Mrs. Lime, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation in 06: 25, Design
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, IT
Engagement Date: July 7, 2006
Wedding Date: August 5, 2007
Venue: An historic estate
About Me: Between work and wedding planning, I try to squeeze in napping, drawing, random spurts of craftiness, tennis, and eating lots of Sprinkles cupcakes, dark chocolate, and noodles of all kinds. Mr. Lime and I have spent our adult lives growing up together, and we're very excited to finally be getting married!
[13] The Events: Reception [Party Time]
June 27th, 2008 @ 2:15 pm by Mrs. Lime
Kicking off the party right.
[Please ignore the plastic cups. The caterer provided the wrong ones. However, I didn’t end up caring much since most guests really didn’t notice, especially after a drink or two or more.]
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Zesty Vendors, Part II - Party Pieces
May 28th, 2008 @ 2:21 pm by Mrs. Lime
Venue
The Clarke Estate [Tamra Wilbur]
Highly Recommended
10211 Pioneer Blvd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
562.868.3876
www.santafesprings.org/depts/history/Clark_estate.asp
As soon as I pulled up to this venue, I knew it was perfect for our wedding. The well-kept grounds, the charming courtyard, the splashes of red, all the bamboo, the Modern architecture, and the expansive outdoor areas met our aesthetic criteria.
[12] The Events: Reception [The Calm Before the Storm]
May 27th, 2008 @ 1:51 pm by Mrs. Lime
Things remained on the calmer side, at least to our knowledge, while it was still light out. How I love long, warm summer nights, and we had a wonderful one for the reception.
[Grand Entrance]
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Zesty Vendors Part I - Visual Record
May 19th, 2008 @ 1:57 pm by Mrs. Lime
I am interrupting the pro photo parade to bring you some info on some of my super fantastic vendors.
Videography
HD Invision [Robert Busch]
Highly Recommended
818.825.1054
info@hdinvision.com
www.hdinvision.com
Robert was very responsive, professional, and on top of follow-up from our intial contact. He arrived on time, decided to throw in a second shooter for the ceremony close to our wedding date when I sent him our ceremony setup in order to best capture everything, and was everywhere and very unobtrusive at the same time on our wedding day.
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[11] The Events: Ceremony
May 18th, 2008 @ 4:41 pm by Mrs. Lime
[The Processional]
Waiting…
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[10] The Events: Pre-Ceremony Photo Shoot
April 1st, 2008 @ 12:46 pm by Mrs. Lime
I know most of you don’t care to see a million photos of us (again), our family, friends, and bridal party, but I wanted to show off the awesome shots our photographer got. Also, I love how our more formal portraits are posed yet still feel casual.
[The Bridal Party]
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[9] Events: First Look
March 31st, 2008 @ 11:19 am by Mrs. Lime
Another quickie entry. Michael Norwood and Travis Hoehne, who second shot for him, set the scene nicely.
[8] The Details: Ring Shots!
March 28th, 2008 @ 1:07 pm by Mrs. Lime
[1] The Details: Hair + Makeup
[2] The Details: Bride’s Attire
[3] The Details: Bridal Party Attire
[4] The Details: The Venue
[5] The Details: Paper
[6] The Details: Decor
[7] The Details: Food
[8] The Details: Ring Shots!
OK, I lied. ONE more [short] installment of a detail–our cool ring shots by Michael Norwood.
[7] The Details: Food
March 27th, 2008 @ 2:53 pm by Mrs. Lime
[1] The Details: Hair + Makeup
[2] The Details: Bride’s Attire
[3] The Details: Bridal Party Attire
[4] The Details: The Venue
[5] The Details: Paper
[6] The Details: Decor
Mmm…time for food. I am a sucker for delicious, beautifully presented food. However, with our modest budget and guest count, I had to find a caterer who made solid (if not crazy excellent) food for a decent price. We did it! We got all of the below food, all china/drinkware/flatware/linens rentals, some disposable ware (please feel free to clutch your pearls now), a few miscellaneous rentals (bar height tables for cocktail hour, a bar, etc.), cake cutting, champagne toast service (which we didn’t use), waitstaff, and bar staff for less than $50 a head. The food wasn’t uber gourmet and presentation was good but not wow. However, the food was fresh, good for mass-produced banquet food, service was excellent, and it was a really great value. I will post my caterer’s information and a full review soon.
[6] The Details: Decor
March 25th, 2008 @ 1:56 pm by Mrs. Lime
I know, I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. I didn’t believe people when they said I would be so over wedding stuff once it was all said and done, but it’s funny how quickly and easily I got over the whole planning thing. It helped that I had quite a few major life transitions I was putting off until after the wedding, and I tackled those projects head on as soon as we returned from our honeymoon. Anyway, enough procrastinator excuses. Onto the photos!
Again, all photos are copyright M. Norwood Photography unless otherwise noted. Oh, and warning–this is a long one.
[6] The Details: Decor
[1] The Details: Hair + Makeup
[2] The Details: Bride’s Attire
[3] The Details: Bridal Party Attire
[4] The Details: The Venue
[5] The Details: Paper
[D.I.Y. Signs]
- 1/4″ thick masonite + scrap lumber signs cut + assembled for me by a carpenter friend.
- I printed the text on my inkjet, cut it out, and rubber cemented it on [for easy removal afterward].
- Simple, metal pails from ikea were filled with river rock as a “stand” for the signs.
[photos by our guests]
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