Inside the Mind of a Wedding Designer: Dreamy Details of Sophistication and Elegance for a Modern-Chic Wedding {Part II of Pia + Ryan's Platinum Wedding}

My ultimate gift to a good friend of mine was designing and coordinating her DREAM WEDDING! Get ready because this post is filled with tons of detailed shots from Pia + Ryan's platinum wedding. As promised here is PART II of the modern-chic wedding filled with gorgeous details! I can't believe it's been a month since Pia + Ryan got married. It's always great to hear the overwhelming positive feedback from guests (especially the newlyweds) on how fabulous everything turned out and how seamless the event was. And it's always a delight to hear how much the newlyweds and their guests simply can't get enough of the wedding and how anxious they are to see pictures.

As with all my weddings, when I hear or see the guests mouths (literally) drop to the floor and their eyes widen like a kid in a candy store, I immediately know I've done my job right. As an event designer not only do I want to run a seamless show, but you want to imprint images in the guests minds to hold in their memories forever. Enjoy!!!

{Below: Bride's bouquet - White peonies and phalaenopsis orchids in a ivory French wrap accented with crystals. The bride wanted to honor her late grandmother by attaching a locket with her picture.

Bridesmaids' bouquet: Purple lisianthus and white cymbidium orchids in a teal French wrap accented with teal jewelry. Photo by Bumatay Studio}

{Below Right: Customized coin (arrhae) and ring pillow - It always helps to know someone in any industry. In this case, one of the bridesmaids works in the fashion industry. As a gift to the bride, she created two pillows, one for the arrhae and another for the rings. The stunning pillows were made of gorgeous satin fabric in eggplant purple and with a beaded/sequined swirly applique. The ends of the pillows had hanging purple crystals. Both photos featured below by Bumatay Studio}

{Below: Wedding Invitation Suite - White letterpress suite on 100% recycled cotton with three-tone colored ink of different shades of purple. Customized RSVP card with cute symbols of a cow, fish, and mushroom representing their menu selections. Non-pro photo by me}

{Below Left: Bride's Ceremony shoes Designer - Badgley Mischka. All photos featured below by Bumatay Studio}

{Below Right: Bridal Gown Designer - Monique Lhuillier. A form-fitting ivory sheath with ivory Alençon lace and a scalloped V-shaped low neckline}

{Below: Diamond earrings and bracelet for the bride; "i do" ring dish; and a surprise 'private' gift to the groom (boudoir picture album). Boudoir photography for picture album by Beth Cocuzzi}

{Below: Flower girl purses - In lieu of traditional flower girl baskets and to represent the brides love for designer purses, she wanted the flower girls to carry floral purses decorated with clusters of purple carnations and LOTS of bling on the handle and on the purse}

{Below: Flower girl dress Designer - Janie and Jack. Silk taffeta in autumn plum with a sash and bow. Gorgeous and cute!}

{Below: Flower girl purses; custom pillows, and Junior bridesmaid's bouquet}

{Below: Bridesmaid gowns Designer - Enzoani Love Couture 2009 Collection. Satin full-length gowns in eggplant satin with beaded trimming and applique. I've seen lots of bridesmaid gowns, but these gowns are by far the most stunning I've ever seen! VERY POSH AND ELEGANT!}

{Below: Groom and groomsmen attire - Tagalog Barong. Traditional attire for Filipino weddings. The groom opted to wear an ivory barong made of Piña fabric. The groomsmen wore barongs made of jusi fabric}

{Below: Beautiful view of Chino Hills!}

{Below: Detailed shot of the groom's Jordan socks because he's such a BIG Michael Jordan fan and a designer shoe shot of the bride's elegant pair of Badgley Mischka stilettos}

{Below: Guest book. I'm a huge fan of DIY guestbooks! They serve a double purpose by allowing your guests to write well-wishes and to show-off pictures of the couple either via pictures taken from their e-session or photos taken during their childhood and dating years. My personal recommendation: MyPublisher.com. I always recommend this company to all my brides who want a DIY guestbook}

{Below: I absolutely love it when a couple give to their favorite charity instead of giving away favors}

{Below: Bride's Reception shoes Designer - Dolce & Gabbana}

{Below Left: Custom-made round menu cards. Custom-made round transparent vinyl menu cards in opaque purple with the same oranate art that matched their letterpress wedding invitation and decorated with a single crystal}

{Below: Custom-made Calligraphy Escort Cards. Keeping with the modern-chic ambiance the escort card table comprised of custom calligraphy escort cards. They were aligned in Lucite Trays with purple sand. The manzanita tree centerpiece consisted of white phalaenopsis orchids and hanging crystals. The base of the tree consisted of moss, purple lisianthus and white cymbidium orchids}

{Below: DIY Table numbers. The couple glued Swarovski crystals to house numbers they purchased from Lowes. They glued the finished numbers to square glass vases.}

{Below Left: Custom birdcage for envelope gifts.

Below Right: Customized Photo Booth. The couple wanted to add a personal flair and fun to their wedding so I asked my husband to build a modern photo booth for them It was a HUGE HIT at the wedding!}