Category — southern california

As foodies, it was really important that the food be a reflection of our taste, and surpass your average “banquet” style affair. That’s why we were so excited to have our expectations exceeded by the Bungalow Club’s delightful “middle-terranean” cuisine (thats Middle Eastern/Mediterranean fusion, yo.). Its even got a hint of Japan here and there.

During each meeting with Anat, the owner, she’d periodically yell out to a member of the staff - “bring them the Moroccan cigars! Bring more hummus! Bring the spring rolls!” … and we lapped up every morsel.

I’ve always dreamed of having a tray-passed hors d’oeuvre cocktail hour, but it always seemed like an unreasonable expense whenever I talked budget with caterers. But, Anat assured us that she’d have it no other way, so hooray! We’ll be having a mix of 6-8 passed appetizers, from tuna tartar to avocado spring rolls to lamb lollipops to sushi rolls. They have a great selection of vegetarian food, which is important because I (as well as many of our friends) are either vegetarian or very picky about their meat.

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…We now return for the thrilling conclusion of “How to find a wedding venue in 7 months!”

If I were to give you all the details on every place we researched, contacted, obtained proposals from, and visited, this blog would go on forever and the only remaining readers would be zombies. So, we’ll just cut to the chase, shall we?

For a long while, I had ruled out restaurants because of our desire to marry outdoors. But desperate times called for desperate measures and we figured that we could always do an outdoor ceremony with an indoor reception if we found the right place. So, I hit up the ol’ internets with fresh eyes, and there it was… a beautiful gem had been right under my nose all along.

{Image source: The Bungalow Club}

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Ellen and Caro were married at one of my favorite venues, the Viceroy in Palm Springs, and if that weren’t enough, they had the positively drool-worthy Next Exit Photography there to capture the day.  The Viceroy is black and white and yellow all over and so was this wedding!

Check out our stylish couple:

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From the minute we got engaged, Hunter had fantasies of us marrying in Mexico. After all, we loves us some margaritas and mexican food! (Did someone say melty cheese? Yes, please!) And Mexico is only a 2.5 hour drive from home sweet home. I wasn’t really into the idea, but after the disappointments we had in seeking a venue in the US, our attentions turned south, and we made plans to visit Rosarito Mexico. Rosarito is just 45 minutes south of the border, and known for its nice beaches and for being where all the stars from Hollywood came to drink during prohibition. Random fact: Titanic was filmed here. They even have a museum commemorating this honor.

Jesus blesses the margarita drinkers
Author’s personal collection, 2008

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Yesterday, we shared Lyndsy and Elon’s gorgeous Malibu ceremony, as photographed by the incredible Natalie Moser.  Today, we give you their beautiful reception, including all of the details that they executed to perfection!  Take a look at their beautiful reception from a distance…

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We have been so excited over the recent months to follow the planning of Lyndsy and Elon’s wedding via Lyndsy’s blog, Yellow Brick Bride.  So when we connected with Natalie Moser and she offered up Lyndsy’s wedding photos for a feature, naturally we were thrilled!  Between Natalie’s amazing talent behind the camera and Lyndsy and Elon’s fab sense of style and branding, this wedding was truly fabulous! 

First shot = one of the best ever.  The sock shot seems to be as popular as the colored shoe shots lately and this one is sure to inspire countless searches for argyle socks.

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Hello! As a fellow bride, and blog-stalker extraordinaire, I am just thrilled to get to share some of my experiences with the loyal EAD readers out there. I am especially excited to be working with E and A since I’m such a big fan. I enjoy writing, and since I come across, or dream up, so many exciting ideas each day, and I’m psyched to share them with girls just like me…. stalking blogs for wedding porn!

I guess I should start with a wee* intro, so y’all know a bit about my background and story. Well, here goes!

I am a 30-year old actress from Chicago. I moved to Los Angeles nearly 2 years ago with the love of my life, Hunter, and our doggie, Paco. Hunter and I met in Milwaukee in 2002 and celebrated our 5 year anniversary last October 7th.

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I have been so excited to show all of you this gorgeous real wedding shot by the absolutely fabulous Michael Norwood.

Kathy and Sam were married at the Turnip Rose at Grand Newport Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA.  Take a look at the spectacular setting they had to work with!

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If weddings are more your thing than baseball, you might not know that this morning at 6am Chicago time, the 2008 baseball season officially kicked off.  To celebrate, we’re featuring Wendy & Wes’s engagement shoot at Dodger Stadium, courtesy of Kim Le, one of my favorite photographers!

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I get giddy when I find new talent.  :)  And San Diego-based Daisy Varley definitely qualifies as talent.  I stumbled upon her fantastic photojournalistic work while web-surfing and I’m smitten!

Her black and white images are especially awe-inspiring.  Somehow, the use of lighting and inflection make simple black, white, and gray evoke a great deal of emotion. 

All images via Daisy Varley Photography

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