Museum of Contemporary Art Wedding Featured on Style Me Pretty: Jen loves Tomer!

To say that I adore this wedding from end-to-end would be a complete understatement. What made the day even better was that Jen, Tomer and I all went to high school together. We didn't know each other way back when, but I was excited to coordinate this wedding from the minute I sat down with Jen for coffee.

Jen and Tomer had an absolutely breathtaking traditional, yet modern Jewish wedding in February of 2012.The Museum of Art, located in historical Balboa Park, was the perfect backdrop to the simple elegance of their wedding celebration. Jen and Tomer went to high school together, so they had many friends and family in town to enjoy the big day. Jen selected a neutral palette of creams, ivory and blushes, brought together beautifully by Blush Botanicals. Soft candle light and overhead market lighting set the tone.

One of the most fun aspects of the day was the different rooms they guests were able to experience. The day began in the beautiful sculpture courtyard for drinks, all while sitting on lounge furniture and enjoying Balboa Park’s architecture. During this time, Jen and Tomer and their families gathered in art galleries to sign the ketubah. Guests were then invited into the Rotunda for the ceremony.

The ceremony was stunning with a beautiful chuppah sitting at the bottom of a striking staircase. The steps and aisle were lined with candles for a romantic effect. Immediately following the ceremony, guests sat down for a family style dinner, first dance and toasts under market lighting in the courtyard of the museum. Finally, guests were brought inside the museum auditorium to dance with a live band and dessert. The reception was incredibly special, as Talia, the daughter of the Best Man, performed a dance for the newlyweds. It is simple touches like these that gave guests a true understanding of what was important to the couple. I really enjoyed getting to know the couple, and also giving the guests a grand reveal of a new space to explore several times throughout the evening. My most memorable part of the day was the five minutes prior to the ceremony, where the bride was sitting in a gallery alone. She took a few minutes, and I noticed her on her phone. She was pinning on Pinterest! It was a good feeling knowing we were on time and that the bride was web surfing before she went down the aisle:)

I knew the entire day would be drop-dead gorgeous, so I worked with Shannon at Studio Carre to submit the images to Style Me Pretty--and was stoked we were chosen!

Thanks Jen and Tomer for having me!!

To see more of Studio Carre's images of the wedding, click here!

To see the post on Style Me Pretty, please click here!

To see video highlights from the day, please click here!

Vendors that helped make the day:

Consultant: Melissa Barrad and Lindsay Cross

Venue:  Museum of Art

Music: Caprice Strings and Wayne Foster

Photography: Studio Carre

Videographer: Joel Crisp

Rentals: Classic Party Rentals and Kool Party Rentals

Food and Beverage: Giuseppe Catering

Florals: Blush Botanicals

Mireille loves Allan

Mireille and Allan got married on November 13th, 2011 at Scripps Seaside Forum in La Jolla. Since Mireille was a doctor at UCSD, and Allan was in Canada most of the wedding planning process, I got to enjoy piecing together some fun ideas for this couple. The whole theme of this wedding was fun! They wanted their guests to feel like they were invited to a big party, and not just a wedding. Well thanks to Mireille's great openinness, and some amazing vendors, we made this a reality. Some of the items that made this wedding the Party it was meant to be was a great lounge space, an Awesome band, a photo booth, mini desserts, a private room for football watching, and Champagne giveaways! Come on who sets up a room just so that guests don't miss the football games??? Mireille and Allan really made this wedding an event that guests did not want to leave. The only thing that was missing was a magician!(just kidding). At the end of the night guests even got to enjoy some In and Out before heading on their way. If every party detail was not thought of here, I would be surprised. Thank you to Mireille and Allan for including me in their amazing adventure.

Thanks to all the wonderful vendors who made this day possible.

Venue: Scripps Seaside Forum (Brady McFarlan)
Photographer: Michael of True Photography
Videographer: Shawn Lloyd of Lloyd Films
Florals: Botanica
Desserts: Michele Coulon
Band: The Heroes 
Rentals: Concepts Event Design
Classic Party Rentals
San Diego Party Rentals
Catering: Giuseppe Catering
Transportation: Masterpeice Limo
Hair and Makeup: Kara Roberson: 619-246-3563                
Lighting: Tim Altbaum of Tap Productions
Photo Booth: San Diego Photo Booth Rentals
Oficiant: Father Rowland

Bridgett loves Bill

When Bridgett and Bill reached out to my over a year before their big day, they already had a strong vision in mind. A beautiful, traditional day that was a ton of fun. They are so sweet together, and I was so excited to be on board! When the married last fall, Bridgett and Bill had peeked into several of my other Forum weddings earlier last year. The weather seemed to change each time--cold, hot, overcast, sunny....so we were holding out hope for their wedding. And guess what? They literally got the perfect day. I feel very blessed to have a part of it. Bill and Bridgett, thank you for everything--Lindsay and I had a blast working on the details of your big day!

Vendors that helped make the day:
Coordination: Melissa Barrad and Lindsay Cross
Catering: Giuseppe Catering
Rentals: Concepts Event Design and Classic Party Rentals
Bakery: VG Bakery
Photography: Photo by Chana and Don
Videography: Jeff Roldan
Guitarist and DJ: Dennis Bergstrom, B Entertained