I was so excited to see that our couple David & Stephanie’s wedding at The Grand Del Mar was featured on The Hollywood Reporter! It is such a great shot of them in front of their gorgeous floral chuppah by Kathy Wright. I can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures by Studio Castillero.
David & Stephanie! I Wish you both a lifetime of happiness and thank you for having us be a part of your amazing wedding day!
First off! I’m so sorry for being behind on blogging =) It’s been a busy month, but that’s a good thing! The beginning of this month, I had the wonderful opportunity to be an exhibitor at the US Grant in downtown San Diego. If you haven’t been there, you need to go. It is absolutely the epitome of ultra chic luxury! Once a year they host one of the most amazing bridal show that I have ever participated in. When I started the design process I wanted to show my style and somehow my personality into the design. I love designing so many different styles, because when I work with a couple, I focus the design on my couple’s style & personality. After all, it’s the most memorable moment in their life! I know it’s cliche but it’s true, from that day of celebration is how their story begins.
I had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with Kathy Wright & Co (the amazing Kathy herself) in figuring where to start. I told her I loved the twilight wedding, I loved all the dangling white florals outside in the woods! She showed me an amazing custom table runner from Wildflower Linens that I just fell in love with. From the fabric inspiration we pretty much designed everything around that. I love fabrics that are highly textured (as you can tell this runner was). I have some chandeliers that I use for weddings, and I wrapped it in this natural bark with white damask paper to go with the fabric. I rented the wood table and bench from Pow Wow Vintage Rentals, they were the perfect size and super cute! I wanted the space to stand out and be cozy so I rented 4 large real ficus trees to surround the wood chuppah and I had them covered in twinkle lights (I love it! It reminds me of fireflies). The icing on the cake was the gorgeous menus & table sign designed and made by the lovely Jennifer of J.Grace Luxurious Event Stationary. They were so gorgeous, everyone that showed up had to touch and feel them! One of my favorite parts is the large calligraphy chalkboard! I made the chalkboard myself (first attempt!) and Jessica of Moira Ink calligraphy it for me. Isn’t she amazing? Okay, I’m sure you are tired of my rambling! Here are the professional pictures from the amazing Gene Higa Photography & Braja Mandala of Mandala Weddings!
P.S. The flowers by Kathy Wright was so beautiful, when her team put everything on the table I seriously teared up (I know, silly huh?) but seriously if those petals could talk…
What a way to kick off the 2012! We were the only San Diego Wedding Planning & Designing company to be featured in Style Me Pretty’s International Best of 2011 digital magazine! It was such an honor to have been a part of Jessica & JJ’s wedding. And to have them featured as SMP’s Best of 2011 is like having a BIG cherry on top! Swooon!! If you haven’t had the chance to check it out, be sure to check it below. Our feature is on page 74-79!
I had the amazing opportunity this month to meet the fabulous & talented Ines DiSanto, one of the hottest bridal gown designer out there. I was invited by Michele, owner of M Bride to attend the trunk show and to meet Ines. However our plan was disturbed by the massive blackout that we experienced. Talk about bad timing! I got even luckier when one of my amazing brides called me and said she had a one on one appointment with Ines and would love for me to come. I tell you, things always happen for a reason! Ines was such a sweetheart, and seeing her talk about her gowns and drawing up the designs was fascinating. It’s always such an inspiration to meet such talented and down to earth women entrepreneurs. I know they didn’t wake up and receive the success that they have, there is always a lot of heart and love poured into the business along with time for it to grow. With Ines, you can look at her designs and know there was a lot of heart poured into it. The details are just gorgeous! Here are some pictures of just a few of my favorites, a long with a picture of me and Ines. If you wanted to try them on or look at Ines’s collection in person, give Michele a call at M Bride. She is so much fun, I guarantee you’ll leaving there in good spirits!
I was so excited to have seen that our couple, JJ & Jessica were featured on the Flight of Fancy Blog! The blog is the same family as Betsy White Invitations, that did all the wedding invitations, menus, & logo for JJ & Jessica’s wedding! Definitely cruise over to their site and check it out at www.betsywhite.com
Wedding Season is in Full Bloom! It is always so exciting witnessing my couples dream wedding flourish before our very eyes! For my couples, we work together for so long, and go over so many amazing details that when the special day comes it’s a magical feeling to see the look on their faces! Their happiness is all I want, to know that all together we have made their vision come to life and more times than not, more than they could ever imagine! Many of you know we were featured in Style Me Pretty a couple of weeks ago! I’ve been so busy I finally got a chance to write this post! It was such an honor to be on Style Me Pretty! Not only is it almost all of my brides favorite blogs but also one of my favorites as well.
I am so grateful for my beautiful couples to have me be a part of their day and so grateful for all the love I am receiving! This year’s success is beyond my imagination and I am so humbled by it all!
In case you haven’t tuned it, Le Chic Wedding Consulting is now Wynn Austin Fine Weddings & Events (just a rebranding thing, but it’s still run and owned by yours truly!)
I just wanted to share some behind the scenes pictures of when we were interviewed by NBC in regards to the Royal Wedding. There is always so much work that goes behind the scenes that most people do not see. I tell brides this all the time. When you are a guest at the wedding, you have no idea how much work has gone into make the wedding as beautiful and smooth as it is. But that’s the whole point! We don’t want you to know =) and we don’t want the bride and groom to know either! It’s their day to enjoy with their friends and family!
That applies to interviews and photoshoots as well! To prepare for this interview, I had to wake up at 4am to get ready, and for those of you that know me, I am not an early bird! We had to set up the table while the news anchors were airing live right next to us so we had to be super quiet when we were setting everything and tried not to have the plates clanking along. Then when we were ready to go live, we got news that Obama may go on air any second and that I would be cut! Yikes! Luckily I got to air (shorter than anticipated) but right after I finished, it went straight to Obama’s speech. Candice our assistant joked that I opened for Obama! It was funny, but the topics we talked about were totally unrelated. =) Of course I haven’t factored in the design time, meeting with the amazing vendors that helped me with this, and picking up all the items, packing and unpacking the car (and trying to look cute!) It all worked out and I had a great time! So I hope you enjoy the pictures and dont’ forget to check out the video if you haven’t already.
It was such a pleasure to be featured on SD Wedding Scene!! In case you haven’t heard of this blog, be sure to check it out. Braja & Gene are amazing photographers and they have did a phenomenal job in putting together this blog. As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of video (not because I like to be on video, I’m actually rather camera shy!) but it helps brides and grooms be able to “meet” me online and get a feel of my personality and style in a way that pictures can’t show. When you hire a wedding planner, there is a sort of chemistry that has to be present between you and your wedding planner. It’s probably one of the most important aspect of hiring a planner. Part of that chemistry is trust! I met with a potential bride yesterday, and she said one of the most important expectations in hiring a planner is trust. Isn’t that the truth? I know everyone says, “Trust Me”… no one would go and say…”Don’t Trust Me” that would be silly. So you always have to go with your gut feeling. Anyway, going back to what I was saying, that is why I love video, and I think it’s a genius idea that Gene Higa & Braja Mandala started this video blog. You can definitely see their personalities shine in them. And let me tell you, they are fabulous! Here is their feature on me =) but don’t forget to check out their photography work because they were named one of the top 10 photographers in the world. Yes you read that right!
