From midweight silks to vibrant colors for fall and any season, JCrew offers some flattering dresses that a bridesmaid could truly wear again.  Like to a cocktail party, promise.  And easy online ordering and perfect for bridesmaids that don’t live in the same area or state to purchase.  Check it out!

Some of you may remember the sneak peaks of Lindsey and Chris’s amazing 3 day destination wedding extravaganza last July in Laguna Beach.  The last day was the actual wedding day, held at a private estate and then dinner at the Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel.  There were ballerinas, synchronized swimmers, DJ AM, Mad Hatter, Save the Date book made into a wedding cake, just to name a few details.  To see more, you have to pick up the new OC Weddings Magazine!

The talented Holly Hatam of Tear Drop weddings is at it again. This time, she did a drawing of me, but I think the drawing is much cuter!  Thanks Holly!

For your own personal rendering, whether for social stationary or casual Save the date or formal wedding invitation, connect with Holly.

www.teardropweddings.com

When you think of “Do it Yourself“, you think a little of this and a little of that, especially when it comes to your wedding.  You might make the party favors for your guests or possibly create the table numbers, but that wasn’t the case for my bride Jen.  She cut and sewed every single runner and napkin, made the matching place cards (whatever fabric was on your place card designated the table you sat at, and also matched the napkin for that specific table), made the party favors (initial magnets denoting what your menu selection was), printed all of the menus, programs, table numbers, and coasters, and made the custom linen for cake table. Their guest book was also a custom linen that they had all of thier guests sign.  Jen also knit all of her bridesmaids socks!  She was so crafty and it paid off in a big way.  The event was absolutely beautiful!  Congratulations Jen and Ray! 

Thank you Eva Ng for the photos!

Are you looking for a Bling Cake Topper, Broach or Cake Knife and Server?  Toppers with Glitz has an amazing selection.  You can pick from many fonts, sizes and crystal colors.  Check out their website for more details.

It was a beautiful day in August for a beautiful couple, Sandy and Harry. Extremely gracious and hospitable! We started off the day with pre-ceremony drinks: Strawberry sunset, Orange Passion fizz and Peach Bellinis. Can you imagine the rest of the day was like for food and drinks? Ok, I’ll give you a hint, Fried chicken, mini burgers, and grilled cheese sandwiches in TO GO boxes as a parting gift! How fun and comforting is that! More to come, look out for photos soon. But here is a Same Day Edit surprise from Elysium Productions, done in less than 4 hours and in hi-def!

For those that know me, I love red velvet Sprinkles, well Brooke and Michelle do too. We do try to limit consumption due to sugar content. But more than just the love of the taste of cupcakes as it’s just the perfect amount of cake and icing, I go crazy over cute cupcakes… and I have found someone so talented that I have to share her info.  She is based in Mission Viejo, Kelly of Once Upon a Cupcake.  She can do any holiday, any theme, any special occasion, you name it….she can do it. Now what holiday is coming up so I can make an excuse to order them?  She does mention in her blog that Back to school is first week of September…hmm, not going to work as Maddie is not in school yet.  Maybe Happy Friday, will that count, any excuse right to have one of her cupcakes?  

To place an order or to see other creations, log onto http://onceuponacupcake.blogspot.com/

The talented Aaron Delesie took Misty and Rick all around Downtown Los Angeles for their engagement session.  How amazing did these turn out!  Please stay tuned for their wedding photos…they are getting married at the Four Seasons Las Vegas in September!

Some of you may have heard of this…Next Day Edit, this is when you can’t wait 4-6 months for your wedding video OR your needs change and you would like to show family and friends who were unable to make it to the wedding a quick glimpse of the day. Here is a wedding a couple weeks ago…photos coming soon. Thanks Elysium Productions for working on this so quickly.

It’s here…You saw her shower and her sneak peek video clip…and now we have her wedding day photos. Jeannie Le, senior assistant to Details Details was married at St. Catherine’s in Laguna and had her reception at the Hyatt Huntington Beach. If you know Jeannie, you know that she is amazing at assisting brides, sweet, helpful, takes initiative and will carry all 10 bridesmaids purses before sending them down the aisle! She has a great sense of style and knew what she wanted, something timeless, romantic and glamourous (hence the crystal chandeliers) I do have to say that carpeting the ballroom made a huge difference. I don’t believe it is necessary all the time but for a color palette like this, the typical hotel ballroom carpet would have ruined the look. Every invitation, place card and menu card had a touch of bling.  And those bridesmaids dresses with the pockets, so cute…the bows matched the shoes perfectly.  But my favorite were her shoes, ones with the flower bud  (Steve holding them for close up)  And last but not least…she hired the infamous Jose Villa to document the day.