vintage wedding Archives

10Jan

A Jet-Set Wedding at The Crosby Club in Rancho Santa Fe

By True Photography, January 10, 2013 Weddings

This week, we bring you a beautiful wedding we photographed for Malissa and Enis at The Crosby Club in Rancho Santa Fe. The bride’s parents have a holiday home at The Crosby, so hosting their wedding at the gorgeous Spanish style golf club was a perfect choice.

Because Malissa and Enis live in Hong Kong, and Enis is originally from Turkey, it was important for them to incorporate travel into the wedding. This jet-set theme also tied nicely into the old world charm of The Crosby. After the wedding, we chatted with the bride to get her rundown on the big day. Take a look below to see what Malissa had to say!

True Photography did such a beautiful job – I am so grateful. I love the photo of my husband and I standing in front of the vintage Rolls Royce on the bridge at the Crosby.

We wanted chic elegance. I love the look of tonal nudes and ivory, so our colors included blush, champagne, ivory and cream, with touches of lace.

I loved my dress, and the lace fit nicely into the style of the day. It was Alvina Valenta Couture and I bought it at The White Dress in Corona Del Mar. The minute I tried it on, I starting screaming. It was mine from that minute forward!

There were so many rich and vivid memories from the day. I think my favorite was when I delivered my vows in Turkish. That was a surprise to my husband. Even though I ended up being very emotional and crying through my vows, I was happy to share my eternal love to him in his native language. His mom (who doesn’t speak English) was also very touched.

We loved that there were so many parts of the property that we could use, including the ceremony space, the cocktail reception on the patio, and the grand room for the reception. The gorgeous golf course, the bridges, and architectural details also allowed for so many great photo opportunities.

My husband is from Turkey and I am from Nevada, and we both love travel. We moved to Hong Kong two years ago after only a few months of dating – we took a big leap of faith! We have taken advantage of our time living in Asia by traveling throughout the continent. The seating map was a reflection of our journey – metaphorically and literally! In addition to lots of places in Asia, table names included where we met (San Francisco), where we had our first vacation (Maui), and the spots in Turkey when I first met his family (Istanbul and Turunc).

Each table had a picture of us in the destination the table was named after, and a story about our travel there.

Guests were also given luggage tags on their place settings as a favor, which tied into the travel theme.

The reception was a blast! It started off very elegant. The room was divine, with a beautiful and glamorous feeling.

We wanted the night to be full of surprises, so we had arranged for Turkish dancers to perform and give a flavor of my husband’s side of the family. That was a big hit! They were beautiful and so much fun.

My dad also surprised me by organizing a mini flash mob to “The Dougie.” All of the groomsmen, his business partners, and friends came up one by one to do The Dougie dance. It was a shock for me, and hilarious!

The team at The Crosby was so wonderful, and made the day so easy and dreamy.

Venue: The Crosby Club
Photographer: True Photography
Coordinator: Belle Destination Events
Florist: Blush Botanicals
Makeup: Chandra Campos
Hair Stylist: Nancy Vestal Hair Design
Linens and Rental: Concepts Event Design
Officiant: Craig Does Weddings
Disc Jockey: Injoy Entertainment
Bakery: Michele Coulon Dessertier
Videographer: NR3
Wedding Dress: The White Dress

01Oct

A Soft, Vintage Inspired Wedding with Blush Botanicals

By Blush Botanicals, October 01, 2012 Flowers

It brings us so much joy to create exceptional weddings from week to week. Every wedding is unique, and has its own look and feel. Our favorite aspect of working in the wedding industry is the complete creative freedom to design inspired works of art.

For example, we were very involved in Pranee and Mo’s creative design process from beginning to end. Although they started with ideas about the overall design and details, they wanted help executing the vision and bringing everything together. This is where we came in!

One of the ideas brainstormed was to use a soft color scheme of peach, coral, blush, ivory and sea foam. As well, it was decided to incorporate a lot of fun and unusual textures into the design. In the images below, you can see the vintage twist added to these initial concepts, including distressed wood, mason jars and textured burlap.

It was a beautiful day for this stunning ceremony, which took place by the golf course at the La Costa Resort and Spa. Pranee and Mo were on board with all of our creative ideas, including the asymmetrical canopy that began simply as a drawing.

Our gorgeous deep-stained wood canopy was draped in a sheer ivory silk, and soft peach and blush blooms studded the sides and top. The florals included fragrant garden roses, large cafe au lait dahlias, fluffy stock, spray roses, standard roses and dusty miller accents.

Fun sea-foam-tinted mason jars were tied to ivory satin wrapped shepherds’ hooks, and filled with peach and blush blooms.

The blushing bride carried a bouquet of fragrant garden roses, soft stock spray roses, standard roses, scabiosa pods and silvery dusty miller leaves. The bouquet was held together by a layered burlap ribbon.

A whimsical, textured, and pastel theme carried throughout the entire fabulous fête. Placed throughout the venue were soft blush and peach blooms, which were studded with organic succulents and scabiosa pods.

Ambiance for the candle-accented, romantic reception was created through two types of centerpieces. The featured centerpiece sat atop a sea-foam green platform, which was wrapped in a textured burlap ribbon. The secondary centerpiece incorporated a distressed wood platform, and held small mason jars containing assorted rosebuds and candles.

Florist: Blush Botanicals
Photographer: True Photography
Venue: La Costa Resort
Lighting and Décor: Concepts Event Design
Hair Stylist: Swell Beauty
Disc Jockey: Tim Altbaum Productions
Coordinator: A Diamond Celebration
Bakery: Briarmist Cakes
Videographer: NR3

01Aug

A Wedding at a Private Residence in Point Loma with EverAfter Events

By EverAfter Events, August 01, 2012 Design

It can be a wonderful experience creating your own wedding – and an even better experience when you have help! At EverAfter Events, we work together with our brides and grooms to coordinate all the details, and celebrate the unique personalities of each couple.

Recently, we had the opportunity to work with Patrick and Sherry. They are an amazingly sweet couple who both just started their residencies here in town! Together with the couple, we planned the perfect wedding at Patrick’s parent’s home in Point Loma. The gorgeous antique-style decor was a perfect complement to the refined couple, and the elegant atmosphere of the day.

The ceremony space was set up in the backyard of the home, overlooking all of downtown San Diego. It was a breathtaking landscape for an intimate ceremony.

Sherry’s bridesmaids wore purple dresses that fell just below the knee, which were beautifully accented by purple and pink florals.

To change up the scenery, the couple chose to go to Balboa Park for some more bridal party and personal photos.

Dinner was held in the quaint roundabout in the front courtyard, which was surrounded by lovely florals and lush greens.

Gold tones were carried throughout the wedding. Gold chargers accented each place setting, as well as and personal menu cards that featured the couple’s elegant monogram. Each table was named after one of Sherry and Patrick’s favorite restaurants. What a fabulous event it was!