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I shared with you in my first post the mister’s and my desire to infuse our wedding with some mid-century style, but until now I haven’t shared any of our decor plans. One of my favorite ways that we are incorporating our mid-century aesthetic into our wedding is with some of our current home-décor accessories. Our house is sprinkled with a large number of thrifted and inherited collections—pieces that I hope to cart with us for our reception and cocktail décor.
First is Mr. CC’s collection of vintage cameras. I’m thinking of using these to decorate our cocktail tables instead of fresh flowers.
The first vendor we booked when we began planning our wedding was our florist. This isn’t because I’m a flower-obsessed bride or because we hired a super sought-after florist (even though she is super talented and should be!). No, the reason why Mr. Cotton Candy and I hired our florist so early is because she happens to be one of our closest friends. My good friend S has spent the last five years working as a florist at her mother’s flower shop in downtown Riverside. S and her mother are some of the most creative and gifted women I have ever met; the art that they can create with flowers is amazing.
Since I trust S and her mom I haven’t spent much time looking for floral inspiration, so far all this is all I have for centerpiece inspiration.
*Quote by Jonathan Adler, a man after my own heart.
Yes, Jonathan Adler, you are speaking my language! I’m a color freak; I mix them with abandon and live by the mantra that, done right, no colors can clash. Being the color freak that I am, I spent a long time finding our perfect color inspiration, and it finally came in the form of this little print by artist Charley Harper.
Last October the mister and I, on a whim, found ourselves partaking in the Day of the Dead celebrations at Olvera Street in downtown L.A. For those who have never had the pleasure of spending some time at Olvera Street, I highly encourage you to go. The street is not really that large—maybe a city block—but it’s jam-packed with vendors and yummy restaurants.
The Day of the Dead celebration was out-of-control incredible. The mariachi bands playing were amazing and made me want to start revising our budget so we could afford to hire one, and all over the plaza there were these amazing alters dedicated to loved ones who have passed away.
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When the mister and I first began searching for a venue, we both were 100% certain that we wanted to focus our search in downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Unfortunately for us, the first batch of potential venues turned out to be either way out of our price range or unwilling to work with a guest count as small as ours. It was a complete bummer, which left us discouraged and a little gun shy to continue searching.
After our first attempt left us doubting our choice to have our wedding in Los Angeles, the mister and I regrouped and decided to come up with a more creative hunting strategy. We reasoned that with the overly inflated cost that typically accompanies anything even remotely related to weddings, we would avoid any and all wedding-related websites and magazines and instead choose to focus our search on city websites, Craigslist, and good old fashioned driving around.
After a couple of weeks of searching the web and making note of any spaces for rent during our time in the city, we had compiled a pretty hefty list of available locations that we whittled down to two top contenders.
The first one was the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. Located at the top of Baldwin Hills in Culver City, the Overlook is an amazing location with beautiful views of the city, while still having a natural setting to plan your wedding around.
Many brides consider my homegirl Martha Stewart their wedding guru but, as much as I love my girl Martha, my wedding BFF she is not. That honor, ladies and gentlemen, goes to my man Todd Oldham. Yes, peeps, I said it. Todd mother f-ing Oldham. Specifically his fabulous, creative, wheel-spinning book Handmade Modern.
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Hello Hive! I can hardly sit still to type these words—I’m so filled with nervous and giddy excitement. Yay! I’m a bee, cute icon and all, I can’t bee-lieve it! (Come on, cheesy bee puns are a requirement for a first post!) Never in a million years would I have guessed that way back when I first stumbled upon Weddingbee (oh, about 4 years ago) that I would see my smiling mug staring back at me on the main page. Eep! In the words of my man William Thacker, aka Hugh Grant, “it’s surreal but nice!”
It was about 20 minutes before quitting time today when I absentmindedly decided to check my emails on my phone, only to see an email from none other than Mrs. Penguin herself welcoming me to the Hive. Being the pessimist that I am, I read and reread that email about 10 times before I finally let the excitement hit.
Unfortunately for me, I had to sit in my cube and try to be productive for another 20 minutes before I could make my escape and call Mister Cotton with the good news. See, no one in my office actually knows we’re planning a wedding (more on that later, I swear!) so it would have been kinda odd to shout out that I’m a Weddingbee! I have to admit that I was thisclose to spilling the beans to my cubemate, but my private side kicked in and stopped me!
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Mrs. Cotton Candy, Riverside, CA Age and Occupation: 29, Field Coordinator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 34, Process Server Engagement Date: July 5, 2007 Wedding Date: June 2011 Venue: Riverside Art Museum About Me: I’m a girl in love with her best friend planning a small mid-century modern inspired wedding that’s been a long time coming. I love all things design, sewing, flea markets, and a good book. I’ve been known to swoon over a well-designed chair and often find myself craving a new addition to my chair collection regardless of the lack square footage in our home. I’m Mexican American girl who hates all things spicy but loves her rowdy Mexican family and her Latin roots. My wedding muses may not be your typical wedding superstars, but with a lot of DIY, a dash of offbeat style, and lots of love and laughs, Mr. Cotton and I plan to create a day that is unmistakably us.
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