Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Destination Weddings in Cabo San Lucas!

Hola Amigos!! If you follow me on Twitter, then you've seen I'm in Cabo San Lucas researching venues for destination weddings! The past two days have been extremely busy for me and I'm excited to share what I've been up to here on my blog!

Day 1:
As soon as I landed in Cabo, my surreal experience began. Julia from Terramar was kind enough to send a car service for me to take me to my hotel, Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar. Terramar is a new edition to my vendor team and I couldn't be more happy about it!! In the picture below, Julia and Gaby (from Terramar) treat me to a welcome cocktail!


As I said, I am staying at the Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar, the home of my client's wedding in June. I LOVE this hotel!!! The prices are great and I love the authenticity of it. Here are some pictures I took. Please excuse the quality. I own a Sony Cyber-Shot that I got about 10 years ago ;)




The location of my clients reception:


Night 1:
The first night in Cabo we headed to Bar Esquina. Bar Esquina is a restaurant in the heart of downtown Cabo that is owned by a good friend of mine from Manhattan Beach. It's been open for about 3 months and I highly recommended it for a rehearsal dinner location!! Here are some pictures of the restaurant.

To the left is Justin, the owner of the restaurant and to my right is Rodrigo, the catering manager at The Sheraton

Outside view Bar Esquina:

The menu displayed on chalkboards!

Fun chandeliers that hang from the ceiling inside the restaurant:


And then we all went out for some fun!


Day 2:
A day of site tours!!!!!! First up.... Las Ventanas! Words cannot describe how nice this resort it. However, given that it is on the pricier side (rooms start at $1,000 US Dollars a night), it's a perfect destination wedding location for a unique client. After the tour I had a ceviche and tequila tasting!! A very nice treat :)



Next I went to Cabo Azul Resort. Cabo Azul has a younger vibe and is recognized by those who live in Southern California because it's the home of the famous Javiers. My favorite aspect about Cabo Azul was it's chapel. The chapel has amazing pews, fire torches and waterfalls along the walls!

Event Space:


One of their suites:




My third tour was at Marquis Los Cabos, another beautiful resort. Circe and Sandra, the resorts catering managers, could not have been more kind!! I'm very much looking forward to working with them in the future.



My last visit of the day was at the incredible One and Only Palmilla. The decor and feel of this resort was by far my favorite!! The mexican tile and hand painted walls is definitely my style!! You feel like you're in Mexico and I fell in love with everything about this resort including their famous chapel!





My clients arrive tomorrow!! and then the real fun begins :)

Adios Amigos!
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Inspired Engagement Party on the Beach for Kara and Jason!

Many of you probably saw last weeks engagement shoot on Green Wedding Shoes that I created for my best friends Kara and Jason! I'm excited I can now share my favorites with you here! I know there's a lot, but Aaron Young makes it hard to choose just a few images! Take a peek below at my favorite decor shots of the day!

Overview shots of the "engagement party!"






LOVE these signs!




These napkins are from Anthropologie :)



Including sangria in the shoot was a no-brainer since Kara makes the worlds best sangria!! Warning: only have a few glasses :)




I loved our flip flop station! The cart from Ribbons & Rust could be one of my favorite pieces! And the sign that Chanel Schafer, Visual and Graphic Design created to go along with it is too cute!



Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach created the cupcakes! I had them create oversized jumbo cupcakes with Kara and Jason's initials along with medium size cupcakes with the date of their future wedding!





Close up of the flowers created by Aly from The Vines Leaf! Aly also created the fabric that outlined the backdrop behind our table.



A huge thanks to my talented Vendors:
Design and Production: Constance Curtis Events
Photography: Aaron Young Photography
Flowers: The Vines Leaf
Cupcakes: Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach
Rentals: Ribbons & Rust
Signs and Graphics: Chanel Schafer, Visual and Graphic Design

Thanks,
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

My favorites from Bhldn's New Wedding Line!

Anthropologie's new wedding line, Bhldn, has officially launched and I have my favorites! Although everything is to-die-for, unique and FRESH... If I were to get married tomorrow (which I'm nowhere close to ;), here are my picks!

My top 3 favorite gowns! The first two are a little more traditional and the last one is just plain fun!




I would choose this first dress for my rehearsal! Breathtaking! and I'd probably put my sister in the 2nd dress (although when it comes down to it, I probably wont have much say in what she wears! ha! That's OK though.. she has fabulous taste :) )



I absolutely LOVE long bridesmaid dresses. Always my first choice. So these first two are my favorites but the short one is super cute too!




Accessories, accessories, accessories... yes please!







To see the entire line, click here!

Thanks,
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