Here is part II of Stacy & Paul’s amazing DIY wedding. Go here to check out Part I. Enjoy!
Vendor LOVE:
Venue: Red Horse Barn
Event Planning: Jesi Haack Weddings
Photography: Jeffrey Wallace
Bouquets: JL Designs
Dessert Display: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Catering: 24 Carrots
Stacy Stacy Stacy. My soul mate. My fellow anal retentive crazy woman. I’m not kidding, she handed me her wedding file that put mine to shame. She also designed her entire wedding, and it kicked some serious booty! I cannot choose my favorites, so this will be my first 2 part blog post! This wedding was crafty, cute, clever and creative and I wish I could take credit for everything. But I cannot. Stacy, you are my hero.
Vendor LOVE:
Venue: Red Horse Barn
Event Planning: Jesi Haack Weddings
Photography: Jeffrey Wallace
Bouquets: JL Designs
Dessert Display: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Catering: 24 Carrots
Ali & Jeff. Home brewed beer. Recycled bottles. Underwater succulents. Compost. Recycle trash cans. Succulent escort cards. Potted succulent bouquets. Stunning bride. Handsome groom. Beautiful ranch. Dynamite Wedding!
Vendor LOVE:
Venue: Private Residence, Sorry!
Event Design & Planning: Jesi Haack Weddings
Photography: Aaron Young
Catering: Eco Caters
Bouquets: Mae Chan Floral Design
Eddie and Melissa met Salsa dancing. Does it get any more romantic than that? We decided to run with that and design their wedding with their story in mind. Each bridesmaid wore a black dress with a different accent color. We custom made each girl’s hair flower to match her bright bouquet. Each groomsman matched his bridesmaid with a matching colored boutonniere. A mini burro pinata extended to each guest their seat assignment. We created our own DIY Papel Picado guest book. Each guest filled out their page of Papel Picado and hung it on the strand. They also got a chance to play a bit with the custom made Mad Libs that the bride created for her friends and family. We even brought in a salsa dance instructor to teach a lesson to all in attendance! The bride’s family owns a Shave Ice company and the guests lined up at our booth for a refreshing treat after the ceremony. It was a huge hit!
Vendor LOVE:
Venue: Red Horse Barn
Event Design & Planning: Jesi Haack Weddings
Photography: Amelia Lyon
Dessert Display: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Florals: Devynn’s Garden
Shave Ice: Lil Shavers Hawaiian Shave Ice
Hair & Makeup: Nicole Deanne
Caterers: Newport Rib Co
Videography: SML Productions
This is what happens when you are inspired by wood. Wood circles for escort cards, wood circles for the centerpieces to set on, wood stumps circles for the dessert display, wood circle for the guest book. It all went so well with Calamigos Ranch, this outdoor, woodland dream of a venue. Add to that a DROP DEAD gorgeous bride (love you stacy!) and a perfect mix of KFed (pre weight gain) and Ricky Martin groom, Kevin, we had the picture perfect wedding. A few of the details:
Ceremony: Plum fabric strips and lanterns hung from the huge tree, whimsically woodsy rod iron hooks lining the aisle, with a vintage fabric for the runner and add in some beautiful plum florals and a hidden succulent to complete our rich and romantic ceremony site.
Guest Table “numbers”: We placed a vintage clock at each table set to a certain time. The guests found their escort “wood circle” with a specific time on it, they had to find the table that had the clock with their time on it to find their seat. SO FUN.
Menu: We took a vintage door, added some wooden blocks and then added our specific menu items.
Guest Book: we used a large tree stump, nailed a ton of long nails into it, added a jar full of skeleton keys with tags attached and asked the guests to scribble their “keys” to a successful marraige on the tag and hang them on the tree stump. Now Stacy and Kevin have an amazing art piece in their home that will give them wisdom and remind them of their favorite day.
Gabriel and Carlie of Gabriel Ryan Photographers could NOT have been more brilliant behind the lens.
Vendor LOVE:
Venue: Calamigos Ranch
Photography: Gabriel Ryan
Dessert Display: Sweet and Saucy Shop
Flowers: Commerce Flowers
I got snagged. wrangled. roped. herded. I loved every second of it. The ladies of Bash, Please and Urbanic put together the most out of this world wedding event I have ever seen. It was full of the rock stars of all rock stars. The talent that was in this place, Smog Shoppe, was overwhelming and mind blowing. I feel so blessed, humbled, and honored to have played my little part in the revolution that is happening in wedding design. Take a peek at our table. My inspiration? Well, I was sitting on my couch, 12 months pregnant, in the middle of August eating Otter Pops. I basically took an entire ream from the freezer, swiped my scissors across all 9 of them at once, then ate them all like corn on the cob. AMAZING. That was my inspiration for our tablescape. I was amazed at how well the visions of me and my Hitched team member, Dandelion Ranch came together. We used tin cans as vases, hung them above the table filled with fluffy, white flowers. We hung fabric strips that mimicked Otter Pops as a table “skirt”. As a party favor for the guests we filled a tin can with ice and a row of otter pops for them to enjoy. SO FUN! Go here to check out the location of the next Hitched Event!
Photos by Sarah Yates
Kissing booth by The Flashdance.
Sweet Vintage Furniture by Found Rentals.
Photos by Charley Star.
Annie McElwain captured this coveted moment of myself and Ashley Meaders leading the Conga Line. ”We got one!”
Photos by Studio EMP.
I wanted to share a peek into one of the most amazing (non) bridal shows I have ever had the pleasure of being invited to participate in. The most amazingly creative and talented vendors along with a killer venue (smog shoppe) mixed with a TONload of cool people equals SO MUCH FUN. Thanks to Shark Pig for the sweet vid and the girls from Bash Please for throwing it down!!!
So, I thought it would be fun to show you my new digs. How did I get so lucky to share a creative office space with the ONE. the ONLY. AARON SHINTAKU?????? I am loving this new space. More room, and a great view of 17th street! Please stop by and visit us anytime! Mr Haack and Aaron did a GREAT job of transforming the space. And I had to give my 2 design cents, you know.
How can anything I have to say about the design of this beauty even COMPARE to the art that The Image Is Found created with their lenses? These pictures say more than I ever could 
But, just because I love to talk: lavender, bundt cakes, garden dahlias, and eucalyptus. Classic, Gardeny, and perfect. Enjoy Melissa & Brian’s story. I know I did.
Vendor LOVE:
Photography: The Image Is Found
Floral Design: Sweet Peas Flowers
Event Design & Planning: Jesi Haack Weddings
Hair & Makeup: Kelly Makeup
Ceremony: Chapman University
Reception: Long Beach Museum of Art
Bundt Cakes: Creative Cakery
The outrageously FUN design of this wedding could not have been possible without the unbelievable talents of the bride and her mom. I fell in love with Kelly, Eric and their families. They were complete dreams to work with. The bride’s lovely mom was a sewing maniac! We decided to give each guest a hand crafted bowtie (guys) or a hand sewn hair bow (girls) as a favor and seat assignment tag. It was amazing to see all of the guests wearing their favor throughout the night! From hand sewn pillows by the mother of the bride to homemade bowtie stir sticks by the bride herself, this was definitely a team effort! Check my DIY post on the cute stir sticks here. My favorite piece of this design is the little guest book, Pete the Peacock. I hand crafted him out of styrofoam and tissue paper. The guests signed a card that was attached to a peacock feather and were to place the feather into the tail of Petey. Instead, they kind of ended up sticking his feathers all over his body. SO FUN. And how can we not talk about the silly string grand exit? BY FAR my most favorite grand exit ever! It takes a special bride and groom to be so fun to agree to this madness! My office mate Aaron Shintaku KILLED it with the photos. I am blessed to work with him.
Vendor LOVE:
Photography: Aaron Shintaku
Floral Design: JL Designs
Event Design & Planning: Jesi Haack Weddings
Frozen Yogurt Bar: Fiji Yogurt
Birdcage Veil: Jesi Haack Weddings
Check out our feature of this beauty HERE on Inspired by This!
