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From Julie Mikos…Mary Ann and Garret were wed on July 14 in Napa Valley, and celebrated during an intimate reception with 20 of their closest family and friends. Mary Ann said, “Our love is special, unique and rare. And that’s the experience we wanted to share with each other and our families. We wanted an intimate experience for ourselves and our guests, and really wanted to give everyone a taste of all that Napa Valley has to offer. We engaged Dee Merz to help us design the perfect experience, and she accomplished more than we could have imagined. Dee planned our events perfectly. She translated our vision by getting to know who we are, what is important to us, what our lives are like together as a couple, how we feel about each other and the importance our children and family. We put our trust in her and the team she choose to design the events, and she out did herself.”

She said, “For the past 20 years, our family has been getting together for family dinner every week on Thursdays. Our wedding at Brix took place on Thursday, and it was a family dinner like no other!”

The couple’s vibrant flowers stole the show, and afterward, “we took the flowers to the Veterans Home in Napa,” Mary Ann said. “It was a fantastic experience for the kids to go and share our good fortune with veterans that have so selflessly served our country. It was one of the best parts of the trip!”

Photography: Julie Mikos Photographer / Flowers: Jessica Switala with Fleurs de France / Event Design: Dee Merz / Event Planning: Dee Merz / Linens: La Tavola Linen / Ceremony Location: Brix / Reception Location: Brix / Invitations: Elizabeth Hubbell Studio / Shoes: Stuart Weitzman / Dress: Jasmine Couture Bridal / Rehearsal dinner location: Auberge Du Soleil / Cake: Perfect Endings / Hair and Makeup: Monique Javier / Music: Ecoutez Music Theresa Calpotura (Wedding/Cocktail Hour) Bodlovich Carter Jazz Quartet (Dinner and Reception)

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From the bride…After tossing around 3 totally different locales (a wedding in central Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; or Rutherford, California) we settled on California.  We had 2 trusted reviews of Auberge du Soleil (both of our parents dined there during visits to Napa) so we knew the food was fantastic and after viewing pictures, we knew the view from the terrace was unbeatable! Matt and I met at Miami University (couples who meet at Miami and marry are referred to as a “Miami Mergers” for the non-Miami alums.)  As a “merger” with a quarter of our guest list being Miami graduates, I knew I wanted to subtly incorporate this connection on our wedding day.  I collected vintage Miami postcards (and vintage postage for our invitations) on eBay for months leading up to the wedding.  The postcards served as table numbers on our wedding day and now they’re framed and hanging in our home, minus the numbers.  I selected a vintage replica map of California for our “guestbook.”  I had a feeling a book would just collect dust in a cabinet after the wedding, but our map is hanging in our entryway and serves as a daily reminder of our wonderful day.

I hand selected every vase, votive, and table number stand that was used (shipping them to California prior to the wedding.)  Our florist, Asako Han, was absolutely wonderful and did a fabulous job of accommodating my ever-evolving vision.  My bouquet of peonies and garden roses was made even more special by the beaded lace that was wrapped delicately around the stem (a snippet from my Mother’s wedding dress.) One element of wedding planning I was unwilling to forgo just because we were having a destination wedding was cake tasting!  Patisserie Angelica overnighted a tasting to Ohio and I knew upon my first nibble that they had to make our cake.  It wasn’t easy, but we settled on 3 flavors: roasted banana with vanilla scented cream cheese frosting, chocolate beet cake with vanilla scented cream cheese frosting, and Tahitian vanilla with white chocolate butter cream.  Yum.  Needless to say, Patisserie Angelica will be receiving an annual order so we can indulge in their delicious cake on our anniversary.  In addition to the cake, Patisserie Angelica prepared 2 mini-macaroons to serve as our favors (raspberry rose and salted caramel.)  I decided to make special favors for all the children in attendance (cellophane bags filled with fake mustaches, glasses, mini Uno decks, slap bracelets, and various other trinkets.)  These favors were well received by children and parents alike.

Another important element to our wedding was recognizing our families: we collected pictures of our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents to display on our cake table.  I held a snippet of my Mother’s wedding dress, tucked my Nana’s hanky in my dress, and wore my Mother-in-law’s garter and other Nana’s bracelet… Wearing those items made me feel connected to some of the most important women in my life. Our ceremony was one of the most memorable moments of the day.  My uncle served as the officiant and our siblings (and my beautiful niece) comprised our wedding party.  We wrote our own vows which made the personal ceremony that much more special.

Venue + Catering: Auberge du Soleil / Photographer: Zach Anderson / Second Shooter: Scott Andrew / Hair + Makeup: Sherrie Long / Cake: Patisserie Angelica / Wedding Coordinator: Brittany Payton of Auberge du Soleil / Ceremony Music: Eloquence Strings / Band: Ever Music Group / Flowers: Asako Hana / Groom’s Attire: Armani / Matron of Honor’s Attire: J.Crew / Officiant: Uncle of the Bride / Invitations: Crane / Day-of-Wedding Stationery: Baumbirdy

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From the Bride…Shortly after my now-husband, Keith, opened his plastic surgery practice and medical spa in Redondo Beach, he hired me to work for him.  Whoops!  As a couple, we discovered why it’s not always wise to mix business with pleasure.  After one or two “in-office mishaps”, I decided to spread my wings and resign – effective immediately.  I said goodbye to Aesthetic Edge and Marcus Facial Plastic Surgery and took up a new business…the wedding business (and let me tell you, it was a full-time job!).

Watching shows like “Say Yes to the Dress” and reading blogs like Style Me Pretty became part of my daily routine, along with getting quotes from vendors and trying to keep my sanity.  Fortunately, all of the hard work paid off, and Keith and I ended up having the best day of our lives!  Since our wedding was in Napa Valley over the Fourth of July weekend, I was even granted my wish of having fireworks at my wedding…however far in the distance. In the end, we couldn’t have asked for anything more!

Wedding Photography: Adeline and Grace Photography / Location + Catering: Auberge du Soleil / Hair + Make-up: Sherrie Long / Invitations + Paper Items: Steinmeier Design + Envelopments / Reception Music: DJ Michael via Bay Music & Entertainment / Ceremony Music: Bertina Mitchell / Wedding Cake: Perfect Endings / Flowers: Tesoro / Wedding Dress: Monique Lhuillier / Bride’s Shoes: Jimmy Choo / Bride’s Jewelry: Encore Bridal / Groom’s Attire: Joseph Abboud / Groom’s Shoes: Magnanni / Groom’s Tie: Mimi Fong / Engagement Ring: Grace & Co. / Wedding Bands: Van Cleef & Arpels / Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal / Bridesmaid Shoes: Guess / Groomsmen Attire: Men’s Wearhouse

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Geoff proposed to me on our first anniversary. That night, we had dinner at C&O’s in Venice (where we had our first date) and had drinks at Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica (which we did on our third date). We went for a walk on the beach in front of the hotel at their wedding ceremony site, and then he got down on one knee!

I didn’t really want an obvious theme for the wedding. I love so many different types of weddings and began to feel a little limited by the idea of choosing a theme. I began with my favorite colors and flowers and let it grow from there. The color of the bridesmaid’s dresses was the first decision. Next, I chose the contrasting colors that would be in the bridesmaid’s bouquets after falling in love with a bouquet I had seen.

I had already decided on the manzanita trees/gardenias at the altar. While looking at centerpieces, I immediately decided on the the manzanita branches/orchids once I saw Branch Out’s website.  The manzanita was the cohesive element and the predominant colors were white & green with accents of yellow & coral. During the reception we played a little French music, ate French food, had a French wedding cake (croquembouche), and included our favorite French pastries (macarons and canelés) to signify our favorite time together in Paris.

Photography: Adeline and Grace Photography / Venue and Catering: Auberge du Soleil / Flowers: Branch Out Floral and Event Design / Hair& Makeup: Deanna from It’s a Date at the Powder Room / Bride’s Dress: Amsale / Bride’s Shoes: Chanel / Bride’s Jewelry: Earrings, Nadri at Bloomingdales &  bracelet, Whiteflash / Groom’s Suit: Jos. A. Bank / Groom’s Shoes: Johnston & Murphy / Groom’s Tie: Turnbull and Asser / Engagement Ring and Wedding Bands: Tiffany & Co. & Whiteflash / Bridesmaid Dresses: Amsale / Invitations & Stationery: Folios by M. Thomas, Jacques at Hyegraph Invitations and Calligraphy

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The brides fab jewelry comes from the cuties over at Haute Bride.

Magnus and I grew up in neighboring towns in the Bay Area and then attended the same college. But it wasn’t until our senior year of college that we met through mutual friends at a party. Magnus later surprised me with a beautiful sunset proposal on the rooftop of the same building where we had first met six years prior.

While dating, we’d spent many weekends traveling from San Francisco to Napa to get out of the city and enjoy all that the beautiful wine country has to offer.  We knew right off the bat that Napa is where we wanted get married.  With most of our friends and family already from the Bay Area, Napa provided a mini-destination wedding of sorts. The actual venue choice wasn’t as easy, as there are so many gorgeous venues in the area.  However, we knew we had found the site the minute we arrived at Auberge du Soleil.  The natural elegance and absolutely stunning views of the Napa Valley at Auberge sold us immediately.  It was important to us that our venue showcased the natural beauty of the area and the views from the ceremony site at Auberge surely fit the bill.

The flowers and decor were really important to me in the planning process.  I wanted to pick a color scheme and decor that didn’t compete with the natural beauty of the site, but still set the tone for an elegant fall wedding while reflecting our personalities.  I chose warm browns, taupes and varying shades of orange to complement the warm decor of Auberge, with touches of metallic gold throughout to incorporate a more glamorous feel to the day. I have always loved flowers, so I chose dense arrangements of orange flowers – roses, orchids, dahlias and more, with touches of green to add visual interest and texture.

It was a gorgeous and memorable day that went off without a hitch, with large thanks due to all of our wonderful vendors who helped keep us on track and provided seamless service.

Photography: Adeline & Grace Photography / Wedding Coordination: Suzy Berberian for A Dream Wedding / Venue & Catering: Auberge du Soleil / Hair: Rachel Zimmerman / Makeup: Nelanie Borges / Officiant: Rev. Don Emmel / Flowers: Tesoro / Cake: Perfect Endings / Ceremony & Reception Music: Eloquence String Quartet / Entertainment: DJ Dave Tutton / Bride’s Dress: Alvina Valenta / Bride’s Shoes and Bridesmaid’s Jewelry: J.Crew / Bride’s Jewelry: Haute Bride / Bride’s Veil: Bridal Galleria / Bridesmaid’s Dresses: Priscilla of Boston / Groom’s Tuxedo: Canali / Groom’s Tie: Nordstrom / Groom’s Shoes: Bruno Magli / Groomsmen’s Tuxedos and Ties: Men’s Wearhouse / Invitations: Vera Wang / Engagement Ring and Wedding Bands: Tacori &  Diana

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From Michelle Walker Photography… In June 2010, Sharon Martin and Joel Savitzky wed at Auberge de Soleil in beautiful Rutherford, California.  Sharon and Joel, New York foodies inspired by all things French naturally picked Napa for their destination wedding.  At the time of the wedding Sharon was the Manager of Creative Services in the Marketing Department for Tiffany & Company in New York! Specializing in the design and installation of window displays, she brought her attention to detail and elegance to her wedding.

Notable design elements included the table numbers, which were enameled vintage French street number signs.  The bride visited Paris every summer with her mother and has fond memories of the blue and white street signs.  The unusual larger numbers (Table 24, Table 181) gave a sense of whimsy and a hint of disorder to keep the guests entertained.  The escort “tree” was filled with a card for each guest inspired by French postcards.  The color of the vintage postage stamp cleverly indicated which entrée the guest was having, without the guests even realizing it.  A custom cake-topper was ordered in Sharon and Joel’s likeness, down to the floral bouquet, groom’s tie and pretty red hair on the bride.

Arrangements were set in glass bottles that belonged to the bride’s grandmothers, collected over a fifty-year span.  They were shipped to the florist, and honored her grandparents who couldn’t attend the wedding.  The groom, an advertising and marketing art director, designed all of the stationery for the wedding, including their wedding invitation.

Sharon and Joel stayed at the private estate of Newton Winery, featuring stunning gardens and architecture, which meant stunning photos!

Wedding Ceremony and Reception Location: Auberge du Soleil / Wedding Photography: Michelle Walker Photography / Wedding Coordinator: Suzy Berberian Weddings & Events / Floral Design: Tesoro Flowers / Wedding Cupcakes: Kara’s Cupcakes / Hair & Makeup: The Powder Room / Ceremony Music: Davis Ramey Musical Services / Dinner & Dancing Music: AMS Entertainment / Wedding Dress: Melissa Sweet / Bride’s Shoes: Manolo Blahnik / Groom’s Suit: Ralph Lauren Black Label / Groom’s Shoes: Hugo Boss / Groom’s Tie: Gucci / Bride’s Jewelry: Nicole Miller / Bride’s Hairpiece: Ce Jaune Bridal Vintage / Wedding Bands: Tiffany & Co. / Bridesmaid Dresses: Priscilla of Boston / Bridesmaid Jewelry: Sharon Martin Designs / Groomsmen Suits: J. Crew / Groomsmen Ties: Bergdorf Goodman / Cake Topper: Together Forever / Table Numbers: The Pudding Store Vintage / Honey favors: Marshall’s Farm Natural Honey / Calligraphy: Katherine Knauer / Officiant: Kimberly Thompson, A Beautiful Ceremony

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Now, on to the featured wedding of the day!

When you read Adrienne and Charles’ story (below), you’ll see that research is exactly what Adrienne did! While planning her Napa Valley daytime wedding, she did her homework (some say too much homework!) and she planned the wedding of her dreams at Auberge du Soleil.

Their wedding, sent to us by Adeline & Grace Weddings, really is as pretty as it gets! The emotions and expressions that Tiffany captured are priceless.

Editors note: Just in case you don’t frequent the Little Black Book Blog, we want to explain that Adeline & Grace Weddings are actually Tiffany and Erica. They are a bi-coastal team ~ from New England to California (and pretty much anywhere in between). We feature their weddings all the time … because their weddings are always sensational! {no advertisement intended; pure, simple truth}

Is Adrienne’s smile not priceless?

Seeing Charles “see” Adrienne for their first look that day ~ well, I think you can pretty much read his mind!

There are so, so, so many more delightful images that tell the whole story of the day on the Adeline & Grace Weddings’ blog AND {here} in our gallery!

Adeline & Grace (a.k.a. Tiffany & Erica) … we know you know … we think y’all rock!

Without further ado … Adrienne & Charles’ story …

People always ask us why we decided on a daytime wedding. We put a lot of thought into the overall weekend, and ultimately decided on an earlier wedding so that our guests could enjoy the beautiful, sunny views (Napa is quite dark and unlit at night). Also, since it was a mini-destination wedding for most of our guests, we wanted to give them as much time as possible to explore the gorgeous Napa Valley. Even though we held a daytime wedding, we definitely were focused on making the weekend as fun as possible for guests. We held a private winery tour and tasting at Paraduxx Winery the day before the wedding, and continued the celebration well after the wedding with an after-party in downtown Napa.

how we met
My husband and I met, in typical college fashion, at a party during our second year at U.C. Berkeley (December 2002). We quickly struck up a conversation and went on our first date soon after. During our first date, Charles gave me a present: a VHS tape (yes, that’s how long ago we started dating!) of “When Harry Met Sally,” which is my absolute favorite movie. He had never even heard of the movie before, but I mentioned it during one of our phone conversations and he ended up buying it before our first date. We watched the movie on our second date…but he fell asleep about 20 minutes in. To this day, he still hasn’t seen the movie in its entirety! Seven years later, the movie still had its impact on our wedding.

how we planned
As a PR professional, I’ve planned a fair number of events and that training definitely came in handy when it came to doing venue/vendor research. Every night, I would pour over wedding sites (especially Style Me Pretty!) for tips and inspiration, and add them to “the binder.” It became a running joke among our family and bridal party on how large the binder would eventually become!

what was important
When it came to planning our wedding, we immediately knew that there were three things that were super important to us: food (we eat a LOT), location/venue and photography. We quickly settled on a wine country Napa wedding – we’re huge wine lovers. Napa is close-yet-far from where we live and Charles proposed to me at Carneros Inn in Napa. We felt it was a fitting location to take our next steps in life towards marriage – in fact, we even had a little map of our lives together created as our save the date!

the venue
After much research, we visited a number of venues in the Napa Valley. As soon as we stepped out of the car at Auberge du Soleil, we immediately knew this was our venue. It has a calming yet elegant feel that immediately screams “wine country.” With its soft golden wood tones, floor to ceiling windows that let “yummy light” (as our photographer always says!) stream in and a view that you could gaze at for days, we knew this was our spot to say our “I do’s.” It’s also well-known for its food, which immediately sold us – like I said, we love to eat and the proposed menus were absolutely mouth-watering!

the photographer
Next up was our photographer. We found Tiffany from Adeline & Grace Weddings fairly quickly, and to this day I am in disbelief that we were able to find someone that could so perfectly “get” us. I’m pretty sure she’s my long-lost friend from another era, because upon first meeting her in person, we immediately bonded over my wedding binder and how organized we both were! From the pre-wedding phone calls/emails, to our engagement session to the big day, Tiffany definitely made everything a breeze. She took absolutely beautiful photos of the day, which our family and friends cannot stop raving about!

the floral design
We found our florist, Lauren from Branch Floral Design, via Style Me Pretty! I was having trouble finding a florist we could both agree on, but as soon as I saw a wedding at Meadowood that was featured on SMP, we immediately knew that she was “the one.” I emailed her that same day, and that was it! We had chosen a light gold, sage green and ivory color palette and, after showing her my inspiration board, she immediately brought great ideas for us to look at. She was super creative and great to work with – she even understood my strange aversion to the color pink!
The flowers at the wedding were so gorgeous; it makes me smile just to think about it. We wanted a very soft, romantic and elegant look, without overwhelming the natural beauty of Napa. For the ceremony, I carried a simple, posy-style bouquet of open white peonies while my bridesmaids carried smaller bouquets of garden roses, lisanthus and tulips in shades of yellow, gold, peach and cream. We kept the rest of the ceremony flowers fairly simple, with a flower garland and flower balls in shades of light green, pale yellow, cream and peach decorating the terrace, and some large white peonies in the entry fountain.
For the reception, Branch Floral Design created beautiful, full arrangements of peonies, garden roses, tulips, hydrangea and lisanthus in cream, gold, peach, pale yellow and muted green that perfectly set off Auberge’s persimmon-colored linens. She also created various arrangements in silver mint julep cups of different sizes to frame our engagement photos, guest book and photos of our beloved dog and cat (we just had to incorporate our pets in the wedding!).

the DIY touches
I’m not a very craft-y person, so I was especially proud of the paper goods, which were a group effort between my bridesmaids, sister and me. My (very patient) sister designed the menu, escort cards and table numbers, which I then printed at home. Charles and I didn’t want to overload our guests with wine country references, so we kept it simple – the escort card holders were made out of sliced wine corks, and the table numbers were attached to empty wine bottles. People liked to tease that we drank more than enough wine to create 90 escort card holders and 10 table numbers – but we actually went the easy (and sober!) route by asking our friend, a part-time waitress, to save old corks and bottles from the restaurant. It was so much easier!

our cake
When it came to the cake, we had one stipulation – it had to taste really, really good. We ended up selecting a simple, four-tier cake with layers of chocolate chip and triple chocolate cake from Two for Two Cakes. All night, our guests kept coming up to us and raving about the cake – we even had people complaining that other guests had stolen their slice because they couldn’t get enough of the cake!

my wedding dress, hair and makeup
For my dress/shoes/hair and makeup, I was pretty low-key: I only went to one salon (Amy Kuschel) and found “the” dress after only trying on five! My mom is still in disbelief that I chose my dress so quickly. It was such a classic, beautiful dress that I knew it was the one right away. My goal for the day was to be comfortable and still look like myself, so I wore little gold flats and kept my hair in big loose curls. Sherrie Long of Sherrie Long Hair & Makeup Effects was an absolute genius – she and her team did an amazing job on five bridesmaids, two mothers and one bride, even though we started at 4:45 a.m. that day {daytime wedding!}

our music
Our music choices were also very meaningful – for our first dance, we chose Frank Sinatra’s “It Had To Be You,” the theme song to “When Harry Met Sally,” as an homage to our first and second dates (I also ended up quoting the movie during my vows). Also, given that my first name is Adrienne and Charles absolutely loves the “Rocky” movie series, our wedding party’s grand entrance was to Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” – it was hilarious!

overall …
We had so much fun at our wedding – it was a beautiful day, and everyone was definitely in the mood to have a great time. We absolutely loved every moment from that weekend and were so happy with how everything turned out. It was definitely a weekend filled with laughter, some (happy) tears and lots of love.

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Photography: Adeline & Grace Weddings
Dress: Amy Kuschel
Venue: Auberge du Soleil
Florist: Branch Floral Design
Officiant: Hearfelt Weddings
Private tour and tasting: Paraduxx Winery
Ceremony musicians: SF Conservatory of Music
Hair and makeup: Sherrie Long Hair & Makeup Effects
Invitations: Painted Tongue Press
DJ: AMS Entertainment
Cake: Two for Two Cakes

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We looked back at Tiffany’s blog at some of the other weddings she’s shot at Auberge du Soleil ~ what an awesome wedding venue! And for Ashleigh & Michael’s wedding, a fantastic contrast for their wedding party photo shoot!

From beginning to end … Ashleigh & Michael’s wedding was utterly amazing!

The bride is a wedding coordinator and you can easily see from her own wedding that she must be fantastic at her job!

She enlisted the help of Pacific Events, Las Vegas for design and floral decor. The flowers, alone, are breathtaking! Place all of this in the middle of Napa Valley at Auberge du Soleil and you’re nearly in heaven!

LOOK at the seating chart (above)! Oh my goodness …

Ashleigh’s gown is from Vera Wang. Again, simply stunning. Her hairpiece was custom designed by Couture Bride in Las Vegas.

Beautiful wedding paper pieces by Checkerboard ~ Folios of Maria Thomas.

Such an exquisite presentation … and you have to love this crystal chandelier!

Wedding cake by Laurie Lucov. Gorgeous~

We’ll be updating the post a little later today with answers to many of your questions!

Update: So … only a couple of answers to your questions so far! Brides Shoes: Chinese Laundry (the platforms) and Diane Lynn (the sparkling ones); Bridesmaid dresses: Priscilla of Boston, Vineyard Collection (in slate)

Bracelet, Seating Chart, Flower Girl Dresses, Men’s Suits: Don’t know yet. Will keep you posted!

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Congratulations on a sensational wedding, Ashleigh and Michael! And a HUGE thanks to Tiffany for sharing these absolutely beautiful images from the day!!

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Tiffany and Erica are the photographers and owners of Adeline & Grace Photography. Tiffany is based in California, while Erica works throughout Southern New England.

For more of their fabulous work and more amazing weddings from their website and blog, take a peek at these …

Another terrific wedding at Auberge du Soleil ~ Juliana & Daniel

Jennifer & Keith’s super-cute engagement shoot

Megan & Jason’s Cline Cellars Wedding ~ previously featured on Style Me Pretty’s Little Black Book Blog!

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