Ultimate San Diego Wedding

I was honored to be a part of this years Ultimate San Diego Wedding put on by Bridal Insider and donate my services to a lucky couple.  My good friend and the always fabulous coordinator Courtney Tibbets of After the Engagement was the talented  coordinator that designed every detail of this fun wedding brunch.

The flowers were a fun mix of yellows, pinks, reds and aquas which turned out to be the happiest color scheme I have ever gotten to work with.  Plus the guys wore gray which is always my favorite to add yellow and gray into a wedding.

Here are my favorite shots taken by La Vida Creations...

It was such an honor to work with all the wonderful vendors and I wish the bride and groom all the best. 

For more shots, check out La Vida Creations blog here and here.



Vendor information:
Janell and Matt’s fantastic vendors who donated their services and time to this extraordinary event: Photographers: La Vida Creations Photography • Ceremony Venue: Mt. Woodson Amy Strong Castle • Reception Venue: Mt. Woodson Amy Strong Castle • Event Design and Planning: Courtney with After the Engagement • Catering: Personal Touch Dining • Cinematography: Side by Side Cinema • Rentals and Linens: Party Production Rentals • Officiant- Bethel Nathan, Ceremonies by Bethel • Rehearsal Dinner- Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club • Florist – Exquisite Blooms • DJ- Bill Calhoun Mobile Music DJ • Live musician- Nick Weiss • Stationery and Paperie- Nic.Roc.Designs • Limo service – Elite Image Limo • Tux rentals- Friar Tux Shop • Bridesmaids ‘Necklaces- KChicDesigns • Bride’s and Mother’s Hair and Makeup – Marisa Von Sheere • Bridesmaid’s Makeup- Gerine Coronado • Bridesmaid’s Hair- Rebecca Hainline • Bridesmaid’s Dresses- Nordstrom • Documenting Photographer – Evan Bishop • Honeymoon – PS Riviera • Favors- SoBelle • Photobooth : Jasper with After the Engagement  • Boudoir – Modern Boudoir by Allie Lindsey Photography • Cake- Hey There, Cupcake • Donuts- Sensational Treats • Cake Balls- Cake Ball Love • Mini trifles- Sumi’s Oven • Cookies- The Cookie Chew • Candy buffet- A Candy Store • Chocolate photobooth props- Tailored Sweets • Sponsored by Bridal Insider and Star 94.1

Yellow and Gray weddings

I get a lot of searches for yellow and gray weddings through my website so I thought I would feature some of my own wedding pictures from my own yellow and gray wedding as well as some others I have done.

Here are my wedding pictures, courtesy of the wonderful Andy King Photography.

My bridesmaids wore yellow dresses and gray sweaters with yellow belts and gray shoes, the groomsmen wore different gray suits and yellow ties.  I even requested that the guests wear yellow, gray, black or white, it was a bold move but no one seemed to care.  The flowers were a combination of all yellow flowers and my bouquet had white peonies.  The tables were gray linens with yellow runners down the middle and collections of various sized and shaped clear vases with candles and silver platters with the yellow flowers.

Another yellow and gray wedding I did was this super cute wedding with a deeper shade of yellow, pictures by Eisenhower Photography...

The bride carried white hydrangea with yellow cymbidium orchids, yellow mini calla lilies, yellow billy balls, white lisianthus and large white gardenias.  The bridemaids we made of white hydrangea, yellow dahlias, yellow billy balls and green pittsoporum leaves as accent.  The groom had a white mini call lily and the groomsmen (not pictured) had yellow mini calla lilies.

 This bouquet was a combination of yellow china mums, yellow ranunculas, yellow button mums and yellow billy balls.

Overall, it is such a beautiful and un-expected color combination that is becoming more and more popular.

Yellow and Gray wedding

I am especially in LOVE with the flowers I made for today's wedding.  They are exactly what I wish I would have made for my own yellow and gray wedding but that never happened.  The brides bouquet was a mix of white hydrangea, yellow cymbidium orchids, white gardenia (which smelt heavenly), yellow billy balls and yellow calla lilies.  The stems were wrapped in gray satin ribbon and adorned with beautiful embellishments.

The bridesmaids bouquets were also made from white hydrangea and yellow billy balls but had yellow dahlias and green leaves as accent. 

Of course professional pics will eventually follow but until then I have these for you to look at. 

P.S. wait till you see the boutonnieres!!!  So cute!!!

Our Wedding!!!

Well it is official, Jeremiah and I are married!!!  We were married Saturday on May 16th in Calistoga, CA.  It was absolutely beautiful and despite the heat (95 degrees), it as perfect.  We haven’t gotten the pictures back from our amazing photographer, Andy King, but here are a few that some friends shared with us. 

Hopefully I will have some more of the reception later.  We were married at a private residence in the Petrified Forest in Calistoga and then headed over to the Tucker Farm Center for the reception.  The food was divine and served as a quaint home style buffet.   Our wonderful caterer, Kellie Lind 707.965.0512, made the most amazing food for both the rehearsal dinner and for the wedding; every bite of every dish melted in your mouth and all of our guests raved about it.  Kellie served the buffet in beautiful serving platters and dishes, not in those ugly silver chaffing dishes.  It was intimate and delicious!!!  If anyone is looking for a caterer in the Napa Valley, Sonoma or Santa Rosa area, I highly highly recommend Kellie Lind, she is so friendly and her service is superb.

More soon....1st it's off to Italy from June 6th till June 22nd :)