We took our pics at UCLA (we are HUGE bruin fans) and Santa Monica Pier. I loved that it was overcast and we even got some sprinkles... and like a true Californians we had to bust out the umbrella!
Us in high school – 1995
Our Prom - 1997 My Little Family at my Master's Graduation from UCLA in 2004!! GO BRUINS!!! Us at our friends wedding in April 2005!!
FI getting his Masters in May 2006. Yes, those are my future in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Clause! The kids coming to the wedding can’t wait to see Santa in the flesh. He can also be seen at the Westside Pavillion mall in Los Angeles from Nov. - Dec. Our children are going to be so confused!
Setting from www.go4jewel.com and diamond from Blue Nile
7 diamond wedding band from T & Co.It is SO much more beautiful in person!
Pearl drop earrings from T & Co... a birthday present from FI.
by Sherry McAnelly from On Location Beauty
Maggie Sottero “Dion”
Trying on my dress for the first time! The style name of the dress is also my future last name! How perfect is that?!
My final fitting with Lady Jane's daughter in Toluca Lake. Getting the 9 point bustle in place! She did an amazing job making the silk Tiffany Blue tie in the back.
DIY save the date luggage tag and matching card.
These are a few monograms done for us by Ginesa Schleuse whom I found on the knot... ptginesa@gmail.com.We used the middle one on our Gobo Light, programs and on our video montage.
Invitations from MyGatsby.com, Pocketfolds from Cardsandpockets.com and Swarovski crystals from ebay seller Tamisplace.com
Paper for inserts from Xpedex Paper in West LA, Envelopes from Crane.com, Stamps from Zazzle.com and Calligraphy by Carmela Mazzarulli
Getting ready to stuff and send…and all the supplies!! In total it took us 3 weeks to make the invitations, but we got so many compliments it was worth it. We even added a special touch using Tiffany & Co. perfume on the inside of the envelope before sending them!
My... Will You Be My... Cards (Cards, ribbon, and stickers from Michael’s; Dresses & Tuxes from Ebay)
Rehearsal Dinner Invitation - Found on Clearance at Target - only $6!
Our Thank You Cards from Kodak
Made using Publisher – Printed at Kinko’s
My Bachelorette Tank and Birthday Girl/Bride Tee from CustomizedGirl.com Our Honeymoon T-shirts
Our Honeymoon T-shirts
My place card holders - from Ebay
Tiffany box ring pillow & guestbook. Purchased from EBAY.
Garters & Flowergirl Basket - both from EBAY
Flower Girl Dress - By Alfred Angelo (Style 6342)
Our “flower dog’s” leash and collar – made with ribbon flowers from Michael’s, ribbon from the Fabric Barn (Long Beach), and collar from Pets of Wilshire, Santa Monica
Bridesmaid Dress in Cornflower
Bridesmaid dress modeled by my SIL getting fitted by Janet Brunton in Orange, CA
Bridesmaid "Crystal" Bouquets - Purchased in Downtown Los Angeles
Cake Topper
As a surprise to my FI and all of our guests I am hiring UCLA's mascot Joe Bruin to show up during the garter toss. I plan on blindfolding FI and then having our DJ play the UCLA fight song as he throws the garter. We are both big UCLA fans so I think he's going to LOVE it! No one knows except for our wedding planner and DJ so it will be an awesome surprise for everyone!
Flower initials made for the church doors and basket of candles for candle lighting ceremony. We are including all of our guest in our candle lighting ceremony. We are having them light each other candles from the back of the church forward until it gets to our mother's candles in the front. They will then light each of our candles before we light the unity candle.
I love this cake, but I want to add a blue ribbon across the middle of each layer
Our Ceremony Location - Trinity Baptist Church in Santa Monica (the interior was used in the filming of Father of the Bride)
Our Reception Site - FantaSea Yacht Club in Marina del Rey - LOVE this place!
The inside of the club. It has three levels and windows almost all the way around. I love the columns!
This is my favorite part - the area above the dance floor is painted like the sky and it can be darkened and little twinkling lights appear!! We'll be dancing under the stars and won't have to worry about the wind and weather!
The club also has this smaller room attached which we will set up with toys and candy for all of the kids attending. Sorry it's so dark (the lights were off at the time).
Our Table Name cards that will be put in our centerpieces. This is an example of a couple that I made. I put the collage together in photoshop, had them printed by Snapfish and glued them to platinum card stock from Michael's. These two will be in the kid's room with lollipop centerpieces.
This is an example of a couple that I made. I put the collage together in photoshop, had them printed by Snapfish and glued them to platinum card stock from Michael's. These two will be in the kid's room with lollipop centerpieces.
These two will be in the kid's room with lollipop centerpieces.
We supplied our OOT guests with bus maps, a map to the ceremony, gum, snacks, water, sparkling cider, Alieve, glasses cleaner, welcome letter, list of near by restaurants, 2 postcards (one of which we self addressed for our guests to write us and tell us what they did while they were in town), and of course a yummy chocolate chip cookie from Diddy Riese in Westwood!
We gave our Groomsmen and Dads a travel kit from Bath & Body Works and T & Co. Sport Cologne and our Bridesmaids and Moms the Elsa Perreti collection T & Co. initial necklaces which they wore during the ceremony I got my mom, dad, and FI's mom similar hankies to the ones above from Felicia's Fanicies Custom Embroidery. They LOVED them!
I got my mom, dad, and FI's mom similar hankies to the ones above from Felicia's Fanicies Custom Embroidery. They LOVED them!
Our list is compiled of our favorite songs, songs that were out when we first got together in high school and some songs that will be used during our wedding… Song List You and Me – Lifehouse (Our first dance) I Turn to You – Christina Aguilera (Father/Daughter dance) Wink and a Smile – Harry Connick Jr. You’re Still the One – Shania Twain (Anniversary dance) Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion (Montage Video) The Way You Look Tonight – Steve Tyrell When I Saw You – Mariah Carey (Processional) Happily Ever After – Case For You I Will – Monica Back to You – John Mayer 1979 – Smashing Pumpkins (Montage Video) I Do – 98 Degrees Only Wanna Be With You – Hootie & the Blowfish Spend My Life With You – Eric Bennet You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow Badfish, Sublime Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) – Green Day
Sorry it’s a little blurry but the tags say “These candles are made with all of the flowers that Marshall gave to Tiffany, from their corsage at the Jr. Prom through their engagement. Let these petals bring you as much joy, light, and love as they have brought us! Thank you for sharing in our special day.” FI and I made these by purchasing votives from Michael's, the tags from Vistaprint (they were business cards that we cut down to size), and ribbon from Fabric Barn in Long Beach. We first froze the votives in the freezer to pop out the candle easier. FI then chopped off the sides of the candle with a knife while it was still cold (and still has the scar to prove it!) then we melted wax I purchased from Ebay in a wax melting pot and then poured the wax and our dried flowers around the shaved votive. They dried nicely and looked great and all of our guests loved the personal touch and the fact we made them all ourselves!
My sister-in-law stayed up until 4 in the morning making those cute tuxedo/bridal chocolate covered strawberries and they were SO good!
LOVE the chocolate covered strawberries
And of course...our signature Tiffany Blue drink...this was our test before we decided to do it for the wedding and everyone loved them!!
My Mom, Me, Sister-in-law, and Sister
The crystal favors my Sister-in law made (she got them in downtown L.A.)
Our first try at cutting the cake
I had to get it out of my system before the wedding
CEREMONY: Trinity Baptist Church RECEPTION: FantaSea Yacht Club PHOTOGRAPHER: Marlin Munoz VIDEOGRAPHER: Young Lee, Firefly Videography DJ: Brady, PropsFX DRESS: Maggie Sottero ~ Dion, Marilynn's Coture of Beverly Hills FLOWERS: Kerim, My Wedding Blooms
Someone says TENDERLOIN - you don't think of steak.
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A really great parking space can move you to tears.
You know that anyone wearing shorts in July must be visiting from Ohio.
You assume every company offers domestic partner benefits.
Your boss runs in "The Bay to Breakers"....and it's not the first time you have seen him/her nude.
You are thinking of taking an adult class but you can't decide between yoga, aroma therapy, conversational mandarin or a building your own web site class.
You haven't been to Fisherman's Wharf since the first month you moved to SF and you couldn't figure out how to drive to Coit Tower if your life depended on it.
Left is right and right is wrong.
Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income.
You dive under a desk whenever a large truck goes by.
You can't find your other earring because your son is wearing it.
Your family tree contains "significant others."
Your cat has its own psychiatrist.
Smoking in your office is not optional.
You pack shorts and a T-shirt for skiing in the snow, and a sweater and a wetsuit for the beach.
Rainstorms or thunder are the lead story for the local news.
Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the US.
A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps. You don't even notice.
Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
You give a "thumbs up" gesture to a car with a "Free Tibet" bumper sticker - and you mean it.
When you drive under an underpass - for one moment you think "earthquake".
You realize the only Republicans you know are your Aunt and Uncle in Texas.
You realize there are far more Rainbow flags in the city than California State Flags.
You go to your office manager's baby shower - the parent's are named Judy and Becky.
When your church elects a new Bishop who abandoned his family and two young daughters to fulfill his sexual urges with another man.
You don’t need a newspaper subscription because you can always find a paper sitting under the seat on BART.
You know someone who knows someone who’s putting on this “great” rave in an Oakland warehouse.
You know enough not to attempt to go across the bay bridge either before or after a Giants or 9er game.
You’ve never actually been on a cable car before.
You’re willing to wait the two hours it takes to get a table at the Cheesecake Factory in Union Square.
You know the fireworks show on the 4th of July is a waste of time because the fog is so thick you can’t see them.
You’ve paid $35 for six hours of parking and thought you got a great deal!
You’ve been to Castro on Halloween and lived to tell about it.
You know the current name of the Giant’s baseball park.
You don’t completely despise Barry Bonds.
You’ve sat in five hours of traffic each way to get to Lake Tahoe to ski for three hours.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from San Francisco.
You go to the beach and see that real lifeguards actually do look like the lifeguards from Baywatch.
You make a conscious choice to watch Jay Leno over David Letterman.
You mourned for Tupac and not for Biggie.
You know it's best not to be on the 405 at 4:05 pm.
You've got to bring the cat/plants in when it drops to 55 degrees.
In the "winter", you can go to the beach and ski at Big Bear on the same day.
You've bumped into a celebrity at El Pollo Loco.
You know what "sigalert", "PCH", and "the five" mean.
Your TV show is interrupted by a police chase.
You can't fall asleep without the lull of a helicopter flying overhead.
You don't stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll.
You've lost your car in the Century City Shopping Center parking lot.
You've ever bought oranges, flowers, cherries or peanuts on a freeway off-ramp.
You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don't notice.
Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code.
You think Manhattan and Venice are beaches.
You've been to Disneyland more times than Downtown.
When giving directions , you follow up with the phrase: "With/Without traffic."
You classify new people you meet by their Area Code. An "818" would never date a "562" and anyone from "323" or "213" is ghetto/second class. Best area code: "310."
You never, ever go into the water at the Beach. You barely touch the sand.
You think you are better than the people who live "Over the Hill". It don't matter which side of the hill you are currently residing, you are just better than them, for whatever reason.
You were born somewhere else.
You live 10 miles from work. It takes you 60 minutes to get home.
You have to yell at your bank teller through a 2 inch thick wall of plexi-glass.
That last one goes for your local convienience store man, too.
And fast food restaurants.
You go to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway and the whole trip cost you $50.
You know what In N Out is and feel bad for all the other states because they don't have any.
You know who the tinsel underwear dude in Venice Beach is.
You've gotten parking tickets from parking in the red zone in front of your house.
You say you live in LA when really you live in a subsection of a subsection of a subsection of southern LA.
The guy at 8:30 in the morning at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.
You really can never be too rich or too thin.
The gym is packed at 3pm...on a workday.
It's sprinkling and there's a report on every news station about "STORM WATCH '06"
You call 911 and they put you on hold.
All the "cool gyms" allow pedestrians on the street a full-view of those working out.
Literally, you can’t drive by Wilshire without staring into L.A. Fitness.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Los Angeles.