Congratulations Alissa and Joe!

We always love working at The Padua Hills Theatre. It's classy, beautiful, and it's kind of a chameleon in that it can completely transform based on the wedding being held there. So even though we work there quite a bit, it's an all-new experience every time. That also must account for it's incredible popularity. We had the pleasure of returning this fall for Alissa and Joe's gorgeous wedding. It was wonderful meeting Alissa and hearing all about her wedding vision. She loved the look of gold, sparkles, simple elegance, and lots of personal touches. Joe even made the wood boxes which housed the ceremony and reception flowers. The day came together beautifully and Alissa and Joe were one of the calmest most "in the moment" couples we've ever coordinated a wedding for. We're guessing they're yoga masters or something because they were always cool and focused - and just taking it all in. It was wonderful to be near them because we could tell they were truly appreciating their day and all of it's beautiful details. A big heartfelt congratulations to the lovely Alissa and Joe!

Thank you so much to Cameron Leung Photography for taking and sharing these amazing photos. More photos can be seen on their BLOG.

Coordinated by: Whitney Wing Drake and Morgan Rogers

Congratulations Elma and Tetsuya!

We are beyond floored with how beautiful Elma and Tets' wedding was. Held at The Legendary Park Plaza, every detail in every corner or every room was carefully planned and beautifully executed. Elma and Tets splashed their gorgeous taste and incredible creative talents into every detail and what resulted was a breathtaking and incredibly personal wedding. Their entire team of vendors were also fantastic and such a pleasure to work with and we all had a blast all night long! It certainly helped that the bride owns her own letter press company so she created every piece of stationery herself and WOW were they gorgeous!! A few samples of the work she created for her wedding can be seen on her website here.

The DJ had the dance floor packed all night and I love how at one point he broke the guys and girls up and led them in a "dance off". First he asked all the guys to line up on one end of the dance floor and then had all the girls line up on the other end, facing them. He then led the girls in a dance as all the guys watched and cheered them on. Then he led the guys in a very manly dance to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" while all the girls cheered them on. It was unforgettable and so much fun!!

Thank you to Elma and Tets for allowing us to coordinate your special day. Working with you for this past year was an absolute pleasure and we are SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY for you two!!!

(the groom trying to steal the bouquet during the toss)

 A HUGE thank you to Tony Hoffer Photography who came from Philadelphia to shoot this wedding. Your work is incredible! For more photos from this beautiful wedding, please visit Tony's blog here.

SNEAK PEAK: KATIE AND STEVE

We are bursting with excitement to post photos of Katie and Steve's lovely "Christmas at the Beach" wedding at the Malibu West Beach Club this past December. Until we get the rest of the photos back from the glorious Heidi Ryder, here is one sneak peak which we thought was particularly lovely.

WE'VE BEEN FEATURED ON THE WEDDING YENTAS!

We were wonderfully surprised this morning when we received an email from The Wedding Yentas informing us that one of our weddings was being featured on their home page. Desiree and Rich's gorgeous wedding at The Luxe Sunset is there right now. What a lovely compliment it was to be chosen. If I know Desiree, I bet she's ecstatic! :) Any bride currently planning her wedding can find beautiful inspiration from Desiree and Rich's picture-perfect details so it's definitely worth checking out. Here is a link to the article.

Thanks again to Heidi Ryder for the incredible photography!

CONGRATULATIONS RUBY AND DAVID!

A huge congratulations to Ruby and David on their gorgeous wedding at The Westin Pasadena. Ruby came to us in mid-June saying she wanted to have her wedding this September, on 9/10/11. Obviously we knew that was going to be a challenge since she didn't even have a venue yet but we were totally for it. Ultimately Ruby fell in love with The Westin and while it wasn't available on 9/10/11, it was available just two weeks later. This ended up working out for the best because Ruby is in Graduate School and she ended up having finals on the week of 9/10/11. I guess things happen for a reason :)

Anyway, we worked hard and pulled together one grand affair in only 3 months time. And the wedding was fabulous! Ruby has such fun taste - and a flare for sparkles and feathers. We designed all the stationery, from the wish tree, to the signs, to their programs/itineraries,and their custom monogram. We're quite proud of how it all came together! We also set up a really cute pink and white candy buffet which was definitely a hit with the guests. Ruby was a blast to work with and 3 months just wasn't enough time with her. We are so happy that Ruby and David had the wedding day of their dreams and when I last spoke with Ruby she said she and David were absolutely loving their first weeks of wedded bliss. Teresa from Pirouette Photography provided the beautiful photos below and the lovely Highlights Video is from Jeff Roy of Visioneer Media. Congratulations Ruby and David. We miss you already!

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