Needless to say, we were beyond excited when the ever-so-fabulous Wedding Chicks chose to pick up our adorable Vintage VW Save the Date for a front page feature! This creation was months in the works  ~ but as it always does, the concept and style of this came over me like a wave….this time just 5 minutes before a meeting with Jessica of Lovespun Films to collaborate on ideas! I was envisioning a cute, romantic journey through the beautiful countryside, a couple traveling this exciting path to marital bliss. And the one thing that I absolutely HAD to have to complete this vision was a red vintage Volkswagen convertible. I thought it would be next to impossible to find! But, I made one phone call and this beautiful baby landed in my lap! {You may recognize this car/couple from our promo video, which was double filmed as this STD} It was meant to be! Special thanks to Jessica at Lovespun {you’re amazing!}, the cars’ owner and our fabulous models Jessica & Nolan! Enjoy!

In a wedding where no detail was spared, the color scheme was fantastic and the reception was one for the books how do you ever wrap up a blog segment? I could share photos {by the amazing Carmen Salazar} from this one for months! In this last segment, I wanted to share a few of my favorite reception & other details, which include paper deliciousness by Invitations Ink, more flowers by Visual Impact, Linens by Mimi & Co, the most amazing cake I’ve ever tasted {no lie!} by Rebecca’s Cakes and a dessert bar that I still dream about at night compliments of Sugar and Spice Specialty Desserts. With a crew like that, how can you go wrong? Enjoy!

I just can’t get enough of these amazing photos by Carmen Salazar of Leesa and Paul’s ceremony, held at a beautiful private residence in Sacramento owned by the parents of the bride. Just a few of the highlights; Leesa’s parents flew the Slovenian flag in honor of Paul’s heritage and a special childhood memory and Leesa was surprised with a vintage convertible Mercedes to ride to the reception in. The ceremony was capped off with the Jewish wedding tradition of breaking the glass and the chuppah was adorned with a prayer shawl that had been in Leesa’s family for years.

The chuppah and other flowers created by Visual Impact truly set the scene! I’m pretty sure that when guests arrived, they knew they were in for something special. The flower girls momentarily stole the show in their beyond adorable dresses with orange sashes and the entire wedding party fully embraced the colorful garden theme. Gotta love the fuchsia bridesmaid dresses, orange junior bridesmaids and the groom & groomsmen in green pants, navy blazers and brightly colored ties!

We also designed a hard surface aisle with the help of Classic Party Rentals to save Leesa, a self-proclaimed clumsy girl, from a rough walk on grass. I would say that beautiful is an understatement!

Wow! We are so excited to share these photos, by Carmen Salazar with you! Leesa and Paul’s July wedding was nothing short of breathtaking. The bright colors, the beautiful setting and of course, an amazing bride and groom made this one for the books! I worked closely with Leesa’s lovely mom, Esther and florist Cathy Brooks of Visual Impact Design to bring her vision of bright colors and a garden feeling to life. The larger than life chuppah, the adorable flower girls, the guys in their navy blazers and green pants and the bride with a beautiful flower in her hair were the highlights of the day. The reception that followed was also quite the spectacle! Stay tuned for those photos ~ more to come soon!

Well, I have to admit…this is the first time I actually cried while viewing sneak peek photos from one of our weddings! I have never seen a smile so bright on a bride and, well, it just hit a l’il soft spot in me. It totally made my day to see this sure sign of how happy they were on their wedding day! And, I thank Carmen Salazar for capturing the emotion so perfectly!

Amira and Jon {who were married on June 26th} hold a very special place in my heart. I worked closely with both of them during the planning process {although it all was planned in just 4 months!} and really and truly enjoyed the time we spent together. They even made me dinner one night, which I thought was incredibly sweet! They are two people that I hope to cross paths with often in my future! Below is a sneak peek photo of the happy couple with a lot more to follow!

Mmm, mmmm, mmmm! We sure are pleased with the results of our “Beach Chic” table photo shoot. This design, which was inspired by my trip to Mexico last December, centered around a very contemporary, clean look with a color palette of steel gray and white. Check out the photos, the story of how it came to life and the credits to the most amazing contributors below, including Kristy Huston, who captured the essence of the table perfectly!!

I started out by purchasing the centerpiece vase at a local outlet ~ It was a perfect fit with its rippled water-like finish to it. And then it was onto the flowers! Audrey from Botanica Floral Designs and I were on the same page when it came to the centerpiece construction. We wanted to do something that gave the look of coral, for which we chose white manzanita. We then added some elegance to it with white orchids and other very fresh feeling flowers, which reminded me of the crisp ocean air. 

Mimi & Co provided us with the custom linens and chair sashes, and I must say, they were delicious! Although I’m typically not a huge fan of pintuck linens, I loved the idea of incorporating that look in a cap on this table due to its’ strong resemblance to fishing net. Classic Party Rentals contributed the glassware, flatware and chivari chairs. And, Simply Elegant Rentals & Decor was sweet enough to loan me my favorite china, which we topped off with custom designed menus from Bella Vita Invitations.  Extra special thanks go to Kristy Huston for the amazing photography and Shannon Hall for letting us crash {one of my personal faves} Scott’s Seafood/LeRivage on the River, the perfect location to shoot this table!

Hope you enjoyed it!

We are beyond thrilled to share this with you ~ something that has been in the works for quite some time now! About 3 months ago, a  local videographer {whom I hadn’t met yet, but was extremely intrigued by after our connection on Twitter} posted this: “Any chic wedding planners out there  want a  promo video for their web site?”. I quickly responded with “I do, I do!” and so began the collaborative effort between Jessica Ringor of Lovespun Films and 2Chic Events & Design. Our goal: create a promo video that was not only outside of the box, but simply chic, fabulously unique and superbly styled. I think we hit the nail on the head, to say the least! We can’t even begin to thank Jessica enough for her creative talent ~ and we were also extremely blessed with the most amazing team of vendors whose contributions made this a success {see below}.

This video will now live on the 2Chic Welcome Page, along with credits to some of the most amazing vendors a planner could ever be blessed to be with working with! Mad love goes out to Beth Sogaard Catering, Botanica Floral Designs, Dreamnette Bridal, Image Provocateur, Jacqueline Photography,  Lovespun Films, Karmere Winery, Mimi & Company {ahh-mazing linens} and Simply Elegant Rentals &  Decor {China, Glassware, etc}. Aside from our amazing vendor team, we must also thank our adorable couple, Jessica & Nolan who helped make this video cute as a bug! We double filmed this video as a Save the Date as our thank you to them ~ see that video here!

I’ve determined that I just can’t hang on to this crazy cool creative material any longer! So, we’ve decided to leak a sneak peek photo to you, compliments of Jacqueline Photography. A few weeks ago, we got together with an incredible group of local professionals who helped us bring our vision of a vintage chic styled promotional video to life. And, even better ~ the amazing videographer behind the camera, Jessica of Lovespun Films, double filmed it as a Save the Date for the couple that blessed us with their incredible acting and modeling skills!

Jessica & Nolan will be married in 2011 and can I just say that they are smokin’ hot??!!! {do I even have to tell you that? Just look at them!} This shoot was styled by yours truly, and the entire shoot centered around the red convertible bug, which I had one heck of a time finding and an even harder time returning afterward {MUST HAVE RED CONVERTIBLE BUG!} More photos, video and vendor love coming soon!

I am so excited to share a few of the many amazing photos from Veronica and Dave’s May 22nd wedding ~ which was kicked off with an extremely personalized and sweet ceremony at Westminster Presbyterian, followed by a stunning reception at The Sutter Club in Sacramento. We truly had an amazing time working on this wedding! How could we not with such an amazing couple {seriously ~ we love, love, loved them!} and some of Sacramento’s best in place?

Matt Brys of Extreme Productions rocked it out that night providing DJ services, John Decker was behind the camera capturing the beauty of the event and Jensen Wedding Films got it all on film! With beautiful decor provided by Design with Florae, Mimi & Company, Invitations Ink and yours truly, 2Chic Events & Design you just couldn’t go wrong! Thanks to the entire team and my girls Becca & Michele for a seriously flawless event!

Meet Amira & Jon, {with photos compliments of the amazing Carmen Salazar} who will be getting married in just a few short weeks, on June 26th. Amira and I met about 4 months ago, at the very beginning of their wedding planning stages and we instantly clicked! Soon after, I met Jon and they shared with me their story of a forbidden office romance which I thought was incredibly sexy cool! They just couldn’t resist!

Amira & Jon are two of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of working with. And, of course, they are madly in love and totally excited for their wedding later this month, which is sure to be amazing! I cannot wait to see the incredible vision for their wedding come to life, especially knowing that it will be beautifully captured by Carmen Salazar who gave us this little sneak peek of the engagement session {below}. Holy hotness!