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Oahu Wedding from Mango Muse Events + Red Heart Photography + Flowergirls

Mallory — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:15:57 +0000

This is your one cute couple alert. It’s easy for anyone to look good with the Hawaiian breeze blowing through their hair, and the Pacific sand in between their toes, but these two, they were absolutely adorable. The lovely planners & designers, Mango Muse Events, enlisted the help of Flowergirls to create the florals for the event – which is quickly jumping to the top of my favorite floral designs ever. Live trees as centerpieces, a Bonsai tree as the escort card holder, and, the best yet, those amazing honohono orchid chandeliers. Can I have one of those for every room in my house? Red Heart Photography captured every little detail, every little smile, and every little look shared, to perfection. Click here for the gallery!

Brian and I went to high school together but I joke that if we had ever been in the same class, we would never have ended up together because I was a diligent dorky student and Brian was more of the fun-loving troublemaker.   Lucky for us, our paths never crossed in the classroom. Instead, we became close friends over the carefree summer between high school and college before I went away to college in Boston.   That was how I thought our story might end.   But they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and it really must be true because when I returned home for Christmas break, we realized how much we had missed each other and we’ve been together ever since.

Eight years later, we got engaged and started to plan our wedding. We soon realized that we had no idea what to do! We wanted a wedding that would reflect who we are as a couple – our personalities, humor, and quirks. Unfortunately, we had no idea how to translate “us” into an actual event — thankfully, however, our wedding planner did!

Brian and I love the outdoors and Lanikuhonua on the west coast of Oahu turned out to be the perfect venue for us with its grassy field and ocean views. To further the outdoor feeling, we used Ficus trees as our centerpieces that “grew” out of the tables. We incorporated Brian’s love for the beach and my love of cooking with sand filled mason jars at each table.   Twinkle lights (my favorite!) were strung up in a clear tent and beautiful orchids were hung from the tent as natural chandeliers.

In keeping with Japanese tradition, I folded one thousand gold cranes as a symbol of patience and a wish for a long and happy marriage. Brian folded one red crane to complete our one thousand and one cranes and we strung them up on a special family bonsai tree – perfectly complimenting the larger trees in the reception area.

We tried to keep things fun and cheerful with cute and casual wedding stationary, a bright green color palate, and a Shaka Booth filled with our favorite costumes and props from home!   And, in a nod to Brian’s love for music, we ended the night with a casual outdoor lounge featuring some great live music.   Even Mother Nature must have been on our side that day because the weather was just our kind of day with clear skies and a light breeze!

I could not have dreamed of a more perfect day – I married my best friend and we were able to share just a little bit of “us” with our closest family and friends!

Photography: Red Heart Photography / Photobooth: Shakabooth / Flowers: Flowergirls & Mango Muse Events / Event Design: Mango Muse Events / Event Planning: Mango Muse Events / Ceremony Location: Lanikuhonua / Reception Location: Lanikuhonua / Musician: John Cruz / Rentals: Accel Rentals / Catering: Chai’s Island Bistro / Desserts: Sweet Stop / Hair & Makeup: Maleana Cosmetics / Bartenders: Aloha on the Rocks / Plant Rentals: Kamaaina Plant Rentals / Invitation Designer: Upton Designs / Wedding Gown: Nicole Miller / Bridesmaid Dresses: Maggy London / Earrings: George H. Sasaki Jewelers / Brides Rings: The Diamond Specialist Inc.

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Vintage Glam Wedding: Hawaiian Style

Eddye — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:33:58 +0000

It may seem like we’re fixated on tropical weddings this week on The Little Black Book Blog … (and maybe we are) … but this wedding sent to us by the incredible floral design team at Flowergirls is just too cute to pass up!

Chrissy Lambert, also a Little Black Book member, did a fantastic job capturing the Vintage Glam inspiration behind Jennifer and Vincent’s wedding!

All the little details they pulled into this wedding are so, so “glamorous”!

Well … almost everything is glamorous …

The silhouettes they used added just the perfect vintage touch.

We’ve seen quite a few Black & White with red accented weddings from 2008, but Jennifer & Vincent’s is so different. It’s light-hearted and full of zest and just forces a big happy smile!

We also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE antique brooches and feathers and crystals and … just all of the lovely glitz!

Jennifer and Vincent were married in November at the Lanikuhonua Estate on the island of Oahu.

How great is this picture!

A HUGE thank you to Michelle at Flowergirls and Chrissy Lambert Photography for sharing this sensational vintage glam wedding with us.

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Jennifer & Kevin’s Oceanside Wedding, III

Eddye — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:30:27 +0000

No feature about Little Black Book photographer Angela Talley would be complete without a few of her especially luminous photographs of the little ones …

Jennifer and Kevin’s wedding at Playa Del Carmen in JANUARY was just an amazing day all-around.

But the fun had just begun …

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Real Wedding: Irene and Joe, VI

Abby Larson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:30:20 +0000

Thank you so much to Rick and Sasha Reichart, of cakelava, for sending us today’s wedding. It has no doubt made us hugely jealous that you get to live and work in such an unbelievably gorgeous place, but more than that, it has inspired us to look no further than our natural surroundings and our own styles to create the wedding of our dreams…

And a HUGE thank you to Rachel Robertson for capturing the stunning images, to Flowergirls for bringing a bit of color into our day and to Joe and Irene for sharing their lovely wedding with us!

Oh and we will be posting a little bit this weekend so if you are around, definitely check in!

{to see the full gallery, click here!}

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Real Wedding: Irene and Joe

Abby Larson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:08:42 +0000

I have officially had it with this New England weather. I think it was 9 yesterday. 9…is that possible? So, the only way that I know how to warm up a bit is to dive head first into the most beautiful Hawaiian wedding that I have ever seen. It is so unbelievably vibrant, so wonderfully warm and alive. It will most definitely put a smile on our cold little faces!

I am sorry, but is that the cutest flower girl you have ever seen? I want to just eat her up! This gorgeous wedding was sent to us by the talented Rich and Sasha Reichart of the fabulous cakelava… and just wait until you feast your eyes on the cake that they crafted for this wedding. It’s pretty incredible. The flowers were designed by Flowergirls, another wonderful Little Black Book member and the beautiful photographs were taken by Rachel Robertson.

{to see the full gallery, click here!}

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Real (Exquisite) Wedding: Katie and Colin, II

Eddye — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:55:36 +0000

Not only was Katie and Colin’s wedding one of the most elegant we’ve seen, it also had a sensational bridal party! The maids wore Amsale. The little man and maids were in Annie Girl from The White Dress by the shore. And the lovely Katie … Vera, of course!

Katie’s mom, Brenda and Traci Romano planned this sensational event and Yumiko of Hana Floral Design is responsible for the unbelievable flowers. We are so happy that so many of our Little Black Book members had a hand in this amazing wedding!

from Yumiko: We used antique green hydrangeas, various hot pink garden roses, magenta stock, pink phlox and orchids for the centerpieces, as well as for the bridemaid’s bouquets. While the maids wore a gorgeous Amsale dress in a muted plum shade, the bride really wanted pink flowers mixed with greens. The bouquets
definitely popped against the dresses. Katie carried a muted ivory, blush and green bouquet, with her
Grandmother’s rosary attached to it.

This may well be our new favorite wedding … (am I allowed to say that?) …

Photography by Mary and Justin Marantz … we think you are true artists … and love your blog!

{to see the full gallery, click here!}

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