Happy Anniversary Ally & Jon!

Happy First Anniversary to Ally & Jon!

We had such a beautiful day at the Bel-Air Bay Club 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 Bride's Cafe, and more of Ally & Jon's fabulousness here, here, and here.

photo courtesy of mi belle photography

Happy Anniversary ~ Monica & Jonathan ~ Calvary Church and Bel Air Bay Club, Pacific Palisades

As 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.

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!

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??)

Jonathan with his groomsmen - and my favorite all their great cuff links (check out those Texas Longhorns)!

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!

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 blog from Tic Tock Couture Florals on the idea. Loved how they thought of all the guests throughout the planning process!

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.

Be sure to check out both of their fabulous engagement sessions with SDK Photo and with TinyWater Photography.

We wish you a lifetime full of the love and happiness you shared on your wedding day.

Many thanks to all of the fantastic vendors who made this day perfect!

Ceremony ~ Calvary Church, Pacific Palisades
Reception ~ Bel Air Bay Club, Pacific Palisades
Photographer ~ SDK Photo

Cake ~ Fantasy Frostings

Florist ~ Lucky Bamboo Florists, Downtown Los Angeles

Entertainment ~ Project Entertainment & DJ Andrew Bowden

Hair & Makeup ~ Kacee Geoffroy

Happy First Anniversary ~ Jen & Mark!

Happy First Anniversary to Jen & Mark! See all the beautiful details from their Bel-Air Bay Club wedding here.

photo courtesy of mi belle

Mollie & Jim ~ Bel Air Bay Club, Pacific Palisades

Susan and I have been waiting for what seems like an eternity to blog shots from Mollie & Jim's wedding! We have kept it under wraps waiting for The Knot magazine feature to be published. Big thanks to The Wedding Chicks for also featuring this gorgeous wedding.

When we first met with Mollie and Jim, it was very clear that this was going to be an amazing wedding, and we were dying to be part of it! Mollie & Jim stressed throughout the planning process that they wanted everyone of their guests to feel the love they shared, and I think we all accomplished that. Let's get on to the eye candy!

This could be one of my all time favorite bridal pics....

Jim's brother was the officiant and MC for the wedding & reception, and he did such an amazing job...we would hire him in the future!

A quiet moment to practice their first dance moves before the reception festivities began.

Carissa, of JL Designs created multiple centerpiece options to create the glamorous, classical with a modern twist that Mollie was looking for.

The reception room at the Bel-Air Bay Club looked amazing with the romantic lighting provided by Nate and the team at LightenUp Inc. The Chameleon Chairs that Mollie fought to include in the budget were the icing on an already amazing cake!

Ummm, how did we get all this cake cleaned up?!

The little drizzle of rain earlier in the day provided the most amazing skies at sunset!

And the night ended with some delicious hot dogs from a Let's Be Frank cart by the valet stand!


Congratulations to Mollie & Jim, they have an amazing 2010 in the works...with a little baby boy on the way! We wish you a lifetime of the love and happiness you shared on your wedding day. It was a pleasure and a privilege to be part of your special day. Thank you for allowing us to share in your journey.

Check out JLDesigns blog post as well as Mollie & Jim's engagement shoot from Evoke Photography.

We want to thank the amazing team that helped us create this gorgeous wedding.

Venue ~ Bel Air Bay Club (yep, they loved this wedding so much they are featuring it on their website too!)
Wedding Coordinator ~ Bella Weddings & Events
Photography ~ Evoke Photography
Floral ~ JL Designs
Hair & Makeup ~ The Studio Agency
Lighting ~ LightenUp Inc
Chairs ~ Chameleon Chairs
Linens ~ Elegant Designs Specialty Linens
Printed Materials ~ La Bonne Vie Studio
Calligraphy ~ Gary Mond
Hot Dogs ~ Let's Be Frank

Ashley & Danny ~ Sneak Peek

We are excited to share a "sneak peek" of Ashley & Danny's wedding that took place this past August at the Sacred Heart Chapel at LMU and the Bel-Air Bay Club. Stay tuned for photos of all the fabulous details!

video courtesy of Pristine Video

Happy First Anniversary ~ Mollie & Jim

Happy First Anniversary Mollie & Jim!

Photo by Evoke Photography

Jenn & Mark ~ Bel-Air Bay Club

Jenn & Mark were such a fun couple to work with! They met on a Contiki Vacation in Australia and have been travelling all over the world ever since then! Jenn is originally from Southern California, so they chose the gorgeous Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades for their wedding. Check out the view, it was truly the perfect day! Jenn's dress was covered with beading and ruffles and she literally glowed when she put it on.

Jenn & Mark wanted to incorporate their love of travel into the day, so the escort cards were made to look like boarding passes and each table was named after a city they had visited.

We played up the rich brown tones in the room with beautiful Chocolate Chanel Windowpane linens and Gold Bella Fleur chairs with Chocolate Suede cushions.
Jenn & Mark purchased some fun props for the photobooth which made for some really fun photos!

Many thanks to everyone who made this day possible!

Venue - Bel-Air Bay Club
Officiant - Reverend Matthew Ryder of Saint Matthew Church
Cake - Fantasy Frostings
Photographer - mi belle
Videographer - Pristine Videos
Photo Booth - Party Booths
Entertainment - Off the Record
Florist - Westwood Flower Garden
Hair & Makeup - Pro Beauty to You
Chairs - Chameleon Chairs

Linens - Elegant Designs Linens

Jenn & Mark - it was such a pleasure and a privilege to be a part of your special day, thank you for the opportunity to share the journey with you both! We wish you a lifetime of all the happiness and love that you shared on your wedding day.