Cakealicious
August 12th, 2008 @ 10:59 am by Mrs. Margarita
I’m sorry I’ve been MIA lately—I’m in a last minute scramble for wedding stuff and I will have many things (programs, favors, escort cards) to share in the near future. In the meantime, I’ll give you some visuals of fantastical wedding cakes that make me hungry every time I see them.
Choosing our wedding cake was quite the process. My Mom used to bake/decorate cakes in Sri Lanka so she is obsessed with having an elaborate cake for the wedding. I think she’d make it herself if she wasn’t doing a zillion other things before the wedding. Our inspiration cakes were all elaborate and sari-like:
I have no idea where this image came from- let me know if it’s yours!
Zebras Are Coming to Our Wedding
August 5th, 2008 @ 5:00 pm by Mrs. Margarita
I just flew back to LA tonight to work on our wedding, which is coming up in less than 30 days! It’s freaking me out a little bit, but some deep breathing, Coffee Bean and So Cal sunshine should help. 
I am going on a site visit/inspection tomorrow with our wedding coordinator, the fabulous Mary Sushinski from Occasions To Remember and a team of our vendors (DJ, caterer, elephant person (ha), photographer, videographer, etc). With this appointment coming up, I realized that I never told the hive about our wedding venue.
Our hunt for a venue was long and full of struggles. A lot of options were crossed off our list right away because we had certain restrictions:
1.) Had to hold at least 350 people
2.) Allowed outside catering (Mr. Marg insisted on Indian food)
Medicine For Tired Soles
July 31st, 2008 @ 3:38 pm by Mrs. Margarita
Thanks to everyone who gave me some great ideas/advice for my heel dilemma. Yesterday I went online shopping and bought foot petals, insolias and superfeet. I figure one or maybe some crazy combination of them all will ease the pain. Now I am praying for mojo and hunting for a pair of flats, wedges or flip flops to wear if I can no longer move in my dream heels.
Flip Flops?
Must Love Shoes
July 30th, 2008 @ 11:28 am by Mrs. Margarita
I love shoes. Maybe a little too much. So when it came to my wedding shoes, I was in all out shoe mania mode. Especially since photographers take some fabulous pictures of your wedding shoes as seen in the shoe style posts regularly featured on The Bride’s Cafe.
I had dreams of Louboutins, Giuseppe Zanottis and Manolos. Then I found her. Prada Silk Cristal Pumps! Gold and silver! Crystal Encrusted Heel! Swoon.
Call Me Miss Margilocks
July 28th, 2008 @ 2:51 pm by Mrs. Margarita
My love for photography started in my high school photo class and has been with me ever since. So naturally when we started planning for the wedding, I went on a mad hunt to find a photographer that blew me away. Turns out there are some seriously fabulous photographers in the LA area, but for some seriously expensive prices. A lot of my cost issues were because I needed a photographer for about 14-16 hours. Brown ceremonies are long and we like to party. Or maybe that’s just my family. 
I felt like Goldilocks during my photographer search - they were too expensive, too posed, or too typical. There were also times when I liked their work, but it just didn’t feel right for some reason. Then I found Dina Douglass of Andrena Photo. Ahhh just right (for me anyway). Her work featured vibrant colors, great perspective and she was very familiar with South Asian culture. Dina even offers photography packages for South Asian brides that factor in the long hours. Not to mention the fact that she writes long, witty emails.
Her mad skills grace the latest Grace Ormonde Wedding Style. The photos are from a breathtaking wedding she shot in Udaipur, India a few months ago.
Man(zanita) Love!
July 25th, 2008 @ 3:52 pm by Mrs. Margarita
I’ve shown the hive my bridal party floral ideas, so next up is the ceremony and centerpieces. These are some of the pictures I brought along with me when I went to visit/interview florists. Just a bit of advice - it helps immensely to bring inspiration pictures when you visit a florist. They will get a good idea of the look/theme/vibe you are going for, and if your vision is all over the place like mine was, at least they can tell you that and help you narrow things down.
Ceremony:
I want to keep the ceremony mostly white/ivory with touches of orange and bring in the rich plum color for the reception.
My vision is to line the aisle with large copper or dark wood bowls with dahlias in them.
From dreamy R. Jack Balthazar
Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolly Lollipop!
July 24th, 2008 @ 6:46 pm by Mrs. Margarita
That title has nothing to do with anything, but that song is stuck in my head. Now I bet I’ve successfully gotten in stuck in your head too (muhahaha <— that’s my satisfied evil laugh).
Although this post has nothing to do with candy, it does involve sweet flowers. I was pretty floored when I first started looking at flowers. I had no idea you could do such innovative and beautiful things. I ogled at Preston Bailey and Daniel Ost, but then quickly came back to reality.
Daniel Ost is a genius
A Fan of Flowers?
July 21st, 2008 @ 3:43 pm by Mrs. Margarita
I stumbled across Olivia Oberlin from my daily perusal of various wedding blogs and I fell in love. I think her fans are absolutely gorgeous and I am sure incredibly expensive (no prices on the website). Her fans got me thinking that it could be unique and beautiful for my bridesmaids to carry a fan adorned with fresh flowers instead of a bouquet. I’m thinking a few random flowers sewn onto the fan itself and a long strand of orchids trailing down from the base.
Bachelorette Party Extravaganza
July 19th, 2008 @ 12:29 pm by Mrs. Margarita
My bachelorette was last weekend in NYC and I had SO much fun! My MOH kept everything a secret from me so I didn’t really know what to expect. Each day she gave me an envelope of what was in store for me for that day.
Friday me, my MOH and one of my best friends from college drove from Boston to NYC. We were running a little late so we rushed to the Residence Inn in Times Square, got ready in 30 minutes and ran out the door to meet everyone else for dinner. I must have mentally checked out already because on the cab ride to the restaurant, we realized that I parked my car in front of the hotel but never gave the valet my keys. Luckily the car was still parked out front when we got back to the hotel (phew!) and we hopped in a cab once again to head to dinner.
Dinner was at Holy Basil in the East Village. I have to say this was the perfect spot for a large group dinner. The restaurant was roomy (especially for a Thai place), the food and wine were great and not too expensive. We had a group of about 15 girls and 6 bottles of wine so needless to say there was a lot of giggling, laughing and general loudness going on.
All of us girls outside of Holy Basil (beautiful NYC bus as our background)
You’re Invited to Our Big Fat Brown Wedding!
July 16th, 2008 @ 7:18 pm by Mrs. Margarita
Our invitations took me forever to finalize. I fussed and fretted over every little detail from line thickness to wording. I changed the paper, the design and I think lost my mind in the process. But I am SO glad I did because I ended up with these beauties:
Outside of our invitation with our monogrammed bellyband:
I love the huge lotus and the hanging garlands of flowers.
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Miss Margarita, Boston/Los Angeles
Age and Occupation: 26, Healthcare Consultant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Doctor
Engagement Date: March 21, 2007
Wedding Date: August, 2008
Blogging Since: June 18, 2008
Venue: Saddlerock Ranch
About Me: I grew up in Southern California, moved to Boston for college, New York for grad school, back to Boston and now I travel the northeast every week for work. When I'm not on the go, I love to read, draw, shop, sleep and spend quality time with my fiancé, family and friends. We're long-distance planning for our "big fat brown wedding" in California and are excited to unite our Sri Lankan and Indian cultures and Buddhist and Hindu religions in a unique and modern way.
