"A Toast to Southern California" Co-Hosted by Get Married Magazine and Wish Wonder Dream
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 8:07PM It's hard to put into words what an amazing night we had last Thursday when we teamed up with Get Married magazine and co-hosted "A Toast To Southern California" at The Page Museum. Jessica Williams at Get Married came to us in March and talked to us about how the magazine was hosting upscale cocktail hours/networking socials in all their major markets. She asked me how I felt about co-hosting the Southern California event with them and I said "yes!" without reservation. It was such a wonderful opportunity to showcase our coordination as well as an opportunity to get some of our favorite wedding vendors involved to be featured as sponsors. We contacted Melissa Savage at The Page Museum first because we did a wedding there last October and it quickly rose to the top as one of our favorite venues. So it was the first place that came to mind as a setting for our event. Plus, this is LA so we knew we had to do something different and special. We then contacted the other vendors who came onboard and we were thrilled when they got just as excited as we were to be a part of the event.
Videography provided by Jeff Roy of Visioneer Media
We used Get Married's colors as decor so everything was fucshia and orange. To start, guests entered the museum on a 100 ft. pink carpet. They then checked-in and came upon a spectacular tree on the sign in table which was created specially by The French Florist. Guests then made their way through the museum and outdoor atrium, where they experienced beautiful floral arrangements from La Belles Floral Couture & Curios and The French Florist as well as a photo booth, dance room, and custom uplighting from DJFX Photobooths and DJFX Entertainment. Then guests enjoyed the fabulous catering provided by Truly Yours where they had the pleasure of enjoying lobster tamales, sushi, baked mac and cheese, ahi tuna, and much more. Hors d' oeuvres were paired with specialty pink and orange cocktails created and served at 3 bars by flare bartenders and servers from Night and Day Productions. Up on the terrace, Classic Party Rentals converted the picturesque space into an classy ultra lounge. Classic Party Rentals launched several new pieces from their Designer 8 Rentals line and really made the space breathtaking and full of life. Beautiful floral arrangements by Honeydew Favors and Floral Design completed the look. Guests put their dancing shoes on and hit the dance floor to the exciting sounds of The Swing Kings and their 10 piece band. Dance floor entertainment was provided by Todd Elliot Entertainment and included fabulous swing dancing. We loved that Todd and his partner even pulled guests on to the dance floor and taught them a few new moves. Korbel Champagne was the beverage sponsor up on the ultra lounge and we circulated pink rose' and brut champagne. Mouths were watering with the two beautiful dessert presentations provided by Baked It Myself and Gotta Have S'more. Guests ranted and raved about their desserts ALL NIGHT LONG.
We are honored to have been asked to coordinate this distinguished and exciting event and we'd like to extend a special thank you to all the guests who came out and joined us and especially to all the sponsors who brought the evening to life with us. It was a memory that won't soon be forgotten!
Photography above provided by Kiss the Bride Weddings.
The two photos below were submitted by our resident photographer Caitlin Wing Photography.
Thank you to our sponsors (click links below):
Classic Party Rentals Culver City / Designer 8
La Belles Floral Couture and Curios
Honedew Flavors and Floral Designs
DJFX Entertainment/DJFX Photobooths
Reader Comments (2)
Whitney...this event was amazing!! Thanks again for all your hard work. XOXO - Jessica :)
Nice items for a wedding. I think this will be a good addition to my wedding photography set and shoot.