Jennifer & Michael: The Details, part 2

Welcome back to the fun wedding of Jen and Mike!

Here is a look into their reception:

The gorgeous centerpieces:
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Aren't they breathtaking? We wanted something elegant, dramatic and different. I loved the variation on the low arrangement of have the flowers around the candles. I also loved how Flower Allie, the florist, submerged the orchids in the water on the tall centerpieces. Along with the tall centerpiece, each table had these little beauties around the main arrangement:

How amazing are those red damask votives? Here is the story behind them: at our meeting with the florist, Jen brought a candle she owned that she loved. It was a red and white damask print. They were no longer sold where it was from, so we brainstormed how we could recreate the look. We came up with the idea to have the damask print designed and printed on vellum and then cut & attach the vellum to the votive holders. It was a huge undertaking, but definitely paid off! Stacia of Serendipity designs created and printed the graphic and Jen and her family spent countless hours cutting, taping and glueing. There were hundreds of them! And the best part? Jen came up with the idea to resell them to another bride after the wedding. 

Love, love, love this sweetheart table. So romantic!

Some more details:

The favors:

Inside each of the boxes, there was a scrumptious red velvet cupcake for each guest. This was in addition to the cake. Double dessert? I'm in!  Here is a peak at what the cupcakes, made by For the Love of Sugar, look like:

The kids got their own goodie bags, filled with little toys, activities and their own special cupcakes, designed like jungle animals! 

Jen & Mike also created a special surprise, a hand-made coloring book, featuring the animals found on the Rancho Las Lomas property:

The DIY details never end: Jen even labeled these bubbles and tied a ribbon on each. An easy touch to take something from generic to adorable!

Sweet first dance moments:

Want your girls to love you? Give them flipflops to wear while dancing:

Seating Chart:

We stuck candles anywhere we could. One of my favorite spots was along the bridge to the reception area.

All lit up at night:

Jen's mom and a group of her college friends performed a few line dances for the new couple. It was adorable!

Yum and Wow!

I could look at this wedding all day. It was such a blast to help design and bring to life. Jen and Mike, I hope you are doing wonderfully in New York. Thank you for allowing me to share in such a special day, in addition to our long days of planning on your two trips out here. I so enjoyed getting to know you and your relationship is so sweet and special. Your thank you speeches to each other brought tears to my eyes and were some of the best I have ever heard. May you have as much, if not more, wonderful things to say about each other 50 years from now!

The rest of the amazing vendor team:
*Photo: Sweet Chenin Boutwell 
*Video: The wonderful Joe from Todays the Day Weddings
*DJ: The always fabulous Eric with SoCal DJs
*Linens: The lovely crew over at Fusion
*Catering: Craigs- a big thanks to Danielle & Daniel for being so wonderful to work with!
*Beautiful Strings: Fiddlestix
*Lighting & flat screen TV's for slideshow: Rainbow Lighting (thanks for rockin the TV's at the last minute!)
*Gorgeous cake: Great Dane Bakery 
*Calligraphy: The oh-so-talented Laura Hooper 

Jennifer & Michael at Rancho Las Lomas

Rancho Las Lomas is one of my favorite venues to work at. Imagine my excitement getting to work there with a rock star vendor team and an amazing couple!

Jen & Mike are such a sweet couple and I so enjoyed helping them plan their wedding from New York. I absolutely loved that Jen was so concerned with the details- a dream for me! We had some bumps in the road leading up to the wedding, including two church changes, but the day turned out absolutely stunning!

The delightful Chenin Boutwell captured these:

The groom posted that cute sign on the bride's hotel room door. How sweet is that?

Absolutely gorgeous in the beautiful vintage Rolls from Classy Chassis:

Jen's amazingly sweet brother walked her down the aisle:
On to the amazing details. I loved loved loved the color scheme Jen chose. The deep red just pops against the tiffany blue. The incredible Allison of Flower Allie, Jen and I had a blast creating this decor.





The favors were yummy red velvet cupcakes from For the Love of Sugar.


Spanish details, such as spanish rose graphics and fan programs, were tied into reflect the Spanish architecture of the venue. The stationary was designed by Serendipity Designs

I loved the flower girl baskets. Jennifer had a wonderful idea with these. To honor the memory of both of their fathers, Jennifer had their names embroidered on the ribbon.

The beautiful and tasty cake is from The Great Dane Bakery. Invites by Cards de Luxe.

A beautiful moment during their first dance, which was to a sweet Jack Johnson song.
I absolutely love this picture of the flower girls during the ceremony.
For more photos, check out the post on Chenin's blog.

A big thank you to all of the wonderful vendors! Here is the rest of the lineup:
*Video: The wonderful Joe from Todays the Day Weddings
*DJ: The always fabulous Eric with SoCal DJs
*Linens: The lovely crew over at Fusion
*Catering: Craigs- a big thanks to Danielle & Daniel for being so wonderful to work with!
*Beautiful Strings: Fiddlestix
*Lighting & awesome TV's for slideshow: Rainbow Lighting


Jen & Mike: I hope you are having a wonderful time in Bora Bora and thank you for allowing me to come alongside you during the planning process. I loved working with you and your wedding day was gorgeous. Thanks for letting me be a part of the creative process- it was so fun! I wish you all the best and cannot wait to see you change the world one ER patient and child at a time!