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Hotel Maya, Long Beach Oceanfront Wedding | Wonhee + Sungmin

ABetmaleck — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:58:24 +0000

Who needs a destination wedding in Hawaii when you could bring the sea to you? Having lived so close to the coast in southern California, Wonhee and Sungmin have always wanted to go sailing. Their wedding was at the Hotel Maya in Long Beach, across from the gorgeous harbor of Long Beach. The inspiration board allowed for this nautical themed wedding to be unique, fun, and elegant as we had a chance to play with the dessert bar by incorporating cute donut lifesavers!

At the ceremony, ropes resembling those of boats, lined the aisle and were incorporated in the brides bouquet. The bride and groom had their very own personalized stationary with an anchor design as well as custom linens and napkins. The ring pillow had an anchor design as well. We got creative with the bride and groom sign using the nautical inspiration and created the captain and first mate sign! The personalized dance floor monogram was an eye catcher for all of the guests.

With a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean and the wedding’s beautiful light blue, navy, light grey and soft butter details, Wonhee and Sungmin invited their guests to come sail away with them on their next journey together. Studio EMP did a fabulous job with the photography at the wedding!

Vibiana Downtown Los Angeles Wedding l Tina + Jonathan

ABetmaleck — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 06:35:41 +0000

A melodious wedding in a timeless venue, Tina and Jonathan were the sweetest couple with unique ideas for their special day. We invested 10 months planning this wedding, all beginning with the couple’s engagement session. The ceremony was held at the Vibiana in Downtown Los Angeles. The formal Cathedral of St. Vibiana dates back to 1876. The cathedral is modeled after the Italian Baroque style, that is dramatic yet tasteful. Key elements to this wedding design were pieces of sheet music used in several different ways. The addition of candle light during the reception added warmth to the white floral and the venue itself. One of our favorite elements was designing and styling the dessert table on the vintage piano and vintage furniture. A special thank you to Callaway Gable for the amazing photographs!

Paper Record Player

belladestinee — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:51:53 +0000

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This card, a wedding invitation, packs its own record player. You’ll have to line up the “needle” and spin the record to get it to play. It’s clever! The song is an original made by the couple getting married and the card was made by their great friend.

Learn more about the backstory behind the paper record player at Kelli’s (the couple’s awesome friend) blog.

Reina and Richard’s Wedding Invitation Video

belladestinee — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:55:43 +0000

Hello everyone!

One of my darling couples recently shared their invitation with me and I knew I had to share them with you when I saw it!
It’s a video invitation made from their love story and engagement photos providing a wedding information. I was overly excited when they told me they were going to make this eco-friendly invitation and their guests will RSVP via facebook. Pretty interesting, right? Their wedding in July will probably be a blast. It’s going to be filled with so much cuteness that you don’t want to miss! In the meantime, enjoy the paperless, social media friendly invitation.