Southern California Wedding by Sarah Yates
This absolutely adorable couple makes me smile. This sunny color combination makes me smile. Pretty much every single element of this sweet, sweet wedding makes me smile and the dreamy images from Sarah Yates combined with the styling from the ladies at Sitting in a Tree just add to that warm and fuzzy feeling. Held in Southern California, though steeped in Mexican tradition, this is one of those weddings that will definitely inspire wedding design from now until forever.
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A writer. A graphic designer. A rich Mexican heritage combined with a modern aesthetic. The desire to wow traditional family and friends in a new way. A wedding that is the perfect marriage of creativity, inspiration, culture, and design. Junia and Andres are a dream couple and dream clients. Blissfully in love and brimming over with creative juices. From their perfectly crafted DIY invitations to their hand painted cake toppers each element was crafted with care and love in a way that truly represented who they are.
Myka and I fell in love with this couple from day one. Junia is a bouncing bubbly thing full of ideas and Andres is quiet and analytical- dreaming up the execution of Junia’s ideas. A perfect match. Dating since they were teenagers in school, they’ve truly grown up together merging into a perfect union. From the beginning of our planning stages they made it clear that they didn’t want just. another. mexican. wedding. There would be no sombreros or mariachis. They really wanted to show their family and friends something very, very different than they had ever experienced. The centerpieces were made from library books (Junia is an avid reader and a writer) that the couple collected at thrift stores in shades of yellow, moss, and grey. Their love of vinyl toys meant that each table would have a Munny atop the books, hand painted by the couple to match the fabric used throughout their wedding (and on the back of their invites). Succulents grown by Andres’ dad were potted and placed on the tables along with crocheted pieces made lovingly by Junia’s mom. Every single element was a DIY project that came together perfectly in the venue. Hand painted Munny cake toppers mirrored the couple, tiny succulent candles were handed out as favors, a traditional Mexican punch mixed by the best man was served during cocktail hour, bookmarks were handed out during the ceremony, and tiny yarn pom poms made by Andres’ mom were tossed from cones. Andres’ aunt created all the boutonnières, flowers and adorned the ceremony arch (again, created by Junia’s dad) with her touch. Every single thing had their stamp. Their graphic designer stamp.
While this couple really wanted to make a statement about the adults they’ve become since moving from Southern California to San Francisco, they also wanted to recall childhood memories and the world they grew up in. MIHO Gastrotruck brought the perfect solution. Traditional Mexican favorites were mixed with really fresh ingredients, flavors that knocked your socks off and a killer salsa bar. Fresh churros were served alongside choco flan and a sweet bar of Mexican candy for dessert. Friends and family walked away with full tummies and a new idea about what a modern wedding was. I can’t tell you how many people asked us during the night about the books on the table or the vinyl toys. Or the way people swooned over the painted cake toppers. They were floored by these unique twists.
The venue was the perfect compliment to all these contrasts—an old school Spanish style clubhouse with wrought iron and dark wood floors. White and sage colored linens created a clean, soft palette allowing the bright bursts of yellow to bring in that sunny California feel. We strung dozens of yellow tissue paper pom poms across the ceiling with fishing line to keep the massive space cozy and warm. Not only were we blessed to work with this dream couple on creating their vision, but we were lucky enough to collaborate with our amazing friends from Sarah Yates Photography and MIHO. What a team with a vision. Miho’s food brought a feeling of nostalgia to this modern wedding and Sarah’s photos really capture the sweet warmth that surrounds these two people and was especially evident on this happy day. She truly has the magic eye. Our favorite people, with the most lovely inspired couple meant that this wedding was a once in a lifetime experience. Dreamy. Fabulous. Rich with culture. Modern in design. A perfect study in contrasts.
Tori Hendrix, Sitting in a Tree
Photography: Sarah Yates / Venue: The Woods Clubhouse, Chula Vista / Event Design and Coordination: Sitting in a Tree / Invitations and all paper goods: Andres Montano / Catering: MIHO Gastrotruck / Wedding Dress: Rosa Clara / Shoes: BCBG / Veil: made from tulle cut from dress during alterations / Groom’s Suit: J Crew / Tie: Band of Outsiders / Groom’s Shoes: Ben Sherman
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What a beautiful couple and wedding! I love all the lemon and yellow accents - so summery and bright. Thanks for sharing :)
Wow, I love this! The painted picture frames at the bar are wonderful --- they've inspired me to paint my wooden chalkboards.
I love the invitations and the flowers. So pretty!
best wedding ever! everything from the food, decor, music! so perfect :)
LOVE her dress! And they did an amazing job on the paper suite--so cute!!
Sooo pretty! All the yellow reminds me of my wedding! Lovely!
AWWW! This couple is sooo cute. And Chula Vista?! That is where I was born and raised. Nice to see my town be represented so beautifully!
beautiful wedding! what did the guests throw at the bride and groom as they walked back up the aisle? I am looking to make the funnels to stuff with flowers but I am unsure about what type of petals!
love the paper goods! and especially love the image of father and daughter captured by sarah yates!
I'm so happy to see people using old books in their centerpieces. I've been dying to do this forever, since my fiance and I are both grad students, and love to read. =) Now I can really see the vision! Lovely wedding, adorable colors. Love love love!
Okay. This. Is. ADORABLE.
Holy cow - I love this wedding!
I would love the recipe for Ginger/ Bourbon lemonade if anyone knows it!
adorable... I am going to pull my munny figurines out tonight to paint them for cake toppers!
Hay Dios miol!!! Que bello les quedo todo. Mika, what a beautiful job you guys did for this wedding. There are so many great and creative ideas that really take this event to a whole new level. Congratulations!!!
Minor Vega
thank you everyone for all of the kind words! myka, tori, junia and andres are all so creative and talented! so happy that this is giving all of you so much inspiration! kristian- the guests threw little pom poms that junia made by hand. xoxo sarah yates
Thanks everyone! This truly was the wedding of our dreams! Everyone involved, Sitting in a Tree Events, MIHO Gastrotruck, and Sarah Yates were so full of love and have the BEST personalities. They rocked our wedding and we have nothing but love for them!!!
Katie Jo: Just asked our best man (who was the one that made the cocktail) for the recipe! I'll add it here as soon as he passes it my way! :) And yes, paint your Munnies, it was super fun!
Kristian: Guests threw yarn pom poms. We had a little sticker on the funnel saying, "When J&A walk your way, throw these bolitas and shout ¡Orale!" :)
Angela: Glad we could represent Chula Vista! It's our hometown as well!
Junia, where did you go to high school?
It was truly an amazing wedding...the bourbon spiked ginger lemonade punch was a hit! So glad we were all part of putting it together. Congrats to Junia and Andres!
How gorgeous! Love this wedding.
Your personal touches really made a lasting impression. In each detail shot, there is a glimpse of the two of you and your impeccable design.
this wedding is absolute perfection.....congrats!!!
awesome wedding and congrats to the bride and groom and all parties involved. well done on a wonderful wedding
I am in love with this bridal bouquet. It's just perfect. The colors are fab too!
I was wondering what type of flowers were used in your bouquet. They are beautiful!
They look like a fun couple
Thanks everyone for all the lovely comments! It makes all the hours of our diy projects worth it, to hear how much people enjoy it, or are inspired! xo
Stephanie: Flowers in my bouquet were white ranunculus, succulents, and yellow button poms. Thank you! I knew I definitely wanted succulents in there (although I was told they were a little tricky to keep in a bouquet by the florist), but I loved how it all came together!
so fantastic! i called the woods clubhouse as soon as i read this post. i've been hunting for a venue for my wedding for months and haven't been able to find anything i like in san diego. the woods clubhouse looks like exactly what i've been searching for. thank you for sharing (and i hope you don't mind me copying)!
Katie Jo: OK! Got the super yummy recipe from our best man! It's too long to post here, so I posted it to my blog. (Just click my name for the recipe). Hope it comes out delicious! :)
Christina: AWESOME! Yeah, when we came across The Woods, we knew that was the place! (And may I totally suggest MIHO catering....my guests are still talking about how authentic the food was! And Sitting in a Tree...they executed everything perfectly! Oh, and rentals were from Eastlake Party Rentals super close by. Tell Josie I told you. She's awesome!)
Thanks Junia!!!!!!
The photos are absolutely amazing!!! Everything..colors, flowers, decor, etc, totally awesome =)
Lovely/Happy wedding. Awesome design and details :)
Hi Junia, I went to high school with you. Jessica told me you were getting married, I was so surprised to see you on one of my favorite wedding blogs. Oh my goodness...your wedding looks so awesome! I had to a wedding previous at the Woods and did NOT look anything like this I LOVE IT! Congrats!!!!
Love that yellow and mint color combination! Two of my favorites.
Can I asked you how many guests you were able to fit in the Woods? And did you have room to dance?
Thank you so much, this was very interesting. I was actually born in Spain (I'm not telling when though!) but was moved around europe and lastly settled in Britain when I was 5. I dont remember an awful lot of the few years I was in spain, but the delicious smell of spanish food always seems to ring a bell in me or something. It's weird how I dont remember anything except the smells,isn't it! I actually found a website dedicated to http://www.spanishrecipe.net/ " rel="nofollow">spanish recipes, which gave me great delight and thought I really should to share. Anyway, thank you again. I'll get my husband to add your cast to my rss app...
What a perfect day! Complete with a wedding Munny, too!
I was wondering where they found their wood arch...did someone make it for them? You did a wonderful job, we are getting married at the same venue and have enjoyed looking at all of the details you used to make the area so personal. Thanks!
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