Hi Para ti Novia readers! We can’t wait for you to see this weeks incredible wedding. We absolutely fell in love with this wedding and we know you will too! From the tables to the location to the incredible Russian dolls incorporated into the decor, this bride and groom personalized every aspect of their wedding.
Ok, so here goes….
What were your colors?
I’ve always loved green and pink color combinations. It reminds me of nature with the pink adding just enough femininity balanced with the green.
For overall style we aimed to have a vintage & nature-inspired, romantic and worldly decor scheme. Megan of La Partie Events was our amazingly talented florist/coordinator and did a beautiful job incorporating all the elements we wanted into the décor.
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(look at the bride’s beautiful veil – sorry we just had to comment on how lovely it was!)
Did you incorporate anything unique into your wedding?
Two things come to mind: First – we surprised our families with the memory lane photographs hung on the clothesline from tree-to-tree and it looked better than I ever imagined! Both of our relatives migrated from different countries so the pictures told a nice story about our journeys up until now. They were loved by all!
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Incorporating Cultural Traditions and Latina Background?
It was important for us to somehow incorporate our heritage, which we tried to do with the Matryoshka dolls as wedding favors, (that were brought with tons of love all the way from Russia by my family). My hubby is Venezuelan so we included beautiful Spanish-inspired paper flags throughout in his honor in addition to worldly music.
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Did you integrate any DIY (do-it-yourself) elements?
Definitely, I’ve always enjoyed arts and crafts so to save money and to have full control of design – I made our wedding programs, picture guest book where our guests left us love notes, table numbers, escort cards and thank you note cards that we stuffed inside the wedding favor Matryoshka dolls. It was a lot of work but absolutely rewarding to see it all come together the day of.
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Was budget a factor? If so in what way?
Oh yes! We definitely tried to cut corners and get creative whenever we could. It was important for Charles and I to be able to pay for most of the wedding ourselves. Our families have done so much for us so we wanted our wedding to be a form of gratitude to them and celebration of love.
What would you do different?
We forgot to let our guests know that they can take some of the flowers with them home so they wouldn’t go to waste. It was painful to leave them all behind! Also, we had a photo booth section in an area that wasn’t too visible, which kept many of our guests from having the opportunity to use it. A sign directing to the booth would have been helpful. Other than that everything was perfect!
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Amazing Vendors:
Photographer: Erin Hearts Court
Florist and coordinator: Megan Fickling of La Partie Events
Venues: Calamigos Ranch in Malibu
Wedding Cake: Hotcakes Bakes
DJ: Eric Mosqueda from SoCal DJ’s
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