I would like to introduce Madam Palooza.

My name is Sylvia Asmussen and I am the Owner and Lead Designer at Madam Palooza. My husband, David, and I have been married for thirty years and we run our business together. We are a company that specializes in vintage wedding rentals and have the largest selection of unique, one-of-a-kind prop rentals in the Temecula Valley.

A little history about me.  I was born and raised in Texas but have lived in Southern California for over twenty-five years. I studied Interior Decorating in college, worked for a major retailer as their Visual Merchandiser and Buyer, and was a Makeup Artist with national clients including George Strait and Vidal Sassoon.  My design background also includes work on feature films as an Art Director and Set Decorator, and as a Stylist for print ads and television commercials.

                                              

I love what I do and am honored to be included in such an important time in someone’s life and am grateful to all our couples who trust me to help make their wedding as beautiful as they imagined.  My wedding design work has been featured on the most popular wedding blogs including Say Yes to the Dress, Style Me Pretty, The Knot, 100 Layer Cake, Wedding Chicks and many more.  Please visit our website at www.MadamPalooza.com to see additional blogs.

I also enjoy creating and upcycling items for home décor and had the honor of having my creations published in several national home décor magazines including Cottages and Bungalows, Somerset Home, Romantic Country and Flea Market Décor. 

On a personal note, my faith and my family means everything to me.  My favorite getaway is Paris where I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary. I fell in love with this romantic city from stories my father told me while stationed there in the military.  So when I finally visited the same sights he mentioned----it was very emotional and I knew that this magical city had stolen my heart.

I am a music fanatic and will stop whatever I'm doing if the right song comes on---including suspending conversations mid-sentence so I can sing along---just ask my husband!  I love summer night concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. I can spend hours shopping for cool vintage wardrobe pieces. I love everything Trina Turk, Kate Spade and Coco Chanel. I love old movies----but must have popcorn, Coke and a box of Junior Mints. One of my favorite quotes is from Audrey Hepburn, "I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."