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

Featured on People.com!

To say that Susan and I don't still have our mouths on the floor is an understatement. The past 48 hours have been a whirlwind of excitement that has capped off an amazing 7 months of planning with our clients Victoria & Brian Cook.
To be featured in People.com was amazing, we are thrilled that our hard work was recognized. Check out the full article at People.com

Susan and I worked to create a team that helped us create this magical day! Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes was amazing, the team was great! Huge thanks go out to Jasmine Star (or Jasmine-Star as People.com likes to call her). Carissa from JL Designs who helped us pull together the amazing Purple & Turquoise design. Nathan from LightenUp Inc helped us transform the ballroom. AdornBrides for blinging Vicki out. We couldn't have done this without all of their help!!

As People.com would say, a witness stated that they have never seen the ballroom look so amazing!

Huge thanks to our fab PR person Leila Khalil with BeInspired PR and Jessica Cohen PR for making this happen!!

We can't wait to show you all the amazing images and fun details, but you will have to wait a little while for that.

Stay tuned tomorrow for some fun shots that we are able to share.

As always
Love, The Bella Girls

Gilda & Mike ~ Sunset Restaurant

I still remember the first time I 'met' Gilda, it was via a phone call and we immediately had a connection with her vision of her Secret Garden wedding. Gilda has an amazing knack at reading people through el telephono, and thankfully we made the grade. What a fun time we had over the past year and change, we had some major weekend excursions and Mike was a trooper through it all. Here are just a few of the amazing shots that our friend Michelle from MiBelle, Inc captured of the day.



Gilda has an amazing eye for details, and it all started with her trip to SFO to meet the team at Hello Lucky to design the amazing letterpress invites that incorporated her love of all things pink and 'secret gardenesque'.



Check out the amazing floral design provided by none other than our friends Amy & Trisha at Hidden Gardens. The lighting that just made the entire reception pop was by Nathan at LightenUp. As my daughter would say it was just perfectly 'Pinkalicious'.

Can we talk cake....Leslie from Fantasy Frostings outdid herself yet again. We had three amazing flavors, and yes I tried each and every one of them. It's a hazard of the job, but I thought I owed it to Gilda & Mike to taste test and make sure there weren't any problems. Leslie loved the way the cake looked so much that she featured it in her celebrity blog on GetMarried.

Of course the story that you can't see is that we had gale force winds...or that is what it felt like if you were dressed in a beautiful sleeveless white lace gown getting married on Zuma Beach. But the winds and the sky created some of the most amazing beach shots.


Check out some more amazing pics on the MiBelle blog.



A huge thanks to the entire team that made this event super extraordinary:

Venue - Kelly Ann and the entire staff at Sunset Restaurant in Malibu
Photographer - MiBelle, Inc
Flowers - The Hidden Garden
Lighting - LightenUp, Inc
Linens & Chairs - Elegant Designs
Cake - Fantasy Frostings
DJ - 123 DJ's
Officiant - Reverend Clint Hufft
String Trio - Seaside Strings

We wish Gilda and Mike a lifetime of the love and happiness that they shared on their wedding day. Thank you for letting us take this journey with you, and be part of the planning process. It was truly an honor.

Love,
The Bella Girls

Vicki & Brian ~ Sneak Peek

We recently completed the table mock up for our clients, Victoria & Brian....when we first met with them, they described their vision of bold beautiful colors (specifically Purple & Turquoise) but keeping the overall feel elegant and sophisticated. With the help of Carissa from JLDesigns, Nate from LightenUp Inc, and Rhonda from Chameleon Chair we hit the nail on the head. Here is a sneak peek of the tablescape.


You thought we were going to show you flowers...you must wait until after the wedding to see the full table design.


Brian & Vicki were so pleased with the whole look, that they invited Susan and I to attend the Rocket vs. Laker playoff game that evening. (Brian plays for the Rockets). Here is a pic of Susan and I sitting amid a sea of Laker fans, we almost got kicked out of Staples for rooting on the Rockets.

We were so bummed that the Rockets didn't win the series, but it was an amazing experience to be able to attend one of the exciting playoff games.

Thank you to Brian & Vicki for including us in the fun evening. And a big thanks to Carissa, Nate & Rhonda for all their help in bringing Brian & Vicki's vision to life.

Love, The Bella Girls