Ava's 1st Birthday Party was {FEATURED} - "On To Baby"

Last November we held Ava's birthday party at the historic Carousel at the Santa Monica Pier.  I'm honored and humbled to have her birthday party featured on the pretty baby blog "On To Baby"!  Check out the fabulous article written about the party.  Thanks again "On To Baby" for the feature!!


Click here for the article:  http://www.ontobaby.com/2012/01/pink-and-blue-carousel-birthday-party/

Myriam + Ashraf {E-Session}

I first met Myriam and Ash last year through my good friend and new bride, Katerina.  I remember my first phone conversation with Myriam.  We clicked instantly.  And when she told me where they booked their venue I knew I just had to be their planner!  At my first meeting with Myriam and Ash, I was amazed.  You can feel the love they had for each other radiating through their eyes.  They are such a warm, loving and funny couple I knew right away that we were going to have such a blast planning their nuptials.  When I asked how they met I was in for an even bigger shock!  Only 3 months after meeting online, Ash proposed to Myriam on New Year's Eve 2008 in Santa Barbara.  Did your mouth drop?  Did your eyes just get bigger?  I know!  That's the same reaction I got!  They are my first whirlwind couple.  And my mouth dropped even more when I caught a glimpse of her HUGE engagement ring!  OMG!  It's so big and gorgeous it knocked me out.  (Ash, you really did a fabulous job picking that ring out.)  Honestly, this couple deserves nothing but THE BEST for their wedding.  And I made sure they got it!

Their e-session was photographed by Tauran Woo.  It was taken at Santa Monica pier because that was where they met face-to-face for the very first time.  Myriam and Ash will wed at the luxurious five-star Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica in 1.5 weeks.  This wedding is something I've been looking forward to since the day I spoke to Myriam over the phone.  They are such an amazing couple and I feel honored I got to share the ride with them.  Their wedding will have platinum written all over it.  So many yummy details...I wish I can tell you all how we plan to WOW their guests!  You must stay tuned!!!  Until then please enjoy the gorgeous e-session.  Thanks again Tauran for sharing these photos with my readers!  You did an amazing job and I can't wait until you share Myriam and Ash's wedding photos to my readers.

{All photos by Tauran Woo}

Look at the size of her BLING!  Gorgeous!

Below is one of my favorites!

{LOVE}

Part 2 - Majell + Steve | Lifestyle - "Married & Loving It" Session

Happy Easter everyone!  In Part 2 of the "Married & Loving It" series, the pictures were taken at Two Rodeo in Beverly Hills, LACMA, and Viceroy Santa Monica.  Our formal attire included apparel from Banana Republic, Monique Lhuillier, and Fendi.  Again, big thank you to Mieng Saetia!

{Photo Credit:  Mieng Saetia Photography}

Majell + Steve | Lifestyle Part 1 - "Married & Loving It" Session

In the beginning of this year I wrote a post about the reaffirmation of me and my husband's love for each other {please see older post}.  I spoke about our decision to retake our "e-pictures", which of course we now call our "anniversary pictures", "lifestyle session", or "Married & Loving It Session".  My husband and I have been meticulously planning our a-session for several months.  We carefully chose our outfits.  We made sure it coordinated well with the locations we chose and our personal style.  As a wedding planner, I see a TON of photographers work through blogs, magazines, etc.  We wanted to choose THE best photographer who can capture the moment, not just take pictures.  We chose Mieng Saetia for his artistic vision, modern and sexy style.  His ability to capture the moment created breathtaking pictures.  They looked like it came straight out of a magazine.  Très chic...so LA.  It was hard to narrow down our pictures to a few so I decided to make this a two-part series.

Part 1 of this series took place in Viceroy Santa Monica, a beautiful modern boutique hotel.  The hotel represents our style as a couple.  Our outfits:  Banana Republic, Express, and my peep-toe green Christian Louboutin stilettos {I chose green shoes because they give a nice pop of color and they matched with the green decor accents of the hotel}.  Thanks again to Mieng Saetia.  We really enjoyed being photographed by you!  Everyone...enjoy!  I will post Part 2 tomorrow!  Stay tuned!

{Photo Credit:  Mieng Saetia Photography}