tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19342993501415390672023-11-16T05:26:26.281-08:00Bella Weddings & EventsSusan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-55810684566699552082011-09-25T19:00:00.000-07:002011-09-25T19:24:19.713-07:00Happy Anniversary Rana & Josh!Happy 1st Anniversary to Rana & Josh! Rana and Josh were lucky enough to both wear two outfits on their wedding day. They started in traditional Sri Lankan wedding attire and then after the ceremony they changed into traditional American wedding attire. They looked so gorgeous in all of their outfits, so I had to share both looks with you. <br /><br />Rana & Josh - I hope you had an amazing first year of marriage and that you are celebrating in style today!<br /><br />See more details on Rana & Josh's wedding <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2011/09/published-in-inside-weddings-magazine.html">here</a> and their fun engagement session <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/08/rana-josh-engagement-session-at-church.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQg3eAnOCt4A_VCdGujN9lLvoJBXLIUyjPu834jyCBDlCSENg76ab6yu79CV2vf6aFR3HxYg4epQHHS_cCDk8o3V0noH88bSH4gly1cWJ2_k4ELKTWUKVv2Geatoy0fucWcbycv00qfs/s1600/rana+josh+church+estate+wedding+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQg3eAnOCt4A_VCdGujN9lLvoJBXLIUyjPu834jyCBDlCSENg76ab6yu79CV2vf6aFR3HxYg4epQHHS_cCDk8o3V0noH88bSH4gly1cWJ2_k4ELKTWUKVv2Geatoy0fucWcbycv00qfs/s800/rana+josh+church+estate+wedding+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656483054984854546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yi-4fPt82NgrrXgXAspNtIYHHI5b67ZnHN-JE3llhgnLrgPjYlujWYgOYQyg0J-ZoEnNNbTVXnP-Srp-1evZQDuEa8jP3G2enYL73ws1q_0yoeWJZyugEDE2DkQYI_43JEV0pmoeVeE/s1600/rana+josh+church+estate+wedding+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yi-4fPt82NgrrXgXAspNtIYHHI5b67ZnHN-JE3llhgnLrgPjYlujWYgOYQyg0J-ZoEnNNbTVXnP-Srp-1evZQDuEa8jP3G2enYL73ws1q_0yoeWJZyugEDE2DkQYI_43JEV0pmoeVeE/s800/rana+josh+church+estate+wedding+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656483055900657634" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzOdePyvUcBFgDajOVf5rXF1EvgmxwES07o2iDlEVyvHrLavA_w77xNgyPpFQKFodSwHW8UaZMkEz0kihHUJx3PWrNMhVoOu5DAn3YvINxB75RkhRpQC0ln-7k1sE2gy7rouszkmH59E/s1600/rana+josh+church+estate+wedding+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzOdePyvUcBFgDajOVf5rXF1EvgmxwES07o2iDlEVyvHrLavA_w77xNgyPpFQKFodSwHW8UaZMkEz0kihHUJx3PWrNMhVoOu5DAn3YvINxB75RkhRpQC0ln-7k1sE2gy7rouszkmH59E/s800/rana+josh+church+estate+wedding+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656483048541507202" border="0" /></a></div><br />photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.mibelleinc.com/">mi belle photography</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kSLz1X3AGfCwLo_f_N-kRAKKnJjVRJnQR-TvrfO3ZX0eIrGn0Lj-ALcD5zVs1UWfHd6Fyebe8b0M5ADlH0p6hRaDS-Xd_EAgn7DEiEHgwmiHUGY9653kOhKfrAGDgY8DgspSL7LnR0Y/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 56px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kSLz1X3AGfCwLo_f_N-kRAKKnJjVRJnQR-TvrfO3ZX0eIrGn0Lj-ALcD5zVs1UWfHd6Fyebe8b0M5ADlH0p6hRaDS-Xd_EAgn7DEiEHgwmiHUGY9653kOhKfrAGDgY8DgspSL7LnR0Y/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656488023691919554" border="0" /></a>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-33650053515347643172011-09-06T09:02:00.000-07:002013-05-30T11:52:45.192-07:00Published in Inside Weddings Magazine!We are so excited to have Rana & Josh's wedding published in the Fall 2011 issue (on newsstands September 6) of <a href="http://insideweddings.com/">Inside Weddings</a> magazine! It's been very hard to keep the details of this gorgeous wedding a secret for almost a year, so we are very excited to finally share! Stay tuned for more blog posts with all the details. For now, we leave you with the 8 page spread from the magazine! Oh, and be sure to visit <a href="http://insideweddings.com/">InsideWeddings.com</a> and read the <a href="http://insideweddings.com/whats-new/grooms-story-quick-trip-to-sri-lanka">Groom's Story</a> featuring Josh!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Bridal Gown - <a href="http://www.miragecollection.com/">Mirage Boutique</a> – ceremony & <a href="http://www.casablancabridal.com/">Casablanca</a> – reception</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Bridal Salon - <a href="http://www.miragecollection.com/">Mirage Boutique</a> – ceremony & <a href="http://www.jinnysbridal.com/">Jinny’s Bridal Center</a> – reception<br />Bridesmaids - <a href="http://www.twobirdsbridesmaid.com/">Twobirds Bridesmaids</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Cake - <a href="http://vanillabakeshop.com/">Vanilla Bake Shop</a><br />Calligrapher - Gary Mond - invitations & <a href="http://www.lhcalligraphy.com/event%20calligraphy/event-calligraphy_home.html">Laura Hooper Calligraphy</a> - escort & place cards</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Caterer - <a href="http://www.thefoodmatters.com/">The Food Matters</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Consultant - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://bellaweddings-events.com/">Bella Weddings & Events</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Entertainment - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.deboisproductions.com/">de Bois Entertainment</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Favors - <a href="http://www.lunabazaar.com/">Luna Bazaar</a> – parasols & <a href="http://www.oldnavy.com/">Old Navy</a> – flip flops</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Floral Design - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.jldesignsandevents.com/">JL Designs</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Invitations - <a href="http://lbvstudio.com/">La Bonne Vie Studio</a> - wedding & <a href="http://www.lhcalligraphy.com/invitations/invitations_home.html">Lucky Orchid Invitations by Laura Hooper</a> - rehearsal dinner<br />Jewelry - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.tiffany.com/">Tiffany & Co.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Lighting Design - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://classicpartyrentals.com/">Classic Party Rentals</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Linens/Rentals - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://classicpartyrentals.com/">Chameleon Chair Collection</a></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> & </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://classicpartyrentals.com/">Classic Party Rentals</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Registries - <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/">Crate and Barrel</a>; <a href="http://www.macys.com/">Honeyfund</a>; <a href="http://www.macys.com/">Macy’s</a>; <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/">Williams-Sonoma</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Shoes - <a href="http://www.jimmychoo.com/">Jimmy Choo</a><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Venue - </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://churchestatevineyards.com/wp9/">Church Estate Vineyards</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-50325317430109330322011-08-07T11:16:00.000-07:002011-09-25T19:14:41.763-07:00Happy Anniversary Nicole & Jared!Wow, I can't believe it's been a year since Nicole & Jared were married at a beautiful private estate in Lake Sherwood! See all the gorgeous details on the <a href="http://blog.mibelleinc.com/nicole-jared/">mi belle photography blog</a>. Happy Anniversary!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Q9ji0afdSabHV05T_bRJlXzz8FT0UWEy5KS5AQG5rI_J1K8rnKm7qbtsoTQv6k8x39HDGkdubf-F2-15wgnt46bHBwGG7Z_ZEzm4LNi5rwbeq8-QTuRlMukGR6JGVWkeLZVgPKgrT9U/s1600/nicole+%2526+jared+anniversary.jpg"><img style="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Q9ji0afdSabHV05T_bRJlXzz8FT0UWEy5KS5AQG5rI_J1K8rnKm7qbtsoTQv6k8x39HDGkdubf-F2-15wgnt46bHBwGG7Z_ZEzm4LNi5rwbeq8-QTuRlMukGR6JGVWkeLZVgPKgrT9U/s800/nicole+%2526+jared+anniversary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633356565496837074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy of <a href="http://mibelleinc.com/">mi belle photography</a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGEE2hcYL6FE7LUQb9xxS6pDyE7Gr0qOGdHECdt8u-Z8mcBgx41meOlTvzt04IY73WtKZPijBx3bt0AG6XRTDpA7BtJycfvL_cd0azfUHkB4r2hpPGOgnkK-u0vCvSqRcXSVfUzUkgUQ/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 56px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGEE2hcYL6FE7LUQb9xxS6pDyE7Gr0qOGdHECdt8u-Z8mcBgx41meOlTvzt04IY73WtKZPijBx3bt0AG6XRTDpA7BtJycfvL_cd0azfUHkB4r2hpPGOgnkK-u0vCvSqRcXSVfUzUkgUQ/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656485886277790690" border="0" /></a>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-60969338110388167452011-07-24T21:32:00.000-07:002011-09-25T19:15:33.644-07:00Happy Anniversary Ally & Jon!Happy First Anniversary to Ally & Jon!<br /><br />We had such a beautiful day at the <a href="http://www.belairbayclub.com/">Bel-Air Bay Club</a> in Pacific Palisades, CA - I have a full post coming very soon with all the gorgeous details. Be sure to check out a special feature on their wedding on the <a href="http://www.thebridescafe.com/?postID=1023&real-california-wedding-ally-jon">Bride's Cafe</a>, and more of Ally & Jon's fabulousness <a href="http://blog.mibelleinc.com/ally-jon-2/">here</a>, <a href="http://blog.mibelleinc.com/ally-jon/">here</a>, and <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/02/ally-jon-engagement-session.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcjD33PL8TPtF_PSOKIh6W-ArCOnwrsgyxhPvlUEB0FyFTci65iwdB196EqAHOeJquKxvJTnEve1Oxz7ngI2RV9-uYlVXvXcOZByVhdfPYHjBUbGWwVNRejElpL1aBF8yF0YeEawV2W4/s1600/ally+%2526+jon+anniversary.jpg"><img style="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcjD33PL8TPtF_PSOKIh6W-ArCOnwrsgyxhPvlUEB0FyFTci65iwdB196EqAHOeJquKxvJTnEve1Oxz7ngI2RV9-uYlVXvXcOZByVhdfPYHjBUbGWwVNRejElpL1aBF8yF0YeEawV2W4/s800/ally+%2526+jon+anniversary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633145453082761058" border="0" /></a><br />photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.mibelleinc.com/">mi belle photography</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Gdf7lVxQvHk7I4PAZ2YwamVwige_7eyfcjx-2qOQ12nZT39bgxON0bOzr8tLeO8xLMlbGCMLIzkH6LBGcjLzmKYfXqogY2xAyCAX8uWWQL_fecaPh1SpwBNAffUvXFynqKQkZYms_8s/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 56px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Gdf7lVxQvHk7I4PAZ2YwamVwige_7eyfcjx-2qOQ12nZT39bgxON0bOzr8tLeO8xLMlbGCMLIzkH6LBGcjLzmKYfXqogY2xAyCAX8uWWQL_fecaPh1SpwBNAffUvXFynqKQkZYms_8s/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656486114224621122" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-17099107013555121322011-07-04T08:00:00.000-07:002011-07-04T20:02:24.097-07:00Happy 1st Anniversary ~ Lauren & Stephen<div><div><div><div>Happy 1st Anniversary to Lauren & Stephen (and a happy July 4th to everyone)!! </div><div></div><br /><div>What a great time we had helping Lauren and Stephen plan the perfect July 4th celebration for all of their friends and family. I plan to share all the details in a full post later in July - wait till you see the gorgeous flowers and all the amazing details (including the 1000's of homemade cookies by Lauren and her mother)!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfSByhyl87yfTq31Hb8yu8su_1molOecjzwXwYjmo5yEAFtwfHjgRkZQBgS_MXbCiI5NW0Xz3mbXZnJC8QKXW071LArU74ISSNutWtdtsk_BNYWTuYa322_yyQYeRwWPPbecZ6AUGYAJb/s1600/Lauren+Stephen+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events+Beautiful+Day+Photography.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfSByhyl87yfTq31Hb8yu8su_1molOecjzwXwYjmo5yEAFtwfHjgRkZQBgS_MXbCiI5NW0Xz3mbXZnJC8QKXW071LArU74ISSNutWtdtsk_BNYWTuYa322_yyQYeRwWPPbecZ6AUGYAJb/s800/Lauren+Stephen+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events+Beautiful+Day+Photography.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>Love Lauren's gorgeous gown and Stephen's dapper tux against the sand in Marina del Rey!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTD03ORWXIc-fnna2_e7Nuj9AvkJQofk1R_zDHlpbsC1d-J6MCcjAdSVNjYaSqbXfPpBvq-53DVd-C05RMJImCqfNqewvZ48ZtvOg7YYXKG-UdhStrapLk-Uk6UZFNaUJvTiq-LxpXL5F/s1600/Lauren+Stephen+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events+Beautiful+Day+Photography+July+4th+Fireworks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623008658622366002" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTD03ORWXIc-fnna2_e7Nuj9AvkJQofk1R_zDHlpbsC1d-J6MCcjAdSVNjYaSqbXfPpBvq-53DVd-C05RMJImCqfNqewvZ48ZtvOg7YYXKG-UdhStrapLk-Uk6UZFNaUJvTiq-LxpXL5F/s800/Lauren+Stephen+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events+Beautiful+Day+Photography+July+4th+Fireworks.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>The firework display right off the balcony of the Marriott in Marina del Rey.</div><br /><div></div><div>Photo's courtesy of <a href="http://beautifuldayphotography.com/">Beautiful Day Photography</a>. Be sure to check out their fun Venice engagement pictures <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/08/lauren-stephen-engagement-session.html">here</a>.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPKWuYMD6vRXzWwQWskLVKgfrrEtzKYTTyhnI2BpCCWJWUIYUif5cE3h8X5oJtG-WNYIEhU5yeoNU92p2IHFrXDYTzniecUmRjDGnDfIzmwPb1gTMUOsMtkksIDfmtuwHnuc8dTg1HNHF/s1600/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG"><img style="width: 210px; height: 56px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623010222833734962" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPKWuYMD6vRXzWwQWskLVKgfrrEtzKYTTyhnI2BpCCWJWUIYUif5cE3h8X5oJtG-WNYIEhU5yeoNU92p2IHFrXDYTzniecUmRjDGnDfIzmwPb1gTMUOsMtkksIDfmtuwHnuc8dTg1HNHF/s400/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437785348372049871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-38414770562250495232011-06-26T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-25T19:13:16.472-07:00Happy 1st Anniversary ~ Jennifer & Jeremy ~ Sunset Restaurant, Malibu CalifroniaHappy First Anniversary to Jennifer & Jeremy!<br /><div><br /><div>We had such a beautiful day at the Sunset Restaurant in Malibu, CA - I have a full post coming very soon with all the gorgeous details. Be sure to check out pics from their engagement session <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/07/jennifer-jeremy-engagement-session.html">here</a>. </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXZJhokmk4-pB6aZhiImKmE9gRP5l4Ufp0pjPMKrjZX8eSreaI6_YMxalA30k6Q4AGzFayReKBbw-m86lOxbb1LCT2811J10mzN6dvgLXFL0K6THdZc1KF7sHIxtFI9c9-9BQQCQgBRid/s1600/Jennifer+%2526+Jeremy+Next+Exit+Sunset+Restaurant+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623004978888421842" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXZJhokmk4-pB6aZhiImKmE9gRP5l4Ufp0pjPMKrjZX8eSreaI6_YMxalA30k6Q4AGzFayReKBbw-m86lOxbb1LCT2811J10mzN6dvgLXFL0K6THdZc1KF7sHIxtFI9c9-9BQQCQgBRid/s800/Jennifer+%2526+Jeremy+Next+Exit+Sunset+Restaurant+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div>Photo courtesy of <a href="http://nextexitphotography.com/">Next Exit Photography</a>.<br /></div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YQGi6y9iWe10aLuzB7ucLWpP4h7-tZuTnoniMV_Me_OJCUX3gebrGNjx5kPfLsglnfK8jrdsc12qTlD2bFOHw_1DVnAkB3QH6W6InAJFR3VGLJ61o3lvetJ0onHhkrfHSOtIwl7VZu0/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 56px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YQGi6y9iWe10aLuzB7ucLWpP4h7-tZuTnoniMV_Me_OJCUX3gebrGNjx5kPfLsglnfK8jrdsc12qTlD2bFOHw_1DVnAkB3QH6W6InAJFR3VGLJ61o3lvetJ0onHhkrfHSOtIwl7VZu0/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656485513089580098" border="0" /></a></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437785348372049871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-74998791339670753552011-05-22T08:00:00.000-07:002011-05-23T08:04:01.909-07:00Happy Anniversary ~ Monica & Jonathan ~ Calvary Church and Bel Air Bay Club, Pacific PalisadesAs I sat down to prepare a Happy 1st Anniversary post for Monica & Jonathan's May 22nd wedding, I was scrolling through our blog looking for the original wedding post to link back and show you some of the great pics from their beautiful wedding. Low and behold, I realized that I never did their wedding pictures.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">So, without further ado, please join me in wishing Monica & Jonathan an amazing 1st Anniversary. Check out some of the pictures from their beautiful day!<br /></div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">Loved Monica in her stunning wedding dress - Susan and I couldn't agree on our favorite shot of the bouquet - so we just included both of them. (Who likes which one??)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41tqKwPSjfMcrLR5HPNDRnLmSXc6kWakVg8VdBl9Jxub9Dm8axnLKFUAtjwNu0dIlhwK10-gMWKMrvXQGg37W625fIxRa6zQr0E2OvSPzPgl2sSlgCO9hIcEPXHQj1vHqhJsxZTNKUkLj/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Wedding+Bouquet+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608610523798778418" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41tqKwPSjfMcrLR5HPNDRnLmSXc6kWakVg8VdBl9Jxub9Dm8axnLKFUAtjwNu0dIlhwK10-gMWKMrvXQGg37W625fIxRa6zQr0E2OvSPzPgl2sSlgCO9hIcEPXHQj1vHqhJsxZTNKUkLj/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Wedding+Bouquet+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QQUFOQ60hUeRByRGNzaRuPzuagP11I2vysoBWTKjhzOEL3f61i9y6fFsTzOoWx0Ia1U0n-NKYIZPbz2spqMIeyjsvfatbVqV8h-r-Km-5DqT84nTq2R4rkyyh5bUClSZRX0IENoDcpo_/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Bride+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608610394962862162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QQUFOQ60hUeRByRGNzaRuPzuagP11I2vysoBWTKjhzOEL3f61i9y6fFsTzOoWx0Ia1U0n-NKYIZPbz2spqMIeyjsvfatbVqV8h-r-Km-5DqT84nTq2R4rkyyh5bUClSZRX0IENoDcpo_/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Bride+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYQkMcxvhWGrjTUDobA3zXXWIngLyUN3qlQs6JEabVXDlRqawFzfih50_ugTaG-284iGouXDAWvZP76UygUTNQglXyuHQA1pTcdgMgRHw69nUA4cy09m1PhmP68CYHHmAthOmAGVHEYA9/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Wedding+Bouquet+2+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608610466586756034" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYQkMcxvhWGrjTUDobA3zXXWIngLyUN3qlQs6JEabVXDlRqawFzfih50_ugTaG-284iGouXDAWvZP76UygUTNQglXyuHQA1pTcdgMgRHw69nUA4cy09m1PhmP68CYHHmAthOmAGVHEYA9/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Wedding+Bouquet+2+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Jonathan with his groomsmen - and my favorite all their great cuff links (check out those Texas Longhorns)!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyPfg2JpWeF9FUgRkVIVwtFFTDiyfq7IaQM5BjX1iuuAe0-q3NnN2o3x6mPp1UIqBgI0WzhitcjOAhLrYqELOiYLqV62vCx4a-OpQfvy7mAS7xBcOu2a7yES7jSj3CUgujHn6RVyACrv6/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Groomsmen+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608617983068525218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyPfg2JpWeF9FUgRkVIVwtFFTDiyfq7IaQM5BjX1iuuAe0-q3NnN2o3x6mPp1UIqBgI0WzhitcjOAhLrYqELOiYLqV62vCx4a-OpQfvy7mAS7xBcOu2a7yES7jSj3CUgujHn6RVyACrv6/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Groomsmen+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-50SWgBjk4H2s3TD9ZqpqEXDuoDcFnCUCxcPwQf648mj0nhXmb-_HrAEuTeLBHr104-WETQgB8i-D97yAbm989jOIs78Q8TQ9u_WOSpe30155Kx0eI4tMc3YggxFF3gYPiO_4smSj7FW/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Groomsmen+CuffLinks+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608617885269958370" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-50SWgBjk4H2s3TD9ZqpqEXDuoDcFnCUCxcPwQf648mj0nhXmb-_HrAEuTeLBHr104-WETQgB8i-D97yAbm989jOIs78Q8TQ9u_WOSpe30155Kx0eI4tMc3YggxFF3gYPiO_4smSj7FW/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Groomsmen+CuffLinks+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div>Monica fell in love with a cake from one of the many wedding magazines, and Leslie and her team from Fantasy Frostings did an amazing job creating this beautiful (and tasty) cake!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxm327Dhsriyzk_F2z7auni-vHg3UQnXoOy3bySeFxD0AWO3ya5MrhhdmMIoNVU2d6W-ihYihDPmQst8btwhtascMOWigfGNdvmrQH2GptlNBM7cRuZNRIyr6mQOD2kSKGC20AyxSxK7H/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Fantasy+Frostings+Wedding+Cake+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608608047997964194" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxm327Dhsriyzk_F2z7auni-vHg3UQnXoOy3bySeFxD0AWO3ya5MrhhdmMIoNVU2d6W-ihYihDPmQst8btwhtascMOWigfGNdvmrQH2GptlNBM7cRuZNRIyr6mQOD2kSKGC20AyxSxK7H/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Fantasy+Frostings+Wedding+Cake+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Jonathan had such a great idea to honor and include all of their guests in the wedding celebration. We asked guests to return a photo from their own wedding, and we decorated multiple manzanita tree's with these images for all the guests to enjoy. I was so moved that I had to share the idea ~ check out the heartfelt <a href="http://coutureflorals.squarespace.com/if-these-petals-could-talk/2010/4/30/inspired-by-kathy-mazza-of-bella-weddings-events.html">blog from Tic Tock Couture Florals</a> on the idea. Loved how they thought of all the guests throughout the planning process!<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-itzyNQ3X3PvR-rkaLFlhOV_Miv41Xw4Ns2aJOJTu1X1YYc2HdkebAD_B-OI1R07pwo_a_Nlc4n0HmYdUtni9uu_l2kkIY9sC9bn-rTgiF5Iv5hjtBDGzTElDFyWDXAu94RFyBuWvBED/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Guest+Wedding+Photos+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608606106585788786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-itzyNQ3X3PvR-rkaLFlhOV_Miv41Xw4Ns2aJOJTu1X1YYc2HdkebAD_B-OI1R07pwo_a_Nlc4n0HmYdUtni9uu_l2kkIY9sC9bn-rTgiF5Iv5hjtBDGzTElDFyWDXAu94RFyBuWvBED/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Guest+Wedding+Photos+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br />We had the most incredible day, and Stephanie from SDK Photo was able to get some gorgeous outdoor photos of Monica & Jonathan. Here are a couple of my favorites.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TMB_Bfldra_35NXXedCeBWePe6lQIylSoiAKXJES2eAKCJF1Tpo6-n9IJyJNzgwjKAShDiw6ZOWmLvYdyD9RaU9-zMQmPypfZZPWaFlt6zPWwVVt1pATwHMF-Oc_f7zXsN2ZLBBYJ02E/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608556972542116866" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TMB_Bfldra_35NXXedCeBWePe6lQIylSoiAKXJES2eAKCJF1Tpo6-n9IJyJNzgwjKAShDiw6ZOWmLvYdyD9RaU9-zMQmPypfZZPWaFlt6zPWwVVt1pATwHMF-Oc_f7zXsN2ZLBBYJ02E/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxD6AQcgsiWk6pZqE-NFy-1yjq0FQ1-d_wYnLBe8gYV-nmjeD40W3OfmkAtr96wW0FWVQibKGiM00MtpsJFdXsvUhUHdGRTSQX9iKgCxEfcymy0xjIkEeNpGIktOP73O7_p9R3nWqPmTax/s1600/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Bridal+Couple+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608549144464943474" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxD6AQcgsiWk6pZqE-NFy-1yjq0FQ1-d_wYnLBe8gYV-nmjeD40W3OfmkAtr96wW0FWVQibKGiM00MtpsJFdXsvUhUHdGRTSQX9iKgCxEfcymy0xjIkEeNpGIktOP73O7_p9R3nWqPmTax/s800/Bel+Air+Bay+Club+Bridal+Couple+SDK+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%2526+Events.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br />Be sure to check out both of their fabulous engagement sessions with <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/05/monica-jonathan-engagement-session.html">SDK Photo</a> and with <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/03/monica-jonathan-engagement-session.html">TinyWater Photography</a>.<br /><br /><div></div><div>We wish you a lifetime full of the love and happiness you shared on your wedding day.</div><br /><div></div><div>Many thanks to all of the fantastic vendors who made this day perfect!<br /><br />Ceremony ~ <a href="http://www.calvarypalisades.org/">Calvary Church</a>, Pacific Palisades<br />Reception ~ <a href="http://www.belairbayclub.com/">Bel Air Bay Club</a>, Pacific Palisades<br />Photographer ~ <a href="http://sdkphoto.com/">SDK Photo</a></div>Cake ~ <a href="http://www.fantasyfrostings.com/">Fantasy Frostings</a><div> </div>Florist ~ Lucky Bamboo Florists, Downtown Los Angeles<br /><div>Entertainment ~ Project Entertainment & DJ Andrew Bowden </div>Hair & Makeup ~ <a href="http://www.kaceegeoffroy.com/index2.php">Kacee Geoffroy</a><div> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOweC_ZYhEifKdM3B82q_II103DbLx7y7l6bTQxtjwrEg091AJ-qo508sHzccnoRTIDUFAZB17Br6Kv0pHjMItVKNbl8IoYG-hSGcwD4yTgE9tGqqMiuvs8Ejim_1CYE7UgGANmUOiWZM/s1600/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 210px; float: left; height: 56px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608550524900806194" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOweC_ZYhEifKdM3B82q_II103DbLx7y7l6bTQxtjwrEg091AJ-qo508sHzccnoRTIDUFAZB17Br6Kv0pHjMItVKNbl8IoYG-hSGcwD4yTgE9tGqqMiuvs8Ejim_1CYE7UgGANmUOiWZM/s400/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437785348372049871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-24510640387643344752011-04-29T15:49:00.000-07:002015-01-16T10:29:12.310-08:00Frosting Friday ~ The Royal Wedding Cake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have to admit I've been a little obsessed with the Royal Wedding details today...from the first look at Kate's gorgeous dress to the surprising 2nd kiss on the balcony, it's all been very exciting! So when the photos of the wedding cake were released, I just had to feature it on Frosting Friday!<br />
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William, 28, and Kate, 29, chose a traditional multitiered fruitcake with cream and white piping designed by prestigious British baker Fiona Cairns.<br />
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Beginning in February, Cairns worked closely with the couple in secret on the concoction.<br />
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"Catherine wanted a traditional wedding cake with a modern twist," Cairns told Us Weekly. To that end, Cairns and her team used "scroll work, lattice work, intricate piping techniques, sugar flowers" to decorate the treat.<br />
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"We've used Catherine's list of the 'language of flowers," Cairns added. "The 'language of flowers' is something that was used in Victorian times to express, in a coded way, emotions that couldn't easily or openly be expressed in words but [could be] conveyed in flowers. So all the flowers have meanings."<br />
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For example, the bridal rose symbolizes happiness, ivy leaves marriage, and "Sweet William" flowers, which represent gallantry.<br />
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Like any engaged couple, William and Kate tested several different flavors. "We sent over samples of different fruitcake types and they picked their favorites and commented," she said.<br />
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Adds an insider, Catherine loved the design. "When Catherine saw the first sketches, she clapped. She is so excited. It's something she has always dreamed of."<br />
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What if there's a cake disaster before it's time for dessert? Cairns' team has prepped a duplicate cake just in case there's any damage during transit.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Many thanks to </span><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Us Magazine</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for all of these yummy details!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRB70GRPoa7oR5AzCNcm5p59gSw2_BwUPCKFSYGSIGjqdQ-Xh5fQIlH1hGCteuf79UUza9mJCVDSPiZXAEjaXMD5pWq-mpYHnobKEe4Ri74VpnDXXMjN3egNj0dDJ8FDu1pvK_YI5m4U/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRB70GRPoa7oR5AzCNcm5p59gSw2_BwUPCKFSYGSIGjqdQ-Xh5fQIlH1hGCteuf79UUza9mJCVDSPiZXAEjaXMD5pWq-mpYHnobKEe4Ri74VpnDXXMjN3egNj0dDJ8FDu1pvK_YI5m4U/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601143307357836322" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 56px; width: 210px;" /></a>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-21006389881403773632011-03-22T08:43:00.000-07:002011-03-22T08:43:00.362-07:00Happy 1st Anniversary Maria & Derek!Happy First Anniversary to Maria & Derek! See all the beautiful details from their <a href="http://www.montagelagunabeach.com/">Montage Laguna Beach</a> wedding <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/06/maria-derek-saint-catherine-of-siena.html">here</a>, <a href="http://blog.mibelleinc.com/maria-derek/">here</a> and <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/05/maria-derek-engagement-session-montage.html">here</a>.<p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROnSK8mSPFhoe9CCjQKv6_O0UHFoX2jzAGbYs8kWJGZlborfKesjRPx6tXRMcZHyaJeT1OeJgrJ2eKJ-wbrLWUlrG49rnMHREMMSQmHSJ0iduzbSPqr3B6RXh4HNcTRt0Ucx97v1JmHE/s1600/maria+and+derek+montage+laguna+beach.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROnSK8mSPFhoe9CCjQKv6_O0UHFoX2jzAGbYs8kWJGZlborfKesjRPx6tXRMcZHyaJeT1OeJgrJ2eKJ-wbrLWUlrG49rnMHREMMSQmHSJ0iduzbSPqr3B6RXh4HNcTRt0Ucx97v1JmHE/s800/maria+and+derek+montage+laguna+beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574824950652725410" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBOrLQq2C_XuQpJ8mEX8t_PjIzKLgCbL1RZk2bOZ3ahnMOOLOjCzFPMGoy4GOnXQ0lOgYyOShCQD3ZY27VYZv5NgoIbpC9S9TrfYZvtHAolsWVd-gSjghGHILLFaCteIsJafYRljBmYw/s1600/maria+and+derek+montage+laguna+beach+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBOrLQq2C_XuQpJ8mEX8t_PjIzKLgCbL1RZk2bOZ3ahnMOOLOjCzFPMGoy4GOnXQ0lOgYyOShCQD3ZY27VYZv5NgoIbpC9S9TrfYZvtHAolsWVd-gSjghGHILLFaCteIsJafYRljBmYw/s800/maria+and+derek+montage+laguna+beach+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574824949762934930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8mYkPf6Ix394G0F4cUvf473cwAq1AEqxOF3VJHALdZlyDqkFC4dzX0asSnDTMF1xkgwb1UwN6zrgl_xVfdrSYf1zJXFjXpUNHomPvNyG1phvgnD2R0oY-xp1bRlrc28srzuZILwNfro/s1600/maria+and+derek+montage+laguna+beach+2.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8mYkPf6Ix394G0F4cUvf473cwAq1AEqxOF3VJHALdZlyDqkFC4dzX0asSnDTMF1xkgwb1UwN6zrgl_xVfdrSYf1zJXFjXpUNHomPvNyG1phvgnD2R0oY-xp1bRlrc28srzuZILwNfro/s800/maria+and+derek+montage+laguna+beach+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574825029617559058" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4JYgqrPkezK6Rftx0_XeyIFVy0sF4lQwBXqhL2v5BosSRKMiYwdoQHqm1LpKLNxsNVXIJkUfMTboHIWJ7J0HhOx-IdHGBxkB_DwOKDpn1lf3bBC7AsGF0hwXL5fb-e3sQan1nULJvRA/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 56px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4JYgqrPkezK6Rftx0_XeyIFVy0sF4lQwBXqhL2v5BosSRKMiYwdoQHqm1LpKLNxsNVXIJkUfMTboHIWJ7J0HhOx-IdHGBxkB_DwOKDpn1lf3bBC7AsGF0hwXL5fb-e3sQan1nULJvRA/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls+white_2010+NEW.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574826020185662354" border="0" /></a></p>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-75772435821443150072010-10-26T09:15:00.000-07:002010-10-26T16:05:36.256-07:00Featured on The Bride's Cafe!<p align="left">Kathy and I were so excited to see one of our recent weddings featured on <a href="http://www.thebridescafe.com/">The Bride's Cafe</a>! Josh and Michelle from <a href="http://www.mibelleinc.com/">mi belle</a> captured all of the gorgeous details from Ally & Jon's wedding so perfectly. We'll be sharing more of Ally & Jon's wedding soon, in the meantime you can see the full feature on <a href="http://www.thebridescafe.com/?postID=1023&real-california-wedding-ally-jon">The Bride's Cafe</a> and more of Ally & Jon <a href="http://blog.mibelleinc.com/ally-jon-2/">here</a>, <a href="http://blog.mibelleinc.com/ally-jon/">here</a>, and <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/02/ally-jon-engagement-session.html">here</a>. </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrqcxqnWjSbqCDMbLyJPdWwU3RXiSvK7-4khSEu4G8bn6QvYF-Kh7TotrjZ1SMvzGU82w2KP29Zh-IlauImHnDZ6ojElumkm_JdW6VTtFL8rqm5fO8_31mzs5ROR3-LSP79HTfAIiT-4/s1600/brides+cafe+header.png"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 122px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530162836671713666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrqcxqnWjSbqCDMbLyJPdWwU3RXiSvK7-4khSEu4G8bn6QvYF-Kh7TotrjZ1SMvzGU82w2KP29Zh-IlauImHnDZ6ojElumkm_JdW6VTtFL8rqm5fO8_31mzs5ROR3-LSP79HTfAIiT-4/s400/brides+cafe+header.png" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmw4BYbeFMbLPJ8XHxl4fp5bpep9xPe_WO_CZJCl0m2TbUfIXYb9nvocYcxK1DvqgyB9_yfYJEyjE_L05k3f949hR8XLHAh5061QPBFtPJNqUeBFigUv9hYWEGaRovkOu4w61BaftD9o/s1600/brides+cafe+feature.png"><img style="WIDTH: 327px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530162831708103634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmw4BYbeFMbLPJ8XHxl4fp5bpep9xPe_WO_CZJCl0m2TbUfIXYb9nvocYcxK1DvqgyB9_yfYJEyjE_L05k3f949hR8XLHAh5061QPBFtPJNqUeBFigUv9hYWEGaRovkOu4w61BaftD9o/s400/brides+cafe+feature.png" /></a></p>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-23758940238558988552010-10-10T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-10T08:00:04.548-07:00Happy First Anniversary ~ Yasmin & Casey<div><div>Happy First Anniversary to Yasmin & Casey!<br /></div><br /><div>Check out additional pictures from this beautiful Terranea wedding <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/03/yasmin-casey-terranea-resort-rancho.html">here</a>.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSBU9u-GCkZIxM9C5_OAeQ7vo9qBHNkWzAthyphenhyphensDZUw9xy2hgKr4N4qyDfPxBZyC1wiDPZaCieARHKKi9L9w1n9a27ETXDoCn3E4s8irJlvKaUvHEVA-X92cD6AFAwjGZ1hG4wrbYlQCdu/s1600/Vahe+Photography+Terranea+Resort+Wedding+Bella+Weddings+%26+Events.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476081935405943138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSBU9u-GCkZIxM9C5_OAeQ7vo9qBHNkWzAthyphenhyphensDZUw9xy2hgKr4N4qyDfPxBZyC1wiDPZaCieARHKKi9L9w1n9a27ETXDoCn3E4s8irJlvKaUvHEVA-X92cD6AFAwjGZ1hG4wrbYlQCdu/s800/Vahe+Photography+Terranea+Resort+Wedding+Bella+Weddings+%26+Events.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">image courtesy of <a href="http://www.vahedala.com/">Vahe A'ala Photography<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 56px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476081762442039602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYNJKfpvRAmcveEBelJP3LjY6Eb_MMTdAoSMSl_QeeRG77UDonysIjtJBs7iaiHQzkbylny22huNMcnM35XrFSy5bt3s-Ck8MUtj-DzLDEysTx-LJzvW-NUSAVMTS6qIraXAzlsaYNsSy/s400/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG" /></a></p></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437785348372049871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-17159616193633682252010-10-08T11:41:00.001-07:002010-10-08T11:50:08.599-07:00Frosting Friday ~ Groom's Cake Month<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzsSeTN7nFg3yUopZkrAmgpJvdOTqDst8VH1bCTfGkRioA2Qs0OINawRZt39T_qSMqZPfBinGtKh2XSN7funqqhHGkIiH4SNkB5gytr03naC-PiOYho6lZ2sCOKXbjx7Ac5zltCtrbZE/s1600/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525747431194666482" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 64px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzsSeTN7nFg3yUopZkrAmgpJvdOTqDst8VH1bCTfGkRioA2Qs0OINawRZt39T_qSMqZPfBinGtKh2XSN7funqqhHGkIiH4SNkB5gytr03naC-PiOYho6lZ2sCOKXbjx7Ac5zltCtrbZE/s400/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div>Continuing with October's Groom's cake theme, today we are sharing two outdoorsy groom's cakes. I had a hard time deciding on just one, so you are getting two as a bonus today!</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>First up we have a mountain bike themed cake featured on <a href="http://www.thebridescafe.com/?postID=694&real-ohio-wedding-becci-jimmy">The Bride's Cafe</a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zAizqv7-mQKc-fBz7GGYe7WfjEW5OMGmRfYJEzBcuTdjblb7pAZnb9v7lE5J1ed6DCjqEvZarp-eKISMRX5NCqyuGPd049jBeFcFwJLpIz5KySwDyRStrUwlTfsJdFB5fhoCP7J0obQ/s1600/bride's+cafe+mountain+bike+grooms+cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525748065974344978" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zAizqv7-mQKc-fBz7GGYe7WfjEW5OMGmRfYJEzBcuTdjblb7pAZnb9v7lE5J1ed6DCjqEvZarp-eKISMRX5NCqyuGPd049jBeFcFwJLpIz5KySwDyRStrUwlTfsJdFB5fhoCP7J0obQ/s400/bride's+cafe+mountain+bike+grooms+cake.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>And my other favorite of the week is an Aspen Groom's cake featured on <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/07/21/sophisticated-chicago-wedding-by-birch-design-studio/">Style Me Pretty<br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLNaU2pzmm6SwQgtUPRjt0KipR1p-Fwhn0H0lwwcEgW8BCmexuetgg1q6QtnU1z9ABe9ZXFjUzmw5DyBMb8IH2UvQ1STQPJ827YNwiYjQD1Kl6l2bTpl60FlzgG3TIIiA0ifiyIVkrwc/s1600/aspen+grooms+cake+style+me+pretty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525748089978630674" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLNaU2pzmm6SwQgtUPRjt0KipR1p-Fwhn0H0lwwcEgW8BCmexuetgg1q6QtnU1z9ABe9ZXFjUzmw5DyBMb8IH2UvQ1STQPJ827YNwiYjQD1Kl6l2bTpl60FlzgG3TIIiA0ifiyIVkrwc/s400/aspen+grooms+cake+style+me+pretty.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2uPSnnQzOnAnULfhUj7OkU6pLZ5LLERoS-QbS1waB4MkctCYCzkl4WrsSzNG1SCB5kcvutO7dujDupOKpLaAAcxwXvLyYEstrcknfbPkwaMFw9yeV9OdMOtdTGvr8Vg43gLhL2tjT98/s1600/aspen+grooms+cake+style+me+pretty+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525748070925770930" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2uPSnnQzOnAnULfhUj7OkU6pLZ5LLERoS-QbS1waB4MkctCYCzkl4WrsSzNG1SCB5kcvutO7dujDupOKpLaAAcxwXvLyYEstrcknfbPkwaMFw9yeV9OdMOtdTGvr8Vg43gLhL2tjT98/s400/aspen+grooms+cake+style+me+pretty+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6vOR4C0G8hXAKM4TVM2i2HVIU_BK7QtYDNQXVrV1j4oM6SntT6PBlz9-KDKAwk-LdRLH2QeFln7UOYPqnK8MSmPx60Aa-MnqQ6swtt-Ir_WZaVIN0eqTf_p9pTpDJBjgPJ-t_cUVaBI/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525747424074350130" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6vOR4C0G8hXAKM4TVM2i2HVIU_BK7QtYDNQXVrV1j4oM6SntT6PBlz9-KDKAwk-LdRLH2QeFln7UOYPqnK8MSmPx60Aa-MnqQ6swtt-Ir_WZaVIN0eqTf_p9pTpDJBjgPJ-t_cUVaBI/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a> </div>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-6695266352537746712010-10-01T12:48:00.000-07:002010-10-03T09:08:01.901-07:00Frosting Friday ~ Groom's Cake Month<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknPBCylvAgXo4QdeOz9xzY9foj2wOpJmivTtmeXHJSVYvsWdLqH6RZ9s6upwsVOkhQpgGgRpFLlZ6Ko05R8S7CRav5gnlt91Gj2LaAUiWeA_XSHBX2cqJ2zgxp594OiRTkCRSWIGN06w/s1600/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523171331979500706" style="width: 400px; height: 64px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknPBCylvAgXo4QdeOz9xzY9foj2wOpJmivTtmeXHJSVYvsWdLqH6RZ9s6upwsVOkhQpgGgRpFLlZ6Ko05R8S7CRav5gnlt91Gj2LaAUiWeA_XSHBX2cqJ2zgxp594OiRTkCRSWIGN06w/s400/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png" border="0" /></a></p>It's October which means we will be featuring Groom's cakes all month long on Frosting Friday! Groom's cakes have made a resurgence in popularity and have become a great way for couples to add another element of their personality into the wedding day. Here's a look back at last year's Groom's cakes:<br /><br /><a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/10/frosting-friday.html">Lakers/Staples Center/Basketball cake</a><br /><a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/10/frosting-friday_09.html">Owl cake</a> (my personal favorite!)<br />the traditional <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/10/frosting-friday_16.html">Armadillo cake</a><br /><a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/10/frosting-friday_23.html">Wine cakes</a><br />spooky <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/10/frosting-friday_30.html">Halloween cakes</a><br /><br />And for today's Frosting Friday feature I thought we'd kick-off <a href="http://www.alpinevillagecenter.com/">Oktoberfest</a> with a couple of beer cakes!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdb4cDYY4YRfIBZCvNehoiUS4VsxY0zHnPxSgYIMR3d7pfLk5gc_uEdMdfAhmSSAMxIuI-p9L25NNztTWKdmGKN63hbtpHFRNYAMJr3ccxJeYW58ND3ia_R3QfN9PAZooTIDsReqY6a8/s1600/the+knot+guinness+grooms+cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523189047951732610" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdb4cDYY4YRfIBZCvNehoiUS4VsxY0zHnPxSgYIMR3d7pfLk5gc_uEdMdfAhmSSAMxIuI-p9L25NNztTWKdmGKN63hbtpHFRNYAMJr3ccxJeYW58ND3ia_R3QfN9PAZooTIDsReqY6a8/s800/the+knot+guinness+grooms+cake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />photo courtesy of the knot<br /><a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/10/frosting-friday.html"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrCgFk9gEdSTY-fYKrIwR3Bq3xWa4lMujItYA0LSGqkJc4WtnikiXVXSyC80OtnLc0PsWuzbBmiHJ2BY0wciL61PaSqdB6AjWaIutgRaXgy5SnYB_IKADXsd05RCsG3umzkCbtSXOIG8/s1600/beer+grooms+cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523189041158296834" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrCgFk9gEdSTY-fYKrIwR3Bq3xWa4lMujItYA0LSGqkJc4WtnikiXVXSyC80OtnLc0PsWuzbBmiHJ2BY0wciL61PaSqdB6AjWaIutgRaXgy5SnYB_IKADXsd05RCsG3umzkCbtSXOIG8/s800/beer+grooms+cake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.pinkcakebox.com/">Pink Cake Box</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi5OSIDwN3-wFEkpCCgmTFhl33P2xlzCqDrjVmDzcA9OrUN6D3g3PeNqe9Qw-rs87iV6fFoYx3adU7o9F2bOK_poa5dV71NKBCtcBqeu4_8hLXvZhTQTWy0m1KG6Dm0YLTN0HTemtaaI/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523171412331379010" style="width: 210px; height: 56px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi5OSIDwN3-wFEkpCCgmTFhl33P2xlzCqDrjVmDzcA9OrUN6D3g3PeNqe9Qw-rs87iV6fFoYx3adU7o9F2bOK_poa5dV71NKBCtcBqeu4_8hLXvZhTQTWy0m1KG6Dm0YLTN0HTemtaaI/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-43576875278332385422010-09-26T10:21:00.000-07:002010-09-26T10:21:00.490-07:00Happy Anniversary ~ Leanne & JeffHappy First Anniversary to Leanne & Jeff! See all the beautiful details from their <a href="http://www.greystonemansion.org/weddings.html">Greystone Mansion</a> wedding <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/12/leanne-jeff-greystone-mansion.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.nextexitblog.com/weddings/leanne-and-jeff-greystone-mansion-weddings-beverly-hills-wedding-photographer/">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBJx1zS546E2QIOL51jlIGYDSeoOhUMc03sM06t4idVbi6_ExZfnc7awbkfoMGjhj7M58R9OHVas2TGocrdXg8d1KjS-q5O9ixxrJvrqE7MHH6CrN5gZ2AG5fKAO4rAPRm1x1g-fwFuo/s1600/jeff+leanne+first+anniversary.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504641916536023618" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBJx1zS546E2QIOL51jlIGYDSeoOhUMc03sM06t4idVbi6_ExZfnc7awbkfoMGjhj7M58R9OHVas2TGocrdXg8d1KjS-q5O9ixxrJvrqE7MHH6CrN5gZ2AG5fKAO4rAPRm1x1g-fwFuo/s800/jeff+leanne+first+anniversary.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />photo courtesy of Next Exit Photography<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_61m2V4yI5V0VPzAmjsNN9Swtl5yD9PJoxaRTs2tcKxTEyV8Ckc0Z66yqs4OhFZD-5To_3tCvqHhrvA4uIJzQaSsVNtoDHXIhGTcUZUBCZqBGDzWwxHeuAkY1QYLPBXar_kULZSwjLM/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504636777305179474" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_61m2V4yI5V0VPzAmjsNN9Swtl5yD9PJoxaRTs2tcKxTEyV8Ckc0Z66yqs4OhFZD-5To_3tCvqHhrvA4uIJzQaSsVNtoDHXIhGTcUZUBCZqBGDzWwxHeuAkY1QYLPBXar_kULZSwjLM/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-58447832434036470572010-09-20T08:30:00.000-07:002010-09-20T08:30:00.955-07:00Bella Blooms<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjripxpUpAmuupMDVtMsSXh7ysNWs4HpkT_7iXZ0E6yundFVkM_FoI3wpAM__nadwov0cQw2iuib0F33_orlrLY9VsAzjkVLTVp6nv2IijxaRw2a3TVZmklF3eEHQmYyyHV6EO78rpDdMx3/s1600/Bella+Blooms+Header+High+Res.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517183466988904642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjripxpUpAmuupMDVtMsSXh7ysNWs4HpkT_7iXZ0E6yundFVkM_FoI3wpAM__nadwov0cQw2iuib0F33_orlrLY9VsAzjkVLTVp6nv2IijxaRw2a3TVZmklF3eEHQmYyyHV6EO78rpDdMx3/s400/Bella+Blooms+Header+High+Res.JPG" /></a></p><div align="left">I have seen this picture a couple of times in the past week, and it has me thinking about all the possibilities that Gradient Centerpieces can offer. Having the colors going from light to dark pink is just a stunning show stopper, and definitely not what your average wedding guest is going to be expecting.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1k3NRQuhu6WfiYbV1wpSBnyFKmeTeiyCJyCEES8wFBsceGzyCaNM50fEHLN9GIHPycs8NfeZ4jQgyK91LJTx28n_8du_sls6eYz_VPduxlrdkVGuLhdTCJLsnPBpM8DL6X4gE-chOPu1/s1600/Red+and+Pink+Martha+Stewart+Weddings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517182249828560898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1k3NRQuhu6WfiYbV1wpSBnyFKmeTeiyCJyCEES8wFBsceGzyCaNM50fEHLN9GIHPycs8NfeZ4jQgyK91LJTx28n_8du_sls6eYz_VPduxlrdkVGuLhdTCJLsnPBpM8DL6X4gE-chOPu1/s800/Red+and+Pink+Martha+Stewart+Weddings.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.casasugar.com/Cool-Idea-Gradient-Floral-Centerpiece-10281469">Martha Stewart Weddings</a></p><p>As I mentioned, this has me thinking. What if you designed your entire reception ballroom around this concept? Starting on one side of the room with monochromatic bright pink arrangements and gradually going lighter as you crossed to the other side of the room and ended in a very subtle pale pink almost ivory color centerpieces. Oh the possibilities are endless.</p><p>Happy Planning!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTdAw2JbHnIfTT1NSSf9zFFvoYH4AgeSm-6iMH4pI418ydZgaonxXGbyZn0yw_AamRE5bKNtJYO_Dnkfugo7PSjeInTa0oIRXhqR20lA7SweYEpWWpf5pGqwewFVLajSZA7o1CkWlburc/s1600/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 56px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517182119347632802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTdAw2JbHnIfTT1NSSf9zFFvoYH4AgeSm-6iMH4pI418ydZgaonxXGbyZn0yw_AamRE5bKNtJYO_Dnkfugo7PSjeInTa0oIRXhqR20lA7SweYEpWWpf5pGqwewFVLajSZA7o1CkWlburc/s400/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437785348372049871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-85387856739558928212010-09-19T11:23:00.000-07:002010-09-19T11:23:00.444-07:00Happy Anniversary ~ Cindy & AnthonyWhat amazing day this was, and what fun we had working with Cindy & Anthony to make their wedding at the <a href="http://pasadenacenter.com/">Pasadena Convention Center</a> everything that they imagined. To see all the amazing details from this wedding, check out the original post <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2010/03/cindy-anthony-holy-family-catholic.html">here</a>.<br /><div><br /><div>Happy 1st Anniversary!</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmso1ools4DHLOxzfAre-0DjCflu_HjLGvP3xhTytzjpSE2TmkSRk4LiiCGfcIEV15DnvEzn5eq3b3m6oHKloh-3gfPmgKyzGbuKJFxdcGX2em2th6pwp31oplO0qWTQBNW4CJOZnhg5w/s1600/cindy+anthony+first+anniversary.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504637761923033474" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmso1ools4DHLOxzfAre-0DjCflu_HjLGvP3xhTytzjpSE2TmkSRk4LiiCGfcIEV15DnvEzn5eq3b3m6oHKloh-3gfPmgKyzGbuKJFxdcGX2em2th6pwp31oplO0qWTQBNW4CJOZnhg5w/s800/cindy+anthony+first+anniversary.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>photo courtesy of <a href="http://josefisayo.com/">Josef Isayo<br /></a><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWe0Wb2ug8JwTcnFCs9OS-CVLB7jCV2iZD2qNvyL_PNUeyIxizOJGVoRPTY2BdZbB03VV6Z6VV-3dFZNRFvC1PCXs5aip8ON2-bNl63_EEh_GpdnEC6uA2Iwj65DQckAqeb-mTVQT-Es/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504637365907842562" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWe0Wb2ug8JwTcnFCs9OS-CVLB7jCV2iZD2qNvyL_PNUeyIxizOJGVoRPTY2BdZbB03VV6Z6VV-3dFZNRFvC1PCXs5aip8ON2-bNl63_EEh_GpdnEC6uA2Iwj65DQckAqeb-mTVQT-Es/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a> </div></div>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-59331395435914145052010-09-12T08:00:00.000-07:002010-09-12T08:00:03.993-07:00Happy First Anniversary ~ Keri & Justin<div>Happy 1st Anniversary to Keri & Justin. What a wonderful weekend we spent in the Paso Robles wine country.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4UWyubvr6vjXQ-HJgRyTUiVnIiWswBUETcs-L7ZsAWzxx6RKA9oRX7J7jjszP9EE76-JOVRsmBvTC4uVjMZbyg62cqvukmeGlbo2YLbKKXpPbeZTYRmY7bu5ChYRh7FkscbXn3iRMna9/s1600/Paso+Robles+Wine+Wedding+Ken+Kienow+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%26+Events.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476079790791548098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4UWyubvr6vjXQ-HJgRyTUiVnIiWswBUETcs-L7ZsAWzxx6RKA9oRX7J7jjszP9EE76-JOVRsmBvTC4uVjMZbyg62cqvukmeGlbo2YLbKKXpPbeZTYRmY7bu5ChYRh7FkscbXn3iRMna9/s800/Paso+Robles+Wine+Wedding+Ken+Kienow+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%26+Events.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.kenkienow.com/">Ken Kienow Photography</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qISiE3cMypCzX6w4NixX5p6yYtok332g94C4nRbTiNqG0h1fQMAlogScqK-rVotp_tFtP907El9EzSPlGCv78s5omIyDRl2DECbqYfyu2koXUOIoLdF9-ng9LO5lRoVIoDTllr3lbsMf/s1600/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 56px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476078118843948722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qISiE3cMypCzX6w4NixX5p6yYtok332g94C4nRbTiNqG0h1fQMAlogScqK-rVotp_tFtP907El9EzSPlGCv78s5omIyDRl2DECbqYfyu2koXUOIoLdF9-ng9LO5lRoVIoDTllr3lbsMf/s400/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG" /></a></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437785348372049871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-9918510851024759522010-09-08T08:30:00.000-07:002010-09-08T08:30:01.058-07:00Danny & Samantha ~ Engagement Session in Venice BeachWhen we first got these photo's, Susan and I were both blown away with how great they were! Absolutely loved how Michael from <a href="http://www.evokephotography.com/index2.htm">Evoke Photography</a> captured the love between Danny & Sam.....and found such perfect spots for the perfect pictures.<br />This past week and weekend were fun finalizing details for their upcoming wedding, flower mock up, signature drink testing, rabbi meeting, and an amazing lunch in Beverly Hills to just laugh and relax! <br />We are so excited and honored that Danny & Sam have chosen us to help them bring to life their wedding dreams. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCbw8v1YKBwaq8mXeOfA0HSo5NdLtWDXRwtxcPe-QqdmzMaCHMhFNJMujg00Son66usfV2s19XSoflBf0jvAGryFtyn8mEsjJCPAB6HbofnFAkAw9xxiN6_w3G-YK03c0i9H6jCjrrFU/s1600/venice+beach+wedding+engagement+photos14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509411640466179890" border="0" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-QvU705cvPpBWqxrP_0dCQzRnQmqIYsUzpdw7MvpqPK8fl05oMSBJXu8jesL6BmuG10fINl3lesI3OeY8Q7prLp087DjKrkpPcVx0KUkYOl__2MtIDBl5mNxvB547NqCWlAmjioqf9w/s1600/046_schwarz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509411658814779730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-QvU705cvPpBWqxrP_0dCQzRnQmqIYsUzpdw7MvpqPK8fl05oMSBJXu8jesL6BmuG10fINl3lesI3OeY8Q7prLp087DjKrkpPcVx0KUkYOl__2MtIDBl5mNxvB547NqCWlAmjioqf9w/s800/046_schwarz.jpg" /></a><br />....boy when I saw all the pics of Sam in her shorts I knew we had to have a dress change so she could rock those gams at the reception (why hide them under a big white dress) :-)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafwJPXYxZvXdjTsYvkIGH8h7ZNIU-hN6Fopj_vguHEs5HRV16s3BP8dtZJlujVAX1v57PbSKWWLTCgF9lpaa1f6MsVt98sEHXPoKH0bWecs-CvZe4e1oKABAjrNrrNFPrguq_NbsBCyU/s1600/venice+beach+wedding+engagement+photos32.jpg"><img 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at the pier and got in and shot away!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3bHxd044Uvl9YZkshEwXiuFkRc1jbl1szmoqB4DAGO2spnuzG26pQQUhRMMnJPsVRqrcd9Cac6tOeLsQqOVNPYQMr7u06oDO09BUvShmsHtgoE16F2TO7y824AYWSTnfwb5DqaqM1W4/s1600/venice+beach+wedding+engagement+photos70.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509411879069842274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3bHxd044Uvl9YZkshEwXiuFkRc1jbl1szmoqB4DAGO2spnuzG26pQQUhRMMnJPsVRqrcd9Cac6tOeLsQqOVNPYQMr7u06oDO09BUvShmsHtgoE16F2TO7y824AYWSTnfwb5DqaqM1W4/s800/venice+beach+wedding+engagement+photos70.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLk7O6j3BD2Pa2Rd3E0na6GrOQXoy0oKVKksjwQeptGqE9fv9vWVd3FtE-N-LSBh07GIVU11M98p64y5I5WFAumAVsfUrg4gulX9yqN2d_7qklSFxYLDUFR1A6k5AqczHXcvVzQgRtKo/s1600/venice+beach+wedding+engagement+photos84.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509411896310133442" border="0" alt="" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xMBhV1c8dN9_5eShLlMyay64iSEbFBXg-GtrVDF-kOiTrAzD8MIr1Ez8Eehv9D1wbjK5y0UhyphenhyphenIJyoOBq7RTPN4-aF4A8FvyuIgRz7mx71TQpg_gZ3r3s-iOXUnNUQHOHDUqo37dlRSY/s800/099_schwarz.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />We are so excited for Danny & Sam's upcoming October wedding, stay tuned for all the amazingness that we will be sharing from their wedding celebration!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0srEM8zxTQMIHmKr0mNA9v3JpdzhDhjxq_agdCLmIrPj1D7JLC5CLWNE1l5jOW8YRYL54rrDakagKUyBFd5t4SWAwM3KqHWiPAdcztc6PCYS3zzOwSGBzMMpQYjjE4X2FZZtEYii_QE/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img style="WIDTH: 210px; HEIGHT: 56px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509412175077048242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0srEM8zxTQMIHmKr0mNA9v3JpdzhDhjxq_agdCLmIrPj1D7JLC5CLWNE1l5jOW8YRYL54rrDakagKUyBFd5t4SWAwM3KqHWiPAdcztc6PCYS3zzOwSGBzMMpQYjjE4X2FZZtEYii_QE/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" /></a>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-57879854417437187792010-08-27T11:05:00.000-07:002011-04-23T22:49:22.447-07:00Frosting Friday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAqrEqWCL4R5_w8V-Xs7d6ge2xRiJ8LVt2tHFzibEg-V1MhZaPjGmbYcbccj_n0kW0ebR9yjs8GTMRpM9yMXRcv677t8I2t-Dv31BQZGp2kx8NG748SmyRZQ9oFHQp6itqGxQhCyzOW8/s1600/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509827884185270082" style="width: 400px; height: 64px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAqrEqWCL4R5_w8V-Xs7d6ge2xRiJ8LVt2tHFzibEg-V1MhZaPjGmbYcbccj_n0kW0ebR9yjs8GTMRpM9yMXRcv677t8I2t-Dv31BQZGp2kx8NG748SmyRZQ9oFHQp6itqGxQhCyzOW8/s400/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png" border="0" /></a> </div>I was absolutely delighted when I first saw the beautiful cake creations from Maggie LaBaugh of <a href="http://maggieaustincake.com/">Maggie Austin Cake</a> in Washington D.C. There is so much beautiful detail, each cake is like art and almost too pretty to eat! I've chosen a few of my favorites for you today, enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwsvEbV7B1yifG4kK6-yXh9VCqeGkQ9bS1VZ_3LzUlqKFcPyenB0davTy2Xg102DhY4G92_bHCIokhurQrWn5a3dJ4WUJXbD19U0mI9GK44B8RjZe8ijgF2B8pGzlvuD381syIUWsXxU/s1600/magpies+wedding+cake+tiffany+pond+lily.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509827882016847058" style="width: 221px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwsvEbV7B1yifG4kK6-yXh9VCqeGkQ9bS1VZ_3LzUlqKFcPyenB0davTy2Xg102DhY4G92_bHCIokhurQrWn5a3dJ4WUJXbD19U0mI9GK44B8RjZe8ijgF2B8pGzlvuD381syIUWsXxU/s400/magpies+wedding+cake+tiffany+pond+lily.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFCeKo1yX7k_aCgHgBu_XpgnsCh5XQGzV9wtB_onFpxxECgW0unxZ0Nyr_jvaIo7wATWm_0eWKEPGXKMnYRnVCwZoXPmkX448RrHZWnYTxojyeYzAqPO9lD5SzlpIVJ5r-gAjZf4XfIc/s1600/magpies+wedding+cake+rose+frill+ruffle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509827878087423154" style="width: 230px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFCeKo1yX7k_aCgHgBu_XpgnsCh5XQGzV9wtB_onFpxxECgW0unxZ0Nyr_jvaIo7wATWm_0eWKEPGXKMnYRnVCwZoXPmkX448RrHZWnYTxojyeYzAqPO9lD5SzlpIVJ5r-gAjZf4XfIc/s400/magpies+wedding+cake+rose+frill+ruffle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKrkmBJhfiTVxLyHWgPQdcYRP4xkjrFk0Zj48-oxxXicwJkYJUYx1eaAUBUD6t2fP6qkEzZbILBIjAT_TeXk4ykJVvxvYidNfi5uogj-0fVI6-fwB5z6UDz2JFsUqjXJLWUqN3FNY9i4/s1600/magpies+wedding+cake+three+chocolate+boxes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509827871089153010" style="width: 216px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKrkmBJhfiTVxLyHWgPQdcYRP4xkjrFk0Zj48-oxxXicwJkYJUYx1eaAUBUD6t2fP6qkEzZbILBIjAT_TeXk4ykJVvxvYidNfi5uogj-0fVI6-fwB5z6UDz2JFsUqjXJLWUqN3FNY9i4/s400/magpies+wedding+cake+three+chocolate+boxes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />photos courtesy of <a href="http://maggieaustincake.com/">Maggie Austin Cake</a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdpi3z6VDmG6V1oWWdFcKuj8YJaJMRBgC4xqwI3jvm3bDODjvBIOcSqe6MCLXI-lgyeikq22W0lToNrOMtRHM7j8u1JVPTeHjEJmzsWOvYb8cXlSo9UvVj6aITkQu8T8jWrCa7Syiack/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509827865145727618" style="width: 210px; height: 56px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdpi3z6VDmG6V1oWWdFcKuj8YJaJMRBgC4xqwI3jvm3bDODjvBIOcSqe6MCLXI-lgyeikq22W0lToNrOMtRHM7j8u1JVPTeHjEJmzsWOvYb8cXlSo9UvVj6aITkQu8T8jWrCa7Syiack/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-57867296893268773062010-08-24T11:25:00.000-07:002010-08-24T11:25:00.795-07:00Rana & Josh ~ Engagement Session at Church Estate VineyardsRana & Josh will marry at the beautiful <a href="http://www.churchestatevineyards.com/">Church Estate Vineyards</a> this fall and I cannot wait… For their engagement session, they spent a little time exploring the gorgeous property and trying the new wine, just released that day. I got to have a couple of sips and let me tell you, it was amazing! Here are some of our favorite shots from our fabulous friends at <a href="https://www.mibelleinc.com/">mi belle inc.!</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseQ1YVKtSvSYlOVmH9gjr4KBFOR7ndX6gYm9AIP-T933e7zu8kTW6qS93UirG7NAep74ET4h5FACPtL94jXRMn1CB8s6L-6c64wO4DTGhWu5ePT_tNdz2tes_ddtvdC6LgGFRC7tt4NM/s1600/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504965176348411138" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseQ1YVKtSvSYlOVmH9gjr4KBFOR7ndX6gYm9AIP-T933e7zu8kTW6qS93UirG7NAep74ET4h5FACPtL94jXRMn1CB8s6L-6c64wO4DTGhWu5ePT_tNdz2tes_ddtvdC6LgGFRC7tt4NM/s800/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oLKjWFNzadZkQH3VaGlRfMBX0FDJuxMn3YT-Zp0EOGUuR9CTidixYzMM79e42TPLoZpcOMXazdPkFTFXnEQA0cu-kobaGruUUJfyoRBGXvp4Dj7lQvCtge4eLSGTI68o7T6-J8HidUw/s1600/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504965184871796898" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oLKjWFNzadZkQH3VaGlRfMBX0FDJuxMn3YT-Zp0EOGUuR9CTidixYzMM79e42TPLoZpcOMXazdPkFTFXnEQA0cu-kobaGruUUJfyoRBGXvp4Dj7lQvCtge4eLSGTI68o7T6-J8HidUw/s800/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+7.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lPxIZZOtj_F5k82Rw3G71tTa3eleZcS8TnkB5avCDcO6peMauTpxeSRLa5vdQrLO0-o4lWPzRVBiverT6Ajl021sJzpZGqtk0q_qw88MOMa8T84GP9nOtAKzXJr7Nkk9WWOU42Pce0c/s1600/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504965188517430242" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sb24YqVbR7-YmGvSG1ApcUdK4xl2EwYYb-ccWeredkb09v_UYXKBZEmveuFvT2SuekPwncU0-DhpU80MQooqO8cfuWq2r8yM8wpGhOpleuGePqL5ZNfrXUnkeL5-289fL8xB6EJ1LmU/s1600/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504964812690054722" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sb24YqVbR7-YmGvSG1ApcUdK4xl2EwYYb-ccWeredkb09v_UYXKBZEmveuFvT2SuekPwncU0-DhpU80MQooqO8cfuWq2r8yM8wpGhOpleuGePqL5ZNfrXUnkeL5-289fL8xB6EJ1LmU/s800/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCw0FENVTX1t-5SIfulzLuImH49Oi5pja9ukC7taWrx8XbtMEpK2bzUjX15yhF68p3_K1MwipN9Rj177npGg2JB58-O2AAUQaJEEmmB36Y02s10fCJl8njR7sXPW9DLgSiA2n8Zlz49E/s1600/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504964822732357858" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCw0FENVTX1t-5SIfulzLuImH49Oi5pja9ukC7taWrx8XbtMEpK2bzUjX15yhF68p3_K1MwipN9Rj177npGg2JB58-O2AAUQaJEEmmB36Y02s10fCJl8njR7sXPW9DLgSiA2n8Zlz49E/s800/rana+josh+engagement+church+estate+wedding+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>See more on the <a href="http://blog.mibelleinc.com/rana-josh-engagement/">mi belle inc. blog</a> too!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnAsmE4Ae_5S3Ln7NGbxENtSCwN8oRM4vNSutd9BJsK3Ppes2n0pBj-Px9-02d1XWrKUUiP719yqwryet4_5pjwNheTgufcOrTHwbI9-2N0YY2qmDEQ8rpCFNYzoJLKzHtmcasMzuUIc/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504964824986908802" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnAsmE4Ae_5S3Ln7NGbxENtSCwN8oRM4vNSutd9BJsK3Ppes2n0pBj-Px9-02d1XWrKUUiP719yqwryet4_5pjwNheTgufcOrTHwbI9-2N0YY2qmDEQ8rpCFNYzoJLKzHtmcasMzuUIc/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a></div>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-29660382262441076902010-08-22T08:00:00.000-07:002010-08-22T08:00:00.514-07:00Happy Anniversary ~ Anne & Mike<div><div>Happy 1st Anniversary to Anne & Mike. </div><div></div><br /><div>Check out the details from their wedding <a href="http://bellaweddings-events.blogspot.com/2009/10/anne-mike-saddlerock-ranch.html">here</a>. </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xo1j_wgyjBYYGbsQ2AKmsxBqIWymgTmpeg1D2czsAG38ScWnV2AqoFqiikOqK88s8stUburAxCDho8GTs2PsF63UzT1_Bm8TEhtrNx2jGEMx0_IQGXL-PBYCIOE3Fh5KChgIROnUUfE3/s1600/SaddleRock+Ranch+Susan+Bordelon+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%26+Events.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476076491420936530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xo1j_wgyjBYYGbsQ2AKmsxBqIWymgTmpeg1D2czsAG38ScWnV2AqoFqiikOqK88s8stUburAxCDho8GTs2PsF63UzT1_Bm8TEhtrNx2jGEMx0_IQGXL-PBYCIOE3Fh5KChgIROnUUfE3/s800/SaddleRock+Ranch+Susan+Bordelon+Photography+Bella+Weddings+%26+Events.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">photo <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2W8zxNPiYR3_aEmx4xBnoDp_ba6jMBHqg8yrKI69E5Mx1EyhTIvGW0ZDXzv6zHjMXmg_wZZd05w3fkdAdPX4VV09ufd9r6QD67mhZCvhTmY6CUEiqea1_olIZ6ua-JXIJGtn6bc16dQ54/s1600/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 56px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476076412009841906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2W8zxNPiYR3_aEmx4xBnoDp_ba6jMBHqg8yrKI69E5Mx1EyhTIvGW0ZDXzv6zHjMXmg_wZZd05w3fkdAdPX4VV09ufd9r6QD67mhZCvhTmY6CUEiqea1_olIZ6ua-JXIJGtn6bc16dQ54/s400/LoveBellaGirls+-+black.PNG" /></a>courtesy of <a href="http://www.susanbordelon.com/">Susan Bordelon Photography</a></p><p align="center"> </p></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437785348372049871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-75190134724965004432010-08-20T10:48:00.000-07:002010-08-20T10:48:00.200-07:00Frosting Friday<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr2LetncXG2Aq61hMqLH98PhUL9CdQGTw4oyil6aWIKzQPRGLgzJ9XxOnTHpkJjvmhUZRzQcU17o376cYR_lF68ziPScbaMauxmSboqp2EiC8ecmNr9ciLi2poqgcJgQmdRKtg_RVQXA/s1600/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506148810418825090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 64px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr2LetncXG2Aq61hMqLH98PhUL9CdQGTw4oyil6aWIKzQPRGLgzJ9XxOnTHpkJjvmhUZRzQcU17o376cYR_lF68ziPScbaMauxmSboqp2EiC8ecmNr9ciLi2poqgcJgQmdRKtg_RVQXA/s400/FrostingFriday_Header+NEW.png" border="0" /></a></p>As we are enjoying the last few weeks of summer, I just have to share this adorable strawberry cake. It's almost too cute to eat! Happy Friday everyone!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdiXOc2F4-erS67hprz3-UOLDhuF7jshRNr0LT5SxSHDWJoWSQpweTQx0UBpKGhhPgqMpBuWH6-1UKy3S2q9_gn9U0o9SM7tGO-sHjFGQkYkh2K8kVJ2agTfCVUK2vfm9V3M5mAEWe-s/s1600/strawberry+wedding+cake+bliss%27d+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506148821228382530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdiXOc2F4-erS67hprz3-UOLDhuF7jshRNr0LT5SxSHDWJoWSQpweTQx0UBpKGhhPgqMpBuWH6-1UKy3S2q9_gn9U0o9SM7tGO-sHjFGQkYkh2K8kVJ2agTfCVUK2vfm9V3M5mAEWe-s/s800/strawberry+wedding+cake+bliss%27d+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.blissd.com/blog/?p=1975">Bliss'd Blog</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCzryAEASZ0_iM7fioTNDzZlHdaeI5huNujoxf0PjTU261d-P8khzCBc9bvIhjlgrtNCcwxtfVXQFay2FCrn16LTVdace3AaDjIee0GMQfH14jSdxkAYjk7n49P6ZF9RLsBrJPX2h9Uo/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506148813366678642" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCzryAEASZ0_iM7fioTNDzZlHdaeI5huNujoxf0PjTU261d-P8khzCBc9bvIhjlgrtNCcwxtfVXQFay2FCrn16LTVdace3AaDjIee0GMQfH14jSdxkAYjk7n49P6ZF9RLsBrJPX2h9Uo/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-76080416799751221102010-08-19T10:51:00.000-07:002010-08-19T10:51:00.541-07:00The Knot Networking Bash ~ Video Sneak PeekWe are excited to share all of the beautiful details of the Knot Networking Bash with you very soon. In the meantime, here is a short video sneak peek from our friends at <a href="http://www.pristinevideos.com/">Pristine Videos</a>!<br /><br /><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13566267&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><br /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13566267&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/13566267">The Knot's LA Networking Bash</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/pristinevideos">Pristine Videos</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>. <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwW3Ptyymfx2awT-ONZO4vUr1nomXzrBQp8fyxywarJ-7fPIyUugmrxq3euFQXXOj9EcExLrBTFck6DNKWpB50jl_5TGdcaQ5V-eT0HqEMWgOFgP2-ppTt91qENf5Sfd15SQAT0Xsxc2I/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504644384949695634" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwW3Ptyymfx2awT-ONZO4vUr1nomXzrBQp8fyxywarJ-7fPIyUugmrxq3euFQXXOj9EcExLrBTFck6DNKWpB50jl_5TGdcaQ5V-eT0HqEMWgOFgP2-ppTt91qENf5Sfd15SQAT0Xsxc2I/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a></p>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-20744100805965213332010-08-17T10:57:00.000-07:002010-08-17T10:57:00.113-07:00Danny & Samantha ~ Engagement Party at Tin Roof BistroMeet Danny and Sam. Aren't they adorable? They are having a fabulous wedding in October at the <a href="http://www.terranea.com/">Terranea Resort</a>.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR3A1An4F-wSa4sgu_capMaua4i-S6bF7cRCQtUhHXptCGl_xYnPp84ZHCtJ2G5xvId5F6h-eRxqj0axCD2cVZsebUv3TzNrjAKb4B0p3uX8fsnwaZ8GDa7UF4ydNgtnvBfU2BLnQGjc/s1600/IMG_0019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654367634727314" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR3A1An4F-wSa4sgu_capMaua4i-S6bF7cRCQtUhHXptCGl_xYnPp84ZHCtJ2G5xvId5F6h-eRxqj0axCD2cVZsebUv3TzNrjAKb4B0p3uX8fsnwaZ8GDa7UF4ydNgtnvBfU2BLnQGjc/s800/IMG_0019.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Earlier this year Danny & Sam had a fun engagement party at the <a href="http://www.tinroofbistro.com/">Tin Roof Bistro</a> in Manhattan Beach. We were so lucky that <a href="http://www.tracykumono.com/">Tracy Kumono</a> was available at the last minute to photograph the festivities. Here are some of our favorite shots from the party!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h0TUVg7-gO3Zx3bGxLPxpX73tfFqBA-SZxJNfJ6CCelz6suzxD4SG5qTP7DmzMFLM4UjIT8RRiia4OcMoMIcpEc1d4KYzmCW0MDpppwQsbjKjV32EZL5lEgfVO4S7dqh_k5MCGUK88E/s1600/IMG_0011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654354863093122" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h0TUVg7-gO3Zx3bGxLPxpX73tfFqBA-SZxJNfJ6CCelz6suzxD4SG5qTP7DmzMFLM4UjIT8RRiia4OcMoMIcpEc1d4KYzmCW0MDpppwQsbjKjV32EZL5lEgfVO4S7dqh_k5MCGUK88E/s800/IMG_0011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd1gXwQRlVxA_iVWpiSdmA3Td-B0St65c634cEdVFhfCeNSJ2GQCJ74NqXqMXCb1xg6yi_sDmt9dY5sog0RIMV1kGd00ewnx7uZpgTqJPgxFgRtUkbft6QAq51ZU3s-USI2oMwzMfCGM/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654359373426802" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd1gXwQRlVxA_iVWpiSdmA3Td-B0St65c634cEdVFhfCeNSJ2GQCJ74NqXqMXCb1xg6yi_sDmt9dY5sog0RIMV1kGd00ewnx7uZpgTqJPgxFgRtUkbft6QAq51ZU3s-USI2oMwzMfCGM/s800/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMciwQXN-tGDnPj_iz1QCeEqXsJ4qODnvk9NcHJegKQONusg1snKl8iGAFm_Eo2nlidnjCpR7XvL5uVvzOfUgUW9UxVjwdEWgDxpVhGQb1S50NvLI0fjrHUH7y1B_iR6D7El4IFbBhfWQ/s1600/IMG_0305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654375643458882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMciwQXN-tGDnPj_iz1QCeEqXsJ4qODnvk9NcHJegKQONusg1snKl8iGAFm_Eo2nlidnjCpR7XvL5uVvzOfUgUW9UxVjwdEWgDxpVhGQb1S50NvLI0fjrHUH7y1B_iR6D7El4IFbBhfWQ/s800/IMG_0305.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUOlXmx57JHGmcw7PJu_Cisrxyj7pPWR_TdVt2K9rRhDCYbSgUhO1QR6Ik-TWSoecQWOd1IeLO4FwjYkwbuwsSL8HFqK6_vEaULSSakColnvL8Vg6HM7V-psT8aB-aZzf0xScKjJYyTY/s1600/IMG_0306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654491696499250" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUOlXmx57JHGmcw7PJu_Cisrxyj7pPWR_TdVt2K9rRhDCYbSgUhO1QR6Ik-TWSoecQWOd1IeLO4FwjYkwbuwsSL8HFqK6_vEaULSSakColnvL8Vg6HM7V-psT8aB-aZzf0xScKjJYyTY/s800/IMG_0306.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The food at <a href="http://www.tinroofbistro.com/">Tin Roof</a> is fantastic. My stomach is growling just looking at these photos!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAepPIlpMo-xKPfScan6lmUxi9jUd9AW5TFr4W3rY4tcI-wCjnPP0WYL-66Zlhchs-H2KvR5dl5k7AM33Aa96lHtJPm2PaeKD0AZoWpi9YZUC1jbBKFUvPebHoxgSMI898KYzL5p-WJc/s1600/IMG_0352.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654678835249538" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAepPIlpMo-xKPfScan6lmUxi9jUd9AW5TFr4W3rY4tcI-wCjnPP0WYL-66Zlhchs-H2KvR5dl5k7AM33Aa96lHtJPm2PaeKD0AZoWpi9YZUC1jbBKFUvPebHoxgSMI898KYzL5p-WJc/s800/IMG_0352.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5OWXYAyWacxrct3ZQl_Fum1ZweaxL3KJflzHOXE2w0qFNRLEPe3nisCG9cKXHtZDmntjiBOBBh9LFS_pnVU0gyOwPYnOsU6Jc1NRIkSGE45VO6qf41UxXLZAylsHlpODaef8t94y_2A/s1600/IMG_0346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654665351840722" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE41awp4TlGRBQmE_HAXY_koY7ycr8eGvTjLua9cguvaLH4AyATftNNjhIhgoePfOmkJI9hiwINhq657ZdlgDN0Imz9FP45FK5WeeyMtJq3yL7T4OyaMOo93FbdwLOlyIzvR-MezlrBMo/s1600/IMG_0389.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654832070827170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE41awp4TlGRBQmE_HAXY_koY7ycr8eGvTjLua9cguvaLH4AyATftNNjhIhgoePfOmkJI9hiwINhq657ZdlgDN0Imz9FP45FK5WeeyMtJq3yL7T4OyaMOo93FbdwLOlyIzvR-MezlrBMo/s800/IMG_0389.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for shots from Danny & Sam's engagement session, coming soon!</div><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Enct5Wb_U0M3ASKr7rWHu3ajgSFbwSAG-sad3HrzfUIKRBYXrpTq3l7a5BRx5xZgX3Dd4pLvhD7D22F6FfV0zYj9QRzWOTdUO5GaEt9JuiegXUj1gqxI2LGM2cxVIKbrFZ2DzA05sRE/s1600/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504649746131881842" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 56px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Enct5Wb_U0M3ASKr7rWHu3ajgSFbwSAG-sad3HrzfUIKRBYXrpTq3l7a5BRx5xZgX3Dd4pLvhD7D22F6FfV0zYj9QRzWOTdUO5GaEt9JuiegXUj1gqxI2LGM2cxVIKbrFZ2DzA05sRE/s400/Love_the_Bella_Girls_NEW.png" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Susan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11047712020595682972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934299350141539067.post-83336359877229934522010-08-16T08:00:00.000-07:002010-08-16T08:00:01.146-07:00Bella Blooms<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YqcLNaGq4rfubeqw-44FWK-urkAihXi_eCxy8SsqkDtMwfuqJCY6-ZDdQbXIARRVaEHs3t-39HBmTRF1w5bPQGuEotJHRGBffU0tJXptsrqt0j786bf5y0J-pJUOtOMra-QAXCloZY30/s1600/Bella+Blooms+Header+High+Res.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505038321339342210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YqcLNaGq4rfubeqw-44FWK-urkAihXi_eCxy8SsqkDtMwfuqJCY6-ZDdQbXIARRVaEHs3t-39HBmTRF1w5bPQGuEotJHRGBffU0tJXptsrqt0j786bf5y0J-pJUOtOMra-QAXCloZY30/s400/Bella+Blooms+Header+High+Res.JPG" /></a></p>Susan found this great article on the Symbolic Meaning of Wedding Flowers on Real Simple's website and I just had to use it for a Bella Bloom post.<br /><div><div><br /><div>Some of my favorite flowers and their meanings:</div><br /><div>Peony - Happiness and Prosperity</div><div>Orchid - Love and Beauty</div><div>Lilac - First Love</div><div>Tulip - True Love</div><div>Anemone - Abandonment, Forsakenness, Sincerity, Fragility</div><div>Rose (red) - Love and Desire</div><div>Rose (white) - Purity and Innocence<br /></div><br /><div>What about my favorite of all Hydrangea?? Have to do some more digging on that one!</div><div> </div><div>I even loved their suggestion of giving each bridesmaid a bouquet featuring a signature flower that suits their individual personality...Check out the entire article on <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/weddings/flowers/wedding-flowers-symbolic-meanings-10000001697458/index.html">Real Simple's Website</a>.</div><br /><div></div><div>Here are some beautiful flower pics to help you get through the week....</div><br /><div align="left">Beautiful bouquets designed by Carissa of <a href="http://jldesignsandevents.com/">JL Designs</a>, using Balsa Wood Flowers, love how she uses different textures and flowers with each event. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZiMMrMlDqKDdS6EY8X6KDxSARytP4pnic6iYYLmMIvWRUhqopPcmQhKNK1b5ST4-5aTlle3-x76Wl2T8I7bz07qwYTchVJjfl-fy0gdfZIwZwNKm-sILC0dvhrWxG6iOUwOMbeU0CNAw/s1600/JL+Designs+cream+toned+balsa+wood+flowers+photo+by+annemcelwain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505037600660864450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZiMMrMlDqKDdS6EY8X6KDxSARytP4pnic6iYYLmMIvWRUhqopPcmQhKNK1b5ST4-5aTlle3-x76Wl2T8I7bz07qwYTchVJjfl-fy0gdfZIwZwNKm-sILC0dvhrWxG6iOUwOMbeU0CNAw/s800/JL+Designs+cream+toned+balsa+wood+flowers+photo+by+annemcelwain.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD46nghnfwIRnezUzT7_9k671NR7Fl05LPQ7Gt4q9e1vk8HpZRlHw4ZSkI-C8kNUKrJOnfvV3jTsOo-QgDF7Cdm-wqYt1VGED9XQV24_TVOVTddXIlLEf9XvgcwoQxCADuKFR7WpLHJMf-/s1600/JL+Designs+creamy+balsa+wood+flowers,+white+rancunulas,+ivory+double+tulips+and+white+peonies+by+gabrielryan.jpg"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyCbBDDpgTxYKVRWHbMqrwhDcoyrPZZ8CMLhtj3x3sgesngW1nLQ01sW3nV7LTd-h0IUsgR0ucu-U1acMA5p0xdWLloHXVrE6D8mMY3pcEGoCEp-WVRapK41notdA-zDgZlkETj5z85r7/s1600/JL+Designs+creamy+balsa+wood+flowers,+white+rancunulas,+ivory+double+tulips+and+white+peonies+by+gabrielryan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505039018799131298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyCbBDDpgTxYKVRWHbMqrwhDcoyrPZZ8CMLhtj3x3sgesngW1nLQ01sW3nV7LTd-h0IUsgR0ucu-U1acMA5p0xdWLloHXVrE6D8mMY3pcEGoCEp-WVRapK41notdA-zDgZlkETj5z85r7/s800/JL+Designs+creamy+balsa+wood+flowers,+white+rancunulas,+ivory+double+tulips+and+white+peonies+by+gabrielryan.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">photos by <a href="http://annemcelwain.com/">Anne McElwain Photography</a> and <a href="http://gabrielryan.net/">Gabriel Ryan Photography</a><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Gorgeous wedding featured on <a href="http://greenweddingshoes.com/real-wedding-jill-glenns-sweet-wedding/">Green Wedding Shoes</a>, Florals by <a href="http://www.nisiesenchanted.com/">Enchanted Florist</a>, photo credit to <a href="http://www.natalienortonphoto.com/">Natalie Norton Photography</a>. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-bIiHv6IYDFjUZ44xFe74sRVPxkv6UHHSAlnqAnzs1tEN8U4BtPLrSUZHvchmWF1av2o_l07PW8ofS3Ugf3Pk6n-Yg9VZZw0oPrs0_Qp2S2SAKz-1EtXq4Zg-rBlbGMDrNGQlYgZG3Eb/s1600/Green+Wedding+Shoes+Purple+Flower+Bouquet+by+Enchanted+Florist.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505034031612218850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-bIiHv6IYDFjUZ44xFe74sRVPxkv6UHHSAlnqAnzs1tEN8U4BtPLrSUZHvchmWF1av2o_l07PW8ofS3Ugf3Pk6n-Yg9VZZw0oPrs0_Qp2S2SAKz-1EtXq4Zg-rBlbGMDrNGQlYgZG3Eb/s800/Green+Wedding+Shoes+Purple+Flower+Bouquet+by+Enchanted+Florist.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNY8JpK_5NXF_JL8ZBmZBqOYDli_dOE4IULAK6SVleSje01D2swCdRChFzXhyphenhyphen4khHpjpvlq9fYB9l-UUE_UEAD2DIrJxEk9Q72dolECCVK_ucR_PCqY3ATr_3F_tP_GlLJ-LZOL7EmfCGK/s1600/Green+Wedding+Shoes+Purple+Flower+Table.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505033966072185378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNY8JpK_5NXF_JL8ZBmZBqOYDli_dOE4IULAK6SVleSje01D2swCdRChFzXhyphenhyphen4khHpjpvlq9fYB9l-UUE_UEAD2DIrJxEk9Q72dolECCVK_ucR_PCqY3ATr_3F_tP_GlLJ-LZOL7EmfCGK/s800/Green+Wedding+Shoes+Purple+Flower+Table.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomK-2HWiLrwea5w0TwjhrlbrzIW-JdJ9GnWXCvGPRYACphw4Q9gfA814GFlOKXZ6D3jHdIfnfMqoBtUDdu6ARnHsbwvXRxaa4G9mtsd5n6tOtHknvWQ-li4sLoHGqspVa5Lucvb06D6oC/s1600/Green+Wedding+Shoes+Purple+Flower+Table+by+Enchanted+Florist.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505035133631445906" border="0" alt="" 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