IRENE AND AARON'S SADDLEROCK RANCH WEDDING

 
One place on earth I'm most in love with has to be Malibu, California.  This wedding shot by the talented Ian Grant of is full of color, whimsy and believe it or not, actual zoo animals.
Ian says: We joined Aaron and Irene for their Saddlerock Ranch wedding out in the wilds of Malibu.  This venue is so cool--it's literally a zoo.  In order to get to the location you have to drive past all sorts of cool animals like zebras and emus.  not to mention there are beautiful vineyards all over, which make for great photo ops! Any venues where you feel like you're leaving the city and heading out into the wilderness is okay in our book. 
Irene says: We got engaged in Napa, so we wanted to run with something that emphasized the outdoors and nature.  Despite growing up in LA, we both attended collage on the East Coast and learned to appreciate any rare sunshine and warmth that came our way.  The second we saw Saddlerock we knew this would be the perfect place to share with our close friends and family, and emphasize our love for the outdoors and sun!"

CREDITS

Photography: Ian Grant Photography
Venue: Saddlerock Ranch  

Catering: 24 Carats 

Flowers: In the Know Weddings 

Video: Still Motion 

DJ: SoCal DJ 

Makeup: Echo Makeup

BOUFFANT

 With every new collection comes an exciting launch! Last Tuesday photographer Joy Strotz dropped by my design studio to watch a fitting I had with the lovely Sabrina. Getting ready for our August 5 shoot at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, CA, she'll be modeling pieces from Bouffant, a line reminiscent of that great era of fashion from the 1950s-60s.  This is another of my capsule collections this time focusing on bouffant and pencil style skirts in taffeta and bridal satin.  Most of the skirts have pockets, perfect for those wedding day essentials you want to carry around like lipstick. I'm going all out with accessories for this--pillbox and cocktail hats with a wisp of nose veil, hair florals, and short fly away pouf veils . . .Stay tuned in for a few surprises on this shoot.  Joy will not only be photographing my gowns but creating fashion art in the process.

COSMOPOLITAN CHIC BRIDES

Today I'm over on One Wed Blog talking about city weddings.  Cityscapes make exciting backgrounds for  weekday weddings and an alternative to sporting the big white dress.  City Hall is a place where vows go quickly usually followed up with a celebration near by.  Yes, a bride still gets to wear all those chic touches that say 'wedding' only abbreviated.  Hems  usually go cocktail or street length, veils either short or some  hat/veil combo and bouquets typically are small nosegays. Check out  some of the finest in citified chic from Fancy, New York.   READ MORE