India meets scottland

She's from India, he's from Scotland. This was a very cultural wedding with a couple cultural ceremonies and interestingly enough, this is probably the only time I'll experience a wedding like this! It was super cool having flashy indian dresses mixed with kilts.  A bagpipe and a dohl.  This couple together has traveled throughout the world and the guests at this wedding got to experience the theme.  I personally LOVED the sparkle table cloths and these pictures don't exactly portray the feel of the tent.  Although I recently managed to snag a few photos from Braja photography. Bright colors with a flair of Braveheart was the perfect combination for this wedding. Sorry i don't have many professional pictures, so please excuse me photography skills and the lack of lighting due to the tent.  PS this resort on Coronado was a beautiful place and would be ideal for my dream sailboat ride:)

I LOVE these tablecloths

Fun chandeliers!

Escort table corresponded to places the couple has traveled around the world. The tables were named according to these places.

Sweet Lydia's killed it again. DELISH!

These are the ones I managed to take that weren't in Braja's sneek peek.

notice the bagpipes, the tartans, the horse, the kilts, but all Indianized

DIY

Proud moment: came up with this idea on my own, found the fabric from an old turtle neck shirt found at a thrift store, and implemented the process myself! Don't look too close however, I like the after on the right MUCH better. These combat boots just got a Jessica makeover that peeks out depending on how I wear them:) florals obviously had to happen.

Guess what!...Love on Aisle 4:)

Amorology had two weddings this Saturday.  One we did design for, an apple orchard venue in Julian playing off the theme of apples and the fact that the couple met as managers of Trader Joe's. Hence the grocery store theme.  This look really came together well and I adored the concept as well as the few pictures I've seen since I wasn't able to be there in person to set up. The good photos were taken by Brittany Dow Photography. Some Heather was able to capture and can be found on her Instagram.

Desserts were apple pie, carmel apples, and cookie butter.....which if you haven't tried is AMAZING.

All the textures of the stationary are so fun!

Escort card table: names were the labels of cans which were custom made!

Paper bags, a cash register and scale capture the idea that "good things are worth the weight" 

 I love the floral/garland at the bar!

These mini pies were favors. The guest were able to take something "From the Orchard" that was "Sweet as Pie"

Instead of attending this apple party, I was helping out with a month-of service wedding in Rancho Santa Fe at a mansion residence.  The bride and family completely come up with ideas and design it all, we just make it happen the day of so they can focus on the whole getting married part.  I honestly loved how clean and simple everything looked.  The groom's parents were from Egypt and moved to Canada, so there were a lot of foreign guests that came to the wedding from Egypt, France, Spain...way cool! I captured just a few of the details.  The florals were very minimal, but just enough to add texture.  They were completely white and simple, to match all the other decor. At night once all the candles were lit and the globe lights came on, things looked stunning! My phone didn't quite do it justice haha

It's About Time

Today I spend a couple hours working on some good old fashioned graphite artwork. I haven't been doing real art for a while! Even though i doodle and do caligraphy in my notes, i haven't sat down and actually worked on something specific and challenged myself for a while. I'm hoping to get in some classes that force me to take time and do things like that this coming semester, because i have been blessed with a talent but i haven't been enhancing it which is a shame on me.  But here is a portrait of my friend Roger, and his lovely stache.....haha fun huh!

Back2Back including a celebrity

Alright, week three of the internship had another set of back to back weddings and this time they were both full service. On Friday down in the Catamaran Resort, Lisa and Paul had a wedding that was WILD and as far as design goes, it was a fun play on textures.  Not to mention, the ceremony had the background of the beach and Guy Fieri was the officiant! Food network fans anyone? It was cool to see him and his family. What's fun about this internship is seeing the people I meet that are considered celebrities party and in their personal lives! Not many people get to experience that! But like i mentioned earlier, this wedding was WILD and far from classy as far as the people go hahaha but luckily they had the money to make it appear classy. Those extra pretty pictures are by Diana McGregor  !

Personalized cups for name cards!

The second wedding on Saturday was complete opposite. Classy to the T. They even had their guests show up in golds and sparkles and fancy clothes.  Although the venue was a bit strange at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park, it had a cool sailboat in the venue which added to the wow factor and it fit since he is a sailor. Michael Buble played all night and the golds and glitter and pearls really decorated this place. I loved the glittery backdrop! And it was cool that the escort cards were compasses, so it was a party favor and place card all in one.