EXCITING NEWS FOR MONARCH WEDDINGS!

Strictly Weddings features the stunning french vintage wedding at the Westgate hotel on their blog! 

Monarch Weddings is very honored that such a well respected and prominent national bridal website (Strictly Weddings) would feature one of our weddings.  This is a blessing and another wonderful step forward for Monarch Weddings.

Strictly Weddings Blog 

Click the image of screen shot of their blog below to view Strictly Weddings complete blog coverage of this  Stunning French Vintage Inspired SoCal Wedding

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Love this photo of Sarah and Jon at Hotel Del Beach after the ceremony, the Bubble Guy of Coronado is creating these awesome large bubbles against the sunset sky, which made for these awesome whimsical images!

SARAH & JON

CEREMONY: CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (CORONADO)

RECEPTION: ADMIRAL KIDD CLUB

Sarah and Jon’s wedding has a special place in my heart… as Jon has been a friend of mine since high-school and Sarah has become a good friend of mine over the last several years of them being together. As you can imagine, I was so honored when Sarah came to me and asked me to me her wedding planner.  When I met with Sarah and her Mom, Char, we had such a great time brainstorming on fun ideas to incorporate for the Fall wedding with gray, orange and red themed colors. Sarah loves touches of bling so of course we had to bring in those elements as well.  The themed candy station & props for the photo booth were both such fun highlights from the wedding!  It was really exciting to see it all of the wedding planning come to life and to see such big smiles on all my friends faces!!!  This was one of the funnest weddings I had ever had the pleasure of coordinating or being a part of, as you will see from the photos below.  The Grand Entrance photos with the bridal party using props from the photo booth just crack me up! read more

MANDY & JAMIE ~ LOVE AT FIRST BLUSH PART 2

{RECEPTION DETAILS & THE CELEBRATION}

I’m excited to share Part 2 of Mandy & Jamie’s stunning blush French vintage wedding at beautiful Parisian designed Westgate Hotel in downtown San Diego.  We will showcase the delicate and beautiful details and of course, the wonderful wedding celebration.

WANT MORE OF THIS STUNNING FRENCH VINTAGE WEDDING… CHECK OUT MANDY & JAMIE’S  WEDDING VIDEO CREATED BY SIDE BY SIDE CINEMA

THIS WEDDING WAS FEATURED IN CEREMONY MAGAZINE:

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WEDDING PLANNER: KELI CHRISTENSON, OWNER OF MONARCH WEDDINGS read more

This is one of my favorite photos from this stunning french vintage wedding at the Westgate Hotel.

MANDY & JAMIE ~ LOVE AT FIRST BLUSH PART 1

{PRE-CEREMONY & CEREMONY}

I was beyond thrilled when Mandy reached out to me and asked me (Monarch Weddings) to be her wedding coordinator.  She is not only absolutely stunning, she has the sweetest personality and such a warm kind spirit.  Jamie (Groom) is equally as handsome as she is pretty and too was a total sweetheart.  If you spend any amount of time with these two sweet lovebirds, you get the sense that they are kindred spirits from another time or place, soul mates that compliment one another on every level.

When we met and started talking about her design aesthetics, she shared with me that she was inspired by the movie a “Midnight in Paris” and the scenes from the 1920’s in Paris, so it seemed a natural fit for her to select the beautiful Parisian designed Westgate Hotel in downtown San Diego.  The stunning Versailles Ballroom with it’s gold gilded walls and opulent crystal chandeliers set the stage and was the perfect backdrop for her design theme. Rich luxurious textiles and patterns in soft romantic warm colors complimented her choice of blush, ivory and gold color pallet.   She selected the extremely talented San Diego floral designer Karen Tran to create the beautiful floral masterpieces.  The Versailles ballroom was the site for the glamorous ceremony and reception.  It was a unique setup in-which we had the  couple getting married on a white circular custom dancefloor by Platinum Pro that displayed a custom filigree monogram logo design by J Grace Luxury Event Stationery. The guests were seated around the danceflloor all facing the center of the dancefloor where the couple were standing –  there was an awesome views from every seat in the ballroom.  After the ceremony, the guests were invited to join the cocktail reception in the Westgate Foyer while we worked diligently to flip the room for the reception. read more

SARAH & KYLE ~ A PERFECT MATCH.COM PART 2

DECOR DETAILS AND THE CELEBRATION!

  Part 2 of the Sarah & Kyle’s beautiful purple, ivory and gold wedding at the Prado at Balboa Park in San Diego showcases the details of the decor in the reception and the rest of the couple’s beautiful and fun wedding day!

It was such a wonderful experience pairing up with Bethany at Splendid Sentiments on the floral design & decor or this wedding. Bethany and her team went above and beyond in creating the beautiful floral pieces for each wedding location at the Prado... I especially loved the escort card table with it’s vignette of florals at the base of glass cylinders and the large gold Mazanita dripping with crystals & candles.   The darling paper elements created by Whimsique Designer Invitation and Stationery really helped pull the theme and look together. While Cole Joseph Photography & Luke McCain Videography were great to work with,  professional and really captured the magic of the day.  I was so honored to work with such an awesome couple and professional team of vendors! read more

SARAH & KYLE WEDDING AT THE PRADO

A PERFECT MATCH.COM PART 1

Their beautiful San Diego Wedding was at the historical Prado at Balboa Park. Balboa Park is perfect place for a San Diego Wedding and it makes for the perfect backdrop for amazing photos with it’s beautiful museum buildings, wishing well and ponds, long stunning hallways and arch ways, the “Blue” & “Wood”door, Koi pond, gardens and so much more.

This location was extra special to Sarah & Kyle, as this was where they had their first date.  Having first met through Match.com, their love blossomed and eventually Kyle took Sarah on the Ellen Degeneres show (Sarah’s favorite show) and to her surprise proposed on national TV. Then to both their surprise, Match.com donated $50,000 to their dream wedding. I can’t think of a couple more deserving of this wonderful blessing!  Their smaller wedding turned into a larger scale, beautiful destination wedding in San Diego – and of course, what better place than where it all began, The Prado at Balboa Park. From there they were asked to be guest judges on Cupcake Wars and the winning pastry provided them with cupcakes for their fun beachside Rehearsal dinner at Breakers Beach Deck in Pt. Loma, which was filmed for one of their episodes. For photos and details on the Cupcake Wars Rehearsal dinner, click here: Rehearsal Dinner Breaker’s Beach Pt. Loma read more

Keli Christenson, Founder of Monarch Weddings was so excited to be added to the Lodge at Torrey Pines preferred Partners list.

Here are a few images from Kelley & Chris’ “Love at the Lodge” wedding at the Lodge at Torrey Pines.

For more images and complete blog covering this rustic wedding click: LOVE AT THE LODGE 

 FOR MORE IMAGES FROM THIS WEDDING – SEE COMPLETE BLOG POST: LOVE AT THE LODGE

VENDOR LOVE

VENUE: THE LODGE AT TORREY PINES

WEDDING COORDINATOR: KELI CHRISTENSON, VIA CROWN WEDDINGS

FLORALS: SPLENDID SENTIMENTS FLORAL DESIGN

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: JOSHUA AULL PHOTOGRAPHY

PAPERGOODS: J GRACE, LUXURIOUS EVENT STATIONERY

SAN DIEGO WEDDING PLANNER –  MONARCH WEDDINGS, LLC
KELI CHRISTENSON – FOUNDER / CERTIFIED WEDDING & EVENT PLANNER
www.monarchweddings.com
PH. (858) 480.9332  /  E. info@monarchweddings.com read more

San Diego Wedding Planner, Monarch Weddings is Published in Ceremony Magazine San Diego.

THANK YOU TO THE WONDERFUL TEAM OF VENDORS ON THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE!

For more images from Mandy & Jamie’s wedding: 

LOVE AT FIRST BLUSH

For complete coverage of this stunning French Vintage wedding at the Westgate Hotel  by San Diego Wedding Planner, Monarch Weddings, click these links below: 

Blush French Vintage Wedding at Westgate Hotel ~ Part 1 (Pre-Ceremony & Ceremony)

Blush French Vintage Wedding at Westgate Hotel ~ Part 2 (Details & Celebration)

VENDOR LOVE:

WEDDING PLANNER: KELI CHRISTENSON, OWNER OF MONARCH WEDDINGS

PHOTOGRAPHY: TRUE PHOTOGRAPHY

VENUE: WESTGATE HOTEL

FLORIST: KAREN TRAN FLORALS

PAPER ELEMENTS: J GRACE LUXURY EVENT STATIONERY read more

Check out this awesome condensed wedding video created by SidebySide Cinema of the Stunning blush French vintage glamorous wedding at Westgate hotel coordinated by San Diego wedding planner Keli Christenson, Founder of Monarch Weddings for Mandy & Jamie.  As you will see, this truly was a gorgeous and romantic wedding with many unique touches.

I loved reliving all the special moments of this wedding while watching the video!

Awesome job SidebySide Cinema – you really did a great job capturing the beauty & feeling of this special day!  read more

Splendid Sentiments Floral design created these beautiful vibrant bridal bouquets.
Sharone (hair) did an outstanding job on her hair… it stayed like this all night!

KELLEY & CHRIS

LODGE AT TORREY PINES

The Lodge at Torrey Pines is one of my favorite venues in San Diego and I always feel so blessed when I get to manage a wedding at this venue.  Joshua Aull Photography really captured the beautiful sunny fall day and pretty orange and purple rustic wedding of Kelley and Chris at the  Lodge at Torrey Pines

FOR MORE IMAGES FROM KELLEY & CHRIS’  “LOVE AT THE LODGE” WEDDING, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK HERE:

LOVE AT THE LODGE read more