Smashing Pumpkins
If you’re planning a fall wedding, you need to know about Gene Granata at Masterpiece Pumpkins, 949-837-4687, masterpiecepumpkins.com, in Foothill Ranch. This artist can carve on the side of a pumpkin almost anything you dream up—your monogram, wedding date, or even a portrait of the two of you. Add a tea light and you’ve got a glowing work of art. Not marrying in the fall? No worries. Granata, who has been carving professionally for 20 years, carves watermelons in the summer. Cost: $50 (for a basic monogram) and up.
