Every Last Detail Wedding and Event Coordination

Cherie & Owen made the Monterey Peninsula the perfect location for their destination wedding.  Coming in from Fresno, CA – where last week’s temps soured into the 100’s  – was a refreshing change for the couple and their guests.  The ceremony took place at Berwick Park in Pacific Grove and the ocean was the perfect backdrop for this Central Valley couple.  The party officially kicked off at the Hyatt in Monterey and DJ Darion from DNA Dj’s kept the crowd dancing all night.  Since Carol and I were already committed to Tera & Jonathan for the day, my right-hand (wo)man Irma and our other seasoned assistant Juanita were large and in charge for this wedding and took excellent care of Cherie and Owen and all of the details.  Although the Bride & Groom had planned to make a grand departure, they decided they were having way too much fun to leave the party early!  That’s what we strive to hear.  Lot’s of hugs at the end of the night and another happy couple and beginning.

Had a fantastic day yesterday with a fabulous and gracious couple – Tera Erlendson & Jonathan Murray.  It was a beautiful day for a wedding at Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley – www.holmanranch.com  The weather was warm, if not down-right HOT at times but the skies were blue and clear making the mountains a crisp and magnificent backdrop for the wedding nuptials.  All of the bridesmaids were stunning, and how could they not be having been beautified by Kim Larson Bridal Hair and Make up.  Tera & Jonathan chose the best photographer in San Francisco – Peter Bruce www.bellefinephotography.com  - to capture all of the great memories of the day.  I was thrilled to work with Peter again as it’s been a few years since we’ve worked together – either at Mountain Winery in Saratoga or The Lodge at Pebble Beach.  Either way, it was great catching up and talking bikes since we both ride.  Some of the coolest ideas Tera had was having a candy bar lined with jars of various candies and then, in lieu of a wedding cake, they had scrumptious cupcakes from Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos.  Both were a HUGE hit and all of the sugar got the party dancing, along with the tunage provided by DJ Nick Elliot.  Things that will forever bring me back to this special day are the wedding party walking in to the instrumental version of Journey’s “Don’t stop believing” followed by the Bride walking down the aisle to Coldplay then walking back down the aisle as the new Mr & Mrs Jonathan Murray to Bob Marley.

Everything went awesome, Paradise Catering fed everyone well and you could really feel the magic in the air as the stars came out.  I know these two will be smiling and loving each other forever!

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The candy bar - a tasty idea.

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