Bella Blooms

Last week we were excited to share the Bride & Bloom celebrity feature for Victoria & Brian Cook's wedding...this week we are going to be blogging more of the amazing details that Jasmine Star captured.

For today's Bella Blooms there was no doubt that it would be an opportunity to showcase the amazing talent of floral designer Carissa of JL Designs. We were so excited when Vicki fell in love with Carissa's enthusiasm and design ideas, and so thankful to have collaborated with her to bring to life Brian & Vicki's vision for their perfect wedding.

Stay tuned for additional blog posts throughout the week.

Featured in Bride & Bloom Magazine ~ Celebrity Feature

When I say we have been dying to share this wedding, that could be the biggest understatement of the year. Susan and I over the moon with the Celebrity Feature in the newest Bride & Bloom magazine. We had such an amazing journey working with Victoria and Brian to plan their wedding! Please be sure to go pick up the magazine and read about all the amazing details and the team that brought Vicki & Brian's dream wedding a reality.

Stay tuned for next week's blog posts, we are going to be showcasing more of the amazing images captured by Jasmine throughout the week.

We couldn't have done this without the amazing team! We thank you all again and again~

Wedding Planner ~ Bella Weddings & Events

Ceremony & Reception Location ~ Trump National Golf Club

Photography ~ Jasmine Star Photography

Floral Designer ~ Carissa with JL Designs

DJ ~ Patrick with 123 DJ's

Lighting ~ LightenUp Inc

Rentals ~ Chameleon Chairs

Linens ~ Wildflower Linens & Designer Specialty Linens

Dance Floor ~ Hayden Dance Floors

Videography ~ Reel Life Pictures

Specialty Food ~ The Fry Girl

Photo Booth ~ Foto Cabina

Printed Materials ~ Custom Letterpress from LaBonne Vie

Bride's Attire ~ Platinum for Priscilla of Boston from Mon Amie

Bridesmaids & Flower Girl Dresses ~ Bella Bridesmaid

Wedding Jewelry ~ Adorn

Groom's Attire ~ Custom made by Elevee

Groomsmen & Ring Bearer Attire ~ Ralph Lauren with custom made shirts by Elevee

Huge thanks to Leila and the Be Inspired PR team for making the feature a reality

Bride & Bloom Magazine Feature

How excited were Susan and I to be invited to be one of the Featured Planners for the Spring 09 edition of Bride & Bloom magazine.....

We were given a spring color palette of blues and greys, and we decided to add a punch of lilac/purple to make everything pop! Hope you loved it as much as we loved putting it all together!

Here is the final spread, and some of the detail shots that went into making it happen.

We couldn't have asked for a better SoCal beach location to shoot our 'Beach Chic' spread than Shutters poolside deck.

Susan and I loved working with our printer La Bonne Vie Studio to create the custom letterpress invitations. The calligraphy on the names and monogram were courtesy of Laura Hooper Calligraphy. Anybody catch the KBS logo (Kathy and Susan with Bella), we got a kick out of that and making up our fake couples names and wedding date. That may have taken longer than the actual printing of the invites.

Of course not every detail was included in the actual published spread, one great element that we just loved were these custom maps from Laura Hooper Calligraphy. We loved it so much we are using them for an upcoming May wedding!

We loved the mint julep cups we picked up, and LOVED the lilac rose arrangement that Hidden Gardens provided for each place setting!

Who ever said that a bridesmaid dress is a one time wear? Here is Susan modeling our fabulous bridal bouquet in her maid of honor gown from a recent wedding. Coincidence that the color is a perfect match?

Another detail that didn't make the magazine, were these custom hankies we had made with our KBS logo. Special thanks to Li'l Inspirations for these beautifully made hankies.

And here is a 'self' portrait of the team (minus Trisha who had to head back to the shop) that was on hand for the shoot. Our dear friends Josh & Michelle Beller with MiBelle, Inc that did such an incredible job photographing the table scape. Our amazing publicist Leila Khalil from BeInspired PR, we can't thank her enough for this opportunity!

A huge thanks to the entire team of amazing vendors that made this spread possible --

Photography - Josh and Michelle with MiBelle, Inc
Location - Shutters on the Beach
Floral - Amy & Trisha with Hidden Garden Floral Designs
Cake - Leslie at Fantasy Frostings
Linens - Wildflower Linen
Chairs - Chameleon Chair
Rentals - Town and Country Rentals
Custom Letterpress Invitations - La Bonne Vie Studio
Calligraphy - Laura Hooper Calligraphy
Hankie Favors - Li'l Inspirations

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!