Winter Wonderland Wedding - Tahoe Queen

Well there is a first for everything, and certainly a first for me. A wedding in the in the snow on a boat. No that was not a miss type, yes a true winter wonderland wedding.

Juanel and Raymond tied the knot Sunday, January 10, 2010. This date was very special to the brides as it was her father birthday who is no longer with us. She was determined to marry on this day, rain, sleet or snow =-). . . . And that she did.

It took place on the Tahoe Queen where 60 of her closest family and friends attended. The colors used were so rich .Espresso, Latte with a touch of gold.

As you know it is the small details of a wedding or any event that ties it all together are the most memorable. One of the small details which made a big impact was the use of hand-made snow flakes instead of flower. These were thrown by the flower girl before the bride walked down. The snow flake was also use through out the wedding. This being a destination wedding it stack able gift boxes containing goodies were use as the centerpieces. Guest were able to take them home with them plus enjoy a midnight snack if they choose too. This was a huge hit with the guest.

I will post photos at a later date in the meantime take a look at the slide show created by the photographer Nathan Smith. He was awesome:
http://photographyyoufeel.com/tahoequeen/

Bentley Gala - Blackhawk Museum

Sometimes the venue back drop is all you need to make an impression on guest. Like in the case of the Bentley Gala given at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California. Containing some of the most popular and beautiful International Automotive Treasure.




The theme of this Gala was 007. The color scheme was Black, Silver, with a touch of Gold. Some of small details that made a big impact were: Each guest received a beautiful cubic zirconia with one guest actually receiving an actual full carat loose diamond. All tables were named had to do with the James Bond films.

This event is special to me as it was my first opportunity to do a large event. 486 guest to be exact. I will always remember that number.

It was my absolute pleasure to do this event for Bentley School who does a Gala each year to raise monies for their school. This was a challenging event as I had to coordinating all of the teams involved to make this event a success. Loads of volunteers, Silent Auctions, Live Auctions, Student Projects, Decorations, Catering staff just to name of few.




I was truly blessed to do this event as most of the people involved in running this event are parents or employees of the school. I have a friend that children attend the school and she be lived in me enough to bring me in on the event. Thanks Angie!

Photo's provided by http://www.photographybystacie.com/

Vegas Wedding

What you do in Vegas does not always stay in Vegas. As in the case of nuptials of one of my favorite couples Veneticia and Anthony.

This wedding was so awesome to plan. The colors were chocolate and champagne. Towards the end of the planning we added red for a bit of pop.

It was very important to the bride and her mom that we did not do some cheezy Vegas wedding so it took a lot of research and traveling back and forth to get it right. It was important that her wedding took place outside. This was a challenge as she would be getting married in February, so we had to have a plan B for rain. After a weekend trip to Vegas and the last venue to see on our list we chose the Emerald Garden at Queenridge.

The location offered us Plan A and B. The bride would be able to get married outside and if it rained just steps away she would be able to get married inside where here reception would take place.

Some of the elements we used to bring in the color scheme and Vegas location :

• Custom made chocolate and champagne invitation along with place cards, menu cards and programs to match.


• Classy crystal dice key chain favor with custom made boxes


• Poker chip save the date


• Guest got to enjoy chocolate fountain


• Calla Lilies and Roses were used through out the ceremony and reception


• After dinner chocolate with custom candy wrappers

Make sure the theme and color scheme is followed throughout the wedding. In this case we incorporated the colors chocolate, champagne, red and a touch of Vegas.

Wonderful world of blogging

Hello All,

Well I have finally decided to jump on the band wagon of blogging. It has become so much more advanced and a great opportunity for me to share my work with family, friends and potential new clients.

I plan to up date my post with some past events I have had the pleasure of planning, current events that I am working on, and maybe some tips on how to have a successful event.