Archives for January 2011

{Venue} Bella Collina

Last year I had the pleasure of attending an event at Bella Collina in San Clemente thanks to Mary Lallande of Jay’s Catering. I loved this venue! It’s in San Clemente for couples in the OC it works out perfectly. If you don’t live in the OC, it still might be perfect venue for you. I’m telling you it’s gorgeous!

Via My Wedding Concierge

Via Fusion Linens

Pictures taken by Bobby Brown, who is also an amazing photog! So what do you think? I love this space. It’s even more breathtaking in person!

Flowers in Season

I get emails from vendors, clients, Vera…yeah Vera Wang! I’m kidding! I have yet to meet her but I do get her newsletter and this time, this list of flowers in season was included and thought it’d be a great thing to share.

Flowers in Season
	Spring • Apple Blossom • Daffodil • Lilac • Lily • Peony • Tulip	Summer • Aster • Calla Lily • Dahlia • Daisy • Hydrangea • Rose	Fall • Aster • Chrysanthemum • Dahlia • Marigold • Shasta Daisy • Zinnia	Year-round • Bachelor Button • Delphinium • Gardenia • Lily • Orchid • Rose

Definitely not a complete list but it gives you an idea of what’s available. I know one of my favorites, ranunculus, is a Spring bloom.

Spring

Via Design Sponge

Summer

Via Gardens Ablaze

These pretties come in this lavender, blues, and whites.

Fall

I love dahlias too!

via Flower’s Gallery

Year Round

The Best of 2010

I know it took a while for this post, but I wanted to wait! So wait, I did! Here are a couple of our favorite and couples moments from last year.

Dacia Lamb Photography

Nicole Polk Photography

Kevin Le Vu Photography

Carson Photo

Beaux Arts Photographie

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Sweet Monday Photography

These make me so happy! Can’t wait to work with our new clients this year!

Recap: A Pet Affair

In December we had a little fundraiser for pets as posted here and Matt and Molly from Luminaire Images got some great shots of the event!

We had donations and sold treats & fleece blankets. All proceeds went to the Animal Assistance League of the OC and the Los Angeles Animal Shelter. A big thanks to Eva’s parents who finished up the blankets!

And guess who was there to party and let everyone know how awesome a shelter adoptee is!

Lolaaaa! She had an accident because it was raining outside shortly afterwards, but who can be mad at a face like that!

Thank you to everyone who came out!

Oh, Happy Friday!

We got a sneak peek from the ladies over at Sweet Monday Photography from our last wedding last year last week and we stared for hours!

More pictures to come. Congrats again to Nikki & Vahram!

Wedding Wire News!

Hello everyone! 🙂

Super excited to share these news:

Thank you to all our past clients who have left great reviews!

I’m also at The Special Events Conference in Phoenix and having a great time meeting new people and learning a lot of great new things. I’ll definitely recap next week!

Spring Cakes

Nothing evokes the idea of spring more than bright, fresh hues of yellow & lime. These are great colors that spring brides can work into their color palette. The best place to use them? The cake, of course…

via my sweethearts bakery

via cynthia peithman’s cakeline

via martha stewart weddings

via ron ben-israel cakes

Giveaway!

Hooray! We’re hosting a giveaway to celebrate this month of friendship and LOVE! One winner will get a this wedding dress hanger from Lila and Frances’ Etsy shop. Gorgeous right?

Great for those getting ready pictures!

All you have to do is leave a comment with what your hanger would say. Both of your names? Just yours? Get more entries by becoming a follower here on our blog or on our Facebook and/or retweeting this giveaway on Twitter using our handle @JustWenderful so we can track them!

Giveaway ends February 14th! Good luck!

Real Engagement: Sophia + Steve

I am super excited to show you these images from Mimi Nguyen Photography of this beautiful engagement session. I’ve been practically drooling all through the posting process!

Such an amazing shot!

Sofia is gorgeous! What great models huh?

And this last shot…so cute!

Thank you for sharing these images with us Mimi! Check out all her great stuff here! Happy weekend everyone!

Making your Guest List and Selecting your Venue

So now, you’re engaged, you’ve got your budget – what next? The number of guests you’d like to invite to your special day is something you’ve either already had in mind already and agree about or something you need to hash out together. Your budget should also point you in the right direction as to how many guests you may be able to have.

via Oprah

A smaller wedding means saving money and it’s usually about 50-80 guests. Up to 150, I consider it a medium sized wedding and over 200, that’s a large guest list! Once you start writing your guest list, it doesn’t have to be final. You can have a master guest list and a B-list. You’ll use the B-list when guests from the master list can’t attend your wedding. If your parents are helping out, usually they’re entitled to a list of their own, so keep that in mind too! Oh, and don’t forget to your count your vendors too. They need to eat too!

So you all this info and now it’s time to select the venue. Exciting!

via EAD

For the venue, I find lots of couples already have envisioned what they want. If you have no clue, your budget and guest count is a good way to start! Do you want your ceremony and reception at the same place or no? Also, keep in mind that your venue will be one of your biggest expenses. To narrow down which venue will eventually be the one, you need to ask yourself a list of questions from hidden costs to catering needs. If you want that list or if you need help, contact us and we can help you. Our email is info {at} justwenderful {dot} com.