The Newest Addition to "I Do...Weddings!"

Hi All! My name is Rachel Leber and I am excited to be apart of the "I Do...Weddings!" family. I have had the amazing opportunity to work as Melissa's assistant this past wedding season. I have loved every moment of the fun and hard work that goes into the behind the scenes job of wedding planning. I have been lucky enough to learn from the best! With three years of event planning under my belt, I have grown to love the personal touch that comes with wedding planning the most! There is nothing like being apart of peoples best day of their lives, and helping create that perfect day for them. Now I look forward to growing more and more with Melissa, and helping more brides than ever have that memorable experience they crave. Look out brides of San Diego, here I come!:)

Erin Loves Nick

Erin and Nick had such an amazing day that all began at the Mission De Alcala.The beautiful historic church was filled with friends and family to witness the love of Erin and Nick. Soft music filled the air, as the couple walked hand in hand out of the church as Mr. and Mrs. Z!

The reception was set at the Coronado Community Center, and let me tell you it was a fantastic setting! Every detail was thought of, from the signature drink in mason jars to individual wrapped biscotti favors for guests to enjoy. No detail was left out for this party! All of the fantastic florals of peach, soft pink and ivory were provided by Diane from Whimsey Florals. And all of it was captured by our fantastic photographers Meurer Image and our Videographer Jason from Garner Films. Guests dined on amazing food from Giuseppe Catering, and then were treated to an assortment of delicious deserts from Extraordinary Deserts. Our beautiful bride even surprised her groom with a gelato bar! It was a decadent evening, and filled with a ton of great Italian-inspired touches. I especially loved hearing guests sing to "That's Amore!"
And to top it all off the couple had a sparkler send off that light up the night! What a way to send the newlyweds off to Greece for their Honeymoon. Congrats Erin and Nick!

Tricia Loves Bill

I was super duper excited for this wedding, as the groom is the brother of one of my close friends--the lovely Kasey Shephard. This was a beautiful wedding held at the St. Vincent's Church in Mission Hills, and the reception followed at the Brides family's home in Bankers Hill. There was a great amount of detail to this wedding so, we enlisted Sheri from Elegant Touch Floral to create arrangements and a floral canopy with an assortment of flowers. I love the vintage and retro touches that were infused into the celebration. The front yard had belly bars, and low rounds for guests to drink and mingle around. The back yard had a pool that was covered by Atlas Pool Decking and turned into a fantastic dance floor. The home was beautiful and it shined at night with hundreds of twinkling votive candles all about. With all of this beautiful setting Taylor Abeel from Ventana Photography had no trouble shooting some amazing shots of the wedding!

The Midili Brothers Band played fantastic music all night, while Tapanade served fantastic treats for all of the guests. It was a night to remember, and Trisha and Bill were definitely the stars of the show! Congrats newlyweds! Rachel and I had a blast assisting with your dream day.

Dana Loves Chris

On August 11th, Dana and Chris married at Breakers Beach in Coronado. It was a beautiful day in Coronado and Rachel and I really enjoyed the whole event! The decor was simple but elegant with touches of orchids, and candles, and rose petals! Florals by yours truly. You didn't need a lot of decoration with the beautiful surroundings! There was live music provided by Manny Cepeda, and the guests danced the night away!
The great photographic team of Cindy and Daniel from Orange Turtle set up some amazingly beautiful shots for our couple! All of the images you see here are courtesy and copyright of Orange Turtle. Dana and Chris were a fantastic and fun couple to work with. You can tell how much they are made for each other by the way they look into each others eyes! Thank you for letting me be apart of this great wedding, and thanks to all the vendors who made this event special.