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


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.


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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