San Juan Capistrano

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As a bride, you know you’re lucky when you start wedding planning and one of your dearest friends is Tatiana from Lucky Day Events Co! A vision of sweet vintage details and expertly crafted DIY touches made this wedding uniquely sweet. The bride’s very own DIY vintage wedding decor worked wonderfully with their stunner of a venue. The bride worked tirelessly for a whole year, crafting and creating every unique detail for her wedding using her trusty Silhouette which ended up landing her a job with the company. Every sign, succulent wine cork escort card display box, table number and more was designed with careful attention to detail.

The photos are to die for and Karley + Ryan exude sweetness in every shot captured perfectly by Chard Photography. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, a better team of vendors and a more loving and down to earth couple. Boffo Video shows off just how much fun every guest had during the dance party! A surprise groomsmen dance had everyone cracking up and the glow sticks brought out the inner little kid in each guest. Congrats, you two lovebirds.

Adrianna Pappell Wedding Dresses. Sequin bridesmaids dresses. Adrianna Pappell bridesmaid dresses.

Chalkboard easel sign for wedding ceremony

DIY Vintage Wedding // San Juan Capistrano Wedding // Chard Photography, Lucky Day Events Company

DIY Vintage Wedding // Franciscan Gardens //

San Juan Capistrano mission wedding photography

White and glass table setting for wedding at Franciscan Gardens by Lucky Day Events Co. and Chard Photography

White table setting at Franciscan Garden Wedding

Venue // Franciscan Gardens in San Clemente, CA
Photography // Chard Photography
Video // Boffo Video
Bridesmaid Dresses // Adrianna Papell
Catering // 24 Carrots
Calligraphy // POPPYjack Shop
Florals // Enchanted Fine Florals
DJ // Elevated Pulse

Xx, Chelsea + Tatiana

Featured on Ruffled // Citrus Styled Shoot

5 / 20 / 153 / 23 / 18

It’s no secret we love where we live and what better way to soak up all of California’s sun than with a vibrant, citrus-filled shoot?! We adored working with the ever-so-talented Brooke Bakken who captured all the pretty images and Bottles & Blooms who contributed all of those gorgeous blooms and one heck of a fun DIY mojito bar.

Heritage House Museum in Orange County lent the perfect backdrop with its own orange grove and it smelled as amazing as it looked. We wanted to incorporate different citrus varieties into the shoot and weave it seamlessly in every aspect. From the bouquet, to the cake, to the table setting, to the ceremony decor – keeping a theme consistent in all aspects of an event really helps tie it together.

Choura Events lent us all the pretty rentals you see: from the industrial style bar and ceremony chairs to the clean and bright flatware. We loved how it all complemented the space and didn’t overpower the romantic undertones.

We wanted to try something a little different than table numbers, so we crafted a vinyl decal that adhered to the glass cloche that stood in for a traditional number. There’s so many creative ways to direct your guests to their seat and coming up with out-of-the-box ideas to convey those messages really amps up the design factor.

We hope this Southern California Citrus Style Shoot cheers up your day! Check out the feature in Ruffled Blog!
Xx, Chelsea + Tatiana

+1 Guest Blogger: Cocktail Sundays

4 / 7 / 1510 / 25 / 16

We’ve said it before and we love saying it again: surrounding ourselves with creatively inspiring people is something we strive to always do! There’s a rush of excitement getting to brainstorm, collaborate and bounce ideas off fellow business owners and we’ve decided to spotlight these groovy individuals in our +1 Guest Blogs. We’re beyond excited to introduce our first contributor (and one of our absolute dearest friends), Rebecca from Cocktail Sundays! This lovely lady has all the tricks of the cocktail trade up her sleeve and we’ve brought her on to share a spring-inspired cocktail for two perfect for an outdoor picnic, a lazy Sunday, or your spring wedding cocktails. Scroll below for recipes!

Spring means longer days, bare legs and the arrival of some farmer’s market favorites. Scooping up a basket of artichokes from the market led me to thinking about fun ways to tie in spring produce without resorting to the obvious muddled strawberry. Cynar came to mind since it has a giant artichoke on its label; an unusual liqueur ingredient for sure. Most are wary until they try it, but once they do, they fall in love with its bitter complexity.

Cynar is an Italian liqueur, bitter and dark brown in color. Its distinct flavor is the product of 13 herbs and plants, making it a great digestif or aperitif. It’s surprisingly versatile and mixes well with everything from light sodas to hefty scotches.

I decided to spin Cynar two different ways: a lighter ‘Her’, perfect for a Sunday brunch, and a more spirit-forward ‘Him’, an ideal after-dinner nightcap. Giving an additional nod to spring, both these cocktails have grapefruit in common, another in-season gem.

Her
Serves 1

Squeeze the juice of two grapefruits, strain for pulp and sweeten with agave to taste. You should net out with around 3 oz. of juice. Pour into a flute, and pop a bottle of your favorite champagne. Add 1/2 oz. Cynar and fill the rest of the way with Champagne.

Him

Serves 1

In a cocktail mixing glass (here’s the one I use) or directly into your rocks glass, add 1 king cube. In goes 1 oz. each bourbon and blended scotch. I like Bulleit and Johnnie Walker Black, respectively. Next up is a 1/2 oz. each of Benedictine and Cynar. Stir until well chilled and strain into your rocks glass with a fresh king cube. For garnish, flame a wide grapefruit peel (great demo here, if you haven’t tried it before).

Enjoy with only the best of company.
-Rebecca Krantz, Cocktail Sundays

The Cream Event + Big Fake Wedding

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As creatives, we love to be surrounded by new ideas, concepts and the awesome people behind them. These past two weeks we indulged in good wedding design excitement and attended The Cream Event held at the Bookbindery in Los Angeles and The Big Fake Wedding Event held at 440 Seaton. With an endless supply of vendor talent and too much eye candy, we were in wedding inspiration heaven. We loved The Cream for its use of ivory shades paired with wooden, glass and acrylic accents and how it was so perfectly contrasted with the industrial venue. The Big Fake Wedding played up the venue’s exposed brickwork with dramatic mood lighting, dreamy tablescapes and a romantic ceremony setup that had everyone looking like the heart eye emojis . Peep through the images below and prepare to fall in love with it all!

Wishing our backyards looked a little like this right now…

We adore 440 Seaton and the radness of it all. Our design brains were running wild with possibilities especially when we discovered the sweetest industrial elevator that leads to their upper floor and can double as a crazy good grand entrance. Oh and the fact that we valeted right as Bill Hader was walking by to film SNL wasn’t too shabby either #weloveLA.

Anyone else obsessed with these two events as much as we are?!

Xx, Chelsea + Tatiana

Calligraphy Class with POPPYjack Shop

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Happy Thursday, darlings!

Let’s just start by saying we have a thing for beautiful calligraphy. When we were approached by the lovely Courtney over at POPPYjack Shop to coordinate and style her second calligraphy class we were immediately on board! Cami Jane Photography beautifully captured the calligraphy class at the very fitting Chuck Jones Center in Costa Mesa, CA. Attendees were treated to custom calligraphy gift boxes and were given personalized tips and tricks from Courtney on hand-lettering techniques and styles. We even joined in on the fun and learn a few calligraphy tips ourselves, which made us even more appreciative for the talented calligraphers we work with. For this mid-morning class we had to indulge in some Sidecar doughnuts to sweeten the whole deal.

Pretty blooms and eucalyptus runners brought in by Laceroots accented the tables with some serious eye candy and handmade details including the gorgeous chalkboards by Craft It Out pulled the whole event together.