Happy Memorial Day!

Wishing you a happy and safe weekend.

Nominated!

Thank you MY FOX LA for nominating Cheers To You Events
for the Best of the OC HOTLIST 2008 in the Wedding Planner category

http://myfoxla.cityvoter.com/cheers-to-you/biz/62459

Cheers To You, Amber and Thomas

I instantly fell in love with Amber and her mom, Holly. They were two of the nicest and hippest (is that a word? it should be) people I've met in awhile. It wasn't until after our meeting that I realized my sweet clients were non other than Holly Sharp, famous designer from Corona del Mar, and her daughter, one of the designers of Lucy Love, which just happens to be my daughter's favorite designer. I couldn't be more thrilled to be coordinating this wedding and working with the wonderful mother daughter team of Lucy Love.

The wedding was at St. Catherine's of Sienna in Laguna Beach and the reception was held at the Hotel Laguna. Here are a couple photos from the day:

Amber and her dad, just about to walk down the aisle at St. Catherine's

I've planned and coordinated weddings for over a decade now (!!!) and this was my first time at Hotel Laguna. Amber and Holly and I completely redesigned the room. We brought in a white dance floor, lounge furniture for two different decks, chivari chairs, specialty linens, as well as custom lighting, and fabric to drape the walls with. Her colors were a pallet of corals and reds, each bridesmaid had a custom bridesmaid dress in a different color. Each bouquet had a room that matched the bridesmaid's dress:


Amber and Holly added so many personal touches to the room, including family portraits, Chinese lanterns, and a guest 'blanket' to sign, but my favorite personal touch was that Holly and Amber designed Amber's wedding dress. Take a look at how gorgeous the bride is:

The groom looked great too, and was just as nice as his beautiful bride.


The flowers were amazing, full of color and life, just like the bride!


A Hawaiian blessing before dinner:


Redoing the Catalina Room:




My favorite, Red Velvet Cake. I knew I liked this couple!


The staff at Hotel Laguna was wonderful. The catering directors and banquet captains were on hand and incredibly helpful from start to finish. This hotel really is a hidden gem, check out the view:

Check my website soon for pictures (the professional ones) to come from Tyler Boye.

Church: www.stcathlagunabeach.org
Cocktail hour musicians: www.erniehalter.com
Cake: www.letthemeatcake.net
Hotel Laguna: www.hotellaguna.com
Florist: www.englishgardenflorals.net
Lounge Furniture: www.loungeappeal.com
More lounge furniture, white dance floor: www.signatureparty.com
Chairs, Linens: www.fusionlinens.com
Room Lighting www.invisibletouchdjs.com
Disc Jockey: www.voxdjs.com
Hawaiian blessing: www.kaikeaentertainment.com
Video: www.bonvivantcinema.com
Photographer www.tylerboye.com

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo from my house to yours !

WOW

WOW! One word, three letters, that sums up this wedding. You know it's an incredible wedding when not only the guests, but the vendors are in awe over the events that are taking place throughout the day. The venue was St. Regis, in Monarch Point. Everyones jaws started dropping when Amanda put down this aisle runner at the Grand Lawn:

and these flowers in the Monarch ballroom:
and then there was the cake, created by none other than Linda Goldsheft from The Cake Studio:
the beautiful ceremony (Grand Lawn at St. Regis Hotel, Monarch Beach)

was followed by the reception in the Monarch Ballroom where we created a special seating area created just for Kevin and Suzy.
Guests enjoyed a five course meal, enhanced with custom monogrammed sorbet dishes made out of ice:
we brought in beautiful platinum linens & chairs, a custom gazebo, a white dance floor,
had custom gobo created and enhanced the reception with Invisible Touch's over the top lighting.
It was so much fun having TWO DJs! but I think that the best part was the zefa:
or maybe it was the belly dancers:

From start to finish, what a beautiful day at the St. Regis Resort and Spa!
Kevin, Suzy, and I planned this wedding for 13 months . We had a lot of laughs and quite a few phone calls and emails, and a lot of decisions to make. At rehearsal, Kevin turned over control (and his watch) to me and let my assistants and I make sure that everything was PERFECT. They thoroughly enjoyed their day, their guests, and their wedding.
Typically my brides and grooms thank me at the end of their wedding, this time, I thanked them for allowing me to be their wedding planner and for giving me and our wonderful vendors this amazing opportunity.
Once again, Wow!

Congratulations Kevin and Suzy!

Venue St. Regis Resort and Spa www.stregismb.com
Photographer Tony Flores www.tonyflores.com (check our website for the professional photos, coming soon)
Cake Linda Goldsheft www.thecakestudio.com
Lighting Robert Arthur www.invisibletouchdj.com
Videographer Dan Douglas www.plugvideo.com
Florist Amanda Heer www.fantasyfloraldesigns.com
American DJ Peter Papadopolous www.viveinc.com
Arabic DJ/Band Mohommad DJ Dandana
Belly Dancers/Zefa Tony Shanti www.tonyshanti.com
Linens/Chiviaris Angel Monaco www.fusionlinens.cm
Dance Floor Kathy Taylor www.signatureparty.com
Custom Sorbet Ice Dishes Michaelyn Padilla www.carvingice.com
Gazebo Rental www.floralfanfare.com
Hair & Make Up www.designvisage.com
Dress Designer St Pucci

Destination Cancun

YAY! It's wedding season once again. I was fortunate to kick off the year with a wedding in Cancun.

Jen from photojenic took the photos, check them out. Elaine was her second shooter, and the three us had so much fun (were we supposed to be working?) that I wound up skipping my flight home and staying an extra couple days just to enjoy Cancun and Playa del Carmen with them. Someday we may share how we did Cancun on.65 cents a day, but that's another story ...

Here is just a sample of this incredible wedding and what incredible shots from Jen!

Cheers To You, Amy and Dawson!Congratulations!
Just a couple non-wedding pics ... the 3 of us at Carlos & Charlies:
and here is how our downtime was spent (I took this from our balcony) :

Educational Summit

Talk about lagging ... I haven't posted in so long that I almost forgot how. It's Winter, so a lot of wedding planner go into hibernation while we wait for Spring to arrive along with our weddings.
Well, spring has sprung, and it's wedding season once again.
Moving slightly backwards, here are some photos from the February seminar that was Susan MacDonald's brainchild. Susan created it, she lived, breathed, ate, and slept with it on her mind, and along with our ABC-OC board, the Educational Summitat the Irvine Hyatt was an incredible success. Way to go Susan!
From the flowers to the linens, to the lighting, it was the best seminar (not saying that because I worked on it) I've ever attended. Everyone who attended the Hyatt seminar, left there giving rave reviews.
Five amazing speakers, 3 outstanding meals, beautiful decor, and one happy Susan! She even booked a magician to end the night with some laughs. Yes, I was selected to be his assistant. I did okay, but the bird was much funnier.
Thank you vendors!
Planner: Susan MacDonald www.sumacproductions.com
Venue: Hyatt Irvine www.irvine.hyatt.com
Florist: Marcia Johnson www.marcialjohnson.com
Cocktail Linens: Wildflower Linens www.wildflowerlinens.com
Dinner Linens: Fusion Linens www.fusionlinens.com
Lighting/DJ: Invisible Touch www.invisibletouchdj.com