Their colors? Classic gold and ivory, paired with the richest shade of fuchsia-based purple!

The lovely Kristen, intern extraordinaire [and total graphical diva], was on-hand to create whimsy and personality combining the look of their invites, from Foglio Press on Etsy [in a purple and grey scheme]:

And their Save-The-Date cards:

And here is a couple items from their graphic suite that Kristen created – the graphic element is JUST the beginning. I cannot wait to reveal details from their actual wedding, but alas, pro pics are always worth the wait!!

A perfect combination for the love birds! Fun and fantastic all rolled into one!

What details, you might ask, are we creating? Everything from welcome baskets for their out of town guests [complete with custom monogrammed munchies], wedding programs, table numbers, signature drink accessories [flags and signs], menu cards, escort cards [the cutest you've ever seen- I'll betcha!], and more, more MORE! We are totally thrilled with the deets for their day!

Until next time my dears!

xoxo,

A.

Stacey and John were married at an In The Now FAVE venue- Rancho Las Lomas!

The gorgeous bride…

[I mean how is that NOT the money shot for every photographer??] But I must admit- something about this picture is so enchanting and shows exactly how Stacey felt, acted and appeared on her wedding day… calm, collected, so full of true joy!

My FAVE, below, and a shot at Rancho I’ve actually never seen before!

More to come from this wedding in the future- I promise! Hope you’re all soaking in the beauty of the spring air. Wedding season is in FULL swing, lovelies, and I’m adoring every busy minute of it!

xoxo,

A.

So, with our new website and new vision for the future of In The Now, also came a new set of responsibilities as well as new ways to present our services and packages.

Currently, I’ve committed to taking no more than 2 weddings a month, personally. I feel that my time is best spent in undivided attention to the clients who have booked and claimed that time appropriately. Also, my non-wedding time is much deserved by my adoring husband, as we look for balance and sanity in the years to come. Having spent so much time pouring into my company with blood, sweat and tears over the past years has truly had it’s advantages- I’ve gained tons of experience, trained up a stellar team of people who work along side of me and who I can confidently send out to weddings representing the brand we’ve established and the name we have, and it’s also given me the luxury to choose my weddings wisely. Meaning- at this point in time- every single wedding that I take personally has design services attached to the package. My minimum service level is a package that I’ve coined the “essentials” package. It’s basically an all-encompassing package to ensure the needs are fully met on the day of the wedding, plus design services and a bit of pre-planning. It’s perfect for someone looking for a partner in crime to help them plan their day.

That being said, I realize that there are people who are still in a greater, urgent need of just the basics. Although I don’t personally honor this package myself, I thought I’d fill you in on what I like to consider the “emergency” package. It came out of the need for someone to have a “day of” coordinator, and the passion that we have for the industry. Here’s what’s included:

Organizational Services Provided:

• Available via phone and e-mail at any time, to answer any questions or meet any requests you might have from 3 months prior to your wedding date up until the day of the event.

• Two face-to-face meetings with your coordinator geared towards planning/efficiency of wedding execution [typically used for a site walk thru and a timeline meeting].

• Storage of wedding-related items prior to wedding day including but not limited to candles, custom pieces, vases or other floral container, programs or other paper items for up to ONE WEEK [seven days] prior to wedding day. This may also include storage of items after the wedding, which are expected to be picked up within ONE WEEK post-event.

• Customized professional itinerary made for set-up [at site] and distributed to each vendor either at final consultation meeting or via email the week prior to event.

• Customized checklist [for In The Now use] detailing out items to be set up or supervised on the day of the event. This checklist will be created by ITN and approved by client for accuracy in the final weeks prior to event.

• Referral of any last-minute vendor needs via email/phone.

Basic Services Provided:

• Provide an adequate number of assistants [whom client shall meet in advance] for the execution and set-up of the wedding and reception to ensure that In The Now is equipped to meet the needs of the client in every way. No less than two coordinators are assigned to each event [one lead, one assistant] and up to four coordinators may be provided for crowds of 250+ wedding guests. Assistants are assigned to events uniquely based on event circumstances [not only number of guests, but distance between ceremony/reception venues as well as venue restrictions or circumstances themselves].

• Greet vendors and oversee the proper set-up of ceremony and reception, ensuring that your requests have been fulfilled to the fullest extent.

• Coordinate and run the wedding rehearsal including direction of friends, family and wedding party to ensure all people involved understand their roles [as prior arranged with the clients and officiant].

• Full-service coordination of your wedding day or event and reception with no hour limit on In The Now services.

• Wedding day director for all family, vendors, and wedding party to look to for direction.

• Accurately ensure all seating plans and arrangements are executed properly [favors, place cards, table numbers, etc].

• Cue ceremony [including lining up and coordinating the wedding party, seating of parents, ushering, etc], cocktail hour, reception and all other large events, coordinating with church, DJ or live music hired for the events.

• Distribute final payments and gratuities as needed to vendors and other service providers on the event date.

• Keep all activities scheduled per time line [including set-up, ceremony, and reception as best as possible].

• Box-up and deliver all personal items [toasting glasses, gifts, extra cake, serving set, veil, makeup, etc] to their respected places [i.e. hotel room, car, mother's car, etc].

• All services include the quality and integrity that In The Now is known for. All of your needs will be met on the Day-Of your wedding. No request is too minimal to address and the ITN team is committed to the stress-free success of each event we are a part of.

Click here to print Emergency Package Details

A few things that I’m committed to providing for any In The Now client are to ensure that each event is fully staffed [meaning we provide as many team members as we think are required to properly get the job done], and that no client feel “nickel and dimed” by hours on the job. One thing that I’ve learned over the years is that you can never have too many helping hands [and it's why my team is so big and why we're continually working with interns], and that some weddings are just longer than others. Some of our days are 14 hours, some are 8 hours. The situations vary and I feel strongly that each event deserves to be executed to the fullest extent. So does my team. That’s why they’re a part of In The Now. This package is meant to truly be that huge sigh of relief at the end of one’s engagement- that’s why it’s only booked last minute [up to 3 months prior to the wedding date]. But, the cruciality of the package remains. That’s why this is the same level of service that each In The Now client receives on the day of their wedding- no changes. It’s because we always want In The Now to reflect integrity, quality, and love of the event above all else. We can’t cut back from something that we already know is going to be a very important part of our clients stress-free, love-filled, gorgeously perfect wedding experience.

It’s what makes me tick.

If you’re on the fence about finding someone to work solely on your behalf on the wedding day- do it! It’s one thing that I’ve yet to hear someone regret. The emergency package sits at $1150 and just may be the right fit for your pending spring/summer wedding!

Plan well, my dear readers… but more than that, plan smart!

xoxo,

A.

And now that their wedding planning is well on it’s way, I’m thrilled to say that this is going to be one of the most special events of the season for me! Not only because Tom and Steph are my friends, but because they’re actually tying the knot at the same place my husband and I did nearly SEVEN years ago [crazy, how time flies]!! Working a wedding at The Oak Knoll Club in Ladera Ranch will be so fun- but Steph’s vision for the big day [think Paris shrouded in black, cream and chocolate tones with a cocktail-style dessert affair] is even more highly anticipated!

Their engagement pictures are courtesy of Trever Hoehne, an ever-fave of anyone with an eye for artistic ability and heart! I’m pumped, y’all! Totally 100% AMPED on this event! So, to get you into the spirit of it all… here’s some of their actual engagement session by Trever:

This image was shot in one of my favorite locations of all time- Santiago/Trabuco Canyon. It’s where I grew up and went to Elementary School. The area, the lush surroundings, and the vibe of the canyon hold such a special place in my heart. This picture represents it so accurately!

Is Steph not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?? ADORE the dress. Adore the style. Adore the “darkness” of the shot!

Counting down the minutes until their July wedding!!

xoxo,

A.

A little preview to whet your appetites [of course, I just kinda sorta gave you that yesterday, right below, with the description of Shannon's flowers!!]:

The farm-inspired portraits, the historic site location [which was in her family!!], the large bridal party, the funky, fun, unique wedding was full of vintage glamour and homespun wedding details. Really, it’s worth the moment it’ll take to soak it in!!

Visit the Green Wedding Shoes post directly and brag about how you “knew us when”, ’cause these So Cal Event Gals are going places!!

Hoping you’re making your Friday full of lovely “features” in life of your own! Enjoy the rain- we hardly get it here and I find no reason to complain when it IS here! I’m one of those stand-outside-without-an-umbrella-and-just-enjoy-it types of gals. And I love it!

xoxo,

A.

And then…there’s Heather and Joe. To say that they are a match made in heaven is an understatement. And to say that I love them just a little…well that would be an understatement as well. They met at work. They sat in cubicles just inches apart from each other, and were friends for what seemed like forever. Then one Valentine’s Day they both found themselves single and decided to couple up, just for the day of course, and be each other’s “date” for the evening. It couldn’t hurt to go out just as friends, right?

Cut to three years later, and we’ll be watching these two “friends” walk down the aisle as husband and wife on the anniversary of their first date. Valentine’s Day 2010. It is going to be an affair to remember, on one of the most romantic day’s of the year. And I am so so honored and blessed to be a part of it.

So without further ado….I present to you…Heather & Joe!

They took their engagement pictures in downtown Laguna Beach, having a blast finding all of the cute little nooks & crannies trickled among the artful streets that line the area.

Now I wasn’t there, but I know with 100% certainty, that the face that Heather is making on the right means that Joe just said something to tease her. In a very loving way of course. ;)

And then it was time for an outfit change, and change of scenery to match!

This image takes my breath away.

Ahhhh…..Love!

Well, what did I tell you? Amazing right? Just make sure you go over to Adrienne’s blog HERE to see the rest of these beauties. You won’t be sorry, I promise!

~ Alicia

A coordinator hired by another coordinator!?! Can you think of a bigger compliment?? Seriously! That’s why when I got the inquiry to do the wedding of Leah, of Sweet Pear Events, I was beyond thrilled! And as I saw her vendor line up begin to fill up, I continued to jump for joy. She has made some great choices, and I am SO honored to be a part of this all-star line up.

Last year, In The Now was honored to coordinate for Jen, one of the other members of Sweet Pear Events, as well. You may remember her fabulous wedding from May, but if you don’t, check out some of her images here. So we are SO glad to have Leah joining our happy wedding family as well!

Ok, so back to these fabulous vendors I mentioned, I was thrilled to hear that Leah had selected Brandon Kidd as her photographer, but when I saw her engagement session pop up on his blog, I did a small happy dance. Think Irish Jig while wearing my PJ’s…

Just check out these A-mazing engagement pictures he took of Leah & Josh in Palm Springs.
The shoot started at The Viceroy, where Josh had proposed to Leah back in January.

Those yellow heels are KILLER right?

And when you can’t get the yellow heels in the shot, a yellow door will do just fine!

I love the way she’s looking at him here.

But this one is my favorite. You are Fierce girl…FIERCE!

Wow! That’s what you’re thinking to yourself right now right? And that you wish you could see more? I know, I know, I’m a mind reader…it’s a gift. Well, it just so happens that you’re in LUCK! This was seriously just a sampling of Brandon’s amazing work. So make sure you check out the rest of his goodies on his blog HERE!

~ Alicia

Boy are you all in for a treat today! I have been DYING to share these images with you guys. They are drop dead, hold on to your nickers Ga-orgeous! I knew when I saw the work of Amy & Maurice, aka The Theorie, on their website that they did amazing work, but it’s still always a “hold your breath” kind of moment until you finally see the finished product of all the pictures that they shot on your day. And wow, were these so much better than I was ever expecting! Simply amazing! A perfect capture of Shelley & Tony and all of their special little details on their wedding day.

The wedding was held at a private estate in Trabuco Canyon, compliments of the bride’s Uncle.
He built this bridge just for them, since the prvious one had been washed away by a storm.

The flowers were all provided by the amazing Carissa of JL Designs.

I mean come on, anyone who can make a box of boutonnieres look THAT good, has got to be a great florist, right??

A few pics of the bride & groom, and their wedding party.

The ceremony featured hanging vases filled with pink roses & peonies, and pink petals covering the aisle floor.

We added yellow ties around each chair, for a nice big POP of color!

The grounds of this home had an endless supply of amazing photo opportunities. It was such a perfect setting.

Shelley’s Uncle has a collection of classic cars that he has donated to Auto Museums over the years. Lucky for us, they are all so grateful for the donations, that they let him take them out whenever he wants for his person use. Score for us!! These bad boys make for great pictures!

The cocktail hour featured small square vases wrapped in a funky mod fabric that we found in the L.A. Fabric District, and single pink peonies in each one.

We made use of the beautiful oak tree in the middle of our cocktail hour space, by hanging varying sizes of white paper lanterns throughout the entire tree.

A couple more shots of Carissa’s beautiful creations…

I absolutely adored these vases that Carissa provided for the place card table.

Big puffy peonies just make me swoon…

And on to the reception details!

I loved how Carissa made it seem like these tulips were growing out of the cake stand. So amazing.

The guest tables featured small groups of pink tulips, arranged in lot of different funky white vases provided by Carissa.

I couldn’t decide which ring shot I liked the most, so I just included them both. ;)

Shelley hand crafted these super cute cootie-catchers that served as their menus. They were absolutely adorable.

And last, but not least, the scrumptious cookie buffet that replaced the cake later that night.

Thank you once again to the fabulous vendor line-up that made this event such a success. I couldn’t have done it without you:

Photography: The Theorie
Videography: Studio West Video
Florist: JL Designs
DJ/Lighting: Brady of Props FX
Catering: 24 Carrots
Cake: Sweet Gems
Rentals: Signature Party Rentals
Linens & Chairs: Dress My Chair
Hair & Makeup: i-style Salon, Los Angeles
String Quartet: Andromeda String Quartet

~ Alicia

Kellee and I clicked from minute one. She’s just so HER. And of course, I’m ME. My quirky, spastic, emotional and ridiculous self. And she loved it. And that made me love her even more! Her and Nick are wonderful together- can’t you seeeee from these images?

These make me even thatmuchmore excited to work with Jill Denny of RustyBoy Photographers. And the good news? I don’t have to wait long at all!! Take a peeksie:

Their wedding is the merging of two cultures, two lives, two hearts… I am so so SO in love with their plans for the big day! And what’s better? It’s at Nick’s family’s private residence that has a panoramic ocean view. I’ve seen nothing like it. Truly incredible!

FAVE:

I’ll end with this quick lesson of “How-To-Spot-A-NOW-Client” [as told to me by Kellee, just this morning]: the week before their big day, they’ll be breaking in their wedding shoes around their house, in jeans, with socks, to ensure the shoes are prepped and stretched for the marathon-of-a-wedding-day to come! How amazing COOL are they!!!

I am surely the luckiest duck in the pond. :) Proud mama bear smiles to all of you!

xoxo,

A.

Mandy and Jordan knew that they wanted some type of “engagment” session, but really, they wanted it to be more fun, quirky, and high-fashion then they did lovey dovey. And their photographer, [who flew out from the midwest to shoot their wedding] Ryan Russell was the perfect fit.

The day before their wedding- yes, they DAY before- they went out with him to shoot these bad boys. I am crazy for the vintage feel. Crazy for the styling [all done by M&J, and their friends], and crazy for this couple. Essentially, I’m kookoo for cocoa puffs.

VERY personality heavy in this one:

The closest we’ll get to schmoopy:

These next two are so gorgeously 70’s-esque!!

This one reminds me of Austin Powers and the femme-bots, for some reason. I looove that’s she’s pushing him away and being so coquette!!

Even THISCLOSE to a wardrobe malfunction, Mandy keeps her cool- this picture is epic:

And, just in case you were wondering, their personalities, to the T, are displayed once again below:

The theme of the shoot rolled into this photo, awkwardly gorgeous:

Absolutely loooooove the feel of this one down here…

like an old rat pack photo. UGH!

This old theatre provided the perfect back drop, in the heart of downtown Oceanside!

So cool with his cigarette “prop”!!

Love this [Katy Perry song inspired, on my end] Waking-Up-In-Vegas look they’ve got here:

Hands down, my favorite:

I’m pretty sure that Ryan shoots 100% in film, which is what really gives these photos their character. I’m so so SO looking forward to seeing the shots he grabbed on the day of the wedding, too! But, seriously, how is THAT for a unique and fun engagement session??

Hope you’re having a better day than I am- my computer gave me the sad face last night, so it’s into the Apple store I go! Wish me luck!!

xoxo,

A.

Karri contacted me back in August of last year. Maybe even before that. We talked on the phone. Loved each other. And then, I never heard from her. Until 4 weeks ago. She called, randomly, out of the blue. I had her number saved in my phone, randomly, out of the blue [because who plugs someone INTO their cell phone who isn't yet a client?]. She was convinced I was already booked. I wasn’t! It was MEANT TO BE. Right? Right! Since then, it’s been a whirlwind romance full of in-person hugs, conference call meetings and site walk throughs. This amazing couple is getting married at the consistently-amazing Villa Del Sol D’Oro [a venue I've been dying to work] and I am thrilled!! The colors: olive, platinum/silver, mossy green, and white. Perfect for the tuscan-style backdrop of the Villa! Okay, I’m gabbing on and on… here are the pics:

Tell me that the color aqua doesn’t look incredible on her skin. You can’t. Because it does!

Nicky @ Eight 20 Photography took these stunners and although I won’t be working with her on their big day, I am happy to report that they’re in the safe, wonderful hands of Jordana Hazel this Saturday! My favorite, 100% convinced, is this image that the team of Eight 20 snagged:

THAT my dears is why I live, breathe, and stress the way I daily do.

Ugh I love love! Lots of stuff coming out in the next few days, weeks, months… times they are a-changin’, and we are changin’ right along with ‘em. Rolling with the punches, going with the flow… doing the bull dance.

Cross something off of your to-do list tonight. Even if it’s a smallie errand, it’ll make you feel great!

xoxo,

A.

Hello to all! It’s Brittany again on the blog front. Hope you’re not getting sick of me already. Some wonderful news to share with you…Amel and Ashraf are getting married! Yup, that’s right, they’re goin to the chapel, well not really. Actually they’ll be beach front in a matter of days at the stunning venue The Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel.

Not only do they have an amazing venue, but also a very talented photographer, Tony Florez. He shot Amel and Ashraf’s engagement sesh at the Mission Inn in San Juan Capistrano where they took some pretty SEXY pictures. These two should be models or something….come see for yourself!

One word: BREATHTAKING!

Amel is totally workin that camera. You go girl!

And lastly, my all time fav! They really are meant to be together….sigh

heart,
b.

Are they not the cutest EVER?

They’ve been together a whole 7 years, so it’s right about time for them to take their vows!

This is what happens when you go to college and your friend says that she knew a Persian girl in high school who’d be perfect for you:

[She IS perfect for you.]

These pics are courtesy of Scott A. Nelson and boy am I excited to have HIM on board for today!! Can’t WAIT to see Nassikins all dressed to the nines and PUMPED about this big event! Let’s dance ’til midnight!

xoxo,

A.

Ok, please don’t stone me…if any of you have been reading the blog long enough, you’ll remember Jamie & Jeff from wayyy back in September. Their wedding was at The Historic Cottage in San Clemente, and it was one of the first I had the pleasure of doing sans-Mandy Kins. But I swear I haven’t been holding these beauties hostage from you guys. We just got the disk of images from Tony Florez a few weeks ago, so I sorted through them the first chance I got. And boy were they worth the wait!

Here are just a few of the beautiful portraits Tony took of Jamie and Jeff before they walked down the aisle.

The ceremony was held at Calafia Park down the street. What an amazing view!

Isn’t Jamie unbelievably stunning?

The two of them make such a beautiful couple!

And beautiful couples make even MORE beautiful babies!!! Jeff and Jamie also incorporated a baptism for their son Riley into the ceremony. Such a touching idea.

They had a fabulous seaside, beachy theme that turned out so so cute.

Their first dance was amazing. It started out sweet and slow, and then turned into something straight out of Dance Dance Revolution! It had me rolling on the floor laughing!

And who doesn’t like to end the night with a good Thriller homage? Face masks and all…

~ Alicia

I am so so excited to share these scrum-didly-umptious images by Henry Chen with you guys!! He did an AMAZING job capturing Grace & Brian truly in love, in the moment, in the now.

And to top it off, he started doing TWO posts for his brides! One portrait, and one details! Ummm, hello! A blog full of details?!? Can you say, a coordinators Dream!?! Henry, you are a genius!!!

Ok, so on to the shots. Rancho Las Lomas has so many interesting little nooks and crannies. You could probably spend a half a day exploring all of the grounds there. Visiting the animals, and just taking in it’s pure beauty. Henry captured it all!

Grace’s hot pink shoes were so sas-a-fras! I wanted to build a runway coming out of the bridal suite just so she could stop down it in those kittens!

How gorgeous is she?!? Straight out of a magazine, right?

I love this one. It’s like Henry caught Grace & Brian in a secret moment from behind the bushes. I like to think that he really did. :)

The super cute appetizer Korean Rice cakes.

Grace made these great signs for her food stations from 24 Carrots. There was a Sushi station, Carving station, Salad station, & Risotto station. And they were D-Lish!!!

The gorgeous croquembouche made by Susanne Michel of Sweet Art.

And the stunning trio of cakes that Grace did. To signify the French, Korean, and joining of the two. :)

Ok, so I posted most of the detail shots, because…well because I just couldn’t resist. BUT I still command you to go view all of Grace & Brian’s stunning portraits over at Henry’s blog here because they’re fab! Now go, hurry, go!!!

~ Alicia

L&P [or, should I say Elizabeth and Pedro, because that's their real names!] are the CUTEST, CUTEST, CUTEST couple ever. When Lisa told me that she and Pete were planning their engagement session at the Queen Mary with a retro throwback feel, I squealed with glee. I’ve always known Lisa was gorgeous but seeing her with her love… eeeep!! I couldn’t keep this all to myself!

Outfits picked SO appropriately…

The green shoes in this “look” Lisa’s wearing match Pete’s shirt. Perfectly. I LOVE that.

Possibly my favorite, EVER:

And of course I saved this one until the end- on purpose to torture you because that’s how I roll.

BAM! Look at those faces?!?!? GLAMOR GIRL. I cannot- NOT NOT NOT- wait for her wedding on Saturday. Lisa, how did this creep up on us so quick? I must say- Lisa’s had me booked forEVer now and being able to have such a fun relationship with her has made me even mooooore excited. Plus I’m doing flowers again because I’m a crazy person [at least from my home this time and not from a hotel]. When I finally get to meet their photographer, Hector Perez, I’m instantly going to ask him where the HECK he puts his photos online [as I can't find him anywhere] and thank him for this lovely session with two of my lovely dovely birds.

SO ready for the weekend of fun after taking a lot of time this week creating new spreadsheets and looking at pretty pictures. DIGGING my hands into the things I love… how ’bout you?

xoxo,

A.

The reasons I am looking forward to Megan & Brodie’s wedding:

1) They’re getting married at the fabulous Marvimon in Downtown L.A. The place is just oooozin with character!

2) They are two of the most awesome people that I’ve ever met. Like seriously, fun, happy, loving people. And with style, OH what style, to boot!!

3) Their wedding is being photographed by the uber fun Jordana of Hazelnut Photography who I can not WAIT to work with again!

4) They are two of the most awesome people…..oh, wait, did I already say that? Ok I’ll say it again! They’re Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!!!

Here’s a couple of their engagement pics taken by Jordana that I just LOVE!

How cute are those glasses?!?

And this one is my favorite, Jordana I can’t believe how perfectly you capture that dandelion!

And as always, I left out juuuust a few of these bad boys so you’ll be forced to visit Jordana’s blog Here to see the rest!! Enjoy!

~ Alicia

Take a look. See for yourself. I’ll bet you’ll fall into heart-melting, gut-wrenching, over-the-top love with them, too!!

FAVE of the day, hands down:

When I see images like these… I fall in love with their love. And that’s just ME. Imagine being them, right? So great. I cannot WAIT for for big day this July. Super duper ooper fun to be had!

Hope these pretty pretties are the perfect mid-week mind break!

xoxo,

A.

Here’s what she sent over to show her inspiration and color pallet:

Yep! It’s light. It’s fresh. It’s crisp. Just like an apple. I cannot wait to see her vision come to life even more! So from there, of course she had to whip up their custom monogram:

And if this doesn’t say country chic I don’t know what DOES! Yes, hand sewing is in the plan, if you can’t tell the nod to it. Yay! But when she copied me on this email to her bridal part, I KNEW we had to feature her. She just created this for them to show her decisions. Not only is the dress KILLER and the gold sandal soo perfectly Shan’s style, but the styling and presentation just made my heart swoon!

Did you do fun and creative things for/with your bridesmaids? It’s the best! Hope you enjoyed this mini sneak peek. You know I’ll keep you posted!

Have a wonderful mid-week break. In the midst of all the emails and phone calls and google searches, it’s nice [and needed] to take some time to breath. Of course, you can do that by browsing pretty pretty pictures, now, can’t you??

xoxo,

A.

I am BLOWN AWAY by Jan and Tey Garcia and their images from A&B’s big day! I needn’t say more. Seriously.

After the ceremony they went to Soka for their portraits. A PERFECT background, don’t you think? The grounds are so gorgeous over there… I love them all!!

True colors, shining through [that's why I love you!]

Straight out of the pages of Ceremony magazine! Well, it SHOULD be, that’s for sure!

Forgot to mention that Alex’s eyes are two different colors. We kinda bonded over that [but my eye is only 1/3 different than the other].

Inside the Art Gallery for a sneak at the reception:

And Soka, by nightfall:

More here on their blog. Since he blogged a gazillion of ‘em, it’s like a little eensy meensy surprise for you when you go visit. Jan’s art is apparent, right? Love them. Love their photos. Love their love [as always]!

Hope your weekend is full of remarkable moments that allow you to remember why you’re going through all this insanity in the first place- sometimes, you gotta look to find them. FIND THEM!
xoxo,

A.