Black Gold, Yorba Linda Wedding: Dianna + Brian | Table7 Events

Location:  BLACK GOLD GOLF CLUB, YORBA LINDA

Photography:  PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA B.

Floral Design:  JENNY B FLORAL DESIGN

Event Coordination:  TABLE7 EVENTS, INC.

Cake:  CREATIVE CAKES

DJ:  SOUND PRODIGY

Invitations:  PAPER AND MORE

Each year, I reconnect with my couples on their first anniversary to see what life has brought and it is usually bountiful.  Sometimes a new puppy, other times a new home, but on this occasion I was overjoyed to hear that Brian and Dianna were expecting a bouncing baby bun-in-the-oven.  (I foresee a shower in my immediate future.)

While Dianna was in Italy, she messaged me that she was engaged and the plan was for an autumn wedding.  As soon as their flight landed in New York, she was at the magazine rack loading up on bridal publications for their trip home to California.  I am pretty sure that she had most of her wedding planned on that five-hour flight.  Jet lagged and all, the happy couple started their venue search immediately and came across Black Gold and fell in love with the site.  Being that it was already June, the venue's availability for the fall was slim, but they did have another option, take August 26th and they would receive some amazing incentives (because no one is crazy enough to plan a wedding in three months, right?).  Dianna called me and asked, "Do you think we can pull it off?  My answer, "Absolutely, we will make your dream come true!)  All the while I was thinking, "but you are in for three months of chaos and stress, but I will make it as painless as possible."    I am pretty sure I did just that.

Funny enough, 2010 and 2011 brought a marathon of "We are getting married in 3 months" weddings my way.  Most of which were on the more intimate side, this however, was a full-blown, childhood fantasy, princess for a day, biggest moment of my life wedding, all wrapped up in sparkles and pink.

{TIP}  When planning a wedding with little time, secure the venue(s) and finalize the ceremony time because those are the items needed in order to print your invitations.  Invites are the most time sensitive item when taking into consideration:  printing, addressing/delivery, responses, and the final guest count.  This can take up to three months!

As you may have guessed, Dianna is a lady that likes her pink and a whole lot of sparkle.  She had crystals dripping from the ceremony, down the aisle, rhinestone wrapped around the flowers, and of course on the cake.

One of my hidden talents is cake design.  When a bride comes to me with a bunch of different cake ideas, I can easily put them all together to create her vision.  The bakery can do this as well, but it is just as easy for both the bride and the bakery to have a concrete plan, pre-sketched, of the structure and detail, so everyone can get on with the fun stuff, the tasting.  Below is the cake I designed for the big day.  Oh, I cannot forget the DIY cake riser we created.  It is a super simple and inexpensive way to display your cake and give the appearance of adding an extra layer.

Happy 1st Anniversary you two!  I wish you many many more!