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Live! Your Wedding Day Recap

August 5, 2013 1 Comment

The Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach recently hosted ‘Live! Your Wedding Day’- the wedding sensory experience. The sensory experience was an all-inclusive event with wedding vendors on site to provide a taste of what they have to offer on your special day. Vendors included florists, musicians, wedding coordinators. Team Bridal Hot List was there on the scene to report.

The day began with a short mock ceremony accompanied by both a four piece string quartet and an acoustic guitar. The musicians took turns showcasing different takes on classic wedding songs.

The mock ceremony included a couple doing a quick walk through in full wedding day attire. Even though they weren’t a real couple, they looked fantastic together!

Following the ceremony, we moved on to a cocktail hour in another reception area the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach has to offer. The cocktail hour was accompanied by The Marieve Herington Band and a dessert bar provided by the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach. During this time, several models were on had to showcase trending wedding dress styles.

Lace was a big trend being showcased, as well as beautifully detailed backs. One of my favorite dresses was this short, mod-style wedding dress. The lace and the buttons are a major trend right now, and the detail on this is mesmerizing.

Following the gown showcase were the floral showcases courtesy of Paradise Delight Floral & Event Productions. The arrangements ranged from classic and beautiful to progressive and trendy.

My favorite arrangement was the display of calla lilies in the large flute glasses. The tones of the chevron runner and the flowers were beautiful, and the floating candles made the arrangement perfectly romantic.

This gorgeous reception hall also featured Undercover Live Entertainment, where they got us dancing, and having a great time. Super high energy and fun!

There was another reception area set up with a DJ, beautiful floral arrangements, and a 3D photobooth. The arrangements here were provided by White Orchid Productions. Simply stunning!

Live! Your Wedding Day was an absolutely amazing experience and incredibly inspiring. Events like this are an excellent resource for newly engaged looking for inspiration. It was great to be able to window shop different wedding looks in all aspects of the wedding. The Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach was incredibly accommodating, as well as a gorgeous location for events.

Niloufar, Chief Editor of Bridal Hot List Andrea Carter, Contributor of Bridal Hot List

Niloufar, Chief Editor at Bridal Hot List
Andrea Carter, Contributor at Bridal Hot List

For more information on Live! Your Wedding Day, please visit them at: http://liveyourweddingday.com/

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“Say Cheese!” Photo Booth from The FotoBox

June 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

Good morning Sunday goers. It is no secret that I am totally head over heels for photo booths. Yep, the place where amazing posed and candid shots happen, and awesome photos are created. It is the type of place that I like to be. What can be better that capturing fun images of you and your guests? Oh, and all the silly crazy props that go along with them? THAT is really the best part. You can be as silly as can be, and capture that amazing moment. Today I am super excited for today’s feature, introducing The FotoBox. A photo booth company which offer booths and ” booth-less” spaces. Yes, an awesome open space with cool backgrounds and props to make all your photo booths dreams come true. Yes, The FotoBox is like that. Ready to have some fun with a touch of silliness? I know I am. Enjoy!

About The FotoBox…

The FotoBox is a San Diego based photo rental company started by a husband and wife team who wanted a photo booth at their wedding. We are a hit at all sorts of events – the perfect party favor that captures the excitement of your event! We offer all-inclusive packages and beat out our competitors with our spacious open air booth with scene options and custom audio.

The FotoBox proudly provides a full-service photo booth experience for all. We are proud of our dependable service and superior value offered to our event consumers, ensuring a memorable experience for all.

All of our packages include everything: props, a guestbook made on-the-spot by an attendant, 2 attendants for the entire rental period, custom center strip, custom audio (we pre-record the bride and groom’s voice so it is their voices talking to their guests at their wedding), online hosting with password protect or Facebook options, and unlimited photos on 5×7 paper (larger paper than the other companies out there) where one copy goes to the guests as a party favor and the other copy is taped into the guestbook where the guests write a comment to the couple.

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Capturing Memories from Robert Evans Studios

May 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

It is a gorgeous day today here in Southern California as we observe Memorial Day. The holiday where we remember those who have died in the service of their country. Cheers to all of our men and women who serve to protect our nation and our freedom. On this lovely day, we are excited to share a wedding detail which captures all the beautiful memories of the big day. The wedding day of course. Memories captured in the form of snaps of photos, each giving something special about the day. Today’s feature is very talented photographer who brings all those memories to life. Photographs which have our wedding loving heart in full swoon mode. Yep, we are loving the photographs. All courtesy of Robert Evans Studios. See the memories unfold in the images below.

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About Robert Evans Studios…

Robert Evans has been a professional photographer from the age of twenty, beginning his career in a small color lab in Hollywood. He quickly realized that he wanted to take pictures and not process others’ photographs, and went to work for a large portrait studio with an opening in the wedding department. His career as a wedding photographer began. Robert photographed his very first wedding in January, 1989, and went on to work for three photography studios before starting Robert Evans Studios, Inc. in January 1994. Today, Robert Evans has earned an amazing reputation among his clients as well as his peers throughout the wedding industry. Robert’s easygoing personality, integrity, and sensitivity has garnered him the ability to work with couples and naturally capture images unlike any other photographer. His amazing eye has earned him the honor of photographing some of the most amazing weddings over the last decade, including the weddings of celebs like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton and Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

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Wedding Photo Fun from GC Photo Booth

April 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

Do you know what makes me happy? Fun times at weddings. Do you know what I love even more? Photo Booths! I live for them. It brings me back to a time when I would go to a carnival or amusement park and take silly and fun photos with my friends. We would all try to squeeze in the tiny little booth, and be totally ourselves. Then, in a matter of minutes that moment is captured forever as a keepsake. How about when you combine a photo booth with a fabulous wedding event? Total bliss. I mean, I just want to drop everything, pick out my props, and strike a pose. Always a happy time. Yep, if all I had was a photo booth and some friends to be silly with, I would be pretty content. THAT is how much I love them. So, you can imagine how excited I am for today’s feature, introducing GC Photo Booth. They can help you and your guests have a amazing and memorable time at your wedding. Smiles and laughter all the way around.

About GC Photo Booth…

GC Photo Booth was founded in August of 2012 and has quickly become the choice of hundreds of brides as well as Nylon Magazine, Bebe, Forever 21, REI, Google, Mendocino Farms, and more. It may sound cliche, but what makes them truly stand out is their focus on customer service and attention to the details of your day.

It begins with your very own design team to create the custom footer to match the look and feel of your day. Each footer is completely custom designed and made to wow your guests.

On the day of, they arrive more than 2 hours early dressed sharp and professional with tons of props on hand, ready to produce the experience of a lifetime. A 2nd host is even there to work on and ensure that your very own included 12×12 Scrapbook is a finished masterpiece. Guests are asked and encouraged to put the 2nd print in the book and utilize all the pens, stickers, and arts and crafts galore that come with. By the end of the night, you will receive a beautifully created scrapbook created by your friends and family. You will laugh and cry upon looking at all the photos and reading the messages.

Best of all, GC offers every available Photo Booth on the market today including the Classical set up, Red Carpet Set up, and Green Screen set up. They are innovative and keeping up with the times with a feature that allows your guests to upload their photos to Facebook, twitter, and email.

As GC always says, just smile and let them handle the rest.

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Southern California Snapshots from Marianne Lozano Photography

April 23, 2013 1 Comment

Even though it is a gloomy day here in Southern California, we have a shining new bright talent to introduce to you today. It is obvious that we love weddings, and all there is with them. But, without the magical talent behind the lens, we would have the opportunity to see all the amazing elements that weddings offer us. The jaw-dropping gorgeous details, the bride and groom’s first kiss, and all the sweet moments, are all captured by some serious talent. Today’s feature? We are excited to share the very talented and lovely Marianne Lozano Photography. You will see that each image Marianne snaps is so magical. Breathtaking. Don’t believe us? Her images speak for themselves…

In love with these oh-so-amazing engagement photographs. Swoon!

Oh, the details. There are no words to describe. If we were to choose two words, it would be: Simply Phenomenal. Yep, that pretty much sums it up.

Can you feel all the love just bouncing off these gorgeous wedding photos? We can not stop smiling. Cheek to cheek.

About Marianne Lozano Photography…

Marianne Lozano’s visionary, focused, editorial style has won the hearts of clients, designers and art directors around the world. At first glance, Marianne seems reserved and contemplative, quietly observing her environment and waiting for the next perfect moment to capture. When her emotional stories are frozen in time, it’s done in a seemingly effortless manner with an urbane sense of style, composition and focus that is evident in people who were born to take pictures. As you get to know Marianne, a confident, independent and warm human being with a lovely sense of humor is revealed.

Born in the Philippines, Lozano grew up with a loving, supportive family who encouraged her creativity and natural talent. She went on to study at the prestigious De La Salle University Manila, where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science as well as an MBA. But it was not until 2002, when she relocated to the United States and was exposed to all the opportunities and new ideas within this wonderful culture that Lozano realized she was truly meant to be a professional photographer. Here, she studied at the nationally respected commercial photography program at Santa Monica College, and since then has built a name and reputation as a photographer with a refined style and a distinctive signature quality all her own.

Her artistry, focus and direction as a professional photographer has earned her an elite group of clients, event planners and agents, booking local and international assignments throughout the year. She is regularly featured in noteworthy publications like Angeleno and Mojeh Magazine and she recently worked on a photo shoot for Bvlgari and Guess 30th Anniversary events.

An avid traveler and adventurer, Lozano’s most recent photographs in 2012 include trips through Italy, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and a trek to the Himalayas. Her love for travel and new experiences continue to develop her creative eye and give her a broader perspective on relationships and the immeasurable stories the world has to offer. Her well-traveled viewpoint and natural talent bring still images to life by telling a story without words. Marianne’s sense of humor, exuberance and refined style has attracted an incredible following.

Believe us now? Yep, we knew you would.

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Santiago Oak Regional Park Engagement Session from Lucero Photography

February 20, 2013 2 Comments

They say that home is where the heart is. My heart is in Orange County, California. So that is why this engagement session fills my heart with so much joy and love. It is even more special, when the location of this session takes place at Santiago Oaks Regional Park, where one of the last orange groves are found. Growing up in Orange County, the memories of seeing orange grooves everywhere was exciting and sweet. When you would drive by an orange grove, your eyes would see not only a sea of oranges and lush greenery, but your nose would inhale the sweet fragrances. So, when you have a couple of nature loving sweethearts surrounded by orange trees, and a amazing photographer to capture it all, I am home.

Thank you to Lucero Photography for these sweet photos! Can you smell the sweetness? Enjoy the gallery below:

From Lucero Photography…

Meet Christine and David. This couple is very down to earth. They are both very nice and easy going pre-med students. They love nature, and that’s why they went with this local spot. The location is at Santiago Oak Regional Park in Orange and it has one of the last orange groves in OC from what they tell me. They don’t normally let anyone shoot in this orange grove, but they’ve given me permission to a couple times. It was truly amazing!

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Roswell Wedding from Famous William Photography

January 22, 2013 Leave a Comment

All I have to say about this wedding is: DIY, GORGEOUS, and SWEET. I am amazed by all the incredible personal touches that this couple brought to their wedding. It is fun, full of joy, and style savvy. I have to admit, I want to shrink myself to a two dimensional version of myself and live in these photos. Which by the way, were all beautifully captured by Famous William Photography.

From Famous William Photography…

Meet Katie and David. Their wedding venue was Roswell River Landing. They had a wedding theme of “Garden Party” and their colors were blue and yellow. The majority of their wedding was entirely DIY. For example: They provided all of the decorations. Katie cut the flowers from their own garden, she made the boutonnieres for the men, she did her own hair and make up, and she also made her jewelry (necklace and earrings). Katie told us,”We tried to either make or find (in second hand or vintage shops) our wedding details – the rest were family or personal mementos we have collected from trips. We wanted everything to feel personal and this is what helped us achieve that goal!” – Not only was their wedding decorating details done by them, but David made their wedding bands out of wood, and they’re beautiful!! In addition to this, Katie’s engagement ring didn’t contain a diamond. Instead, it contained moissanite, which is only found in tiny amounts on the surface of meteorites. It was designed by “Down to the Wire Designs”. Beautiful!

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Georgia Engagement Session from Famous William Photography

January 17, 2013 2 Comments

Come, and let’s go down South to Marietta, Georgia for a lovely engagement session. It’s filled with scoops of love and all the charm of the South. The most darling of photographs your eyes will want to see. Famous William Photography captures this couple’s love in the most sweet way.

Famous William Photography is made up of a couple of love birds, who not only share their love for each other, but they have a mutual love for photography as well. Famous William Photography told me, We do everything together, and we love it, because we love each other. Now how sweet is that? I instantly fell in love with not only this duo, but their amazing photo skills. I mean, they know how to do photograph in the South. You don’t believe me? Well, take a look at this sweet engagement session and you will see.

What Famous William Photography shares…

They had two parts to their engagement session, part one being in Downtown Marietta, Georgia, and the other part at the Georgia Aquarium. A cool fact about that is that the Georgia Aquarium is actually the largest aquarium in the United States They have more than 8.5 million gallons of water and 120,000 different animals. Most people ask how you could possibly have an engagement session in such a busy and filled place, but the people there were really respectful of, and even interested in the shoot. Some people even stopped and watched this beautiful couple. It was really peaceful.

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Los Angeles Engagement Session from Kingston19 Photography

January 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

At BHL we are thrilled for all the newly engaged couples. So, to start the year off right, we are featuring our first engagement session on BHL. This will be one of many amazing photo shoots which we will be sharing. Our first photographer is a very talented and creative photographer who uses natural light during photo sessions. We have been a huge fan, and we have to admit, we are totally in love with this photographer. Blush Blush.

Kingston19 photography captured this beautiful couple as they strolled the streets of downtown Los Angeles, California. We’re head over heels with this photo shoot and it’s location. Just in love.

From Kingston19 Photography…

Meet Mallory and Kris. Mallory choose this location (downtown LA) because her mother worked there as a child and she had fond memories of visiting her there. We met at the Bradbury Building, this is where the shoot should’ve taken place in it’s entirety. Turns out they no longer allow photography there and they were also filming a movie. I begged the guard to take a few shots because we’d driven so far to take photos there. He agreed But we literally had ten minutes and could only use the stairs. Mallory and Kris were really good about it, but we were forced to go to plan B. We walked around downtown and photographed them on the way. On the streets of LA another security guard came up to us and said we couldn’t photograph there…apparently all the security guards were doing their jobs to the fullest that day

So on to plan C, we headed over to the Walt Disney Concert Hall to finish up as the sun was setting. Mallory and Kris didn’t let the day’s challenges affect them at all. We all embraced the idea of being all around the city. They’re truly a sweet and loving couple that know how to make the best of any situation and have fun.

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Santa Barbara Wedding from Sara Jordan Photography

December 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

This intimate wedding is simply beautiful. The type of wedding that can take sparkle bridal shoes and mix them with a beautiful lace gown for a look that is so effortless, you think that the pair was always meant for each other. Just like this couple who come together and share their love with close friends and family. The images are captured by Sara Jordan Photography who showcases the sweetest moments of the day.

From Sara Jordan Photography:

Aimee and Robert wanted a small ceremony with close relatives only, in order to avoid the mess and fuss of a big traditional wedding. The couple loves Santa Barbara. Robert who is an architecture photographer felt that the Santa Barbara Court House would be the perfect backdrop for their small intimate ceremony.

The couple got ready at a cute bed and breakfast called The Treasure Cat. The cutest part of their getting ready was the gift exchange prior to the ceremony. The couple wanted to be traditional and not see each other before hand so the bride’s sister and I were arranging the logistics. They really wanted to make sure I capture each other’s faces while they were opening each other’s gifts. After opening the gifts the bride put on her stunning dress. Amy who is simply gorgeous looked absolutely stunning.

Their ceremony was amazing. They reserved the entire courtyard at the Santa Barbara Courthouse for several hours. Which means no one else was allowed to be in the area. After the ceremony we walked around the courthouse taking photos. The reception was lunch only at the Wine and Cast. The couple spent time reserving and planning everything. Prior to lunch they met with the chef and he prepared a special meal for them. The couple reserved the entire outdoor patio area. During the ceremony and reception they hired an acoustic guitarist to play the whole time.

One thing I love about smaller weddings is you really avoid the time pressures you have with traditional weddings. They are very unstructured and I have as much time as I need to get shots. They’re easier to plan and I find them to be just as special as the bigger weddings.

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