Pretty Things: Ombre Details

I'm completely smitten over these pretty ombre details!  This trend has really caught my attention and can be seen all over.  The look from dark to light in the same shades.... it's so beautiful.  Thinking of an invitation design with ombre...  

 cake

 Floral Centerpiece

Dessert backdrop

Lela Rose Dress

Nails

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Kasey & Michael: E-pics

Our lovely couple, Kasey and Michael will be tying the knot this spring and when I saw their e-pics, I thought how creative they were to do them at San Diego Zoo's Safari Park (Formally San Diego Wild Animal Park.)  It's such a fun place and these pictures capture their love for one another.  What an amazing job done by Chrystal Cienfuegos Photography! Click here to see much more.    

Congratulations again to Kasey and Michael!  If you haven't seen their Save the Date's check them out here.  I will be featuring their invitations next!

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Celebrating Valentine's Day

I can't believe January is done and Valentine's Day is just around the corner!  Wow... time flies fast  when you're having fun! In honor of the traditional hallmark holiday, my lovely and I celebrate very low key.  This is because although the pink stuff tickles my fancy, it's overrated! The expensive dinner, the crazy gifts and of course, the hectic and busy restaurants! Don't get me wrong... we did it our first couple years together, but after that we changed things up to something more simple. For the past several years we celebrate each other and our relationship.  

A great way to get into the spirit of this is to exchange mini cards of love. We did 14 reasons why I'm in love with you, exchanged them and read them to one another.  We have our version of a fancy dinner in our backyard complete with candles,our fireplace, wine (beer for lovely) and a 3 course menu we've never made before.        

For our place setting, I used a favorite dress of mine which had ripped and was put in the salvation pile, cut it up and used as our napkins.  

There are many other ways to celebrate which I discovered online and found as inspiration. Maybe we'll incorporate some or all of these one year.  I really loved this bingo set.  Although it would be fun to play bingo, we would need more than just the 2 of us!  

bingo set

The idea of writing "52 things I love about you" would be very similar to the "14 reasons why I love you" we have already done, but how cute is this deck of cards? A very simple, but expressive way to show your love how much they mean to you.    

52 reasons why I love you

Breakfast in bed? SURE! How cute is this how to! A very simple, but festive way to say I love you and appreciate everything you do for me!    

Breakfast in bed

Whatever you plan on doing, make it special and about who you are as a couple. Want to make some Valentine's Day sweet love cards too?  Feel free to download them here.  Have a Happy Valentine's day!   

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Real Wedding: Jenevie & David

If you follow me on twitter, you must have seen all my tweets regarding one of my best friends wedding. We grew up together and she's practically my sister!  I was honored and blown away when she asked me to coordinate her wedding!  Without any hesitation, I replied "hell yeah!".  I was in shock she would trust me with everything.  Although I was about 6 months pregnant, I had a blast and it was the most beautiful wedding I've ever attended.  There was so much love around, you can just feel it and these stunning images captured by Sasha Photography says it all.  The wedding took place at The Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco on a winter December day and it was remarkable.... stunning.... and just unbelievable!

When you entered the ballroom, it was jaw dropping!  It's pure elegance with the chandeliers above, the dim lighting and gobo which matched her paper stationery, the fireplace lit and the sounds of the bell choir made the ballroom look and feel so magical.  

The bride and groom looked so great!  Calm, relaxed and just happy explains their mood right before walking down the aisle.  

After the ceremony, we turned down the ballroom into the reception area.  It happened so fast and turned out beautifully.  Kings tables lined the ballroom around the dance floor and the head table was front and center.  The tall flower candelabras were the attention getter with tea light candles lit on the tables.      

Their menu was exquisite! Surf and turf... YES please!!!  To go with their San Francisco theme, they even served claim chowder in sourdough bread bowls.  Everything was delicious including the dessert we had after our meal.  The tables were even named after famous San Francisco streets.       

I just love this picture of Jenevie and David.  When they first entered the ballroom as Mr. and Mrs, this photo was taken candidly of their joy and love for all their guests in attendance.  

This couple is HOT! The bride rocked beautifully a Vera Wang gown and her bouquet was filled with feathers and white peonies.  Their escort cards duplicated as favors following their San Francisco theme during the holiday season; a cable car ornament.  

Their cake matched her sash and was dark chocolate with burnt almond sponge, woven with coffee induced creme.  Thinking about it just makes my mouth water!

Jen and David share a very special place in my heart and I couldn't be any happier for them!  They mean the world to me and I'm so blessed I was able to share this incredible journey of planning their wedding.  It's something I'll always cherish and never forget!!!  I can't wait to see their video.  I saw clips during the ceremony and they were ahhh-maze-ing!!!    

The creative mastermind behind it all was Jen and I just executed her needs. Our creative team rocked it and they were all so fantastic to work with!  Many thanks again!

Wedding Coordinator - ME =)
Director of Events for Julia Morgan Ballroom - Linda Hylen (she's soooo AWESOME)
Caterer- Credo 
Cake- Patisserie Ganache
Floral Design- An Added Touch, Carol Antraccoli
Lighting- Enhanced Lighting and Sound
Bell Choir- Bell Appeal
Photographer - Sasha Photography Click here for more stunning images!
Videography- Jadu Weddings
Hotel Accommodations- Hotel Frank
Master of Ceremonies- The wonderful, DES

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Save the Date Magnet: Pantone Color of the Year 2012

Pantone released it's color of the year and announced Tangerine Tango. This vibrant reddish, orange color just pops and lucky for us, our client is using this color for her upcoming spring wedding. With a touch of Chinese flair, they will be incorporating the double happiness symbol in parts of their wedding which is a cute personalization of the bride. 

  

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Nursery Inspiration: Pink and Gray

We've been hard at work preparing our baby girl's nursery. We decided with the colors of pink and gray because pink is my favorite color and gray is lovely's. I made an inspiration board so I can get him on the same page and it worked! ;) Can't wait to show you when it's all done... it's so exciting!    

Sources: paint swatches, crib, bumper, glider, print, lamp  

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Pretty in Pink Baby Shower

We're having a girl!!!  Yes, we're expecting in March and we're just thrilled!  We did a gender reveal cake back in November and it was so much fun to have our close friends and family with us.  I can clearly remember my thoughts and emotions seeing the PINK cake!  My heart was pounding and I was so overjoyed!

  

This past weekend, I felt the same emotions when my mom and best gal friends threw me a pretty in pink baby shower.  Everything was perfect and looked fabulous!  They are so amazing and everything they did was so beautiful!   

 My mom made these ribbon chandeliers that hung above the tables.  The simplicity of it is beautiful!   

I loved this banner!  It's now in the baby room and we cant wait to use it for our maternity session.   

The tablescape was beautiful!  Fit for the wonderful ladies in my life, each guest received a bath and body works spray with a strawberry flavored whoopie pie.  They also got a "Wishes for Baby" card that I adored reading after the shower.  I put them in baby's scrapbook so she can read them one day too.    

Everything coordinated so beautiful!  Thanks again, Jo!  She did an amazing job with all the banners and even coordinated the look for the diaper game!  She's one crafty gal I tell ya and her work is awesome!  And thanks to Des for her master of ceremonies skill! =)   

Our hearts just melted when we saw the diaper cake and ballerina slippers!  They were so adorably cute, we were just in awwww!  It really hit us and this picture says it all! LOVE it!

The dessert spread was incredibly good, including the guava cake my mom ordered!  It was perfection!  All the food was delicious too!  I had a little more than a tasting to everything there! 

The little girls even had their own table and favors!  

I'm just the happiest mommy-to-be in the planet!  Thanks so much to my wonderful mom and my besties for all they have done!  Everything was beautiful and we're so grateful for it all!  We couldn't feel anymore love and blessed!  

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