Every Last Detail Wedding and Event Coordination

It was a perfect day for an ocean-view wedding at the La Playa Hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea for Magdalena Aldana and Marty Azarani.  They were so great to plan with and loved the Mediteranian feel of the wedding since they had traveled to Europe on many a vacation so of course La Playa was the perfect venue.

Kim Larson Bridal Hair and Make Up prepared the ladies as Susan Helgeson from www.SusanHelgesonPhotography.com started capturing the moments of the day.  The Bride looked graceful in her beautiful ivory gown and her Groom was so dapper in his black tuxedo.  The Poseidon Room was done up beautifully with champagne and cream colored linens provided by Elegant Affair Linens.  Father Rudy Ruiz from St. Benedicts performed the afternoon ceremony as the Monterey String Quartet played on.    Marty and Magdalena were so sweet as they shared their first kiss as husband and wife.

The reception was a blast with dance music provided by Bret Conneau with Dance Trax DJ’s and the crowd danced up a storm.  Magdalena and Marty smiled all night then went off to enjoy a two-week honeymoon in Europe where they got to see the real Poseidon in person.   What a wonderful, gracious and kind couple.  We look forward to hearing from them in the future.

Yesterday my trusty Carol and I were busy bees at the wedding of Janice Gaoiran and Sergio Espinoza at the historic Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.  Normally a pretty routine set up for ceremonies on the lawn, we were advised – less than 72 hours before the wedding day that the ceremony area was dug up due to a water line break…On to plan B.  Our bride was so gracious and unfazed by this turn of events and was willing to go with the flow.  We were able to figure it all out during the rehearsal at an area never used for a wedding before and the 26 in the bridal party were very cooperative and all so sweet.

We were blessed with perfect weather and the ceremony went great with classical guitar provided by John C. Clark.   The ballroom looked great with turquoise as the accent color and the cake was pretty cool.  The neatest thing about the cake, though, was the cake stand which was such a great idea Janice saw in a magazine.  She also have the most beautiful cake cutting set I’ve ever seen with the handles adorned in rhinestones with a rhinestone “E” for the top of the cake.

Janice and Sergio were so cute and, although they had 200 guests there to celebrate with them, it was as if there were there only for each other every time they looked in each other’s eyes.

We had a great night and wish Janice well as she begins her journey as a new military wife and joins Sergio in Virginia.

We were fortunate to be selected by Annette and Jason to plan their California wedding by the shore.  They were not only happy to be here to get married, but also thrilled to be escaping the humidity and heat of Houston, their current hometown.  They were also happy that we were able to get everything planned for this destination wedding within about 1 month.

The Bride and Groom, along with 10 of their favorite family members and friends, gathered under a mighty cypress tree over the beach in Carmel to exchange their wedding vows.  Executive Assistant, Irma, did a fabulous job making sure all things went great and made sure the bubbly was ready when Denise Adkins announced them Husband and Wife. 

George and Cindy McCullough, one of our favorite husband-and-wife photography teams captured all of the days’ magic and everyone was so thrilled when the characteristically-overcast skies parted to reveal a beautiful sunset.  The celebration continued with dinner at Casanova Restaurant where Nancy from Mid Valley Florist decorated the tables to match the flowers used in Annette’s bouquet.  We look forward to seeing the images Geo and Cindy took and hope to post them to the website in the near future.

A sweet couple, a wonderful party and a perfect day.

We had another fabulous day at the breathtaking Holman Ranch with the wedding celebration of Kathryn Weslow and Craig Webster.  The day started out at Los Laureles Lodge where theHill House was bustling with activity when Carol and I arrived to check in on our bride as well as collect her gorgeous gown to be transported to Holman where she was to dress.  Katie’s colors were sage green and pink so it’s was so cute to see all of the bridesmaids running around in matching pink and white tank tops and black sweatpants with “bridesmaid” scripted in bling on their butts. 

We met with with the talented Scott Campbell of Scott Campbell Photography and he and his wonderful assistant Theresa who were busy capturing all of the special moments of preparation.  Scott made sure to get a picture of Katie holding her grandmother’s handkerchief.  It was a special way of remember her on this special day.

On to the ranch…Carol and I arrive and get to work getting everything going.  The site comes alive with activity as Christine Cater arrives with the flowers – mostly pink hydrangea and roses.  Michael’s Catering – lead by Sierra Weiss, arrives and there are people everywhere.  The anticipation is building….

The glowing bride arrives to dress.  Her gown is made up of layers and layers of sheer material.  It is gorgeous and she is a vision in it.  A short while later her groom arrives and all of the daper groomsmen are taken into the gameroom…

Fast forward to the ceremony…preformed by family friend, Judge Jerry from San Francisco.  The weather is perfect, if not on the warm side, and the backdrop for the ceremony is a the vineyard and mountain range.  Magical, and the guests agree.

Julie Alexander, who has played her harp beautifully for the ceremony, continues through the cocktail hour.

We begin the dinner hour with some warm and funny words from Jim Weslow – Father of the Bride, then toasts by Brent, Allison and Brittney then it’s time to eat!  Katie and Craig have decided to have food stations versus a buffet or plated meal.  Lots of variety and everything is delicious.

After dinner, Tim from Sound in Motion gets the party started!  Patrick and Charlie from Big Time Video are there to capture all the action as it happens and everyone’s having a great time.  This is one of those wedding where you can feel the love. ) 

Anyway, the night sails by and next thing you know Tim’s calling the last dance – Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” which turns into a sing-along.

At the end of the night Katie the Bride proclaims that her face hurts from smiling so much  - I tell her that’s the way it’s suppose to be.  We’ve had a wonderful time and are honored to have been a part of their day

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