Jen dreamed up a purple and orange color scheme with a Spanish-inspired flair; ceramic tiles were used as table numbers and as favors that doubled as placecards.  They found Copperhill Catering, an amazing catering team, who created two kinds of paella for dinner, along with tapas and sangria for the cocktail hour and churros and chocolate for dessert.  The guests went wild for Sweet and Saucy Shop’s red velvet and pumpkin cake pops, too!

Check out some of the amazing shots below, provided by Stephanie Williams Photography, and click here to view more pictures in her blog post.

The happy couple - Jen and Chris

The gorgeous crystal bouquet charms were created by Bling Diva Designs.

The ceremony setup had handmade pinwheels lining both sides of the aisle. Whimsical and delightful!

A shot of the tablescape, with the aforementioned silkscreened tiles.

Gorgeous floral centerpieces by Myra at Celebrate Floral - I love the vibrant colors!

Adorable (and delicious!) cake pops by Sweet and Saucy Shop, and a lovely little cake to go with them. Jen bedazzled the cake stand herself; the cake topper is from Bling Diva Designs.

The dance/lounge area required some intense setup - Chris and his parents built this canopy frame and set it up the day before the wedding; I got to hang the lanterns the next morning. It looked positively magical, especially after the sun went down.

The lounge pillows were all custom made by a friend of the family, and each one of them was unique!

I laughed so hard when I saw this picture. Definitely my favorite shot of the day! The smilebooth was provided by Emmycube Photography.

All in all, it was a gorgeous day full of love and happiness.  Jen and Chris, I’m so glad I had the chance to get to know you and be a part of such a beautiful celebration!  And huge thanks are due to the amazing vendors I got to work with:

Venue:  Tesoro Adobe Historic Park in Valencia, CA

Photographer:  Stephanie Williams Photography

Videographer:  Roberto Fonseca

Catering:  Copperhill Catering

Florist:  Celebrate Floral

DJ:  C&J – Carol and Jeff

Dessert:  Sweet and Saucy Shop

Smilebooth:  Emmycube Photography

Cake Toppers & Bling:  Bling Diva Designs

Giant Balloons (not shown):  Me to You Balloons

I’m excited to finally share this with you all – the gorgeous wedding of Katie and Preston, my giveaway winners!  I knew after my first meeting with this couple that their wedding was going to be something special, and it did not disappoint!  Their lovely details earned them a two-part feature on OnceWed.com, which you should definitely go check out (click here for part 1 and here for part 2).  And enjoy these beautiful shots of the event, captured by Leigh Miller.

Katie's stunning ruffled wedding dress was custom-made by Kate Towers.

Katie and her mother sewed all of the fabric items for the wedding, including all of the dinner napkins, and collected heirloom mismatched china for each placesetting.

The florals were all done by Laura and Blake of Hoot and Heart. Such lovely bouquets!

Preston and his dad made all of the wooden benches for the ceremony seating.

The dessert table, which held an amazing array of bite-sized treats for the guests to choose from.

So in love with their stationery suite! Katie designed and created everything - she even perforated the tear-off reply card at home with a sewing machine! Genius!

The bridesmaids chose their own dresses, and Katie's mom made the ties for the groomsmen.

The beautiful cafe lights were also DIY - Preston, his father, and the groomsmen all pitched in the day before the wedding to set them up, and their hard work definitely paid off.

Head over to Leigh Miller’s blog post about K+P if you want to see some more amazing shots of their wedding and read Katie’s write-up of the big day.  It was a pleasure meeting and working with all of the wonderful vendors below:

Photographer: Leigh Miller

Videographer: Ben Bonnet Films

Florist: Hoot & Heart

DJ: The Flashdance

Venue: Condor’s Nest Ranch

Thank you so much, Katie and Preston, for giving me the opportunity to be a part of such a beautiful celebration!  I wish you a long, happy, love-and-laughter-filled life together.

I drew the winning entry at random using a spreadsheet and a random number generator from Random.org, and I seriously squealed out loud when I saw the winning names.

Katrina and Preston are the winners of a free DOC package for their wedding this spring!  Congratulations to you both!  I am truly looking forward to helping you execute your creative vision for your big day.

Thank you so much to all of my entrants!  Best wishes for your upcoming weddings!

Here’s a quick repost of the details:

To enter to win our free day-of coordination package, email me at katrina@thecheshirekat.com with “Contest Entry” in the subject line, and answer these questions:

• What is your name?
• What is your fiance’s name?
• What is your email address?
• What is your phone number?
• What is your wedding date?
• Where will your ceremony and reception take place?
• How many guests are invited?
• What do you love the most about your wedding plans so far, and why?
• What part of wedding planning is driving you crazy?

Entries will be accepted until January 31st, 2010, at 11:59 PM.  A winner will be chosen at random from all eligible entries and will be notified via email.  No duplicate entries, please!

In order to be eligible to win:

• You must have a wedding date between March 1st and April 30th, 2010.
• You must be getting married somewhere within the following counties:  LA/Orange/Riverside/Ventura
• You must grant consent for TCK Design Studio to post pictures and/or descriptions of your wedding on the blog and/or use them for promotions and advertisements in the future.  All of your personal information will remain confidential and will not be posted.
• You must be willing to sign our standard day-of coordination contract.

For details on our day-of coordination package, click here to download the standard contract.

Good luck!

I’ve been focusing on invitation design and paper products since I started this little venture last year, but my intention has always been to branch out into event coordination as well.  I worked as a stage manager, set dresser,  and art department coordinator for years, and since I left the industry, I’ve found that I miss the creative and interpersonal nature of it.  The last-minute, we-need-this-yesterday disasters that I could magically fix with a roll of tape, fishing line, and a few yards of fabric that were in my trunk (just in case!).  I’ve rented semi-trucks and helicopters, found and purchased everything from antique St. Christopher’s medals to feathered roach clips, and pulled an all-nighter to print, cut, and sew canvas letters onto 18 enormous punching bags.  I’m good at both last-minute details and long-term planning, at tracking budgets and tying bows, and I still have a trunk full of tools and scrap fabric (just in case!).

We’re at the start of a new year and a new decade, and in the interest of expanding this area of the studio and helping out a bride who’s getting down to the wire on her planning, I’m kicking things off by giving away one day-of coordination package to a lucky couple getting married in March or April of 2010!

To enter, email me at katrina@thecheshirekat.com with “Contest Entry” in the subject line, and answer these questions:

• What is your name?
• What is your fiance’s name?
• What is your email address?
• What is your phone number?
• What is your wedding date?
• Where will your ceremony and reception take place?
• How many guests are invited?
• What do you love the most about your wedding plans so far, and why?
• What part of wedding planning is driving you crazy?

Entries will be accepted until January 31st, 2010, at 11:59pm.  A winner will be chosen at random from all eligible entries and will be notified via email.  No duplicate entries, please!

In order to be eligible to win:

• You must have a wedding date between March 1st and April 30th, 2010.
• You must be getting married somewhere within the following counties:  LA/Orange/Riverside/Ventura
• You must grant consent for TCK Design Studio to post pictures and/or descriptions of your wedding on the blog and/or use them for promotions and advertisements in the future.  All of your personal information will remain confidential and will not be posted.
• You must be willing to sign our standard day-of coordination contract.

For details on our day-of coordination package, click here to download the standard contract.

Good luck!