Just a little reminder to our couples out there: don’t let the fun slip away!! Remember you’re marrying your best friend and promising to spend an eternity loving, caring for, and growing with your other half. If the stress of the planning gets too much, do something silly that will have you both laughing in no time- even if it means going to the playground and acting like kindergarteners!! If you can’t find
xxo!
Lizzie
There’s just something about this wedding that has me going back to it SO MANY TIMES. As I was flipping through the many beautiful shots we have in our portfolio, I tried to pinpoint just what it is that has me so in love with it. Maybe it’s just the breath-taking gorgeous city of San Diego us lucky few get to call home. Maybe it’s the classy, clean color combo. Maybe it’s the details and incredible personal touches so clearly relevant throughout the entire day. Maybe it’s the amazing couple themselves…
Whatever it may be, I simply adore everything about this day. Although the happy couple Ashley & Adam are close to celebrating their two year anniversary, so much of what they had styled for the day is simply timeless and will look incredible for years to come. You simply cannot go wrong with the colors, the setting, the flowers, the attire…all of it!
Enjoy this trip down {our} memory lane… I know I did.
xxo!
Lizzie
Images by Melissa McClure Photography
Yes yes, today is typically about the ladies & fabulous heels, but guys know how to make their own statement too!! While there is absolutely a time and a place for formal black dress shoes and black dress socks, sometimes you gotta let your guy’s personality, shine, and if pink, black, and argyle is what it takes, then no one is going to stand in the way!
What is your groom wearing on his feet come wedding day?
xxo!
Lizzie
Image by True Photography
Are you planning on including the Honeymoon/Money Dance into your reception but don’t want to have people pin money on your dress (they’ll ruin it) or slip-it in your pocket (they’ll cop a feel)… why not wear a fanny pack instead??
We’re not getting into a debate about the actual tradition around the money dance … where it came from or why people use it… today we are focused on efficiency and safety. Because the reality is that people can’t pin the money on the groom safely, much less on the bride’s gazillion dollar dress… they prick themselves trying to attach their dollar bill on you, then there is a bloody mess everywhere and we have to call the paramedics and well that’s just not really the kind of entertainment most of us expect or want at a wedding… Can you imagine if the pin had a curse on it?! And if the person trying to pin you fell into an eternal slumber that could only be broken by true love’s kiss… oh that would be drama, especially if they are there with a “plus 1″ that they insisted was “serious” enough for you to have to let them bring them… but I digress…
Kiersten & Bradley didn’t want to go through any of that during their Honeymoon dance, so instead, they donned the most efficient satchel ever invented, the fanny pack! It was perfectly awesome! I love fanny packs & for those of you who;ve sen me working at weddings, you know I love wearing mine! Except nobody deposits money in mine… Mostly chewed gum… ANYWAY, I loved that they chose to wear them because I didn’t have to take the money off them in a hurry, prick myself a million times while trying to straighten the bills in order of value, put them in something “safe”, hand the loot off to someone of responsibility, and theeeeen be released of liability. Money was given straight to couple, it was contained, and they could walk around with it on for the rest of the night! HA!
Are you going to have a money dance??
xxo!
Brenda
Images by Aaron & Samantha Photography
Laurel & James were married at the beautiful La Valencia in La Jolla, their wedding styling was timeless and classic with a simple color palette of black & white, which is perfect for the historical hotel!
What I loved most about this wedding is that we mostly planned with mom and dad, with Laurel & James chiming-in as needed for the intricacies, but the fact this family is SO close and has so much love, trust, and respect within it to ALL plan a wedding flawlessly, THAT dear readers is something to be proud of! I know for a fact these two are well on their happily ever after!
xxo!
Brenda
Wedding Pro Team: Venue, La Valencia Hotel | Photography, Narrative Images | Officiant, Pastor Mike | Decor, Isari Flower Studio & Event Design | Cake, Michele Coulon Dessertier | DJ & Lighting, JMC Events | Favors, Mobile Photobooth | Hair & Make-up, Audra Rene | Make-up, Lindsay Ann Make-up Artistry
I am not sure what I liked best about this shot by Aaron & Samantha Photography… the bride’s sexy shoes OR the bridesmaid’s variety of nude shoes! It is like a little “cloud of shoe heaven”- the crazy thing is that I am pretty sure I own that many nude shoes myself! Nude is the new black, didn’t you know?
But joking aside, I loved Alyssa’s heels because they were ivory… a sight that has become quite rare really, for a lot of brides often choose shoes in a color or pattern other than white or ivory, which is also super cute but there is definitely something so quintessentially sweet about the “traditional.” Not to mention Alyssa looked stunning in them!
xxo!
Brenda
