High Fashion Glam Wedding at Richard Nixon Library

It looks like Richard Nixon Library is where the parties are happening lately!  Considering that it IS a gorgeous historical landmark, this venue is hard to pass up.  The wedding featured today was held back in July and I am super excited about sharing the images with you!  Our bride, Connie, came to me with this glitzy, glam, high-fashion styled theme for her special day.  The trick was to get gold peacock feathers and crystals to work in the design while keeping the feel of high-style branding.  Here's what came about!  Enjoy!

 

 

Congratulations Stew and Connie Webb!!

A special thank you to our day of set-up team Jesse Baker and Iris Marialaki!

Yours truly,

Joanna

Wish Upon A Wedding Southern California Gala: Blissful Wishes Ball

Wish Upon a Wedding Southern California Chapter held its second annual Blissful Wishes Ball at the gorgeous Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda last night.  For those of you unfamiliar with WUW, it is "the world's first nonprofit wedding wish granting organization, providing weddings for terminally ill individuals." It truly is an amazing organization!  The guests of honor that evening were Douglas Wang and Lizabeth Tso who were granted a wedding by WUW at Bella Collina in San Clemente.  The wedding was absolutely stunning but even more beautiful is the unwavering love this couple shares for each other and their children.  You can read up more on Douglas and Lizabeth here.  It was pretty emotional seeing the family take the stage and pour out their gratitude to the organization for giving them a wedding they have had to push back over and over again.  They were met with a very well deserved standing ovation!

Just to give you an idea of the caliber of weddings that are granted, I snapped a few images of the gala.  Truly, no detail goes unnoticed nor unaccounted.  Keep in mind, these aren't fabulous professional images but you'll see the love in those details!

Venue: Richard Nixon Library 

Ice Sculpture: Ice Bulb

Florals: French Buckets (AMAZING florist!  Love you Sussanna!)
Linens: Designer Specialty Linens


Catering: White House Catering


Cake and Desserts: A Wish and a Whisk


And some of my favorite people!
Robert Arthur of Invisible Touch Events


Veronica Taylor of Designer Specialty Linens and Hanssie Trainor of Hanssie Trainor Photography


Desiree Patterson of Good Gracious and Lindsey Sinatra of A Wish and A Whisk


Sending a special congrats to the ladies of Utterly Engaged, Henny and Lucia, for winning your Shining Star Award!


Hope to have inspired you a bit this week!

Your truly,
Joanna

Featured Wedding at Mastro's in Costa Mesa, CA

Looking for some fun, colorful, modern floral decor ideas?  Here is a great modern wedding Floral Sense participated in back in July.  The pictures were taken with a personal camera but you'll get the gist of it all. Enjoy!

 

Yours truly, 

Joanna

WIPA event at Church Estate Vineyards in Malibu, CA

If you've been following the Floral Sense blog, you'll know by now that detail shots are a favorite to post. From the florals, to menu cards, to food presentation...love it truly in the details. And when you pull together the wedding industry's top vendors, no detail goes unnoticed. Last Thursday, Floral Sense had the privilege and honor to participate in providing floral decor for a beautiful WIPA meeting (all the vibrant, citrus colored arrangements). The chosen venue was Church Estate Vineyards in Malibu, CA. The location may ring of bell...its where Fergie and Josh chose to hold their nuptial celebrations! After sifting through these shots captured by Immaculate Immagery, you'll agree that this is a venue worth checking out. So grab a glass of wine, sit back and enjoy the eye candy!

Speaker Area:








Guest Speakers:




Cocktail area in the vineyards:








Lunch Lakeside:








The lake was complete with adornment of black and white swans.


Dessert - Fresh mini donuts!


Thank you Chris for this fab shot!


Participating Vendors:
Venue
Church Estates
Karen Waldron
Director of Events
6415 Busch Drive
Malibu, CA 90265
310-678-6199
kwchurchestate@aol.com
www.churchestatevineyards.com

Catering
Good Gracious! Events
Michelle Nowak
5714 W Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90019
323-954-2277
michelle@goodgraciousevents.com
www.goodgraciousevents.com

Catering – Desserts
The Fry Girl Inc
Shelley Beals
2052 W. 146th Street
Gardena, CA 90249
213-590-1710
minidonutgirl@aol.com
www.thefrygirlinc.com

Catering - Beverages
Stockholm Vodka
Stockholm Imports, Inc
Erica Swenson
30495 Canwood Street, Suite 101
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
310-999-5639
stockholmkrystal@gmail.com
www.stockholmkrystalvodka.com

Linens
Napa Valley Linens
Sharon Dexmier
1054 Shary Circle Suite E
Concord, CA 94518
925-459-0470
sdexmier@nvlinens.com
www.nvlinens.com

Décor Rental and Event Design
Raj Tents
Maurice Walsh
16921 S. Western Avenue. Suite 222
Gardena, CA 90247
310-329-8222 Ext. 25
maurice@rajtents.com
www.rajtents.com

Entertainment
Trio
818-217-6118
masatoshi.sato@hotmail.com
torio.bandcamp.com

Menu Design and Printing
Grand Soirees
Linda Ly
1940 E Deere Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
949-274-7725
linda@grandsoirees.com
www.grandsoirees.com

Florals
Floral Sense
Joanna Park
Anaheim, CA
714-512-2443
contact@floral-sense.com
www.floral-sense.com

Bound, A Floral and Event Studio
Rhonda Clelland

(909) 208-2171

Rentals
FormDecor
Jeff Sigler
14371 Industry Circle
La Mirada, CA 90638
714-493-9501
jeff@formdecor.com
www.formdecor.com

Premiere Party Rents
Sandy Radicevic
12100 W. Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-391-2552
www.premierepartyrents.com

Coffees
Andrew Resnick
The Cappuccino Club, Inc.
8005 Masefield Court
West Hills, CA 91304
818-347-0472
andrew@thecappuccinoclub.com
www.thecappuccinoclub.com

Photography
Imagery Immaculate Photography
Chris Griffiths
18818 San Felipe Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
562-537-6844
iiphoto@mac.com
www.iiphoto.net

DJ
Vox DJs
KC Campbell
500 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
310-372-2222
kc@voxdjs.com
www.voxdjs.com

Thank you to our co-chairs for this event:
Sarah Kern Possick, Events of Distinction
Michelle Nowak, Good Gracious! Events

Events of Distinction
Sarah Kern Possick
310-463-6520
sarah@eventsofdistinction.com
www.eventsofdistinction.com

Good Gracious! Events
Michelle Nowak
5714 W Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90019
323-954-2277
michelle@goodgraciousevents.com
www.goodgraciousevents.com




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