New Orleans via Tom Hams Lighthouse

This wedding was particularly vibrant and fun with a little New Orleans flair.  Bright blues and greens popped off of gray linens for a fun and warm setting.  Coordinated by the so fun Brenda Swann of Swann Soirees and photos by the always talented Bauman Photography.

Ana and James-June 2011

Bali Hai Wedding San Diego from Aaron Thompson on Vimeo.

Enjoy the beautiful wedding that I had the pleasure of working on last summer with Swann Soirees and AS Photography.  More here.

A little background information on the wedding from the lovely Brenda of Swann Soirees...
Wedding & Ceremony: Bali Hai- Shelter Island 

Wedding Colors: Royal Purple, Sangria Red, Burnt Orange, with accents of green, gold, and ivories. 

Theme: NYC meets NOLA - We're utilizing the fine linens & florals to create a formal feel reminiscent of a NOLA mansion dinner party, complete with a lush altar piece for the ceremony, similar to what you would find in a formal garden in one of the southern mansions (the venue was selected solely on availability to the desired wedding date). Our colors, along with some added bling throughout the event elements and an isolated demask-like graphic  bring-in Ana's NYC fashionista side. 

More about the Couple: Ana is of Puerto Rican heritage out of NY and James is from New Orleans- they met at the Lakeside Rodeo! Talk about being well-rounded (and traveled) couple. They are both urbanites who enjoy a good drink in the company of… each other! As a small business owner, James is a workaholic and gets involved in just about every community-oriented project he can possibly contribute to, he truly enjoys giving back as much as he can, and Ana is always by his side, whether it is serving meals to veterans or selling tickets to fundraisers with James, they two really treasure their time together, and always make it a priority over everything else in their life. Both have a really good sense of humor and are very down to earth. They were both very involved in all the planning & decision making for their wedding. 

Wedding Pro Team 
Planning & Design: Brenda Swann, assisted by Sherry Terrant of Swann Soirées
Officiant: Ceremonies by Bethel
Catering/Venue: Bali Hai
Ceremony & Reception Music (live vocals): Michael Tiernan
Make-Up: Lipstick & Luster LLC
Hair: Shannel & Co.
Photography: AS Photography
Videography: Luke McCain Videography
Floral Design: Exquisite Blooms
Paperie Design: Dolldine Designs
Cake: It’s a piece of cake!
Linens: A Perfect Table
Limos: Emerald City Limo
Shuttles: SureRide Inc

Ana and James Bali Hai

I just have a few snapshots from my little point and shoot to share from this last weekends wedding.  I hope to get the pro pics to share later on.

Ana and James had a fun, New Orleans inspired, wedding last Saturday at the Bali Hai.  The colors were vibrant and fun in royal purples, oranges, reds and greens with pops of yellow here and there.  Outside the wedding canopy was adorned with 6 feet of lush ivories, blushes and creams accented with crystals.  Such a beautiful wedding for such a beautiful couple.  

I will write up a full description of all the fun details when I get the beautiful photos back from AS Photography but until know here are credits for Ana and James's wonderful Bali Hai wedding.

Planning & Design: Brenda Swann, assisted by Sherry Terrant of Swann Soirées

Officiant: Ceremonies by Bethel

Catering/Venue: Bali Hai

Ceremony & Reception Music (live vocals): Michael Tiernan

Make-Up: Lipstick & Luster LLC

Hair: Shannel & Co.

Photography: AS Photography

Videography: Luke McCain Videography

Floral Design: Exquisite Blooms

Paperie Design: Dolldine Designs

Cake: It’s a piece of cake!

Linens: A Perfect Table

Limos: Emerald City Limo

Shuttles: SureRide Inc

Emily and Jason at Scripps

So I've been behind on my "work" blogging but I have a fresh new post for you...

Emily and Jason got married at The Robert Payne Scripps Seaside Forum in May and I have their pictures to share taken by the ever talented Bauman Photographers.

 The entire event was coordinated by the amazing team of Brenda and Ania from Swann Soirees and everything turned out beautiful.

Vendors:
Coordination:  Swann Soirees
Photography:  Bauman Photographers
Cupcakes: Hey There Cupcake
Venue:  Scripps Forum