There’s nothing I love more than a talented group of vendors coming together to make a beautiful wedding! And this one is no exception… My good friend and floral genius Carissa from JL Designs sent this over. I absolutely love the romantic color palette full of gold, white, cream, mustard, beige and grey. The bride Wimberley grew up in Texas so she wanted to incorporate some “cowboy flair” without going overboard and too themey, so Carissa brought in some subtle hints of her upbringing – worn antlers and a custom spice rub packaged in metal tins with suede cording for their favors. The desserts were displayed on amber and glass textured cakes to bring in some of the darker shades. I love love love this wedding and the rustic, spanish and classic combination of details.

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As you know, we are so thrilled for Ashley to get married this weekend! And we’re really excited to reveal her wedding vendors to the world because it is going to be fab-u-lous.  Here is the amazing dream team that has come together to make what is sure to be one of the most amazing days come to life.

Wedding Planning/Design: Jesi Haack Designs

Ashley picked Jesi Haack Designs to be her wedding planner and designer! Jesi’s fun personality and creative thinking is the perfect combination of what Ashley needed. She’s got some pretty amazing and unique projects in the works for it… You’re gonna die : )

Photography: This Modern Romance

Anyone who isn’t familiar with the work of Stephanie and Isaac needs to be! They have an amazing eye for capturing wedding day details and the love that’s between a couple. You’ll see Ashley and Tyman’s engagement shoot later this week, and believe me after seeing the sneak peaks from that I know their wedding images are going to be beyond gorgeous.

Florals: JL Designs

Carissa has one of those special talents where everything she touches turns to gold! Her refined eye and beautiful floral arrangements are truly a work of art. I’m SO looking forward to seeing what she creates for the centerpieces and bouquets… I know they’re going to be a dream!

Cake & Desserts: Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach

The Cupcake Couture girls not only produce some of the most beautiful desserts but also some of the most delicious! Believe me, I know from first hand experience : ) The sweet treats they’re making are sure to please the couple and the guests!

Film: Floataway Studios

Mary and Seth are a dream team all on their own! They are some of the nicest and most easygoing wedding vendors I’ve met and their work is one of a kind. They have such a talent for telling a story with their films and capturing all the love and special moments that take place at a wedding can’t wait to see what they come up with.

Custom Bridesmaid Dresses: Alisa Benay

Ashley looked long and hard for bridesmaid dresses but wasn’t able to find anything she just LOVED. So we decided to ask the talented Alisa Benay if she would be up for creating 8 custom bridesmaid dresses in all different styles and colors, and to our pleasure she said YES!

Hair and Makeup: 10.11 Makeup

Oh Erica, how we love you. The hair you style, the face you make up for us and your spunky personality. I know you are going to help make Ashley into a stunning bride. Can’t wait to see what look she goes for! I know no matter what her natural beauty is going to shine.

Tanning: Plush Tan

Dannielle, Dannielle, Dannielle… where would we be without you?! Your ability to transform our paleness into the perfect bronzed gold is pretty miraculous thank you for that.

Paper Goods: Cherish Paperie and Pitbulls and Posies

We are so  excited to have a joint collaboration between Cherish Paperie and Pitbulls and Posies to come up with some amazing paper goods for this wedding! We know that everything will be spectacular!

Catering: Huntington Catering and DJ: Austin Hendrix Productions

Food and entertainment are often times the two elements that guests look forward to the most, so between Huntington’s delicious food and DJ Austin’s sweet beats they should be pretty satisfied! We helped Ashley put together her play list and are really looking forward to gettin’ down on the dance floor!

Linens: La Tavola and Shout out Booth
La Tavola is one of my newest obsessions… Have you seen the linens they offer?! They have everything from elegant and classy to fun and playful. Not to mention their team is one of the best in the industry – always extremely helpful and eager to please their client.

Have any of you heard of the Shout Out Booth?! It’s a photo AND video booth! All of Ashey’s guests will get to record live video messages for the newlyweds. We’ll be sure to share some of our favorite messages with you after the wedding!

To see more of Ashley’s wedding inspiration click here

We are so excited we get to finally announce our feature we landed in Real Simple Weddings for JL Designs ! She designed a circus themed wedding in Missouri and its FABULOUS! photos by Gabriel Ryan Photography!

I’m so excited to share this engagement session with everyone today as the couple are dear friends, Krystal and her fiance Harris. Their wedding is this weekend and I wont be around to help them prepares as  I’ll be in New York for bridal market week! I’m sure it’s going to be great…. I mean, with vendors like Constance Curtis Events, JL Designs, Sarah Yates Photography, Hotel Seven4one, Sweet and Saucy Shop, Shark Pig, Cool Haus, Sweet Lucies and DJ Orbit, how can it not be amazing?!

This engagement shoot was inspired by the Krystal’s heritage (she’s half Mexican) and was captured by Sarah Yates. Everything was designed by my SUPER talented friend and floral/styling genius, Carissa Jones of JL Designs. Hair and Makeup was by Kacee Geoffroy, who is also beautifying the bride on Saturday! Isn’t this such a fun shoot?

How fun is this wedding at The Thursday Club?! Photographed by Aaron Shintaku, styled by Jesi Haack, and floral design by JL Designs – I don’t think it can get much better than that! Bow ties were a constant throughout the wedding – guests were given them to wear, they were incorporated on the drink sticks AND the name tags! The brides mom made all the pillows for the seats, how amazing is that!? Instead of a cake the couple opted for a frozen yogurt bar from Fiji Yogurt and instead of a five course meal they chose catering by one of their favorites, Wahoos fish tacos! It’s great to see couples break tradition and include things they love! I think their smiles say it all!

]]> http://www.inspiredbythis.com/2010/08/yellow-and-peacock-bowtie-themed-wedding/feed/ 22 http://www.inspiredbythis.com/2010/05/my-wedding-dream-team-reveal-part-ii/ http://www.inspiredbythis.com/2010/05/my-wedding-dream-team-reveal-part-ii/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 17:13:15 +0000 Leila http://www.inspiredbythis.com/?p=13478     Welcome to part two of my Wedding Vendor Reveal Extravaganza! Below you will find my Floral, Dress, Cake, Catering, and Music vendors. I don’t think I can say enough how lucky I am to have all these wonderful people helping my with this wedding! I truly feel blessed! OMG, 3 more days till [...]]]>

Welcome to part two of my Wedding Vendor Reveal Extravaganza! Below you will find my Floral, Dress, Cake, Catering, and Music vendors. I don’t think I can say enough how lucky I am to have all these wonderful people helping my with this wedding! I truly feel blessed! OMG, 3 more days till I’m married!!

JL Designs: It’s no secret how much I admire and love Carissa of JL Designs! Not only is she an amazing floral designer but she is also one of my best friends and bridesmaids, she is really pulling double duty during this wedding! Every time I see her work she amazes me with her creativity.It has been so wonderful having her by my side for the past year and a half, she has held my hand through it all and I’m so glad that I truly have one of the best in the biz by my side!

Alisa Benay: Alisa has truly been a Fairy Godmother throughout this whole wedding process! I’m so excited to have had her design a real couture dress for a wedding event and it has even inspired her to come out with a new line of short dresses, starting with the “Leila.” Alisa has also designed hair accessories and my veil and I’m so happy to have such a talented client/friend/Fairy Godmother! I love my dress! THANK YOU!!

Sweet and Saucy Shop: I’m so excited to have Sweet and Saucy shop make my cakes. I have known Melody of Sweet and Saucy for a long time, she has really been there from the begining of this whole process starting with making my engagement party cake, my LA bridal shower cake, and now my wedding cake. It’s pretty obvious I love her and her work! I can’t wait to see what delicious cakes she has made for me and my guests! I know not only will my cakes be scrumptious to eat, they will also be delicious to look at!

Contemporary Catering: To some people food just may be the most important part of a wedding, that is why I chose Contemporary Catering for mine. Their food is so fresh and so amazingly good that I know my guests will be talking about the food for months to come! I really can’t say enough about Nathaniel and the customer service that he has provided! He has paid such good attention to what I want that I feel like I am his only customer and firs priority. It is so rare to find that in a vendor these days and I can honestly say that he is #1. He will be my top recommendation for years and years.

Hey Mister DJ: You may have seen Lee of Hey Mister DJ spinning some tunes on the Bachelor Wedding on ABC and I’m so lucky that I nabbed him for mine! I’m so excited that I have a real celebrity vendor on my list, does that make me a celebrity? All jokes aside I am so happy to have this wonderful DJ playing music for my wedding and having my guests dance the night away! I’m sure I will have some very sore and tired guests the next morining!

Rembrant Band: I LOVE my band!! Rembrant  is beyond amazing and I have had my eye on them since I started in this business. They are a true hidden gem in the wedding world (but not for long!) and I can’t say enough about their talent and passion. Not only are they singing the oldies (Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Beatles) they are also singing the new hits (Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake) Who does that?! They are probably going to do it better than the originals! Check out an amazing video of what they can do here!

It’s been a while since we’ve had a media Monday but that doesn’t mean that my clients haven’t been blowing up the wedding world! First I’m so proud to show part two of Kristy Rice from Momental Design’s collaboration with Green Wedding Shoes!  Bride and Bloom showed lots of love to Be Inspired clients in their new issue! Antonia Christianson beautifully designed an emerald and turquoise “Secret Garden” shoot based off of a Snippet and Ink inspiration board and Kristy Rice of Momental Designs handcrafted a “Bride” sign and was featured in the 25 best bouquets. The wedding of NBA player Brian Cook also featured in the mag and was elegantly planned by Bella Weddings and Events, with floral design by JL Designs, and photography by Jasmine Star. The bride looked as elegant as ever dripping in diamonds provided by Adorn! The gorgeous wedding took place at Trump National Golf Course in Palos Verdes. The Groom is a former Laker and now plays for the Houston Rockets. His basketball buddies Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar and Kareem Rush were all present to celebrate with the new couple! A big CONGRATS to all my clients… your amazing talents continue to inspire me!

The inspiration board behind the “Secret Garden” shoot!

In celebration of my sister, Leila’s  upcoming wedding, I have hijacked her blog for the next two days to share with you some details of  Saturday’ bridal shower.  Carissa Jones of JL Designs and I have been working over the past 2 months to put on a fantastic and fun bridal shower for the bride to be!  Partnering with some of the most amazing vendors in the industry, we were fortunate to have several talented contributors on board.  I am so excited for it all to come to reality this Saturday and for Leila to get to enjoy a day with her friends and family!

I’d like to start off by saying, I am in no way, shape or form an event planner and after attempting to put together this event I have so much more appreciation for all of you planners in the industry!   That being said I was so excited when Courtney Toney of Joyful Weddings & Events came on board to help make sure no detail went over looked.  Jane Jeon of Olive Hue Paper is creating adorable printed materials to appear throughout the event.  I’m most excited for the delicious sweets and treats provided by Pinkberry, Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach, and The Sweet &  Saucy Shop.   The event will be documented by the talented, Jessica Claire and video by Ben Potter and Drew Barefoot of Cana Video Productions .

A special thanks to Stacia  & Sarah at our venue, High Profile Productions, Kristy Rice of Momental Designs for her handed painted invitations, Nethanial Neubaure at Contemporary Catering for his gourmet food, Carissa Jones of JL Designs for gorgeous florals, Classic Party Rentals, Elegant Designs Specialty Linens and Fabian from Level 4 International for furniture.

Stay tuned tomorrow for a sneak peak at the inspiration behind the big day!

]]> http://www.inspiredbythis.com/2010/02/love-this-leilas-bridal-shower-vendors/feed/ 6 http://www.inspiredbythis.com/2010/01/media-mondaygrace-ormond-get-married-bridal-guide-houston-weddings-wedding-bee/ http://www.inspiredbythis.com/2010/01/media-mondaygrace-ormond-get-married-bridal-guide-houston-weddings-wedding-bee/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:38:48 +0000 Leila http://www.inspiredbythis.com/?p=9710   Another great week at Be Inspired PR…My clients are on fire! Adorn Brides featured in Grace Ormonde and on their website for contributing Jewelry to Tracy’s very own wedding! So glad that with Adorn we were able to add some sparkle to her day. Adorn was also featured in Get Married Magazine in a [...]]]>

Another great week at Be Inspired PR…My clients are on fire! Adorn Brides featured in Grace Ormonde and on their website for contributing Jewelry to Tracy’s very own wedding! So glad that with Adorn we were able to add some sparkle to her day. Adorn was also featured in Get Married Magazine in a story about borrowed wedding items.

Adorn’s feature on the Grace Ormonde site

Adorn’s feature in Get Married Magazine

Bella Weddings and events, JL Designs and The Special Day were all featured in a story about wedding trends in Houston Weddings

I LOVE tulips! They can successfully work their way into several settings and look completely natural. They pop up at elegant dinners, playful parties, in a garden, and on your kitchen table. I like to think I have the same adaptive abilities :- )

My favorite tulip is the parrot and no surprise to my devoted readers, green is my favorite. I love their modified mullet appeal-business on the bottom and party on top. I love that even when you cut them they continue to grow! They seem to have a resolve all their own. What  a nice reminder for us in business and in life. Go on… be resilient, be beautiful, be you. Have a great weekend!

By Rae Florae

The Below Images were designed by JL Designs, Photographed by Stephanie Williams and Featured in Utterly Engaged

Photographed by Jose Villa

Love this by Elizabeth Messina

Beautiful image from Martha Stewart.com