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!

Finally, it’s here! Charity and Frank’s Wedding, which was planned by 2Chic Events & Design and filmed for WeTV’s show, Platinum Weddings will be airing on Sunday, April 18th at 6pm. We are so excited and hope that everyone will take a moment to watch this amazing wedding come to life for TV viewers to see!

Honestly, we’re more than a little excited about the airing of this show! I hope that each and every vendor who worked on this wedding enjoys even greater success than they have already achieved!

Cheers!

We are very excited about the amazing couples that we will have the pleasure of working with in 2010 and beyond. I’ve been wanting to post photos of some of our couples for some time now, and I’m finally getting around to doing it! We’ve got so many fabulous weddings this year, each of them completely different and unique to the couples we are working with. There are no two that will be the same and that’s the way we like it!

Hung & Eileen enlisted the services of 2Chic back in April of last year, giving us a full 18 months to plan this amazing wedding! I love it when we get an opportunity to dive into the process that early, as it allows us to get to know our clients well enough to truly bring their vision to life! Hung & Eileen have chosen 10.10.10 as their wedding date, and we couldn’t be more excited to have them as our clients for one of the most popular dates of the year. With a vendor list that contains all of the elements necessary to create the true “Dream Team” this one is going to have a WOW Factor that will be hard to beat! The colors? Lavender, Plum, Magenta and Silver. The look? Very contemporary, tons of flowers, dramatic lighting, custom designed pieces and an overall “Whimsy” feel. The details? Off the hook! You’ll have to just wait and see!

A little late, I suppose ~ but WELCOME to the family Hung & Eileen! I’ve enjoyed the past 10 months working with you and look forward to 8 more!

As my 9 days wind down I have found it harder and harder to choose between all of the great weddings that we had the pleasure of working on last year! I would love to post them all! This was another tough category with so many to choose from! There were three in this category that I had the hardest time choosing between. In the end, I picked Jessica and Mike’s “Vintage Chic” Wedding.

Oh the details!! Jessica was my kind of girl! Between the two of us, we spent countless hours shopping to find all of the perfect little details! I called her from vintage stores, she texted me from other ones. We must have hit every store in the county that had items that would reflect her style. When I went to Jessica’s house the week of the wedding to pick everything up, my car was packed! For a moment, I thought we had gone too far but in the end every item had the perfect use, the perfect look, and the perfect place!

Adding to the charm and beauty of this wedding was Cathy from Visual Impact Design. She did an amazing job of creating all of the flowers and I especially fell in love with the bouquets!  I can honestly say that she truly captured Jessica’s style perfectly! I loved the brooches on the handles, the elegance of Jessica’s bouquet and the fun pops of color in the bridesmaids’ bouquets! Cathy used a mixture of textures, vessels and colors that worked perfectly with Jessica’s “Vintage Chic” theme. Capers Party Rentals made all of the custom linens for Jessica’s wedding, which I was totally impressed with! Take a peek! Photo’s by Stout Photography.

Last month, we attended an exquisite evening at Arden Hills Resort Club and Spa, for the incredible Beyond Platinum showcase! Some of the top wedding service providers in the area gathered together to showcase their amazing products, services and skills! Talk about Glamorous! We were very lucky to attend this event and see the latest trends is dresses, floral design, table settings and overall decor. I must have taken a million pictures – below are a few that will give you an idea of just how amazing it was. Featured in these photos: Mimi & Co, Botanica Floral Designs, Ambience Floral Designs, Bella Bloom, Miosa Couture, Party Concierge and probably a few more that I failed to mention..

2009 was the year to do something different with your place card displays! Each and every client of mine who chose assigned seating was looking to do something unique to direct their guests to their tables. From peaches picked off of a tree to a crystal wall with place cards attached and an old re-purposed shutter, we created some really cool displays! My favorite? The old shutter, which was pretty much junk when I picked it up at an antique store. After some restoration, paint and sprucing up with a crystal doorknob and floral embellishments, it was definitely chic and unique! The best part? I am now using it for Christmas cards..super fun!

While passing through Los Angeles on our recent trip to Mexico, I (of course!) picked up a bridal magazine that I had yet to come across here locally ~ and I found it to contain some of the most stylish and impressive wedding designs and ideas I’ve seen in a long time! Below is a Vintage Brooch Bouquet that I fell in love with! I mean…seriously?! This is off the hook! Not only does it stand out as a unique bridal bouquet, but you can truly save it forever! Or, what I thought might be fun is to pass the brooches on as gifts to mothers, grandmothers, sisters ~ or even your bridesmaids after the wedding. What better way to share a piece of your wedding day and and have it remembered forever as you pass these brooches down through generations. Love, love, love this!!!! I can’t wait to encounter a bride bold enough to hold this while walking down the aisle. Check out more photos of these amazing bouquets on Fantasy Floral Designs’ web site! I’ll share more amazing inspirations from the magazine soon!

Ahhh~mazing Brooch Bouquet!

A bevy of vintage brooches compose a startlingly beautiful bouquet that is utterly unique to the bride who holds it.Amanda Heer of Fantasy Floral Designs will take the miniature metal components of your choice and fashion a one-of-a-kind design for your wedding day. You can provide the necessary elements, or commission Ms. Heer to select them for you; either way, your exquisite bouquet will be completely beyond compare. Pricing starts at $300 and varies upon design; fantasyfloraldesigns.com, 949.240.3571.

As you may know, 2Chic Events & Design was a featured Wedding Planner on an episode of the WEtv show Platinum Weddings, which will air this spring! Recently, I came a across a blog post by a local magazine publisher highlighting this amazing wedding. I thought I would share not only the blog post (which compared this wedding to the styling seen in Grace Ormonde – the biggest compliment EVER) but also the email that I subsequently received from the magazine editor after I commented on her blog, thanking her for posting our wedding!

Hi Aimee,
My name is Haley Myers and I am editor of Our Wedding magazine. You commented on my blog post about the Sigrist wedding, which looks just breathtaking. I think this is the first time I’ve seen your work, but honestly, I am so blown away, and so so glad to have discovered someone of your caliber in the Sacramento area.

Here is the blog post!

So…Sacramento, moving up in the world, eh? Another“Platinum Weddings” episode was recently filmed in our humble town at Arden Hills. The couple? Frank and Charity Sigrist. The photographer? Christopher Kight. The wedding planner? Aimee Wendell of 2Chic Events and Design. The result? AMAZING. Incredible. Grace Ormonde incredible. I am wowed. Thanks to Frank for contacting me. This is also on my list for considerations for real weddings in our next issue! For more info and some more glimpses into this spectacular Sacramento wedding, look at Audrey of Botanica Floral Design’s blog. Ah-ah-mazing.

http://www.sacmag.com/media/Our-Wedding/Sacramento-Wedding-Blog/December-2009/Sacramento-Sees-Another-Platinum-Wedding/

Well, If you are on this page, I am sure that you noticed that the new web site is up and running! Let us know what you think! I am excited about our new look, our new name and the new site structure that makes it oh-so-easy to find everything you need to see on our site! We have added lots of pictures in our galleries, so be sure to check them out!

And, to finish up our Platinum Wedding series of blog posts, how about this! A link to the entire gallery where you can view every detail from the overall room decor to the ice sculpture, cake and amazing cars!  I’ve also included a few photos of my one-on-one interview with the producer below! Thank you to Allison Stahl for coming out to capture this momentous occasion for me!

On Camera Platinum Weddings Interview

I would also like to thank, once again, all of the AMAZING vendors who worked on this wedding with me! Linens by Mimi & Co; Photography by Christopher Kight Photographers and Allison Stahl; Flowers by Botanica Floral Designs; Draping and Decor by Studio B; DJ Services by Mike Regan of Mr. DJ Service; Videography by Phill Sheffield and Sheffield Multimedia; Cake by River City Cakes, Ice Sculpture by Party Concierge; Brides Dress by Miosa Couture; My Hair and Makeup by Image Provocateur; Venues: Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa, St. Peter and Paul Church, Rocklin, and Piatti’s, Roseville.