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Showing posts with label real wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real wedding. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Real Wedding: Emma and Mark

Emma + Mark came to me a couple months before their wedding at Condor's Nest Ranch and asked for my help.  They had taken on a lot of tasks and had even more projects that they just didn't have time to start never mind complete.  I loved all their ideas and happily came on board to take over what they had started, come up with a few new design elements and coordinate the whole event.  The result was a super sweet, pretty-in-pink, love fest.  Your Inner Song captured everything so beautifully!  You check out more over at The Wedding Chicks!

For the confetti, I punched out HUNDREDS of little flower shapes out of pink, white, yellow and tan tissue paper, popped it onto a dowel and tied it with red and white baker's twine.


Bonnie Nikolai created all the beautiful, lush floral arrangements.  Since the boys took all the barrels for the kegs we had to quickly improvise by using the smudge pots at the ranch which I actually like even better!  We tied pink poms with twine on each chair.

 

Emma had already made the burlap runners and I hand-stitched doilies to rest on top.  We tied EVERY napkin with a little gold doily, a button and baker's twine.  The ranch has an awesome collection of vintage plates, silver ware and mason jars that we got to use.  My husband and I also tied 450' of white papel picado around the entire reception area.


I made over a hundred doily escort badges which was probably the most time-consuming project.  Each one consists of 4 folded doilies, a kraft paper circle, a button, a pin and name tag!  It was worth it to see everyone wearing their badge around!



Guests wrote well wishes on doily hearts and were greeted with Pimm's cocktails in a mason jar complete with a cute little drink stirrer!

The dessert table was probably my favorite part!  Emma made ALL the cake and pie pops that morning as well as the trifles.  We made a backdrop of paper garlands, pinwheels and globes and it just glowed at night.

Monday, January 31, 2011

In The Knot!


 {photos by Corbin Gurkin via The Knot}

I got a nice surprise over the weekend when I learned that Erin and Chuck's wedding is featured in the Spring issue of The Knot!  I coordinated their wedding in 2009 as well as baked the cupcakes.  Since their celebration was pretty much completely DIY we were busy little bees that day arranging flowers, setting up all the decor, frosting cupcakes and coordinating like crazy!  See more from Erin and Chuck's rustic, vintage affair on Once Wed here!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Sneak Peek #2: Emma + Mark

{Photo by Your Inner Song}
Yes.  There was a crazy, fire spinning circus!  More to come soon!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Sneak Peek: Emma + Mark

Your Inner Song took some pretty stellar photos of Emma + Mark's Condor's Nest Ranch wedding!  Here's a little peek of one of the table settings!  I hand-stitched all the doily runners together and I made my poor husband tie buttons with baker's twine and gold paper doilies around every napkin!  He's such a trooper!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Sneak Peek: Sarah + Charlie


Here is a little sneak peek from the wedding of my dear friends, Sarah + Charlie.  More to come soon!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Sneak Peek Video: Emma & Mark

Emma and Mark from gerald labrador videography on Vimeo.

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of designing and coordinating a wedding at Condor's Nest Ranch for one of the most vivacious, loving and lively couples. Mark and Emma have so much love for each other and their friends and families. It was apparent during the ceremony and during the rocking party that ensued. This was a wild night with cowboys, fire spinners and skinny dippers. Thank you to Gerald Labrador Videography for this clip!

{If you really pay attention you can catch a glimpse of me trying to get the flower girl - their adorable daughter, Violet - to walk down the aisle to her dad!}

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Camp Wedding from Love Me Do Photography


This is kind of the wedding I wanted. Ours came close and I love my wedding with all my heart but this is just SO fun and carefree. The hydrangea crown is to die for and the wild flower arrangements are perfection for me. It would have been incredible to do a group shot like this down by the tea house too.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Our Hi-Fi Wedding

{photo by Davina + Daniel}

Yay! Some photos of our wedding and our playlist are over at Hi-Fi Weddings today. Just in case you wanted to see some hilarious photos of me shakin' my booty on the dance floor!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010


My latest guest post is up at Style Me Pretty today and it might be my most favorite wedding ever. Designed and created by the uber-talented girls at Bash, Please it is a colorful, confetti-filled wonderland!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Our Wedding on Style Me Pretty


Holy moly! My dear friend, Erin, surprised me with a lovely feature on Style Me Pretty today! I hadn't even see these photos yet! I guess the cat is out so check out the amazing photos from Davina + Daniel! They made everything look crazy spectacular! Be sure to click through the gallery too because there are some real beauties!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Holy Holga Part II

Here is another stunning photograph from our wedding by my sister. There are even more on {un}veiled vows!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Holy Holga Batman

{from a series of Diana photos by crazy talented sister took}

I am slooooowly leaking photos from the wedding over at {un}veiled vows.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

California Wedding of Badassness by Feather Love

I ADORE this wedding. Jenny and Luc were just made to be shot by Noa (of Feather Love, duh). And this is a hardcore DIY wedding folks. And not the kind of DIY wedding where you kind of don't believe they aren't related to Martha Stewart. I mean don't get me wrong everything was insanely gorgeous but there weren't a million and one little details all over the place and, ya know what, it didn't even matter. They had 1) a cussing carousal and ferris wheel and 2) kick-ass guests who know how to rock a dance floor. And their ceremony...oh the ceremony!...why did I not think of using a line from my FAVORITE prince album!!! Oh man. Priceless. And a Kate Bush inspired frock for your interpretive first dance? Yes, please. Sign me up.

So go immerse yourself in the goodness and badassness (yes, I just made that word) of this wedding over at Feather Love and the rad DOUBLE feature on Once Wed!!!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Max & Margaux's Sneak Peek #2 from Shark Pig

Wow. I was tearing up just from this sneak peek! I can't wait for the rest!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

These photos make my heart happy.
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Monday, May 17, 2010



Loving that this couple had a chance to relax and play a few rounds! Definitely a perk of having an afternoon wedding.

Saturday, April 24, 2010


Jenna let me tag along and carry her camera bags to this wedding at L'Auberge Del Mar. I can't wait to work with her there again at another wedding I am coordinating and doing decor for in June 2011!

Monday, April 19, 2010


I would have loved to have been at this party with flowers by the goddess herself - Saipua. And is that some Anna Bond I spy???



Thursday, April 15, 2010

There Will Be Love

{photo by gabriel ryan}

Check out my post on The Knot's vintage weddings blog about a gorgeous, vintage and movie-themed wedding!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Breaking Rules & Staying True

There is a GREAT article on Project Wedding today by my new wedding planning hero - Beth Helmstetter - about creating your wedding concept. Beth basically took all the words out of my mouth about breaking the rules and making your wedding a reflection of who you are. Go check it out!