Oh So Chic Wedding & Event Planning: USD Immaculata

We are beyond excited that the new issue of San Diego Style Weddings Magazine has hit stands. It is a fabulous resource for planning a wedding or special event in San Diego.

Take a look at our ad on page 29 and see our planning advice in the "Pros in the Know" section on page 36.

For the second year in the row we were lucky enough to have one of our wonderful couples featured in the new issue. An & Chris are ecstatic to be featured in print on their one year anniversary! See the full post on their wedding here and the wedding feature on page 356-357.

We also had the privilege of working with some industry favorites to create this lush & lavish tablescape. It was so much fun brainstorming and shopping with florist Nancy Stevens to create this look. Check out all of the details on page 227.

Pick up your copy in stores now or book an initial consult and get a complimentary copy as our gift to you!

Wedding Details

Couple: An & Chris
Wedding Date: October 16, 2010
Guest Count: Approx. 280
Cuisine: Traditional 10-course Vietnamese Meal served Family Style
Color Scheme: Deep Plum, Gunmetal Grey, Pomegranate
Theme: The Dyer Love ~ which consisted of all things with their custom logo and coincidentally "The Sweetest Day" ~ Sweetest Day is celebrated each year on the third Saturday of October. Although often thought of by many as a second Valentine’s Day, Sweetest Day is actually a day meant to celebrate all the people who make your life special. It’s an occasion to make someone happy, a chance to celebrate and give gifts to relatives, friends, and associates.

An & Chris had one very big concern, the restaurant in which they would hold the reception. Upon hiring me they explained how it absolutely had to be transformed. They were having trouble visualizing it as anything other than what it was, a traditional Chinese restaurant with mint green lazy Susan's atop the round tables used for serving the food, the modge-podge of banquet chairs, and the two different types of carpet. After a site visit to the restaurant I could completely understand their concern and instinctively put my creative thinking cap on and became excited with the possibilities of what the space would look like which in turn got them excited as well. We worked for months coming up with table layouts, linen options, lighting options, you name it we discussed it.

They were such a fun couple to work with. Most meetings included lots of laughter about all of the ideas and projects the bride wanted to include. The couple did a wonderful job with carrying out their theme from the custom wedding website, magnet save-the-dates, and several different stationery items everything coordinated seamlessly. You definitely knew this was the "Dyer" wedding.

This fashionista bride loves her some shoes...An has a terrific sense of fashion and style. In fact, she even has a blog about it Haute Pink Pretty

This photo is one of my favorite's. It's classically beautifully and the Mother of the Bride was so adorable.

Yup, our bride got to meet a celebrity. Rev Run from Run DMC. I was super excited when I saw this photo. With so much going on that day the bride totally forgot to tell me he was at her hotel, Se San Diego.

The ceremony was held at the Immaculata. It's an absolutely beautiful church.

"The Sweetest Day" wouldn't be complete without the sweetest treats.
Guests absolutely LOVED the candy buffet. I think a record was broken for how quickly the candy was cleared from this buffet.

Details, details, details!

Along with the custom lighting design was also the matching dance floor decal. This couple was all about the details and carrying the them throughout the wedding.

This restaurant was truly transformed into a ballroom. The draping, lighting, and linens made a huge impact. We decided to go minimal with the centerpieces as not to interfere with the family style dinner service and were thrilled with the outcome of these snapdragon and curly willow gems.