Jennifer & Caleb

FUN... FRESH... FESTIVE ...
...are just a few adjectives that describe Jennifer and Caleb's April wedding. Their use of colorful gerbera daisies throughout, created a cheerfulness that perfectly matched the couple's personality. These lively flowers could be spotted on the chairs at the ceremony, in the centerpieces at the reception, on the tiers of the wedding cake and of course in the bouquets (all beautifully created by one of my favorite florists, Tesslik Flowers)!

Jennifer and Caleb held their ceremony and reception at the Handlery Hotel. Jennifer was a joy to work with and she was definitely one of the more organized and easy going brides out there. Even at our final meeting, a week prior the wedding, she was so "cool" and had lists and diagrams perfectly arranged. And on the wedding day, she seemed to only get the "jitters" when I informed her that it was time for the ceremony to begin.

A few of the fun details included: the table numbers that each had a photo of the couple, the "C&J" letters that were decorated for the escort card table, the fun wedding-related coloring books that kept the younger guests occupied and the small potted flowers that were favors for the guests to pick up as they left... a fitting ending to a wonderful day!

Congratulations C & J!!!!!!!

Photography by Tender Moments

Follow Your Dreams...

...Whatever they may be... big or small... simple or complex!

If it's something that you aspire to do or become, then follow that dream. Each and everyday I adhere to this myself. I am constantly in the process of moving forward and believing that I will attain what I have my heart set on. But, it's not an easy trip by any means. Sometimes it can feel like a long and uncertain road. At times, paved with stumbling blocks or areas of darkness. But in order to make it through I look to to the heaven... to the stars and beyond and use that as my light.

Then other times, it seems that the my dreams are right within arm's reach... so close that I can feel them... I'm almost there. I have seen and experienced so many positive signs of confirmation and refuse to stop. Faith and hard work never fail.

But when I need an extra boost of inspiration, I listen to "Closer" by Goaple. The lyrics are so beautiful and fitting.

For some reason, I just felt a wave of inspiration and wanted to share it with others. So, keep going... keep moving ...keep following your DREAMS but don't forget to recognize the value of the journey. I guarantee that it will be worth it.

Christy & Scott

Hot pink and black & white damask print was the running theme for Christy and Scott's wedding.

This fun-loving couple from Sacramento invited 100 of their closest family members and friends to join them for a destination wedding in San Diego. The ceremony was held right on the beach in Coronado Island and the reception was hosted nearby at the beautiful Loews Coronado Bay Resort.

Christy and her sister spent long hours crafting the many detailed accents that tied everything together in a beautiful way. Christy's love of "bling" could be seen everywhere, from the large pink "diamonds" used as part of the cocktail hour centerpieces to the small diamond-like jewels that were adhered to the personalized water bottles, programs, menu cards... and more!

It was truly a joy working with this couple and making their wedding day one that will certainly be remembered.

CONGRATS CHRISTY & SCOTT!!!

"SAND" Diego

Today the husby and I fought our way through traffic and headed down to the Imperial Beach Sand Castle competition and street festival. I'd never been before and decided to give it a shot.

Actually, I'm not sure what I was thinking because I spent 10 hours yesterday setting up and coordinating an outdoor wedding, with the ceremony on the beach in Coronado and reception nearby at the Loews Hotel Resort's Marina Terrance. So, I already had enough sun, as well as a sand workout for the weekend. But, somehow I mustered up the strength to go.

Well, after parking about a half mile away, my desire to then walk on the beach and through hundreds of people started to fade. But we still bumped our way through the crowd and I was able to take a few photos before we headed back to the car and back into traffic.

Now I'm relaxing at home and feel doubly drained. I'm sure there were many more sculptures that I missed. But, here are 3 quick pics that I was able to capture:

The one below was was entitled "Beach Bug". It simply looked like a mound of sand with a few arms sticking out of it. I kinda feel like I could have done this one myself LOL!

I believe that this second one was a tribute to Guns n' Roses (with a sculpture of Slash in the middle) IDK??? And, of course, I had to get a picture of the Michael Jackson sand sculpture. There was more to this one and they also had MJ music playing in the background. Unfortunately, it was too crowded and difficult to take pictures. So, I only captured this shot.