July 21st, 2010
DYING DYING DYING DYING DYING DYING DYING. That’s all I can say. This wedding was unbelievable in every way. Perfect clients. Perfect family. Perfect vendors. Perfect location. Perfect design. I was in love with every step of the way. Our inspiration began with a kite. Then we started seeing kites popping up all over the blog-o-sphere, so we kind of modified it a bit to everything cute paper. Let me just break down some design aspects for you:
Invitations: We started with a kite. And BOY, did Posh Paperie NAIL it! They even were complete with a cute kite “tail” that came off of the invite! LOVED THEM!
Tables: Crisp, white linen scattered with colored bird houses, and vintage milkglass full of whimsical florals by JL_Designs.
Dessert Display: Sweet and Saucy’s amazingness (as usual) with a backdrop of helium filled balloons creating our color scheme and funky decor style.
Guest Book: Hand crafted kite, covered in vintage fabric. We also cut a bunch of strips of fabric for the guests to “sign” and then tie to the “tail” of our kite. LOVED IT.
Ceremony Magic: TONS of handmade pinwheels, flowers, kites, and more covering the altar. Sweet floral print fabric lining the aisle and pinwheels on sticks lining the chairs. Mr. Haack was KEY in the ceremony decor installation. It would NOT have come together so beautifully without him.
Party Favor: You wouldn’t have known it, but this was a 4th of July wedding, so I snuck in some fun party blowers. I also sneakily handed them out to the bridal party to blow loud and clear when the newlyweds had their first kiss in the ceremony. It ended up being one of my favorite aspects of the wedding!
ALSO, Green Wedding Shoes featured this wedding today, so go over there and check out their AMAZING post!
VENDOR LOVE:
Photography: Ashley Rose
Venue: Chateau Le Dome at Saddlerock Ranch
Hair and Makeup: Heather Donahue (Guy Matthew’s Salon in Agoura)
Bridesmaid Dress: all the girls picked their own (Maid of Honor’s is Betsey Johnson)
Hairpieces: Custom made by Jesi Haack
Groom Suit: Tommy Hilfiger, Ties: Countess Mara from Overstock.com
Cinematography: Doug Traer
Event Design + Planner: Jesi Haack
Floral Design: JL Designs
Invitations/Paper Goods: Posh Paperie
Cake/Dessert Table: Sweet and Saucy
Music: Epic Entertainment
Catering: Monrose Catering
Tags: ashley rose, colorful wedding decor, hand crafted wedding, jl designs, kite decor, orange county wedding planner, paper wedding, posh-paperie, saddlerock ranch, sweet and saucy shop, whimsical wedding
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July 9th, 2010
Ok, so I have had an OVERWHELMING response to these paper flowers. I was sitting on my couch, brainstorming a way to make a backdrop for a wedding to match the brilliance that Posh Paperie created for one of my clients. I wanted to match the funky yellow flowers in the corner of the invites. I dipped into my craft garage and pulled out some construction paper and a stapler. I just started cutting some shapes and ended up figuring out these fun flowers.
Here is a DIY for all of you asking!
SUPPLIES:
Poster board
Construction paper
Scissors
Stapler
STEP ONE:
Trace out a shape of your leaf on the thick posterboard. Use the poster board as the larges layer of leaves as it will provide a sturdy base for your flower. Any shape will do, I just tried to match the flowers on the invites, so that is how I came up with this particular shape.
STEP TWO:
Cut out your leaf and use it as a stencil for the rest. Cut out as many leaves as you need for the flower (I used five leaves per flower).
STEP THREE:
Do the same with all of the other sizes and types of paper you have. I used poster board for the large petals, construction paper for the medium petals and tissue paper for the small petals.
STEP FOUR:
Place each paper leaf on top of each other in order of size. You can use several sheets of the tissue paper leaves to create dimension and fluff.
STEP FIVE:
Fold the base of the petal like a taco and staple.
STEP SIX:
Repeat steps 1 through 5 for all of your petals. Then staple each petal to each other to complete the flower.
COMPLETE:
Some places and ways I have used these flowers:
Utterly Engaged Issue 10 cover
Fun backdrop for April Wedding:
And my most recent whimsy fantasy wedding:
Tags: diy decor, DIY flowers, hand made paper flowers, homemade paper flowers, orange county wedding planner
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July 8th, 2010
Orange. Blue. Who would put those together? Well, we went for it, and I think I fell in love! Katie and Cameron were AMAZING and just let us loose with our ideas. DREAM. COME. TRUE.
Orange, the color AND the fruit. Oranges as seat assignments. Oranges in the bridal bouquet. Cuties in the bridesmaids bouquets. Kumquats in the groomsmen boutonnieres. Hand crafted, urban “orange” tree as a guest book. Orange clusters on our ceremony backdrop. Orange circle carpets scattered about. Striped orange aisle runner. Hanging oranges from the chairs. Oranges in the centerpieces. Oranges EVERYWHERE!!!
LOVED every minute of this experience. To see it featured on Ruffled Blog go here.
AMAZING vendor team:
Venue: Fullerton Arboretum
Photography: Aaron Shintaku
Dessert Display: Kelsey Richards
Event & Floral Design: Jesi Haack Weddings
DJ: Epic Entertainment
Paper Goods: Rachel Simonsen
Dress: Maggie Sottero from Ferndales Bridal
Bridesmaid Dress: Anthropologie
Bride hair piece: Ban.do
Hair & makeup: Bellagio Salon Newport Beach
Tags: bright wedding, fullerton arboretum, funky wedding decor, orange and blue, orange county wedding planner, orange wedding
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June 9th, 2010
When Ami from Elizabeth Anne Designs contacted me about participating in her contest collaboration with The Sweetest Occasion, I jumped at the chance! They based the premise of the contest on their belief that the best weddings are those that are unique and personal to the couple and a passion for all of the little touches that make occasions large and small even sweeter. With that in mind, they are challenging wedding vendors to team up to create a unique wedding concept to inspire couples as they plan their event.
We wanted to go camping.
We used a handmade table top made of reclaimed wood found in dumpsters as our table scape. We incorporated the blue speckled dinnerware into the design to reflect the camping necessities. The flowers were made of balsa wood paired with some funky greens placed in a bark covered vase. The invitation was made to reflect a trail map while the menus were placed in sleeping bag type covers. We ate from sporks, used a “make your own smore” concept as the favor and headlamps to help the guests “find” their seats. Displayed the cake on a well-used grill. Dressed the men in bright flannel and the bridesmaid in a fancy jumper while the bride strutted a rainbow puff vest. LOVED IT ALL.
AMAZING TEAM:
Concept & Design: Jesi Haack Weddings
Photography: Gabriel Ryan Photographers
Floral Design: JL Designs
Cake: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Paper Goods: Paper and Thread
Dress: Mary Me Bridal
Hair and Makeup: Flourish
Chairs: Signature Party Rental
Tags: blue wedding, camping wedding, neutral color tablescape, orange county wedding planner, organic wedding
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June 8th, 2010
I was experimenting some stir stick ideas for one of my beautiful brides and came up with this AWESOME bowtie stir stick. I thought I would share a little DIY with you all!
Step One:
Draw a bowtie on the BACK of some cute paper.
Step Two:
Cut out that bowtie EXCEPT for one side of the bowtie.
Step Three:
Fold the cut out part of the bowtie over onto the paper.
Step Four:
Trace the already cut out bowtie.
Step Five:
Unfold and cut out the remaining bowtie, keeping the two connected.
Step Six:
Place your stick in the folded edge to separate the two bowties and glue together.
What a cute bowite stir stick!
Tags: bow tie decorations, bow tie stir stick, do it yourself stir stick, orange county wedding planner, stir sticks
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June 2nd, 2010
I am beyond thrilled and honored to have been included in the amazing collaboration that took place for our Haute Couture shoot we designed for Utterly Engaged. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go check it out here. I’m so so flipping out.
Tags: couture wedding, glam wedding, hot pink wedding, orange county wedding planner, pink and silver wedding, utterly engaged
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May 26th, 2010
Max & Margaux Wanger got married. Yes. And boy, did I have FUN!!! Working with The Flashdance crew was a party in and of itself. The Smilebooth only BEGINS to tell the story. Sneak Peek anyone?
Tags: flashdance, max wanger, orange county wedding planner, our labor of love, photo booth, smilebooth
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May 21st, 2010
Are you ready? Have you been hanging on the end of your seats, checking my blog every 5 minutes? I know I know, the little details of my life are so very important that it was really quite selfish of me to keep you all waiting this long. Ok, so here we go….
Go ahead….open it…..
ITS A BOY!!!! I am gonna be a minority!!!! Just in case you can’t tell what the cookies are:
Photos by Mr. Haack
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May 19th, 2010
Watermelon red. Vibrant blue. Sunshine yellow. The color combo alone is enough to flip me out! Sara and Michael wanted to do something bright, fun and personal. The funnest part of it all was that they completely trusted us as their vendors and allowed us to really showcase our artistic ideas. So, of course, Carissa from JL Designs and Melody from Sweet and Saucy Shop had to be along for the ride. The amazing girls at Posh Paperie really started the whole concept with their amazing invitation design! We really wanted it to be fun, different, and impacting while still capturing a classy and beautiful environment. This wedding is also a perfect example of how to distract from the sometimes difficult carpets and drapes of certain venues 
The white chiavari chairs and white dance floor made the hugest difference to take your eye away from the abrupt colors of the venue!
Vendor Love:
Venue: The Reef Restaurant
Save the Dates & Invitations: Posh Paperie
Event Design & Coordination: Jesi Haack Weddings
Floral & Event Design: JL Designs
Dessert Display: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Photography: Victor Photo
Detail Shots: Mr Haack Photo
DJ: Epic Entertainment
Chairs & Dance Floor: Signature Party Rentals
Tags: bright, cheery wedding, jl designs, orange county wedding planner, posh-paperie, red yellow blue wedding, sweet and saucy, yellow wedding
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May 18th, 2010
Ok, so maybe I’m a little late. Maybe I could have announced this 5 months ago. But better late than never, right?? Mr. Haack, Jonah and I are expecting our next little addition to our family in September! There. Now you know. But I wouldn’t be my firecracker self if I didn’t leave you with a bit of a cliffhanger. Jonah wanted to show you all how we revealed the sex of our new addition to our family. But YOU will have to tune in later this week to find out what it is!!! Any guesses?
Photos by Mr. Haack
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