{happy anniversary} josh + marci 6.26.10

seriously... it's already been a year since you guys became man + wife??!?! 

where's the time gone?  and how has it taken me this long to blog their wedding...? 

better late than never right?

... on to the real message of this post ...

:: Josh + Marci :: 

like a said above, how has a year already zoomed past us since the day you two said your vows?  

i sure don't know, but what i do know is that my life has been greatly blessed having the two of you in it!  not only did i have the honor of helping plan your most special day {to this date at least}, but i am even more honored to have gained a friendship with you both.  Josh, i know how valuable your friendship has been to my hubby through the stressful law school years and now carving out legal careers for yourselves. and Marci, you have been a bright ray of sunshine in my life ever since we began planning your big day, i thank God that our friendship continued on past our planning together, you make me laugh and i love that we can spend hours on end chatting about life, marriage, future plans and our terrible addiction to wedding blogs!  ok, ok, enough with the sappy stuff, but honestly thank you both for the opportunity to not only take part in the planning, and to be able to witness the start of your marriage, but to also have the great pleasure of watching your marriage grow this past year... love you guys!

now here are some highlights from their wedding at Rancho Capistrano on 6.26.10

....and the piece de resistance, their dessert table =)

i'll leave you with my favorite two images of j+m on their wedding day....

....here's to us all growing old together!



{vendor talent}
*photographer: Hugh Forte {and some images were from a personal friend who shot for me that day}
*catering/cake/desserts: the fabulous Jay's Catering
*floral designs: Jayne at Bits of Whimsy
*dj: Goodtimes Entertainment {my favorite, Tony}
*videographer + love story: Tom from AquaVivus
*all paper goods + jewelry + bridal hairpiece: Joie de Vie Design


{features} thanks to the following bloggers for featuring this wonderful couple's event!
*Amy Atlas - Sweet Designs - p. 1, 2, 3
*Mary Lalande - Jay's Catering
*The Wedding Chicks

la vita e dolce

.... the sweet life or life is sweet ....

I have to say a big thank you to Carlie of gabriel ryan photographers for posting the photos from last month's wedding, they just made my day!  Meagan {the bride} is a long time friend of mine, who married her knight in shining armor on 8.28.10... I had the honor of being one of her maids for her wedding day, but I just couldn't help myself, my design business did their paper goods for the big day, and you know I had to assist in throwing in a little event design love too!

So here's the dessert table we did for their big day

The overall wedding look was very classy and elegant, and since Meagan had spent a summer in Italy, she really wanted to bring a few touches of Italy to their day.  So JDVpaperie created the banner, which we attached to the frames, along with photos from Meagan + Erik's {sweet} lives, and then of course the table was finished off with the actual sweets!  

And since I can't just post about the dessert table, here's one of my favorites of them...

a big shout out goes out to

 * Lisa of Double Take Interiors/ jomestic doi for creating the gorgeous silk overlay 

{she's my fabulous SIL and interior designer}

* also, to Collette's Catering for the sweets and pretty cake!

And if you're ever in need of some awesome and large vintage frames I have both of these babies {and one more} available to be rented for your upcoming event! =)

happy easter!

Nothing says Easter like fabulous spring colors.... and take a look at these!

Isn't that dessert table awesome?  I just love the patterned backdrop, to me it says "move over spring, HELLO summer!" Wondering where I found it? Well a wonderful mommy named Kim {she's not just a mommy, she's the force behind TomKat Studios} created this for a recent birthday party she threw for her little girl's third.  I just couldn't help but share even though I'm patiently waiting for more details from her party. =) While we wait, if you'd like to see the slideshow the photog put together - check it out here.
And more about the party, check out her blog.

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you get to spend the day with those you love =)