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From Lisa at Oh How Charming!

The draping that we chose for the dinner reception tent was such a beautiful shade of blue. It created the most serene atmosphere. We combined the soft beachy blue hues of the wedding with “beach chic” elements from Classic Party Rentals such as bamboo folding chairs, wicker chargers, bamboo flatware, and wood tables. I had Barker Decor add their amazing bamboo dance floor and stage, and my absolute favorite…7500 square feet of their sisal flooring in the tent. It was extraordinary!! The sisal mixed with the blue draping was such a gorgeous combo.

For the florals – we struggled a bit to really figure out what Courtney loved. Everything we came up with was pretty — but just didn’t have that “wow” factor. So — at the very last second — we collectively decided to change the florals (it was very exciting!) to ALL daisies. The amazingly talented Mindy Rice and I were SO excited that Courtney was daring enough to let us rock out the daisies. There were daisies everywhere! Mindy did beautifully aged galvanized buckets of daisies, and peppered in some super sweet hand tied bouquets of chamomile and feverfew. Mindy also painted all the weathered signs that we had throughout the wedding.

Carlos and Anna at Tabella did a fabulous combination of washed linen and delicate embroidered silk runners on the wood tables. They were stunning. Amy and Jeremy at Vanilla Bake Shop did yet another extraordinary dessert display and a spectacular cake!!! Everything was captured beautifully by the super talented Lisa Franchot. Aside from all the beautiful decor, the wedding was truly stunning because of Courtney and Andrew and their awesome families and friends. It was an event filled with a ton of love and laughter. We were delighted to be a part of it!

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From Lisa…

Courtney originally called me from New York. During our first conversation, I fell in love with her amazingly sweet nature. When she called back the next day to book me – I was delighted! I immediately started dreaming up some design thoughts about her wedding. When I finally met Courtney and her awesome fiance Andrew, in person — I was able to immediately refine the concepts that were in my head. Their wedding is a true reflection of who they are…genuinely kind, laid back, and simply elegant.

Since their wedding took place in the gorgeous Emerald Bay of Laguna Beach — we wanted to create something that was refined and elegant, but at the same time, was able to capture the informal spirit of a beach town. Starting with their Save the Date – Courtney and Andrew chose colors that were reminiscent of the beautiful sea glass treasures we used to find as kids along the beaches of So Cal. We took that color scheme and ran with it.

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So much more to come!

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