October 24, 2008

Southern Weddings Magazine


Melanie and Gavin's September 6 wedding is featured in Southern Weddings Magazine (Part I, Part II)! Check it out! We are honored to be mentioned in Part II.

October 22, 2008

2008 Fall Bridal Fair


This past Sunday was Central Coast Bride's Fall Fair and marked our 1 year anniversary!

Jonnell and I love participating at the bridal fairs- our services are not one dimensional, and it is hard to display our coordinating skills, so instead we use it as an opportunity to display our creativity. We collaborated with Lawren from Manzanita on our Modern Day Jane Austen Novel theme, and as always, we loved the arrangements she came up with.



Our booth was built around our usual bamboo arbor, wrapped in swags of grey dupioni silk with handsewn fabric roses. Instead of using rose petals we chose to create a garden wedding look and our wonderful husbands layed sod for us (thank you!). We rented silver chivari chairs, dusty rose linens and our beautiful backdrop from Unlimited Events. Lawren loved the romantic look and used hydrangea, orchids, roses and dahlias to create beautiful floral "favors," centerpeices, sprays and the bridal bouquet.



We were even able to display our Best Booth trophy from the Spring Fair!

As usual, we were very busy passing out information and cannot wait to hear from potential clients!

October 14, 2008

October 4, 2008 Niki + Barrett

That's right, I was the Bride this time!


I married my highschool sweetheart of almost 11 years, Barrett, earlier his month! After almost a year of planning, I was ready to just enjoy my day. Jonnell and her assistant (her awesome mom, Magda) worked very hard and made sure that I did just that.


The wedding was held at the new Fleur de Lis Estate in Atascadero, run by Vicki Stewart. The property includes a Victorian home, barn, reception hall, gazebo and garden area and is adorable. I had originally planned to have the reception outdoors in front of the barn with the bar and dance floor inside, but the last minute rain scare forced me to rent a tent. Of course the weather cleared up and was amazing- but hey, no one got sunburnt! And I love the look of a tent wedding.


I went with a Mary Engelbreit Cocktail Party theme; black and red satin stripe linens from Unlimited Events, custom red/black/white print napkins, black/white polka dot cupcakes, and gorgeous floral arrangements including sunflowers and red roses, gerber daisies, dahlias and more! Oh, it was my dream wedding, spent dancing the night away with friends and family to Louie Ortega and a live band and then getting down to DJ Bob Stock's mix. What a night!



Thank you again Jonnell, you worked so hard to make my big day perfect.

Our photographer, Daniel Wilson, just posted a sneak peek on his blog. Check them out- I'm in love! I can't wait to see the rest. Thank you to everyone who worked with Jonnell and I! It was the best day of my life! And Barrett's :)

Vendors: Fleur de Lis Estate, Daniel Wilson Photography, Cakes by Judy, Phase 1 Mobile DJ, Grammy Award winner Louie Ortega & Friends, Fantabulous Flowers, Hair by Nicole Starlings at Tigerlily Salon, Unlimited Events, Taylor Rental

All photos by Daniel Wilson Photography