Michelle and Mark were married at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, which I love for two reasons:

#1: it is beautiful

#2) it is 10 minutes from my house

I absolutely adore this couple. They are not only sweet and genuine as can be, but their love for each other is so evident. I thoroughly enjoyed brainstorming with Michelle and seeing their wedding day come to life. Michelle was also a blogger on Wedding Bee, so you can see a little insight into her planning here.

The venue has a refined rustic decor scheme, so Mark and Michelle decided to incorporate that into their wedding design, along with some vintage and crafty touches, giving the wedding a personalized and heartfelt feel.

Michelle’s Kate Spade shoes were to die for. And her bouquet, perfectly designed by LaVonne of Adorations Botanical Artistry, was dreamy.

Not only is Michelle sweet and creative, but she is gorgeous as well. When she is with mark they are stunners.

The bridesmaids wore super cute dresses from Banana Republic. They were a steal too! Michelle kept an eye on them as they went on sale, then clearance. Affordable, cute dress= happy bridesmaids. Brides- take note. Look at non-bridal stores for dresses. J Crew, Banana Republic and  even places like Nordstrom and White House Black Market have great options.

The ring bearer and flower girl were adorable! The ring “pillow” was made out of a piece of wood and ribbon by Michelle. The super cute flower girl headband was made by LaVonne.

The ceremony:

For the guestbook, Michelle wanted to do something unique. We came up with the idea to use a vintage window and have guests write notes on cute pieces of paper. Michelle would then adjust them on the window after the wedding and hang it in her house. How fun is that?

Reception details:

We hung the escort cards on ribbon attached to an old church window, provided by Adorations. Michelle and Mark designed all of their own paper goods and did a great job! For favors, they gave guests M&M’s as a play on their first initials.

Michelle made the cute signage using her Cricut (a girl after my own heart!).

I just love these two and was so honored to be a part of their big day. Thank you to Mike Larson for the great photos.

The whole vendor team:

*Venue: Rancho Bernardo Inn

*Photography: Mike Larson

*Florist: Adorations Botanical Artistry

*DJ: Bobby Duran

*Officiant: David Nelson

*Hair: Christine Caprioli

*Makeup: Janelle Nelson

*Dessert table linen: Fusion Linens

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