Congratulations Jeannette and Shinichi!

I have so many wonderful things to say about Jeannette and Shinichi - a bride (who lived in Oregon) and met her groom (who lived in Japan) while they both happened to be doing one semester of university abroad  (as a school in the Midwest) and fell in love in a drama class. If that's not serendipity I don't know what is.

They maintained an international long-distance relationship for 4 YEARS and we had the incredible honor of coordinating their wedding at the gorgeous AT&T Center in Downtown LA this past July. They booked a full service package almost a year ago and I have had a blast bringing their wedding to life with them via email, phone, and only 2 in-person visits. I am so happy that this adorable and unbelievably sweet couple found each other, allowed us to be part of their story, and will now be united for a lifetime as Jeannette joins Shinichi to live in Japan.

What a story. What a couple.

Their very small and intimate wedding wasabsolutely lovely. 25 of their closest family and friends flew in to join them and they couldn't have chosen a prettier day. There were clear skies in downtown LA (allowing for a perfect view of the skyline) and followed by a dramatic sunset. We moved the cake cutting up a bit so the incredible sunset would serve as the perfect backdrop. Here are a few sneak peaks from their lovely photographer, Amanda McKinnon Photography. Thank you Amanda for your beautiful work! I'll post the rest of the photos as well as their video as soon as they're ready.

Congratulations Jaime and Jeff!

We are so so very happy to congratulate Jaime and Jeff on their beautiful wedding last Saturday. We've worked with Jaime and Jeff for about a year, putting together their Japanese-inspired wedding at The Kyoto Grand Hotel. Jaime chose fuschia, lime green, and brown as a color scheme and it was absolutely gorgeous! Japanese fans were placed at each guest's seat at the ceremony - which both looked amazing and was much appreciated by the guests when mid-afternoon temperatures began to soar. Two large and beautiful floral arrangements served as the altar and white, pink, and green paper lanterns framed the scene. The reception was amazing, with gold crushed satin linens, gold chiavari chairs, bouquets made of roses and orchids, and beautiful brown origami cranes at each place-setting. An adorable family photo collage adorned a wall and made a perfect backdrop for their photo guestbook. It was a fun-filled day and guests stayed to celebrate until the wee hours of the night. We absolutely loved all of our planning meetings with Jaime and Jeff and are very impressed that Jeff attended almost every single one of them! He was a very supportive fiance and we have no doubt that he's already a very supportive husband as well. Congratulations to a warm and wonderful couple - we're so happy for you two!!

Here are the pictures taken by the wonderful Judy Alexander of The Pros (http://www.thepros.com/)

 Flowers: Shirvan Designs, Music: DJs to Go, Photography: The Pros, Officiant: Officiant Eric, Cake: A Sweet Design, Coordination: Whitney Wing Drake and Ashwini Prakash for Wish Wonder Dream