SARAH & JOE’S WEDDING

SOFT & SWEET ROMANTIC BLUSH GARDEN STYLE WEDDING AT
THE LODGE TORREY PINES

BY: DIS MOI OUI FILMS

Here’s the the beautiful high-light film by Dis Moi Oui Films (Brett Hilton) of Sarah & Joe’s sweet romantic blush garden style wedding the Lodge Torrey Pines in La Jolla, CA. 

It was so wonderful to help bring the bride’s vision to life… Once again, I had the privilege of collaborating on the design with the talented floral design Jennifer Cole Florals.  Then we brought in the rental elements with APR Fine Event Rentals to help pull it all together to create this elegant and romantic blush garden style wedding. read more

NICOLE & BRANDON

CLASSIC ELEGANCE MEETS LUXURY AND FUN WEDDING AT THE
FAIRMONT GRAND DEL MAR 

Film by: ByDesign Films

Here’s a stunning highlight film by ByDesign Films of Nicole & Brandon’s classic elegance meets luxury and fun wedding at the prestigious Fairmont Grand Del Mar Resort in San Diego, CA. 

 VENDOR LOVE

SAN DIEGO WEDDING PLANNER: KELI CHRISTENSON, OF MONARCH WEDDINGS

VIDEOGRAPHY: BYDESIGNS FILMS

VENUE: FAIRMONT GRAND DEL MAR

FLORIST:  KATHY WRIGHT & CO.

PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL BARNETT PHOTOGRAPHY

DRAPE/STAGE/RENTALS: HIRE ELEGANCE 

RENTALS: LINENS:  LA TAVOLA FINE LINEN read more

CHRISTINA & SEAN

HOTEL DEL CORONADO

PART 2 – THE CELEBRATION

After the very romantic sunset/twilight ceremony on the beachfront Windsor lawn at the historical beautiful  Hotel Del Coronado, guests moved inside to the Carrousel Room for Cocktail Hour followed by the Dinner reception in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Del Coronado.

To help create the elegant garden feel of this wedding in the ballroom, we used a rich darker wood farm table from Abbey Party Rentals that we placed in a U-shape framing the dance-floor and at the center of it placed the sweetheart table. Then we used the hotel’s round tables with soft blush linens for the other guest tables.  Doing this created a unique and non-traditional layout and really made the sweetheart table the center of everything.  We used a soft blush linen in a combination of textures, the pinwheel blush was from Concepts Event Design and specialty Lace linen was for the Sweetheart table and cake table was by La Tavola Fine Linen.  The Farm tables had a soft blush runner, some rounds has blush satin and we used the same fabric napkins for all by APR Fine Linens   Abbey Party Rental’s tuscan plate gave the table decor a more polished complete look and we placed a elegant simple foil printed menu on top by Whimsique Invitations.  For the floral decor, Adorations included seasonal flowers in various size vessels to give an eclectic look. David Austin garden roses dominated the design with natural foliage that lent a handpicked styling, with subtle hints of metallic gold. Queen Anne’s lace, maidenhair fern, and white veronica imbued movement, peaking amongst the garden roses. read more

CHRISTINA & SEAN

HOTEL DEL CORONADO

PART 1 – PRE-CEREMONY & THE CEREMONY

A stunning sunset/twilight ceremony on the beachfront Windsor lawn at the historical and beautiful  Hotel Del Coronado.

The hride-to-be (Christina) wanted her wedding to feel romantic, soft, elegant with warm ambiance with a lot of warm candle light.  Being that her wedding was a pre-winter affair in November, Adorations included seasonal flowers that could give the same grandiose effect as the brides desire to have dinner plate dahlias, and opted for large china mums to take the place perfectly.  David Austin garden roses dominated the design with natural foliage that lent a handpicked styling, with subtle hints of metallic gold. Queen Anne’s lace, maidenhair fern, and white veronica imbued movement, peaking amongst the garden roses. LaVonne (Adorations Botanical Artistry) was able to weave in smaller varieties of dahlias to keep the bride’s original vision at play, but let the china mums do their job to emphasize the scale. read more

JENNIFER & CHAD

PRADO AT BALBOA PARK
PART 1 – PRE-CEREMONY & CEREMONY

It’s so much fun to design around a beautiful theme and this one is one of my favorites.  This stunning was wedding a the Prado at Balboa Park was inspired by Great Gatsby and the art deco designs of the 1920’s era.  There was glitz, glamor, opulence and beauty.  From the beautiful Gatsby inspired invitation with it’s black laser cut design with gold and ivory color pallet (by Whimsique) to the beautiful and intricate detail of the beading of the subtle blush tones wedding dress, to the opulent florals centerpieces with crystals, pearls and feathers (Splendid Sentiments Floral Design), to the Mini Champagne Favors/place-cards with themed art decor designed place-cards to the beautiful champagne tower and sequin glamorous linens (Concepts Event Design) and even the Great Gatsby themed music – you felt and saw the theme throughout. 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:

VENDOR LOVE:

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

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