Posted on: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Mom and bride were a lot of fun in pulling this wedding together, starting from doing our budget and ending up with the result below. Their whole intent from the beginning was to keep it intimate and they chose the Mediterranean Room for that reason, it has a capacity that was not large – this is a great way to keep yourselves on budget.
They were also part of a trend I saw this year, couples picking 5 star hotel to have their wedding reception at, not booking it for the ceremony/view, the ceremonies were being held at churches. So these couples were really booking the hotels for the service/guest experience that they knew their guests were going to receive/enjoy.
I think we created a romantic/elegant/soft experience for all. Keith Laverty/floral designer was back in the OC from Texas and this was the first wedding of the year that we got to work on, always entertaining/giving me a hard time (oh, and me right back at him) my Keith, and the wonderful Larry Crandall wedding photographer who provided me with the photos below, and as always is a pleasure to work with (we did around 6 together this year, so some of my brides appreciated his eye and chose him from the options I suggested would be a good match for their style). www.crandallphoto.com. And of course the St Regis team, Marissa from the sales/service team, and the banquet team on the floor on the day itself.
The only thing I wish we had of done, and it was not in the budget and was considered seriously in the last two weeks but then decided against, was to drape the whole room, or even along the wall behind where we had the sweetheart & cake tables. Would have just made it seem more romantic, but as you can see below, it looked great as we had it. The white dancefloor makes a difference in any room, gives it a complete/finished look/feel, so that is a component I normally have stick in the budget from beginning to end, even if we overspend in some areas.
Till next time
Lisa
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