March 4, 2013
Happy Monday, everyone!! I am SO excited to let the cat officially out of the bag today and let you all know that we were PUBLISHED in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine! { pinch me! }
Yes, the Spring 2013 issue features one of our beautiful weddings on its pages… and it happens to be the wedding of my baby sister, Anna! My love & splendor clients and colleagues all know and adore Anna, as she has been an assistant coordinator for me since the very beginnings of the company. Anna was married to my wonderful brother-in-law, Sean, last June, and it has been sooooo hard to keep this gorgeous wedding under wraps for so long. But, we knew this stunning wedding was destined to be shared somewhere special. It is a true honor (and honestly, one of my proudest biz moments ever!) to see this wedding on the pages of Martha Stewart Weddings — it is a dream come true. The fact that the wedding is my sister’s takes it over the top because the event held so much personal meaning to our family. I will never ever forget that day… It was filled with so much beauty and love and emotion. I kept looking over at Anna throughout the evening and her expressions were filled with so much pure joy. Designing this day for her and Sean was a true labor of love and I hope it shows!
photo by my dear friend, Ryan Ray
When we found out that the wedding would be featured in the magazine, I nearly keeled over! I have been counting down to this date for months! Okay so I’m already thrilled, I am pushed to the limits of my excitement, and then imagine when I found out that a photo of my precious family was included in the magazine as well! Yes, a photo of me, Erik, and a 3-month old baby Olive are featured in the magazine, too!! AHH!
I cannot tell you how much my heart is exploding. It’s a business-personal-family-press milestone all wrapped into one big ball of joy and now I want to celebrate with YOU!
To mark this fabulous occasion for love & splendor and my family, I wanted to host a little giveaway! The prize includes a fresh copy of the Spring 2013 Martha Stewart Weddings magazine to enjoy, a Starbucks gift card (because we all know reading magazines is always better accompanied by a latte) , and a few surprises. 😉
To enter, just comment below and let me know either your favorite thing about spring. It could be a flower, a tradition, a local event… I can’t wait to read about your seasonal favorites! One of my favorites has to be fresh English peas. They are like tiny bubbles of happiness! I love their mild sweet flavor and I try to eat as much of them as I can while they’re available!
Good luck on the giveaway — you have until WEDNESDAY, March 6th at 6p PST to enter.
P.S. I highly recommend grabbing the magazine in all its printed glory, but right now you MUST get the gorgeous iPad version. It’s currently FREE (woohoo!) with the code GEhhNG. Just go HERE, fill out the info and the promo code, and they will email you instructions on how to obtain your free iPad copy.
I will eventually be sharing a LOT more of this wedding so stay tuned! For now, here are the incredible vendors who made this day what it was. I am truly thankful to every single one of these amazing folks…
Location, Catering, and Cake: Ojai Valley Inn & Spa — Sarah in catering is AMAZING.
Event Planning and Design: Events of Love and Splendor
Photography: Ryan Ray — our talented and dear friend, who is more like family to me!
Flowers: Heavenly Blooms — Jaclyne always goes way way above and beyond!
Rentals: Found Vintage Rentals — Jeni’s beautiful furniture set the stage. Her styling is impeccable!
Tabletop Rentals: Casa de Perrin — CdP’s wares made the tabletops shine. I wish every meal was served on their beautiful china, and every toast made with their gorgeous glasses!
Stationery, Menu, and Calligraphy:Julie Song Ink – such a sweetheart and a brilliant artist!
Videography: Elysium Productions — Julie shot my wedding, my mom’s wedding, and now Anna’s wedding! The circle is complete!
Music: Brandt Jacobus and Ray Fortune — two people you NEED to hire.
Linens: La Tavola Linen — always my pick for lovely linens!
Hair and Makeup: Nicole Deanne — our cherished friend helped us look our best! Loved her being there on the big day!!
And THANK YOU, to the wonderful editors at Martha Stewart Weddings who gave us this incredible feature. I’m off to enjoy this beautiful Monday! Thank you for sharing in my joy today!!!
xoxo, Angel