Summer has finally arrived {a little late this year but hot none-the-less}! With temperatures reaching triple digits in some areas, we thought we would share a few great tips on how to beat the summer heat.Of course, being indoors for portions of your wedding is the best way to beat the heat. But if your […]
I'm so exited to share a few photos with you from one of the most meaningful weddings I have ever planned. Shauna & Daniel were extra special to me because they hired me from Iraq, where they were both deployed and serving our country while working on planning their wedding. I could tell from our […]
I hope everyone enjoyed a happy and safe 4th of July weekend! Ours was packed full with a trip to the rodeo, a fabulous dinner party, lots of swimming and a great pool party and BBQ to cap it all off. 4th of July serves as my mid-season break ~ it's a time to refresh, […]
Vintage American Classics theme: I love the idea of sticking with red and white as a color palette for a 4th of July wedding or party, possibly adding small accents of Navy or even light blue for some contrast. I don't know if I'll ever fall out of love with old Coca-Cola Bottles, the nostalgia […]
4th of July is by far one of my favorite holidays! This year, I am fortunate to have the weekend off and I look forward to celebrating with friends and family with some pool-side party fun! Recently, we were chosen by The Wedding Report to write for them as Sacramento's Wedding Expert. One of […]
Well, we pretty much fell off of the blogosphere for a while there, while we waited for our site to be transformed into something that we feel showcases our work the way it should be. The new site is up and we're ready to show you what we've been up to! This Styled Engagement […]
When we started our Top 10 series {which highlighted our favorite elements from certain weddings} we knew we couldn't just spill all of the goodness we have stored up from our most fabulous weddings of 2010. So many of our weddings were filled to the brim with fabulous details that it was too hard to […]
There's no doubt that private residence weddings are my favorite. And, intimate ones with killer details make it even better. So, here it is, the yumminess that I've been hanging on to for what seems like forever! {I now publicly admit that my thrown out back set me back WAY further than I ever could […]
While working on Amira & Jon’s wedding, I was fortunate to learn about something that was not only new to me, but also intriguing, fun and fantastically festive; The Egyptian Zaffa Ceremony {The Zaffa is a human parade of belly dancers and drummers surrounding the bride and groom, singing/playing happy songs. The bride and groom […]
Let’s face it. Every cake is my favorite cake…because I am a cake junkie. However, my cake addiction has been taken to a whole new level by my wonderful friend and colleague, Rebecca of Sweet Cakes by Rebecca. I hesitate to call Rebecca’s creations Just “cakes”. They are far more delicious than any other cake […]
If I could write just one word about this wedding to sum it all up it would simply be "Beautiful". It all started with Linda & Brian, who are two of the most genuinely beautiful people you could ever meet. Add to that two towering oak trees {one with a lighted canopy to dine under}, […]
Being the big sap that I am, I just had to include this category again this year. Jill and Mike had something special about them overall. They exuded so many wonderful qualities. Sincerity, love, class, genuineness and true happiness. When I met both their parents, it was clear where a great deal of it had […]
I was thrilled to be able to plan and style this baby shower for my dear friend, Jackie of Jacqueline Photography {who also photographed the shower}. I had so much fun collaborating with the girls from Invitations Ink to pull this baby shower together. Inspired by the vintage-esque tricycle that Jackie’s grandmother bought for baby […]
We were lucky enough to be featured in a few places in 2010 including some very stylish blogs and a little TV Show on WeTV called Platinum Weddings. And, since we plugged the hell out of that one in 2009, I felt it was time to move on to the feature from 2010 that really […]
Well, it doesn’t take much more than a guy taking his shirt off to prove that a dance party was one for the books. 2010 seemed like the year for people to just let go of all inhibitions and seriously GET DOWN! Maybe it was Lady Gaga, maybe it was the delicious wine…or more likely […]
