Gorgeous Engagement Photos of Our B&G Janice and Almon

We love Heidi Ryder Photography and we were absolutely thrilled when she sent the amazing Janice and Almon our way to coordinate their upcoming wedding. We hit it off with them right from the start and knew that we'd LOVE the process of working together on their special day. They're booked for a Month Of coordination package so we unfortunately haven't spent much time with them but we were thrilled to see them and touched by their support when they came to our Grand Opening Party at our studio on January. We love the settings they chose for their adorable engagement session and we think Heidi shot it perfectly. Thank you all for sharing these wonderful photos and we are waiting on pins and needles for the wedding this October - it's gonna be a blast!

 

The images above are a few of our favorite from a rather large collection. See the others HERE

A Conversation with Owner Whitney Wing Drake

Good afternoon everyone! We recently shot a new series with Wish Wonder Dream's Owner Whitney Wing Drake. In this segment (the first of 6) Whitney introduces our new studio and shares a bit about us. We hope these videos help you get to know us better - as people and as a company :)

How Cute Are These?!

I was just cruising the blog Linen and Silk, updated by Elisabetta (a new Coordinator friend I made while speaking at the UKAWP Convention in London) and fell in love with one of her posts. These Lil' Cake Toppers are definitely some of the cutest I've seen so I just had to share them here! It looks like the artist is based in NY so I assume that means they're available here in the States.

Congratulations Sandy and Dave!

What a beautiful day we had this past Friday in the Santa Ynez Wine Country coordinating a magical wedding for Sandy and Dave. They had a very intimate wedding with 31 members of their closest family. They chose this gorgeous vineyard because of the fantastic wine, the quiet picturesque location, and the gorgeous perigrine falcons that fly overhead. It makes for the perfect venue and an unforgettable affair! It was such a pleasure working with Sandy for the last 6 months and she is easily one of the sweetest, most loving and bubbly brides who has ever graced us with her presence. Her entire team of vendors (us included) fell in love with her and pulled out all the stops to make sure her and Dave's special day was as lovely as could be.

The day went off perfectly and we enjoyed every moment of it. It was especially nice that so many of their guests complimented us on how well-executed the day was and one of them even walked up, gave me a hug, and called me "an inspiration." Not bad for a day's work, huh? That was an incredible compliment! Congratulations to Sandy and Dave. You truly deserved the perfect wedding day and I'm so pleased to say you got it. Have a wonderful honeymoon and please please please keep in touch!

Here are some snapshots I took with my iPhone. I couldn't wait to post them because the day was just so gorgeous. We can't wait to get the professional photos from their photographer Jen Gerrick Photography.

   

Congratulations Elma and Tetsuya!

We are beyond floored with how beautiful Elma and Tets' wedding was. Held at The Legendary Park Plaza, every detail in every corner or every room was carefully planned and beautifully executed. Elma and Tets splashed their gorgeous taste and incredible creative talents into every detail and what resulted was a breathtaking and incredibly personal wedding. Their entire team of vendors were also fantastic and such a pleasure to work with and we all had a blast all night long! It certainly helped that the bride owns her own letter press company so she created every piece of stationery herself and WOW were they gorgeous!! A few samples of the work she created for her wedding can be seen on her website here.

The DJ had the dance floor packed all night and I love how at one point he broke the guys and girls up and led them in a "dance off". First he asked all the guys to line up on one end of the dance floor and then had all the girls line up on the other end, facing them. He then led the girls in a dance as all the guys watched and cheered them on. Then he led the guys in a very manly dance to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" while all the girls cheered them on. It was unforgettable and so much fun!!

Thank you to Elma and Tets for allowing us to coordinate your special day. Working with you for this past year was an absolute pleasure and we are SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY for you two!!!

(the groom trying to steal the bouquet during the toss)

 A HUGE thank you to Tony Hoffer Photography who came from Philadelphia to shoot this wedding. Your work is incredible! For more photos from this beautiful wedding, please visit Tony's blog here.