The Dazzling Details on California Wedding Wave

California Wedding Wave is now now featuring one of our all-time-favorite weddings (also the wedding shown on our website homepage) on their popular wedding blog! Click here to see their July 21st blog entry featuring Lori and Richard's May 2008 wedding!

Jill and Alex - Wedding Slideshow

Jill and Alex married in March at Playa del Sol Grand, and their wedding slideshow is now available for viewing! Don't miss it; amazing photographer Kristi Klemens did it again - providing a beautiful and unique memory of wedding day through photos!

More wedding details here.

Congratulations again Alex and Jill!

Vanessa and Niko - A few photos

So we just got through watching the wedding slideshow from Vanessa and Niko's nuptials in January and decided to post these two fave photos taken by Kristi Klemens! Beautiful couple & talented photographer, don't you think?




You can see more of the weddings photos and slideshow here!

Jill and Alex - Playa del Sol Grand

Our March 7th wedding brought a beautiful bride and a beautiful day! Photos are in . . .


Jill and Alex exchanged vows at Playa del Sol Grand in Nuevo Vallarta early this March. Jill said the couple wanted their wedding ceremony to be remembered as "modern and fabulous" rather than following traditional ceremony patterns.


The stunning color palette (found online) was created with varying tones of greens and turquoises - beautiful against the ocean backdrop!


The ceremony was centered between two palm trees on the lovely terrace. Modern box shelves flanked the couple with colorful chiffons, orchids and candles adding a modern touch to the area. A variety of ceremony seating surrounded the couple on three sides; color-palette-coordinated square seats to the sides of the couple and Avante Garde chairs in the middle provided traditional seating for some and more modern fun seating for others!

Lounging areas surrounded the ceremony setup, and guests mingled pre- and post- ceremony sipping on cocktails (and a special children's area provided fun for the little ones!) Trivia booklets with a fun question/answer series about the bride and groom were placed throughout the lounge to provide some lighthearted entertainment. Jill and Alex brought handmade ceremony program fans as a personal touch to the wedding, and white wooden boxes hung on trees throughout the ceremony area with orchid blossoms for guests to toss over the newlywed couple upon their departure back down the aisle!










On the opposite end of the terrace, round dinner tables (the bride's choice for converation) were set with fitted jade green tablecloths. Wine glasses in turquoise blown glass added a touch of color to the table, and my favorite . . . the deep turquoise napkins were wrapped with fresh calla lilies! Dozens of calla lilies were twisted around the inside of large round vases in the middle of each table. Guests found their seats by matted posters hanging on a nearby tree - each table the name of a significant place in the couple's relationship!






A calla lily cake was just one of the special sweets and snacks that personalized the entire event! The ceremony orchid boxes were later transformed into snack boxes around the dance floor - each one holding a favorite goody of the bride and groom - homemade chocolate chip cookies (yes, we actually made them - yummmmm), cheez-its and chocolate-covered pretzels!



A surprise fire dance performance wowed guests and brought the night to a breathtaking close!



Congratulations Jill and Alex, and thank you (again) Kristi Klemens for the amazing photos!




See the full wedding slideshow here!

Gina and Steven Slideshow Extravaganza

Gina and Steven were married in mid-November at Villa Quinta del Mar; the images of their day were captured by Kristi Klemens who put together and shared with us a gorgeous slide show. Check it out - I guarantee it is worth three minutes of your day! (The fireplace/shelf structure was built and installed by our staff for the event, and the dinner table was fabulous . . . I loved this wedding!)

I'll tempt you with just a couple images included on the slideshow:



To see more of the event, you can check out our amateur snapshots here.

Stay tuned for photos from the Day After photo shoot!

Thanks Gina and Steven for letting us share in your day! And thanks Kristi for sharing the images of it with us!

Vanessa and Niko - Villa Mediterraneo

A few photos from last weekend's wedding at beautiful Villa Mediterraneo!












And one of my favorite details from this wedding . . .

The tile swirls on the edge of the pool needed some fixin' . . .


. . . so we filled them with flowers, and they became a beautiful backdrop for the evening's dinner!



See the wedding slideshow with professional photos by Kristi Klemens!

Vanessa and Niko - Professional Photo Teasers

Amazing photographer Kristi Klemens has shared a single photo with us from Vanessa and Niko's wedding and one from their post-wedding photo session in Mismaloya! What doesn't cease to amaze me is how down-to-earth and real Kristi is despite her ability to produce consistently jaw-dropping shots! Those of you couples who have invested in her photography services will walk away with gorgeous memories for a lifetime!

So here is the couple on wedding day:



And here is the couple during their post-wedding photos session:

Vanessa and Niko - Welcome Cocktail Sneak Peek

Vanessa and Niko kicked off four days of wedding festivities with a very breezy and chic welcome beach cocktail at Villa Premiere! Here are a few photos from last Thursday's beautiful evening event!

Dazzling Details Collage

Courtesy of photographer Kristi Klemens, behold this beauuuutiful dazzling details collage from Gina and Steven's November wedding!

Sneak Peek - Gina and Steven

November 15th - what a great day for a wedding! The weather was amazing, the breeze just right, the bride was gorgeous, and the day - just fabulous!

Here are a few snapshots we took quickly throughout the day! This setup was beautiful and perfect for the intimate celebration of 20 guests.

The terrace's transformation was so dramatic that you'll barely recognize it! Here's a Before shot:


And here are the Afters!

The ceremony took place at one end of the expansive Villa Quinta del Mar terrace. To help such a large space feel private and intimate, we surrouded the ceremony area with plants.



We constructed a gorgeous fireplace structure to serve as the centerpiece for a beautiful lounge area - perfect for evening mingling!






A beautiful family-style dinner was set beneath a rich wine-colored canopy from which candles hung.





The entire setup glowed with candlelight as the night set in.


We couldn't have asked for a lovelier day! And we anxiously await the professional photos from amazing photographer Kristi Klemens!


Thank you for making our wedding extra special and very beautiful! Everything was fantastic, and you are a wizard at getting everything done and on time!!! You are wonderful, and we were truly blessed to have you as our coordinator! Best wishes and thank you! - Gina and Steven