Inspiration: Alice in Wonderland

After reading in People Magazine about the wedding of Ashlee Simpson to Pete Wentz, I decided to take their Alice in Wonderland Theme and find inspiration for a wedding or bridal shower. I hope you enjoy!!! Next Inspiration Post will be "Beauty and the Beast"...


The Teacups at DisneylandStephanie James Coutoure Dress
Black Mary Jane's



White & Blue Striped Purse

Vie Moderne at Etsy
Flower Girl Dress

Bridesmaid Dress
Gorgeous Chandelier

Invitations
Wedding FavorsNot quite playing croquet with flamingos, but it worksGarden lovely enough for the Queen of HeartsGarden CeremonyColorful LanternsMiniature Centerpiece
A very colorful bouquet

Candy Buffet...now that's what I'm talking about
And you can't forget the Mad Hatter CakeAnother Colorful OptionThis cake even has Alice and the Mad Hatter on the top tier
Now that's one wacky and colorful wedding!!!

Celebrity Wedding: Ellen & Portia

No, I did not coordinate this wedding and I don't know the coordinator, Mindy Weiss, personally, but wow what a simple and classic wedding this was. Originally, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were planning on a big affair with 150-200 guests but realized that the stress of the planning would just be too much so they had less than 30 of their closest friends and family share in this wonderful occasion.

The flowers which feel almost antique in shades of light pink, lilac, and jade green were created by the world renowned Mark Held of Mark's Garden, who's done the weddings of Avril Lavigne, Trista & Ryan, Heidi & Seal, Adam Sandler, Gwen & Gavin, among others.

The vegan red velvet cake was made by Sweet Lady Jane.

Ellen and Portia's outfits (Ellen in a casual pant suit and Portia in a more traditional dress) were both created by designer, Zac Posen, who's work you can find in stores from Target to Nordstrom's.

These lovely photos were taken by L.A. photographer Lara Porzak.

I could see the emotion in Ellen's face as I watched her show the other day as she was sharing footage and photos of her wedding. She just seems so very happy. I wish them both all the best. For more video of Ellen's show with footage of the wedding click here!

Real Wedding: Phil & Nicole

I had the pleasure of being asked to be the wedding coordinator for two fabulous people, Nicole & Phillip. This wedding was unlike anything else I'd coordinated before and wow was it spectacular. Click here to see the slideshow of many of the shots that fabulous photographer Jasmine Star & her hubby JD captured. They are truly a pleasure to work with and their images are each a piece of art.

Other great people to work with are dvArtistry, videographers extraordinare that created a same-day edited montage for the guests to see.

jl.designs created breathtaking floral decor mostly in fuschia pink with accents of chocolate brown and navy blue.

The bride herself designed her dress and those of her bridesmaids, as she is the creator and owner of Nicolita swimwear.

Another privilege I had was making bouquet jewelry for Nicole in all fuschia swarovski crystals which I will then reuse to make 2 pairs of earrings for her.

I also have to give big props to my girls: Amber, Lina, Jenn, Whitney & Angi for haning in there on a hot day helping me put all the finishing details of everything for this fabulous wedding.

The cake and pastries were from Porto's in Glendale, and the live salsa band, was Orquesta Guayo, and kept the party going all night long. The ceremony was at the San Fernando Mission and the rest of the festivities and most of the photos you see were taken at Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Simi Valley.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success.

THANK YOU

I just have to thank all my girls for going above and beyond at the wedding this past weekend. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU (Amber, Angi, Jenn, Lina & Whitney). You were all fabulous and I couldn't have done this without each of you. So thanks!!!
It was a hot day at Hummingbird Nest Ranch and so many details to account for. And as I was prepared for things to happen, we dealt with a 2 1/2 hour llongdinner (vendors not eating until 10pm, when we were scheduled to each at 7:30), valet taking 30 minutes to get a car checked in and parked, not enough bar tenders (my assitant had to fill in), among other things. But, it was a beautiful day and the bride looked gorgeous and I can't wait to share with you more photos. In the meantime, here's a little taste of what's to come. Photo courtesy of Jasmine Star.

Cake Jewelry

I created this pink flower for the opening of A Sweet Design's new cake studio. The event was coordinated by my good friend Lina from A Stunning Affair. Enjoy!!!