Archive — July 16, 2007
Originally published on The Luxe Mix, May 2007. Recovered from the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine).
For those of you who don’t know me, I got married last November, 2006. Those of you who were there I’m sure recall how chilly it was that night 🙂 But I hope you also retained some fond memories of the ceremony at Villa Montalvo, the reception on the veranda, YS and my first dance to “Everytime I Close My Eyes” by Babyface, the pink roses and peonies, the navy satin table dressings with ivory satin accents, the matching navy satin bows adorning the 4-tiered wedding cake, and the wedding stationary perfectly coordinated with the wedding invitations… of course you do right?? Now that you understand my theory behind Luxe Mixin’, you can see that I’d most definately mix some luxeness into my own wedding! The goal was to incorporate the most luxurious of things with the most practical and affordable in such a way that the wedding guests would never know what was high-end, low-end, and homemade since it would all come together to create an elegant and tasteful experience. Here is a peek into my wedding as well as all the resources I collected over the span of those 5 months of madness (hopefully some of you going through the process can leverage). Feel free to ask me any questions! luxemix@gmail.com The Venue Villa Montalvo Saratoga, California The Invitations Letterpress by Hello! Lucky Wedding Programs, Place Cards, Menus, CD Favors Luxe Mix Designs (Me!!) — see below for files Wedding envelopes from Envelope Mall I printed a “Wedding Playlist” on the other side of the dinner menu which had the playlist of our wedding CD with descriptions of why we loved each song on the CD. Ribbon was from JKM Ribbon — SOOO much cheaper here than in fabric stores! Wedding Flowers by Jacklyn Le of Le Bouquetier Bride’s Bouquet — peonies, roses Bridesmaids Bouquets — roses, callalillies Groom and Groomsmens’ Boutoniers — callalillies Other Boutoniers — cymbimdium orchids Table centerpieces — roses, cymbidium orchids Party Rentals (Tables, Chivari Chairs, Satin Linens, Heaters, Pin Spot Lighting, Up-lighting) by Classic Party Rentals (SF) Bridal Party Bridesmaid Dresses by Alvina Valenta Groomsmen Tuxedo’s by After Hours Flower Girls Dresses by Little Angels (I got these at their store location in the Great Mall, Milpitas) Wedding Dress by Vackyuunzung Wedding Garter by Wedding Keepers Wedding Hair and Makeup by Jonathon Nguyen vantoc@aol.com Wedding Cake by Bijan Bakery Flavors: Tiramisu (2 layers) and Chocolate Mousse (2 layers) Wedding Cake Mongram Crystal Topper by Toppers with Glitz Catering Hors d’ Oeuvres and Main Course by Le Papillon Photography by Jade Photo Studio / Jade Studio Productions Wedding Favors Apple iPods Maid of Honor and Bridesmaid Mugs Bridemaid Dress Sachets (can’t find the link!) Resources Bookmarks Below are all the Kaboodle lists I put together while researching/planning my wedding. They contain all the sites I found and liked, or the items I was considering using within my wedding. Yes, I’m obsessive. Wedding Flowers Cakes Bridesmaid Gifts Wedding Favors Other Helpful Resources Wedding Itinerary Template – I must give proper credit where credit’s due. The Choister (aka Mayor of San Francisco since she knows just about everyone here) and her friends supplied this template to me. It was a lifesaver. It provides the basic structure for the entire “day-of” timeline. Hope you don’t mind I’m passing this along Choister! Wedding Program Illustrator Templatepage 1 | page 2 This is an Illustrator file I created which if you print it front and back on one sheet of paper can be folded and cut to create a pretty cool wedding program. Wedding Menu Wedding CD Playlist Wedding Invitation Etiquette (how to word stuff).