La Venta Inn Wedding by My Bride Story
We gave you a sneaky peek of this wedding during last week’s wrap up, but now it’s time to unveil the whole shebang. And let me tell you…it’s a keeper. The details are so ridiculously lovely, from the GOOORGEOUS florals to the vintage tea cups and insanely awesome dessert bar, every little bit of this wedding is so thoughtfully designed, so effortlessly executed by Ester Kim of My Bride Story. Photographed by Marisa Holmes, you are going to seriously heart this next little number. Click here to see even more!
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From the bride…To make a long story short, in the winter of 2007, we went to Las Vegas and eloped thinking that we were going to have the wedding ceremony soon thereafter. Due to our busy lives, two years had quickly passed by without a wedding. I often checked Style Me Pretty for inspiration, but I was absolutely clueless as to where to begin. I came from Korea a few years ago and had attended only a handful of weddings. Planning a wedding in America was very new to me but I always knew in my heart that we wanted an ocean front wedding with an intimate, private setting. La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes was the perfect venue; we finally had to book it. We definitely wanted to stay away from having a typical huge Korean wedding ceremony.
The moment we hired Esther Kim as our designer/planner, she quickly booked our extremely talented photographer, Marisa Holmes, our florist, Hannah Koo Designs and our our cake designer, Kaylas Kakes . She also booked Dear Darling for all calligraphy to turn my inspirations into a reality.
We wanted a soft vintage elegance with a feminine romantic twist. The color schemes included peach, light cream orange and blush pink. I have a love of collecting teapots so we decided to use teapots, urns and antique milk jars for all the arrangements to represent a light, airy, garden-like feel. We also used candle lights throughout the reception to create a warm and romantic atmosphere. Hannah Koo Designs incorporated a variety of garden roses, scabiosas, astilbe, lissianthus and curly willow as well as other natural garden elements in her designs. Peaches and apricots added a fresh look to the aisle treatments and table settings.
La Venta Inn already had a Spanish villa vibe and the venue coordinator was kind enough to let us rearrange some of their furniture. The couch and ruffle pillows were moved outside in front of the fountain where the guests signed in and took Polaroid pictures. Having the vintage couch near the sign in table definitely created a casual & fun atmosphere during cocktail hour.
But I must admit, the huge hit was the dessert bar!! Kaylas Kakes provided the cake, cake pops, mini cupcakes, rice krispies and all the vintage props and cake stands while we hand selected our favorite french macarons from Paulettes’ in Beverly Hills. Esther Kim then picked up all the desserts and styled the station with her magic hands along with some of my own personal collection of tea cups we brought from home. The dessert bar would not have looked as perfect without the added calligraphy work from Dear Darling.
We still receive so many compliments about our wedding and every vendor truly exceeded all of our expectations. We have to admit that having a great team of vendors makes a world of difference and we are forever thankful for their team effort & dedication.
Event Designer/Planner: Esther Kim of My Bride Story / Photography: Marisa Holmes Photography / Floral Designer: Hannah Koo Designs / Wedding Gown: Shin Bu / DJ: Adagio Weddings / Bakery: Kaylas Kakes / Calligraphy: Dear Darling / Bridesmaids Dresses: Jill Stuart / Linens: Elegant Specialty Designs / Coordination: Katie Lee of Bella Destinee / Venue: La Venta Inn
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this peach color is so beautiful! and i love the details of the lace trimming of the escort cards, table numbers and food signage. very romantic!
LOve the colors. Apricot and Mocha are my fave color combo for fall. Beautiful.
This is gorgeous! The color peach is darling and compliments every element of the wedding details. It was worth the wait. How pretty!
i would love to know how to recreate the table numbers and food signs. so adorable! love it!
Those frilly pillows are great! Anyone know where to find them? Or even how to make them yourself?
Wow, what a gorgeous wedding. Love the colors and the details are exquisite! :P
Abby, Thank you so much for featuring us! Marisa Holmes did a fantastic job capturing their day!!! Jen, I believe the pillow are from Z gallery.
Stunning, simply stunning!
the wedding photos are so pretty, and i LOVE the shoes- great choice!
What excellent details. The bride looks very beautiful and truly happy. I really am intrigued by the corsage’s and the desert shelf.
Stunning! I love the colors and all the gorgeous details! Lovely photography!
Oh those flowers are to die for... so lovely and so unique!
not only is the decor absolutely lovely but cake pops?! ::swoon::
I really like the lace trimming on all the signs. It really added a nice home feeling to everything. The Floral arrangement were all very beautiful.
Beautiful! Would love more info on those shoes!
Hi Karen, the shoes were actually from Aldo! :)
I had my wedding at La Venta too! Everything was really pretty, but I especially love the florals from this wedding. Congrats to the lovely couple.
Such a beautiful wedding! Great job to all of the vendors and congrats to the beautiful couple!
Wow this is so so pretty! I keep telling people the peach is back!
Loving the colours and detail. These detail in this wedding is stunning.
WOW! Love the bridesmaid dresses!
i. love. this. wedding. I love the lace, I love the soft pink, I love every little detail. The ribbons with the pictures hanging from them, the table numbers, and the place cards look like they could be easily done DIY!
Cute shoes!
What lovely colors very nice ideas!!
so so pretty, fresh and romantic. I predict a lot of peach weddings after people see this post. Just lovely.
I love the color styling of the images. It gives everything such a unified look. Bravo.
Beautiful. I have to know what flowers were made for the bouquet! It looks like garden roses, but I can't make out the small ones. Please let me know, thanks!
Oh my! The lace trimming on all the cards is such an unexpected touch and absolutely beautiful! The boutonnieres are lovely and I love the bridesmaid dresses. Every aspect of this wedding is amazing. Thank you for sharing such inspirational photos.
Hey there Jesika, the flowers for the bouquet were garden roses & orange ranunculous. thank you so much for all your wonderful comments. we had so much fun designing for this wedding!
Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Again, the vintage style here of photography is inspiring!
Thanks for all the fabulous comments! Ashley & Kevin's wedding was a dream to photograph.
Beautiful work!
The lens selection was superb!!!
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