Inspiration Board ~ Tangerine, Pink and Green

Etsy: Tangerine flower photo, hair comb, glass pendant, felt ring and dinosaur cake topper

 Brides: Bridesmaid dress, mixed flowers bouquet

The Knot: Invitation, green mums pomander

Saks Fifth Avenue: Tangerine pumps

Elegala: Gerbera daisies bouquet

Pantone's color for 2012 is Tangerine Tango, a vibrant red orange. Since it is such a bold color, I like to pair it with softer pastel colors like blush pink and light green for a balanced look. I think this color combo lends itself very well to spring and summer weddings, don't you think so? Enjoy!

My day at The Wedding Symposium

Last Saturday, I had the honor of hearing celebrity event designer Preston Bailey speak on event design at a workshop at The Wedding Symposium held in conjunction with The Wedding Faire at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Like a giddy schoolgirl, I was star-struck with the sight of Preston and it felt really surreal to be in the same room as him. Listening to him speak, I realized that he is a really down-to-earth, funny kind of guy; no celebrity attitude, just a normal expert telling us stories about himself, his business, his past, current and future projects. It was very enlightening to hear about his sucesses and failures and how his business grew into the conglomerate that it is today. The one thing I love about Preston is his over-the-top designs; all the design slides he showed in the workshop generated oohs and aahs from us, they were so amazing! What can I say? Preston Bailey, you are truly an inspiration!



Mr Fabulous himself!

After his workshop, I had some spare time before The Wedding Lunch, so I went to check out the Design Gallery in The Wedding Faire.


ACPWC booth at The Wedding Faire



Classic Party Rentals and Pico Soriano Designs



Amazae Special Events and Nicole Ha Designs

Hartmann Studios



Napa Valley Linens

The next event I was looking forward to that day was The Wedding Lunch. We were able to view table designs by celebrity event designers Sasha Souza, Bryan Rafanelli, Nikki Khan, and Preston Bailey too. Sasha Souza also gave a presentation on her Favorite Things for brides, wedding professionals and weddings in general. I had heard her speak last year at the ACPWC EPIC Conference and it was interesting to hear how she runs her business and deal with her clients. She didn't disappoint again, I walked away with useful tips that I cannot wait to try.

Rafanelli Events with Amazae Special Events



Nikki Khan from Exquisite Events



Poppy's Petalworks (recreating a Preston Bailey signature design)



I also bought a copy of Preston's latest book, Preston Bailey Flowers, and got it signed by the master himself! All in all, time well spent on a beautiful Saturday...

2011 in Review and Happy 2012!

Are we already in 2012, what happened to 2011? I don't know about you but time seems to have flown by really quickly the past year. Let's recap some of our highlights for 2011:

In February, we participated and helped organize and manage the Event Professionals Showcase at the ACPWC E.P.I.C. 2011 Conference which was received warmly by the participating event professionals.

We had 2 memorable weddings in June. Firstly, we had our most challenging wedding to date; what we like to refer to as our "warehouse wedding" now, which was recently published at Wedloft. Later that month, we had our first Marie-Antoinette-themed wedding at the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel. It was a blast designing that wedding with our bride, we promise photos will be posted in the upcoming months!

In October, we were able to help coordinate a wedding for a dear friend of ours, who is also a wedding planner, and also took some time off for a vacation in Rome and Florence (blog coming soon!).

In December, we launched our Facebook Fan Page (do check it out if you haven't already), where we hope to interact more closely with our clients and vendors.

Looking ahead, we look forward to working on this year's weddings, keeping you posted on our chronicles and like to wish you all an awesome year ahead!

Our Warehouse Wedding Is Featured!

Remember my warehouse wedding blog that I posted a few months ago? That wedding has now been featured on WedLoft.com! You can check out more details of the story and the amazing photos captured by Rosaura Sandoval here.

I will also like to thank the AWESOME team of event professionals who participated and contributed to their wedding day:

Ceremony and Reception Venue: Marquez Brothers Warehouse

Rentals: Stuart Rental Company

Lighting and Drapery: North American Theatre Technology

Floral Designer and Wedding Day Stationery: Chic Designs

Caterer: Catered Too!

Photographer: Rosaura Sandoval Photography

Videographer: BlissfulPixel
Wedding Cake: Jen's Cakes
DJ: DJ Nica
Spanish Guitarist: Jay Alvarez
Mariachi Band: Oye Productions

Photo Booth: Glass Coat Photo Booth

Magician: Headliner Productions

Babysitting Service: VIP Babysitting

Cigar Roller: Oye Productions

Taco Cart: Medina's Taco Bar Catering

Late Night Snack: Pinkberry

Guest Transportation: Lone Star Limousine and Angel Limo

Hair and Makeup Artists: Savvy Hair Salon

Wish Upon A Wedding Blissful Wishes Gala - California Academy of Sciences

Wish Upon A Wedding will be having its annual Northern California Gala at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco this year. Tickets are selling fast so get your tickets today!

Things are being set in motion for the Gala coming up next month and we're working with awesome caterers to give guests an experience they will not soon forget!

There is also an online auction for brides and grooms to purchase items for their weddings such as photography packages, invitations, candy favors and many more, please check them out here.

Modern Romance Table Design

Last month, I posted the inspiration board for the table design I am doing for Stuart Rental. Last week, I went in to Stuart Rental's showroom in Milpitas to set up the table design and will like to share with you photos of the completed design.

My goal is to create a design that is contemporary, sophisticated and elegant. I used the colors of blush pink, wine and silver with splashes of sparkly accents to achieve that look. The Crinkle linen and Lamour napkin were chosen to provide a contrast in texture. Square place card holders, votive holders, centerpiece vase and flatware with a square motif are used to reflect the contemporary aspect.

Overall design:

Close-ups of design elements:

What do you think of this table design? Feel free to let me know in the comments below!

I also want to thank my awesome team of vendors for their collaboration in this table design!

Rentals: Stuart Rental Company
Stationery: Cards de Luxe
Clay Florals: DK Designs
Cupcake Wrappers: Sugar Cat Studio

Sneak Peek - Modern Romance Table Design



Brides: Pink table, pink bouquet, silver dress, silver shoe, champagne glasses

The Knot: Pink centerpiece, gray container centerpiece, pink and wine bouquet

Stuart Rental: Crushed Iridescent Wine linen, Lamour Primrose linen

Sugar Cat Studio: Pink cupcake wrappers

Recently, I have been invited by Stuart Rental to design a table for their main showroom in Milpitas. The above picture is my inspiration board for the table design. Stay tuned for the reveal of the design next month!