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I first met Jenny at my beloved Coffee Bean. She was joined by her then-fiancé, along with both of her parents. It was an INSTANT click. Seriously. I knew right away that we were a match made in wedding planning heaven! Jenny envisioned an elegant, luxurious event with great music, great food, and a beautiful atmosphere that inspired each guest. We settled on a cool & crisp palette of soft sage and celery greens paired with creamy whites. I would characterize Jenny's style as modern traditional: she carries herself with the grace of a bygone era, but also embodies a more whimsical aesthetic all her own. She has always reminded me of the late Jackie Kennedy, with her glowing smile and impeccable fashion sense. (Jenny wins the “client whose closet i'd like to raid” award.. haha.) Her wedding was much like one of her perfectly pulled together outfits: tailored, preppy, and charming.

It was a DELIGHT working with Jenny, Andrew, and their families over the months. I was honored to attend both her bridal shower as well as the day-after taco fiesta at the home of her parents.  I even received a tear-jerker email from her aunt after the wedding week, which was full of very kind words. The entire process was a true labor of love. All of our ideas and inspiration came together beautifully, and the ultra-fab Jasmine Star (accompanied by her sweet husband, JD) was there to capture it! Many thanks to Jasmine for these delicious images… she always knocks it out of the park!! It was an honor (and a blast!!) working alongside her.

Jenny's romantic bouquet featured fluffy hydrangea, crisp green cybidium ochids, and a handful of intensely fragrant gardenia blooms.

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Since I pretty much breathe weddings now, I thought I would actually post my wedding up. Planning my own wedding was so much fun; I guess this is why I love being involved in the wedding industry.  Our wedding invites are really popular with my clients too — I have made at least 4 variations of them for different couples.

Knowing what I know now, I would have done a bunch of stuff different, except of course my husband would stay the same.

All the photos were taken by Erin's Partner for Paloma Images Fontaine Su.

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Last month I was so kindly asked to design a tabletop for Emily at Once Wed. She has a table trends feature on her blog that is wonderful. Now the real challenge was to stay on a $200 budget for a beautiful table that could give many brides inspiration. There were a lot of extras I could add on my own to give the full picture of the event: invitations, food ideas, favor ideas, the bouquet or boutonniere; but the table: dinnerware, glassware, centerpiece, linens, etc. had to stay at the budget.

So the theme I chose to work with was a Rustic Winter Creekside Wedding with a bit of holiday kitsch. Red buttons, bakers twine, and a few of our favorite things will pull in the kitschy parts…

Here are some pictures of the invites I designed to go with the ideas. Red, light teal, and brown are the colors. The invite was placed in a muslin pouch I made, and put into a kraft paper envelope. These ideally would be letterpress invites!

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Here are some pics from Stephanie and Tudor's beautiful wedding at the Pasadena City Hall. First of all what a gorgeous location! And second of all what a gorgeous couple. I met Stephanie and Tudor for the first time on the wedding day, and they were both so laid back and full of happiness. Such a pleasure to be around. And what a great group of friends who hit the dance floor and made it a great party. So here is a small preview from Stephanie and Tudor's wonderful wedding celebration. Thank you guys so much for letting me be a part of it. I hope you had a wonderful time in Hawaii!

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