J + J Wedding | Rahlston Hall Mansion | Belmont

I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer's sister, Emily who was married at the The Palm Event Center in Pleasanton earlier this year. You could say that the family was very busy year with the planning of two weddings at to beautiful locations. Jennifer chose The Rahlston Hall Mansion for her wedding. This was my first time there and it's beautiful!

Venue: Rahlston Hall Mansion
Photographer: Cliff Brunk Photography

Here are some photos that Cliff was so kind to share with me:

You can see more photos of this lovely wedding on Cliff Brunk Photography's blog.

V + R | Saint Claire Hotel | San Jose

I loved working with Vu and Robert! They wanted something fun and modern so we went with the colors pewter and yellow with touches of white. One of my favorite quotes from the year was from Vu. She told me she wanted a "big a$$ bouquet". I was afraid with her tiny frame that she would be overwhelmed. But she rocked the big bouquet with style.

Ceremony: Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Reception: Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose
Photographer: Augie Chang

All photos courtesy of Augie Chang.

You can see more photos of the gorgeous wedding at Augie Chang's Blog.

Bouquet Break

I had a few people ask me about Jessica's bouquet from Jessica and Alex's wedding I posted about here. There were a lot of flowers in this bouquet!

C + E Wedding | The Fairmont Hotel| San Francisco

This was a beautiful wedding at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The ceremony was held at the rooftop gardens and the reception was held in The Crown Room. The Crown Room is on the top floor of the hotel with breathtaking views of the city.

Vendors:
Venue: The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
Wedding Coordinator: Julie with JBD Events
Photographer: Michelle Walker Photography
Videographer: Justin Fone Productions

All photos were taken by Michelle Walker Photography

You can check out more photos here.

Original Save The Dates from Minted

I needed some ideas for fun holiday cards this year and my friend Sarah from Sarah's Test Kitchen told me about Minted.com. This place has some really modern and fun designs to choose from. They also have adorable "yearline " Holiday Cards and Save The Date cards!

You can get 100 of them for about $2 each. Affordable and original!

Cute Holiday Book Cards

Photo Card

I'm off to Tahoe this weekend but I'll be back with more weddings to share from this year!

Shoes to Drool Over

I was over on Zappos.com looking for some red shoes and got totally side tracked. I really don't need red shoes (or white ones for that matter). But I'm sure someone out there does. So I might as well share what I found - and drooled over.

RSVP Ivana - $89.00

Stuart Weitzman Pomposo - $325

Nina Electra - $89.95

RSVP Lauren on sale right now! $56.05

J + A Wedding | Regency Center | San Francisco | Part II

Here are some more photos of Jessica Alex's beautiful wedding at the Regency Center in San Francisco.

Jessica and Alex made the manzanita branch centerpieces and I accented them with the flowers around the base.

They had long banquet tables so I did a variety of centerpieces in white and pink.

Here are the invitations that they made. Jessica designed the invitations and Alex made the pocketfold. He made each one by hand!

J + A Wedding | Regency Center | San Francisco | Part I

I loved all of the details that Jessica and Alex put into their wedding. They met in art school and worked together in creating beautiful invitations and centerpieces. I was fortunate enough to help pull all of their creative ideas together into a very lavish and chic wedding.

Vendor List
Location: Regency Center in San Francisco
Caterer: Union Street Catering
Make Up Artist: Maria with Professional Make-up Artistry
Photograper: Junshien Weddings and Portraits
Videographer: Andrew with Studio MSV
Baker: Sugar Coat It Studio
Lighting: Elle Music
Floral Design: Huckleberry Karen Designs

Bride's Bouquet: Hydrangea, dahlias, roses, fern pods, spider mums, stephanotis, asiatic lilies, calla lilies wrapped in a feather collar.

This is what groomsmen do. I think they're holding 8 bouquets.

More photos to come of their invitations, ceremony and reception!