Alyssa & Spencer were just a dream to work with...I mean can a couple be more photogenic?!? I was so excited when Alyssa's aunt,who is an AMAZING corporate event planner in the Bay Area for ROAR EVENTS, called to meet for coffee and talk about her niece's upcoming wedding. She was an amazing lady to go back and forth with, shoot off ideas with, and had the perfect vision for the day, plus she was just fun to be with. It was quite the team of vendors that all worked together to pull off Alyssa's vision, and how cool is it that whenever you needed place cards or signage the bride herself just whipped up the prettiest paper goods because she has her own hand lettering company!!!
Read moreBlack and White Stripes with a hint of Green
Michelle & Derek are one of the sweetest couples I have ever worked with to date. Derek was the rare groom who was very involved in the planning and design process of their wedding. He even video documented the whole process, and I have to say his end result was amazing! Michelle is STRIKING when you see her--she literally looked like a VOGUE Bride model in all of her photos. From the very beginning she knew she wanted to incorporate a black and white stripe, and have the accent color be apple green.
Read moreVintage Goth Wedding
Green eyes, purple hair, red lipstick, and a vintage wedding dress hand made by the bride herself made this wedding definitely out of the ordinary for me, but I LOVED every second of it!! Every aspect of this wedding brought me out of my comfort zone, but the vintage/modern/goth look really was fun to create. Not to mention watching how much McKenzie and Marcus cared for each other that day made it even more worth it.
Read moreWedding Welcome Bag Ideas for the Out of Town Guest
Every wedding I do I get the same question asked as the big day arises about what to include in the welcome basket/bag. I thought I would put together my ideal welcome gift for an Arizona bride, but it can be easily adjusted for other states. First you need to pick what type of item you will be filling--mine is a sturdy bag over a basket just because it is easier to travel back home with. I always tell my couples to make a list of some of their favorites, and then include a couple local items unique to Arizona.
Read moreWild Flower Glam
Stefanie was beyond adorable and had tons of ideas. She called me maybe 6 weeks prior to her wedding wanting to know if I would simply meet with her for a couple hours and tell her if what she had done already worked and if she had forgotten anything. I had never been asked this before and was intrigued so we scheduled it! I told her every piece of info I needed her to bring to make this meeting efficient and worth both of our time. I went through her layouts, her floral estimate, her timeline she had started, and a couple other odds and ends--and we ROCKED it!!!
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