Karen and Aric - Summer 2010

What do you do when you have been planning your wedding but got stressed out as it gets closer and closer to the wedding day and you feel overwhelmed with all the wedding details? Why, you seek professional help of course!

That is exactly what Karen and Aric did. Karen came to us about a month before her wedding, looking to have us help her manage her wedding day and take care of all final details for her wedding. We gladly took over and allowed her and Aric to be able to enjoy the extra time that was free-ed up. Mind you, Karen was a very organized bride and very meticulous about details herself. She even gave us all the wedding stuff in labeled boxes on the rehearsal day, which makes our job easier!

Karen and Aric got married at The Pavilion Event Center at Boulder Ridge Golf Club in San Jose. It is a relatively new venue for weddings and it has gorgeous views of Almaden Valley in San Jose. Even though their wedding day was one of the hottest days last summer, Karen and Aric did not let it bother them and soaked in all the glorious sunshine amidst all the love and support shown by their friends and families that day.

I love it when couples add personalized touches to their wedding day, Karen and Aric's wedding is one of my favorite summer weddings last year. They were going to honeymoon in Hawaii so they used leis to decorate the aisle at their outdoor ceremony. Karen is Chinese and the wedding reflected this as they had specialty wooden fans from China at the ceremony for the guests. They also had a dessert buffet at their reception; cupcakes, cookies, eclairs, cream puffs and fruit tarts, yum! That turned out to be a very popular feature for the guests, the desserts were gone in a flash!

This was a wedding that has understated elegance written all over it, check out the photos below to see for yourself:

Thank you to Tom Vo Photography for providing all the photos here! You can also visit his blog for more photos of their wedding here.

ACPWC EPIC Conference 2011

What a February it has been! I spent most of my time working on the ACPWC EPIC Conference, specifically the Events Professional Showcase that took place on Friday, and am so happy that the entire Conference was a huge success. Both attendees and vendors alike commented on how valuable the information gained from the workshops are; I know I personally learnt a lot of useful information that I cannot wait to implement into my own business.

It was a lot of hard work but I'm so glad that it paid off! The Showcase reminded me of the event that I helped plan last year, the Free Pamper Yourself Event. We also had different types of vendors showcase their products and services. It looks like I had been doing a showcase each February for the past 2 years, wonder what next February will bring.

Without further ado, here are some photos I'd like to share with you:

Registration table on Friday morning

  

Breakfast table Friday morning with linens by Exquisite Party Rental

 

Opening address by ACPWC Director Deborah Moody

Vendor Showcase at The Poolside Pavilion at Hyatt Regency

Vendor Showcase at The Poolside Pavilion at Hyatt Regency

Lounge area for the Gala on Saturday night (by North American Theatre Technology and furniture from Stuart Rental)

The Poolside Pavilion transformed for the Gala

Table setup (Chairs and linens from Stuart Rental, centerpiece from Citti's and North American Theatre Technology)

New Kid On The Block - BoLee Bridal Couture

BoLee Bridal Couture is a new bridal salon in Sunnyvale. They have been open for a couple of months now and I decided to pay them a visit yesterday. 

Their salon is big and spacious with plenty of room to accomodate brides and their entourages. I spoke with the owner, Bo Lee's, husband and he told me that they started this couture salon to cater to brides who want good-quality gowns with affordable price tags. They pride themselves also on their customer service; the appointments are 1 and 1/2 hours to ensure that the bride is not rushed and can enjoy the time trying on bridal gowns.

They carry bridal gowns ranging from $700 to $3,000 and some of the lines they carry include Mikaella, Pronovias, Ella Bridal, and David Tutera, which is exclusive to them . They also carry bridal party attire with lines such as Watters and Watters and Wtoo. They are going to be adding more lines to their salon in the future. In the meantime, their grand opening is this Saturday, January 29th, and they will be hosting an Ella Bridal and Haute Bride Accessory trunk shows on that day too, so book your appointments and check them out!

542 Lawrence Expressway, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

408 - 774 - 9242 (business)
408 - 774 - 9342 (fax)
info@boleebridal.com

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Happy 2011!

Happy New Year!

The time between this post and my last post seemed to have flown by in an instant, I guess that is what happens when you take a vacation to rejuvenate yourself. My husband and I went to Hong Kong and Singapore to visit families over the holidays and spent Christmas and New Year in a warmer climate, good times.

Now that the new year has begun, I look forward to the ACPWC E.P.I.C. 2011 Conference, which is coming up next month. To all you small business owners out there, I highly encourage you to check it out, we have an amazing lineup of speakers and workshops.

In regards to Enchanting Events, we are continuing to enhance our services to brides and grooms to better assist them with their wedding planning needs. We are very excited about the upcoming changes and cannot wait to share them with you soon!

In the upcoming couple of months, we will also be posting about our favorite weddings from the past year, so please stay tuned! Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and safe 2011!

(And just because I am still reminiscing about my Christmas vacation, I leave you with a picture of me taken in Hong Kong.)

Year in Review

This year has been a rather fruitful one for us. We had a busy summer and fall working on weddings, in fact, we just had our last wedding of the year a couple of weeks ago! This year, we had the opportunity to work on our largest wedding ever, more than 500 people, and also our smallest weddding so far, about 40 people. Regardless of the size of the weddings though, we enjoyed working on the weddings because of the couples; they are some of the nicest couples we got to work with this year.

As a result of these weddings, we also got to work with some new wedding vendors as well. We will be posting pictures from some of our weddings this year so do check back soon!

One thing we are looking forward to next year is the ACPWC E.P.I.C. 2011 Conference, where we are in charge of working on the Events Professional Showcase portion. This national conference is to empower event professionals to establish greater success through education, awareness, support, and motivation, thus building confidence and credibility. We will have more information about this conference in a future blog.

It's time for us to recharge our batteries over the holiday season so that we are prepared for the next year of weddings and special events. Hope you all have a great holiday season as well!

ACPWC Salsa Dance & Dinner Fundraiser

Please join us for a Caliente Fundraiser event hosted by ACPWC (Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants)

Date: Thursday, November 11 at 6:00pm - November 12 at 2:00am
Location: Azucar Latin Bistro - 71 E San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA

A night filled with dancing, good food, salsa lessons, WHILE helping ACPWC raise funds for their 2011 EPIC Conference. A conference which empowers event professionals to establish greater success through education, awareness, support, motivation-building confidence and credibility.

Your choice of a package:
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Dinner, Salsa lessons, Show and Dancing (includes 1 drink): $55.00pp

Salsa lessons, Dancing, Show and Appetizers (includes 1 drink): $30.00pp

Please RSVP to events@elegantoccasions.us. Once we receive your RSVP, you will be emailed a link to purchase your tickets.

Tickets may also be purchased for cash at the door. Door sales will be $65.00 and $40.00.

Please feel free to bring a guest(s) and to share this invitation.

There will also be raffle tickets available to purchase for a chance to win many prizes. We will be giving away gift certificates for Horseback Riding, Cake Expressions, Photography, Night at the Hilton San Jose and many, many more!

Parking is on 2nd and San Fernando and is about $5.00 per car.

Our sponsors for this event are Azucar Latin Bistro, Loves Cupcakes and The Card Lady.

The Secret Garden Tea Party Fundraiser

You are invited to attend The Secret Garden Tea Party Fundraiser, hosted by Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants.

The ACPWC is sponsoring a Tea party fundraiser for all to enjoy on Sunday, October 3rd, 2010.

The Tea party will be held at The Guglielmo Winery with the proceeds going to benefit The Ainsley House and The Fattal Foundation.

Come enjoy an afternoon at Guglielmo Winery filled with delectable goodies, exciting raffles, and a silent auction.

The Grand Prize of the raffle is "A Night Out On the Town" which includes a limousine, a (1) one night stay at the Hilton in Downtown San Jose and dinner.

Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children 3-12 years.

RSVP by Friday, September 24, 2010. Click here to register.