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Spanish Flamenco Style Wedding

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I have been wanting to post about this wedding for such a long time now, but had to wait until the fabulous spread came out in Utterly Engaged which is an amazing wedding resource for any bride or vendor. I was so happy to be featured in the online magazine and am glad I can share it with you now! This wedding had such an fabulous team behind it because Aaron & Barbara hand picked their wedding industry favorites and since Aaron is a fabulous wedding photographer they knew exactly who they wanted working on their wedding! This was the first time I had the pleasure of working with Christina from Simply Modern Weddings and I was blown away with her attention to detail and overall design concept. She is not only talented, but one of the sweetest people ever! I was also lucky enough to have Gabriel Ryan Photography documenting the beautiful day. I love Gabriel & Carlie so much and am always overjoyed when I find out they are going to be shooting my desserts. Kristin from The Treasured Petal matched the floral design perfectly with the Spanish Flamenco theme…love her! Those are just a few of the talented vendors at the wedding…definitely check out the end of the post to get the rest of the scoop! So without further ado here are the gorgeous photos!!!

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The wedding took place at Casa Romantica, which is located in San Clemente, CA.

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I loved all the little details throughout the wedding!

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From the photos is looks like they had quite the fun time…no stressing at this wedding!

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To read about why they had a travel and spanish theme to their wedding definitely check out their love story on Utterly Engaged!

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The linens for the weddings were perfect and they are actually what inspired the cake design…

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I think this is one of my favorite dessert tables so far! I love how the linen and the cake match and the simplistic, clean look is my style completely.

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We made the lace pattern on the cake with sugar paste and then accented it with a gorgeous red dahlia sugar flower. Sara did a fabulous job on this flower!

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For the mini desserts we made homemade chocolate chunk cookies, chocolate mousse dessert shot glasses, cake ball lollipops, and cappuccino cheesecakes.

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And of course the day wouldn’t be complete without a little bite of cake and lots of dancing!

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the coordinator – christina - www.simplymodernweddings.com
the florals – kristin - www.thetreasuredpetal.com
the tunes – eric mosqueda - www.socal-dj.com
the private flamenco performance – paco & yolanda arroyo - www.arroyoflamenco.com
the photos – gabriel ryan photographers http://www.gabrielryan.net/
the motion picture – megan & josh - http://themotionboutique.com
and the venue – casa romantica - www.casaromantica.org - 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, CA 92672-5233

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Posted in Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Wedding Ideas, sugar flowers | 15 Comments »

Details Details

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Hopefully you know by now that I believe that it’s the details that are most important! No matter what event you are trying to put on and no matter what budget you have you can definitely make your event unforgettable if you spend time on the details. This wedding is a perfect example of that! The fabulous Jesi Haack was at it again and outdid herself with creative touches throughout the event that pulled through the passion and personality of her clients. The main color scheme for their wedding was black, white, and apple green and we definitely had a lot of fun with it! The fabulous venue was the Red Horse Barn and the wonderful rentals were from Classic Party Rentals! Thanks to Matthew Morgan we have gorgeous images of the special day! I think he captured the couple, Ryan & Danielle, perfectly! Of course I had to throw in some of my photos as well since I am obsessed with my camera!

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How cute is the set up that Jesi made for the name cards! Danielle is a teacher so they used apples, alphabet cards, and yo yo’s!

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The goodies that they set out for the kids were simply adorable!

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As always Jesi made me a fantastic backdrop for my dessert display! Danielle and Ryan wanted to go a little more rustic and homespun with the desserts so we did six individual cakes for them with different fillings and frostings so their guests could choose their favorite. They wanted to offer their guests a variety of mini desserts too. We used black cake stands, plates, and green liners to pull the color scheme through.

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I normally am not a huge fan of cake toppers because they are usually boring and don’t have any personal touches to them, but I LOVED this one! It added such a fun aspect to the dessert display…great find Danielle!

And here are a couple more photos of the beautiful couple!

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Lincoln’s Baby Shower

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Well, when my sweet friends Gabriel & Carlie, who are also the fabulous photography team behind Gabriel Ryan Photography, asked me if I could help out with some sweet treats for their baby shower I jumped at the chance! Not only are they the sweetest couple ever, but some of the most talented and amazingly creative too! They also recruited Jesi Haack, from Jesi Haack Weddings, and Carissa, from JL Designs, to help out with the design and florals too…how could I ever turn down that dream team opportunity! Those two ladies surprise me every time with their fresh, new ideas…

Little Lincoln’s day was one for the books, the style, creativeness, and love behind this event is clearly evident in the photos to come! Everyone added their special touch to the day and it turned out perfect! I am so excited for Carlie and Gabriel and blessed to have them, and soon baby Lincoln, in my life! Another fun perk of the day was that I got to use my NEW CAMERA! I have basically been wanting a professional camera for 4 years now and recently was able to get one for my birthday…I have been ADDICTED ever since! I even bought a new purse so my new little baby would be able to go everywhere with me. Gabriel was kind enough to go with me camera shopping and boy was I happy! I got a Canon 50D, a 50mm lens, and a 28-135mm lens. Of course Gabriel’s fabulous photos outshine mine by a million degrees, but I thought I would include some of my detail shots for the heck of it! I hope you enjoy the eye candy!

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I can’t say enough about all the details that were not left undone. I believe that the most important part of any event are the personal touches and this shower had more than I can count…oh by the way, how cute is the mother-to-be!!!

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Need an owl fan or fresh lemonade…check!

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How gorgeous are these handmade necklaces Carliee and her girlfriend made for the special women in her life! She also graciously gave us the most fabulous little button rings which I so wish I had a photo of…think Anthropolgie!

Of course I couldn’t do a post without some dessert photos as well…so here they are!

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Karrie, from Karrie Pyke Designs, made me the most adorable little owl images for my cookies…can’t thank her enough!

And of course no party is complete without some red velvet cake and carrot cake lollipops and mini candy bar cupcakes!

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And lastly some inside shots of the party…how cute are these gifts!

Can’t wait to meet you Mr. Lincoln Roe!!!

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Posted in Baby Shower Ideas, Children's Birthday Ideas, Cookies, Cupcakes, Desserts, Wedding Ideas | 24 Comments »

Paper Flower Madness!

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

As many of your probably know Jesi Haack is one of my favorite wedding planners to work with…her designs, personality, and professionalism make her a fabulous find in the wedding industry! I was so excited when she and I were able to work together on Jessica’s wedding! I had the pleasure of getting to know Jessica previous at events at The White Dress is Corona Del Mar. Jessica is a manager there and has had us come and sample our yummy treats for their clients on various occasions. This is a special store for me since it is where I got my fabulous wedding dress a couple years ago. So as you can tell, I was doubly excited to work on this wedding since it was for people I knew! Jesi did an amazing job with the design for the wedding and I thought I would share some words from her blog that described the event…

“When Jessica, manager of The White Dress in CDM, hired me to design and plan her wedding, I squealed at the opportunity! Besides the fact that Jess & Eric are BEAUTIFUL people, they have such a clean, classy, modern style. My favorite part was that Jess gave me FULL reign so my crazy mind was whirling! The only thing they insisted on was having a cocktail party style of event with lots of EATING, DRINKING, and DANCING! We were working with a tight budget, so it was so fun pushing through the challenge and thinking outside the box…and outside the box is my favorite place to be! My AMAZING team created 500+ paper flowers to flood this event with style and sass.”

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The GORGEOUS photos were taken my the uber-talented Ashley Rose! Ashley is a gem of a photographer and I am always so excited when I get to work with her on events!

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Now take a look at some of Jesi’s hardwork…

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And of course these are some of my favorite photos of the day…love this design idea!

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I just loved the venue, The Ocean Institute, in Dana Point and thought the details Jesi incorporated, like the balloons & fun signs were perfect!

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And of course it doesn’t hurt to have a gorgeous looking couple either! How cute are they?!?

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And last, but hopefully not least is the desserts bar! Jessica wanted a small cake for just them to cut and then wanted all of the guests to have lots of mini desserts! Jesi helped by making the fantastic backdrop and cupcake stand and then we used her candle sticks for a backdrop piece as well. My sister made the most fabulous sugar flowers to accent the cake and match the paper flowers that Jesi made and I have to say they turned out perfectly!

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For the mini desserts we did assorted cake lollipops, mini cheesecakes with raspberries, sugar cookies, mini cappuccino cheesecakes, and mini cupcakes.

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And to show you just how fun and crazy Jesi is (and the rest of my wedding industry girls) I had to post a photo from In The Now’s studio launch party! This was such a fun night and I am so blessed to know all of these ladies!

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Vintage Inspired Wedding Cake!!!

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Well, I am finally feeling like life is getting back to some sort of pattern and I am really enjoying it! Today I am actually at my in-laws beach house in Newport Beach and then off to lunch and shopping with my girlfriend Kate! But before I left for my day of fun I thought I would post these gorgeous photos from a recent wedding that I had the pleasure of doing. Courtney Toney of Joyful Weddings & Events completely blew me away with the look of this wedding. She worked hand in hand with the bride and groom who were very involved with the planning of their wedding day since their reception was actually in their backyard. I loved my wedding day too, but if I were able to go back in time I think I wish this was the style of my wedding…intimate, detailed inspired, and a touch of vintage…love, love, love it! The bride and groom were so much fun to work with and really let me try out some new ideas with the design of their cake! Lastly, I have to say that Amy Squires did an amazing job with the photography! I was able to work with able on my first real wedding back in the day and it was so much fun seeing her work her magic again with this wedding!

For the dessert station Courtney found the most adorable vintage cart! For the cake design the bride wanted to incorporate sugar lace, pearls, and lots of vintage details! We accented the cake with a fabulous sugar magnolia flower too! To add to the details the bride wanted to do some mini desserts as well, so we had cake lollipops, mini red velvet cupcakes, and mini cheesecakes with raspberries.

Here are a couple more details shots of the gorgeous day!

I also took a couple detail shots of the desserts and cake so I could share them with you! They are not as good as Amy’s, but hopefully they will do!

Thanks for checking out the photos…I would love to hear from you!

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Kayli & Darren’s Wedding

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Get ready for some GORGEOUS photos!!! I have to say that I was so excited when one of my old friends from college asked me to do the desserts for her wedding. To make it even better she introduced me to Jesi, from Jesi Haack Weddings who planned the whole wedding & design! Since the day we met Jesi and I have hit it off and I absolutely love spending any time I can with her. She did a fabulous job with every detail of this wedding and really carried Kayli & Darren’s wedding design to the next level! I was so excited when I got to the venue and saw the incredible backdrop Jesi created for my desserts…I can’t thank her enough! Not only was I blessed with an amazing planner for this wedding, but the photographer is one of my favorites! Aaron Shintaku, from Aaron Shintaku Photography, captured these fantastic images and literally left me speechless when I first saw them. Congratulations to Kayli & Darren…may the Lord bless your marriage greatly!

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I absolutely love creating full dessert bars that incorporate the wedding cake and mini desserts into a fully designed table. Thanks to Jesi for the real tree stumps, handmade backdrop, and table runner! For the cake we used billy button flowers as the main accent to the fun bird topper they wanted for the cake.

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Here are some details shots of the beautiful couple and their wedding!

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And last but not least the mini desserts! Kayli had asked me if we could include her mother’s cookies and grandmother’s fudge into the dessert spread and I’m glad we did because it gave that truly homespun feel! For the desserts we did cheesecakes with raspberries, key lime pies, chocolate peanut butter balls, red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and carrot cake lollipops.

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