The word of the day is…GORGEOUS. Really freaking gorgeous. This wedding will be a fairytale (from the budget to the style) for a lot of you, but it was so stunning that I simply couldn’t resist. Plus, it was photographed by one of my all time favs, Aaron Delesie. Which was actually a perfect choice for the style of the day, as you’ll see in the photographs. This wedding is the epitome of classic elegance. A soft, romantic color palette. A beautiful gown. A backdrop that would make any bride swoon and details that are, well…perfect. Oh and we’ll be doing a look for less at the end of the day to show you how to translate some of the touches into any budget.
The designer behind the day, Carolyn of The Special Day, Inc. has been sweet enough to share some of the details…
We met Ana and Eddie at a wedding that I had previously planned in 2008. They came to me in May and asked what date I had still have available in September…so we had only 4 months to plan their wedding. They gave us complete creative, design and planning reigns (which we loved) to plan their affair in such a short amount of time. Ana wanted their wedding location had to have an ocean view, and since Ana grew up in Palos Verdes, we chose the beautiful Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes prior to their opening. The official grand opening was not until June 2009. Rancho Palos Verdes is already situated on a peninsula, and their ceremony site, was at Catalina Point – which was also a small peninsula that jutted out into the Pacific Ocean for the most breathtaking ocean views.
The style of the wedding was elegant, romantic, opulent, yet also relaxed which the location lended itself well to. We chose for their wedding colors light turquoise blue, creams and golds, with accents of lavender & violet purple to exude the style. Ana chose champagne gold for her bridesmaids dresses, while she had 3 dresses + her Korean cultural gown, the han bok, for the wedding day – 1 gown for her pre-ceremony photos, 1 gown for the ceremony, her han bok for the Korean traditional ceremony and her cute short gown for dancing.
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You are so right! This wedding is beyond incredible....please tell me there will be more photos...the shoes, those bouquets, the letterpress....totally gorgeous:)
Love the shoes! Any idea who makes them?
Love love the shoes... Where are they from>??
WOW!!! So stunning!!!! Love the colour palette! It's very pretty with the right touches of delicacy (i.e. pink orchids). And YES! The shoes! Beautiful!
It's such a delicate and romantic wedding - true masterpiece!
Stunning - A gorgeous wedding location, and I LOVE her shoes! Great photography.
Those shoes are stunning! Where are they from?
Hey girls...working on getting the shoe info together for you guys:)
Where are those invitations/programs from? They are just absolutely beautiful! I have been searching for something like that.
I know you're working out it - but those shoes!!!!
Hi ladies - for all of you shoe fans (I LOVE SHOES TOO!!!), Ana's gorgeous gold shoes are by Jimmy Choo!
I'll share a little secret with you about her dresses =) - though she had 3 gorgeous wedding gowns, in Korean culture, it is quite common to rent your wedding gown. Ana had actually rented all 3 gowns from a new Korean dress salon in Los Angeles along with all the alterations, hair pieces, and even included the 6 champagne bridesmaids dresses for less than $2000 total. This is not a deal you can always get though because often times it costs $2000+ just to rent 1 dress, but that can be for a custom rental or custom purchase. Still, it's a steal for what she paid!!
Okay Carolyn! Cough up the name of that Korean dress salon!
Thanks Carloyn! Wow, I'm jealous for all you LA brides out there! ;p My PRONOVIAS cost a little over 2K alone!
holy cow.. what a gorgeous wedding. beautiful pictures
This wedding is ridicously beautiful!
This wedding is wonderful. Love the purple orchids.
Camille - the dress salon is called Wedding House Jin on 3255 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 120, LA, CA 90010.
I love the color and style of the bridesmaid's dresses! Can you share that info too. Wowsers. Yeah, this is one beautiful wedding!
Carolyn....beautiful design on the wedding! Gina did an amazing job with the flowers!
wow, i always drool over the wedding featured here, but this one i truely LOVE
Gorgeous wedding, very elegant & yet simple. I'm in love with those shoes!!!!
Oh those invites - I ♥ those letter press invites. Where can i find out and see more?
Would LOVE to see more bridal hair photos!! I'm still searching for the perfect one and I really like hers!!!
Carolyn- Is there any information you could offer about her ring? It is truly stunning and I haven't seen anything like it! Even just knowing the cut of the stone would be very helpful, but the type of setting, and potentially designer too would be amazing. It looks so beautiful from afar- would love to see it close up!
Thanks so much!
Carolyn, would you happen to know what season her Jimmy Choo shoes are from? and where would they be available? Thanks.
Rose - the shoes are from Jimmy Choo and are currently available if you call their stores. It's called the "Lavelle." I just got them for my wedding!
THANKS a MILLION Camille!!
Thanks for the shoe info! I just ordered them! They only had two left in my size nationwide!
I come back to this post again and again-its gorgeous! any insight into the designer or style of the engagement ring would be greatly appreciated. I cant find anything like it online. thanks so much!
love the invitations. where are these from?