ears.
- Planet FWD CEO Julia Collins shared her invaluable wisdom around creating Earth-friendly companies.
- Anna Engstrom brought the good vibes—and vibrant colors.
- This is what the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company looks like—a gorgeous sight.
- A moment for these front row 'fits!
- AGE OF_ founder Emily Privot McNamara and Allie Lewis of LinkedIn.
- Juliet Sutton-Gee, Serena Tom-Chiu, Dr. Chhavi Vij Hartley, Leslie Wang Su, Helen Yu, Rachael Rados, and Brooke Miller.
- Flowers rosé FTW.
- Leslie Wang Su and Franchesca Hashim looking downright summery.
- Juliet Sutton-Gee and Chasa Toliver-Léger.
- Lunch by Chef Wilson McFarlin and the Flowers team.
- Soda by Something & Nothing.
- The lunch scene.
- Great food and even better company.
- Beautiful conversations with a gorgeous backdrop.
- Gang's all here! Brittany Dunn-Holden, Tami Busia, Meredith Peck, Anna Chiu, Katie Hintz-Zambrano, Lauren Podoll, Helen Yu, Michelle Davenport, and Leslie Wang Su.
- In Good Company vets Juvilynn Arbuthnot, Angela Tafoya, and Melissa Goldberg.
- Blooms by Hadley Floral Studio.
- What a trio—Franchesca Hashim, Meredith Peck, and Susan Work.
- Speaker Kathy Fang signed copies of her brand-new book.
- House of Nanking chronicles her family's iconic San Francisco restaurant, and is a story of legacy and familiar roots.
- A gorgeous cover, to boot!
- Jessica Hische and Katie Hintz-Zambrano.
- The most beautiful setting for a breakout session.
- Guests gathered in the cabanas scattered around the Flowers property.
- A beauty-industry focused group.
- Good wine, and good company.
- And lots of laughs.
- Meanwhile, the gorgeous indoor space at Flowers also hosted our curated breakout sessions.
- Flower bar time! Thanks to Hadley Floral Studio x Nuna.
- Guests got to choose from a gorgeous array of locally grown blooms.
- The bustling scene.
- Decisions, decisions...
- Finished with a bow.
- Wrapping one up for the road.
- Lotte van Velzen and her beautiful creation.
- Darina Neal and Jessica Boots huddle up.
- Rustic perfection.
- Sarah Franco Alves and Karin Karlsson with their mini masterpieces.
- One of our favorite views at Flowers—especially when filled with incredible women.
- The most epic dessert spread by Rivera's Boulevard.
- Karla Miranda and her team truly make poetry with their desserts.
- The abundant offerings included caramel cookies, mini rose apple tarts, vanilla bean panna cotta topped with poached pears in Flowers wine, apple cider donuts, chai mini cakes, and more!
- Are you drooling yet?
- How about now?
- Almost too pretty to eat.
- A beautiful setting for our book-centric Candlewick Press set-up.
- Each attendee was able to choose from a variety of Candlewick Press titles to take home.
- Meanwhile, Little Passports provided its travel exploration kits for 6 different locales.
- Robyn Taylor of Bae Boats with her hands full of good things for herself and her kids.
- Sophie Stimola was the grand prize winner of Nuna's big stroller + carseat giveaway!
- What a haul! (Stroller and all!)
- Lunar calendars by Studio Tigress for the new year ahead!
- Not to brag but...there's no gift bag like an In Good Company x MOTHER gift bag!
- A look inside our gift bag—filled with goodies from Candlewick Press, Tubby Todd, Koala Eco, LunchBots, Wooden Spoon Herbs, Perelel, Cheerie Lane, Fly By Jing, Studio Tigress, GloPals, Well People, Tubby Todd, Paper Culture, Pure Mama, Calm, Kyte Baby, Poppy & Pout, Tate's Bakeshop, Novos Bar, Neuro Gum, That's It, Halfday Tea, Gimme, Oilogic, Motif, Playhouse MD, Mayron's Goods, All Better Co., MommaBear Organics, and Little Passports.
- A bag full of wonders, plus a hand-made bouquet courtesy of Hadley Floral Studio x Nuna.
- But wait...there's more! (Thanks to our friends at Rivian)
- What's inside of the Rivian "frunk"?
- More luscious floral arrangements to take home!
- Mama of two Diana Suyat of Hadley Floral Studio created these stunning bud vase arrangements for Rivian's sweet parting gift.
- Maria Gloria Farris takes it all in.
- Thank you Rivian for this grand finale surprise.
- Until next time...
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