Wedding Details
DIY WEDDING BY | THE BRIDE AND GROOM
Engaged on | October 4, 2009
Prepration time | 6 months
Pre-marital counseling | We did it by choice and met four times with Pastor Joel
Books recommended | The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman and Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts by Les and Leslie Parrott
Wedding Date | October 30, 2010
Location | Westlake Village Inn
Ceremony Time | 4:00 PM
Cocktail Hour: 4:45 PM
Dinner | 6:15 PM
Officiant | Pastor Joel Enyart from our church, Rocky Peak
Photographer | Keith Nelson Photography
Engagement Pics | by our friend Cynthia
- It was her present for us - view it here
Videographer | Prince Weddings
Dress/Tux | My dress was an ivory Billie dress by Sottero and Midgley. His tux was also ivory from Men's Wearhouse
Hair accessories | By Etsy sellers
- BloomsNBows - ivory hair flower, worn at the ceremony
- TheHoneyComb - fall themed hair clip, for the reception
Jewelry
- My engagement ring and wedding band were both from Oscar Jewelry Design. Kerry found him through an online jewelry forum when he started looking for my e-ring. He is an awesome jeweler!
- He got his wedding band from MinterandRichterDes and had it custom made for him.
- Earrings and bracelet were from Carolee. I wanted something really simple and that's what I got from them. Happy and keeping them. =)
- He had Steampunk cufflinks bought from Ebay.
Hair and makeup | Mieko and Claudia from Kelly Zhang's team
Menu | Provided by Westlake Village Inn
Nom nom nom.....
Cocktail Hour
Hors d'oeuvres - displayed
- Domestic and imported cheese display with sliced French baguettes
- Unlimited Strawberry lemonade
Hors d'oeuvres - tray passed
- Pear and Brie in Phyllo
- Seared Ahi Tuna Tostadita with Mango salsa
- Seared scallops with Honey Gremolata
- Chicken Satay with Thai Peanut sauce
Dinner service
- Cucumber wrapped lettuce and crumbled Feta cheese, Bermuda onions, and Pine nuts with champagne Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing
- Intermezzo (raspberry)
- Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon, seared to perfection and served with a Cognac. Butter reduction topped with melted Boursin cheese served with red roasted potatoes and cheese
- Miso glazed Sea Bass with cilantro and charred scallion lime reduction served with Parmesan risotto
- Vegetarian: Potato Gnocchi tossed in Sundried Tomato and Goat Cheese sauce with fresh herbs, served with steamed vegetables
- Vegan: Stuffed eggplant with Ratatouille and Arugula Pesto sauce (no cheese)
- Kids meal: Crispy golden battered chicken strips with Steak fries
Cupcake Designer | Yummy Cupcakes
- Cupcake stand was made by Kerry
Cupcake Flavors
- Caramel Apple
- Chocolate Salty Caramel
- Banana Cream Pie
Florist | All me! We used silk flowers for everything and bought them at Michael's and AFloral.com
Host/MC and DJ | Noel fromSpex Mobile Entertainment
Music | Mostly our choice and played by the DJ provided by Spex. But these were the songs we specifically requested to be played.
- Processional - You're So Cool by Hans Zimmer from the movie, "True Romance"
- Bride entrance - Bron Yr Aur by Led Zeppelin, instrumental
- Recessional - I Will Follow by U2
- Wedding party entrance to the reception - Puttin' on the Ritz by Taco
- Our entrance to the reception. We played a slideshow with What is Life by George Harrison and entered at the last chorus with our hockey jerseys. =D
- First dance - Somebody by Depeche Mode. We danced with our jerseys on.
- Father/daugher dance. My dad and I danced cha-cha with Save the Last Dance For Me by Michael Buble
- Mother/son dance. Played a very touching slideshow and danced with Find Your Wings by Mark Harris
- Cupcake cutting - Cherry, Cherry by Neil Diamond
Linen, plate/glass/silverware | Provided by Westlake Village Inn
- We had ivory linens, wicker chargers, and 3 votives per table
Day-of Coordinator | Jeannie Reed, included in our package
Favors | Jar favors from Serenity Gardens
- Pumpkin butter, Apple butter and Muscadine jelly
Invitations/Stationery | My husband! DIY-ed our invitations - all envelopes, invites, RSVP cards, and website cards. He designed and made them from scratch. We also made our table numbers, place cards and wish cards. Materials from Paper Source, Michael's and Office Depot with the help of our Silhoutte SD machine.
Website | Created by Kerry and being updated by Carmela =P
Honeymoon | Still deciding where to go =)
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