Photo by Rena C of The Cheese Thief

How cool is this?! Found this on Stylelist Home Crafts of the Day… wow so creative!

This is super romantic and the groom’s speech was very heartfelt. Lunch Pail was awesome!

Congrats to Angela and Eugene!!! I am so happy for you guys and I hope that you enjoy your long awaited honeymoon around the world!

XOXO

We have been given the coveted badge of honor from Style Me Pretty! The badge has been proudly displayed everywhere because we are just that ecstatic!

If you didn’t see our post on the wedding, you can see it by clicking here.

Thanks again to Cliff Brunk for the amazing photos, Calistoga Ranch for having a beautiful location, and Valley Flora for all your floral inspirations.

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Speaking of great vendors, Cliff Brunk www.cliffbrunk.com photographed this wedding. C&J picked very wisely working with him for their special day.

I posted the majority of the photos on our Facebook page. Here are a few to preview:

Chris has great style and she had a vision to create a conversation friendly, dinner party setting. The florals were beautifully done by Polly of Valley Flora. I loved all of the different containers that were used, including tiny glass bud vases, bowls, and asian soup spoons. We had a chance to incorporate Chris’ love of peonies and succulents, mixing the delicate with the stronger and angular plant.

If you go check out the photos on our Facebook page, you’ll even see the digital caricature artist at work. Jon Casey was a hit!

Congrats again you two! Love you guys lots and was so happy to be part of your special and SUPER fun day. XOXO

My parents just celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary here in LA. It’s so amazing to think about how for 40 years they’ve been side by side going through thick and thin, raising all their children and now even being around for grandchildren. I can only hope that I will have their strength and passion for me to get to 40 years and beyond.

My siblings and I decided to host their happy celebration at Mastro’s Steakhouse in Beverly Hills. The Napa room on the second floor is a beautiful cellar room, complete with a view of their entire collection of wine.

I selected some springy and earthy tones to set up well with the colors of the room, the ambiance of a wine cellar, and just to keep it more natural. My parents are super mellow when it comes to parties and celebrations, so I didn’t want to overpower with too much going on. (linens provided by BBJ Linens)

The Napa room was really romantic, so Gina (Mille Fiore) suggested lots of candles to make the lighting really stand out. It was a great effect. By the way, don’t you love the florals she did with the bubble bowls? Modern and clean, but simple and beautiful.

This champagne glass is a vintage 1970 from my parents’ wedding! At my wedding, my parents gave me these glasses as a keepsake. My parents received these as a wedding gift on their wedding, and now they were passing it on. I was the lucky one to get them! I had to take these with me to dinner and surprise them with a toast at the beginning of the dinner.

The great part is that my mom saw them as they were being set, and asked “Hey aren’t these our glasses?” I loved it so much that she knew right away! My parents were super happy that we had a chance to break these out to use.

Melody (Sweet and Saucy Shop) made me an incredibly delicious cake for the event. I was so glad she was able to help me with this request. I wanted to give my parents something special and look a bit like a wedding cake. We even had my parents cut the cake together like they were getting married again! So cute!

I wanted to leave you with the food photos. I love food and so I couldn’t leave you without showing you all the deliciousness.

Congratulations to my mom and dad on 40 years of marriage. You guys are my inspiration and I love you both so much!

I’m a transplanted Angelino so in honor of the upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebration, we have for you a special festive party! Cinco de Mayo like St Patty’s Day and Oktoberfest is a time to celebrate different cultures. I think its just fun to have themed parties!

Aren’t these baby Pinatas so cute? I wanted to be authentic, so I went far and wide to pick up my decorations. 

On my quest I found vendors selling decorations, Mexican food, candies, and arts and crafts. I’m lucky to be in LA as all of these things were available to me just a short car ride away.

Me setting up for the fiesta time.

Handmade paper flowers in bright colors. I wish I had 100s of these to make all sorts of garlands. It’s eco-friendly too since its reusable!

Ready to party. The hanging garlands were so fun, just a little bit added to the ambiance.

Party time – Cocktail style… with TACOS!

A very lovely woman named Rosa came to cook delicious tacos for us all night. I personally ate 6 tacos and almost exploded.

What a fun night for all! I was able to do what I love to do – plan parties, and also to treat my special people to some fun, great tacos and drinks to commemorate our anniversary. What’s in store for next year?

Don’t you love the pretty paper flowers? What a find on Olvera Street!