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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Santa Ines Mission and Crossroads Estate: Kelly + Matt

Kelly and Matt are such a sweet couple and I am honored to have been there from the beginning. I first met them on the day they were engaged. I was still working for Firestone Vineyard at the time when I received a call from Matt saying that he'd like my help to plan a surprise wedding proposal at Crossroads. Under the pretext of an impromptu venue tour, just in case, he said... Matt scheduled a site visit of the property. He took her to the top of the hill overlooking the pole barn and oaks, got down on one knee and proposed. Kelly said yes! I was thrilled when they asked me to continue their journey with them to help plan their wedding the following spring.

Their ceremony and reception were held at the Mission Santa Ines and Crossroads at Firestone Vineyard. Jennifer Rau Photography captured every special moment and family friend Sharen Crosby of Flowers By Sharen created the beautiful centerpieces & decor.

Enjoy!

Congratulations Kelly & Matt!

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Firestone Vineyard: Justin + Alberto

I was thrilled when Justin and Alberto called to ask me to help plan their wedding. They are so much fun and I was intrigued by their idea of booking The Minikiss Band for their reception... Well, we didn't end up booking Minikiss, but we did plan a fabulous event and their guests had the best time. Along with a team of their talented friends, we planned a beautiful event at the Firestone Vineyard in Los Olivos.

This was my first time working with an amazing photographer, Amy Tierney of f8f11 Images. She's a commercial and fashion photographer, who also covers modern weddings in full detail, and a good friend of the groom and groom. Their other friends, Jarrod and Tally, set designers from Hollywood, created the gorgeous floral and lighting decor.

I'm so excited to share the unique details of Justin and Alberto's Wine Country Wedding.

Enjoy!

Firestone Vineyard has a new ceremony site called the vineyard mesa... The mesa has gorgeous vineyard and mountain views as well as a beautiful old oak similar to the famous ceremony oak at their Crossroads venue... Their graphic wedding cake was created by Decadence Wedding Cakes... I absolutely love the matching top hats... Justin and Alberto enjoy a good celebration and the hanging animal masks symbolize their love of costumes.

They had first met on the red carpet during a Los Angeles event and that same red carpet was used to mark the entrance to their ceremony... One of my favorite parts of the day was hearing the vows Alberto wrote for Justin... He combined 80s song lyrics to express how he feels about his groom and it could not have been more perfect.

Guests were invited into the barrel room for dinner where they enjoyed Santa Maria Style BBQ catered by Plemmons Catering... The 150 person guest table extended the entire length of the room... It was stunning... Following dinner, guests were invited to the courtyard to dance, but first, Justin surprised Alberto with a painting of their ceremony oak.

The celebration got a little "wild"! The dance floor was full all night long... Another friend, DJ Diva Danielle White, provided the tunes.

The happy couple made their grand exit in a 1940 Touring Packard Sedan provided by Classic Motoring Car Rentals.

Congratulations Justin & Alberto!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Fess Parker's Doubletree: Emily + Matt

Emily and Matt are a lovely couple and local Santa Barbarians. Their ceremony and reception were held at the beautiful, oceanside, Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort.

Nico Designs created stunning yellow, white, green and pink floral arrangements. All photos were taken by their photographer, the talented Melissa Musgrove, and she captured every special moment.

Enjoy!!

The bride's bouquet held a bouquet of gardenias, phalenopsis orchids, cattalaya orchids, garden roses, dusty miller, ranuculous and lambs ear.

A Large wooden tray held flower cones filled with petals for guests to toss... Moss hedges with yellow rose buds marked the beginning of the aisle and small yellow rose bushes marked the end... Boxes filled with hydrangea and roses lined the aisle... Two large arrangements with curly willow, honeysuckle, garden roses, sweet peas, phalenopsis and hydrangea bordered the alter.

Dark wooden trays filled with snapdragons held the escort cards. The miniature cows and fish signify guest meal choices...Tables were named after streets in Santa Barbara....Nico provided wicker lounge pieces decorated with pillows tied in yellow ribbon...The four tier buttercream wedding cake was made by Montecito Confections.

Half the tables held clusters of hurricane candles surrounded by a wreath of hydrangea, garden roses and cymbidium orchids... The other half held tall cylinder vases topped with globe shaped arrangements... Bella Vista Designs hung string lights and twinkle lights and AMS Entertainment provided entertainment.

Congratulations Emily & Matt!

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Crossroads Estate: Davida + Chris

I love, love, loved working with Davida and Chris. They really enjoyed planning all of the little details and we spent hours discussing the design for their wedding day. This was one of my very first Soigné Productions Events and I was so proud about how everything turned out.

Their ceremony and reception were held at the Crossroads Estate in Los Olivos. Santa Barbara Photographers, Brian and Brady Charrette of BB Photography, did an incredible job capturing every perfect detail and my good friend and creative genius, Tricia Fountaine, designed the decor.

I am so excited to share the details of this event with you.

Enjoy!