Jeanette is absolutely stunning and the bouquet that Carissa of JL Designs made her was simply gorgeous. Carissa wrapped Jeanette’s grandmother’s rosary around the bouquet- such a sentimental touch.

Instead of a bouquet, we ordered fans for each of Jeanette’s bridesmaids and Carissa attached a gorgeous bloom to each.

Staring with the invitation, papel picado became a recurring element of the decor scheme. For the ceremony, we draped banners of it from chair to chair to designate the aisle and it turned out super fun and festive.

This ring bearer was THE funniest ring bearer I have ever seen! At the rehearsal he came up and introduced himself to me as the ring bearer and told me his job was to greet everyone. And that he did. As he was walking down the aisle he was waving at the guests the entire way down, shouting “hello! hello!”. It was hilarious!

Jeanette is a book editor, so she wanted to tie old books she had collected into the wedding as well. Instead of a pillow, our little character of a ring bearer carried a book that Carissa jazzed up with ribbon.

Jeanette had her heart set on incorporating bougainvillea into the decor, specifically on the arch framing where they would say their vows. After many told us it was not possible, Carissa of JL Designs took on the challenge. The result was gorgeous! The bougainvillea looked like it was made to be on that arch.

As a surprise to the guests, a mariachi band was hidden during the ceremony and began to play just as the couple was pronounced husband and wife. They lead the guests in a procession up to the cocktail hour. It was such a joyous moment!

Jeanette made the escort cards by attaching lace seam binding to simple escort cards. A cheap and easy way to dress up DIY cards.

We set up a photo booth backdrop incorporating colorful papel picado banners and the couple provided fun props for their guests to get silly.

I made Jeanette & JJ a thank you banner, which they used in photos that became their thank you notes for their guests.

From the minute Jeanette, Carissa and I started dreaming up their reception tables, I was in love. When guests returned to the site of the ceremony, it had been completely changed into a gorgeous, alfresco dining area. Long wooden tables alternated with round tables dressed in beautiful champagne colored shantung silk linens. To incorporate papel picado in a unique way, we took the banners and created runners on the wood tables.

Centerpieces included books, cut crystal succulents and fruit. Carissa used a variety of purple, orange, fuschia and dark burgundy florals – dahlias, peonies, tulips, sweet peas, scabiosa, chocolate cosmos, amaranthus – with purple basil and fresh mint to add a fresh, garden feel. It made the tables smell incredible too!

We brought in purple wine glasses to give the tables a pop of color in a unique way.

In lieu of favors, the bride and groom chose to donation to a few different donations. Guests were given a card at their place settings and they were able to chose which organization they wanted their donation to go to by placing their card in a designated box.

The bride created the cute Salud! drink stirrers and we couldn’t have a Sangria inspired wedding without serving Sangria! 24 Carrots served a delicious sangria in carafes at each table, adorned with tags that Jeanette made.

I suggested incorporating in Spanish style tiles to replicate tiles used throughout the venue and Jeanette created these cute tile table numbers.

For the cake, Jeanette envisioned numerous cakes set up bake sale style. Sweet and Saucy Shop created six rustic style cakes in different flavors and one larger cake with papel picado details and the most gorgeous sugar peony. I made mini banners to serve as labels for the different styles of cake.

The mini banners were quite time consuming (I made them with my cricut), but so worth it- I adored how they looked on the cake stands. I also made cute stained wood plaques with these mini banners hanging on top for the bride and groom’s chairs. I do not have any professional photos of them, but one of Jeanette’s friends captured these images:

A little dia de los muertos touch:

This moment below warms my heart. I love sneaking the bride and groom into the reception area before guests are invited in so that they can soak it all it. It is so sweet to see them beam as they realize their vision has come to life.

Jeanette and JJ were adorable as they performed their first dance- a salsa number they had been practicing throughout their engagement. As the sun set, the reception was aglow with candles and market lights and guests danced the night away to music provided by the incredible DJ Smiles from the Flashdance, while be served late night snacks of pulled pork sliders, curly fries and mini milk shakes.

So much love, warmth and tasty eats and drinks! Definitely one of my favorite weddings I have been blessed to be a part of.

The amazing vendor team:

*Venue: Rancho Las Lomas

*Planning & Design: Us

*Floral & Event Design: JL Designs

*Photography: Tara Leigh

*Caterer: 24 Carrots

*DJ: The Flashdance, DJ Smiles

*Video: LuvBug

*Cakes:  Sweet and Saucy Shop

*Hair & Makeup: Nicole DeAnne

*Mariachis: Mariachi Espuelas de Mexico

*Invitations & Stationery: Kavamore Press & Tigerette

*Thank You Banner:  Joyful Joyful on Etsy

*Rentals:  Signature Party Rentals

*Purple Goblets:  Classic Party Rentals

*Linens:  Fusion Linen

]]> http://joyfulweddingsandevents.com/blog/2011/06/24/jeannette-jjs-sangria-inspired-rancho-las-lomas-wedding/feed/ 6 http://joyfulweddingsandevents.com/blog/2010/01/12/melissa-and-bryans-wedding-at-rancho-las-lomas/ http://joyfulweddingsandevents.com/blog/2010/01/12/melissa-and-bryans-wedding-at-rancho-las-lomas/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:41:33 +0000 Courtney http://joyfulweddingsandevents.com/blog/?p=1047 Melissa and Bryan’s October wedding was one of my favorites all year. These two have great style and are sweet as can be, which made it easy to thoroughly enjoy helping them plan their wedding! Their wedding at Rancho Las Lomas was a great mix of sweet and spunky, loaded with great color palette and beautiful vintage touches.

I will have a full post coming in the next month but, for now, I am excited to share some of the photos that the incredible Amelia Lyon posted on her blog.

Hi my name is Melissa and I am gorgeous:

Melissa and her stylin bridesmaids: (I loved their Melissa Sweet dresses!)

The guys looked pretty dapper themselves:

How fun is Bryan’s custom made tie and awesome boutonnière?

Their letterpressed invitations and save the dates were some of my favorite to date. I love that Melissa tied together all of the invitation pieces with pink and white bakers twine:

Together:

Some of the amazing details:

I have seen a lot of garlands put up on that arch at Rancho Las Lomas, but none of them could match this one designed by the incredible Kristin of The Treasured Petal. She killed it. It took two designers two full days to create this beauty- it came in twelve pieces and was like a ginormous snake when they were putting it up. I wanted to just curl it around me like a boa!

Onto the reception:

The cake. Oh the cake.

Melody’s creation of sugary beauty looked stunning against a backdrop that we created. Not to mention the delicious treats with the groom’s mother’s homemade cookies mixed in. I could have stood right there all night and been happy.

Dream clients + Dream Vendors= Happy planner.

Melissa & Bryan- thanks for being so awesome. Seriously- I loved every minute of our time together and your wedding was a dream. Amazing vendor team- thank you for all being incredible and rocking it.

The dream team:

*Venue: Rancho Las Lomas

*Photography: Amelia Lyon

*Florist: The Treasured Petal

*Cake: Sweet & Saucy Shop

*Videography: Elysium Productions

*Catering: 24 Carrots

*Hair & Makeup: Nicole DeAnne

*DJ: So Cal DJ

*Invitations and wedding day stationary: Ephemera Letterpress

*Hair Piece: Twigs & Honey

*Dress: Priscilla of Boston, Saks Fifth Avenue

*Photobooth: Cheesy Photobooths

Andy and Tracy: It was such a pleasure to work with you on your wedding! I wish the best and hope that you have an amazing couple months of honeymoon travel!

Here is our amazing vendor team:

*Venue: Laura and her wonderful team at The Island

*Photographer: Trista Lerit

*Video: Elysium

*Florist: Nisie’s Enchanted Florist

*Linens and Chiavari Chairs: Fusion Linens

*Dance Floor and Gobo Light: Classic Party Rentals

*Uplighting: Amber Event Production

*Hair and Makeup: Angie Hair & Makeup

*Cupcakes: Sprinkles

*Stationary: Olive Hue

*Photobooth: Cheesy Photobooths

*Babysitting: Quality Care Sitters

Their wedding was absolutely stunning! It was a treat for me because, not only did I get to be a part of one of the last weddings before the Hotel Bel Air closes for renovation, but I also got to work with some of my favorite vendors and friends.

Here is a look into Marisa and Robert’s day with photos by the amazing amazing Jasmine Star. She also wrote a beautiful vignette about their relationship- you can read it on her blog.

Hello beautiful:

Hello gorgeous:

Robert was tearing up a good half hour before he even saw Marisa. Here he is seeing her for the first time. So sweet!

Aren’t they just so gorgeous and can’t you feel their love for each other?

I love this shot that Jasmine got of the wedding party. I adore the bridesmaid dresses- they are by Two Birds. Check them out- dresses that you can wrap in a ton of different ways. (*Note: be sure to have lots of pins and tape though if you use these dresses- I played seamstress a few times on this day to make sure the girls were well covered!)

One of my favorite florists around is the extremely talented Carissa of JL Designs. She rocked this wedding with her gorgeous, feminine classic florals.

We used mirrored tables in the lounge area, so I pulled from that and created signs out of vintage frames and trays utilizing mirrors and placed them throughout the wedding. You can see a sneak peak of one on the escort card table above.

Ceremony:

A few reception shots:

It was such an incredible day and was an honor to be a part of. A big thanks to the amazing vendor team who brought it to life:

*Venue: April and team at the Hotel Bel Air

*Photo: Jasmine Star

*Florals: JL Designs

*Band: DeBois Productions, Entourage & Spanish Guitar Trio

*Rentals: Classic Party Rentals and Level 4

*Hair & Makeup: Sheree with Lips and Locks

*Bride’s Dress: Monique Lhuillier

*Cake: Cake Divas

*Favors: Cookies from Diddy Riese

Marisa and Robert: It was such an honor to be a part of your beautiful day! I pray that your love continues to grow every day of your lives so that it can keep spreading joy to those around you!