The Wedding Story
Deb and Beau envisioned a fab gathering, a party during which they would also get married, a fete with amazing food, French country style.
That’s exactly what they got: a passionate party in the wild open spaces of Las Virgines – and friends had a blast helping…
An Eco touched Foodie Country wedding
Deb&Beau already had a big celebration, a more traditional Chinese affair, in Deb’s hometown overseas. The eco bash in the US was conceived as an ode to their hip and happy life and all the friends who are part of it.
Brides’s HERITAGE: Chinese tradition
We created an Asian “temple” in the middle of the farm house with red lanterns, celebratory robes and pictures on the walls and masks displayed for the photo booth. Decor like lacquered baskets and hand made candles added to the exotic feel. The room was perfectly situated between ceremony and reception; everybody would pass through.
Groom’s obsession: ESPRESSO
Coffee bags were needed, the Barrista was a must.
The bars were clad in hand sewn coffee bags covers, a perfect choice for espresso lovers. Of course we had a Barrista from one of his favorite coffee shops, neighborhood grinds, and one of our meetings took place in the Conservatory for coffee in LA.
The couple’s PASSION: DIY, eco friendly, foodie menus
The long, square and round tables were covered with hand sewn linens, alternating blue striped and light yellow Gingham.
The wedding back drop was constructed with vintage ladders, romantic vases with lavender and white flowers beautified the rustic charm. on the steps of the ordered from a specialty shop online. As much I know Beau actually managed to sell the huge ladders to a happy hipster couple for their wedding a few months later.
Our color scheme was pale blue and vintage champagne, light yellow and different tones of purple and violet inspired by the lavender fields of the South of France. We also borrowed from the charm of French markets: oranges and sunflowers in vintage veggie crates, found in thrift stores, were placed randomly over the whole venue.
DIY was big: Deb and Beau grew some the lavender in their garden
Deb designed her own dress, sewn by a seamstress in LA.
Mason jars were collected not bought and hand painted by Deb. Most of the hand painted jars were hung in the ancient oak trees with LED lighting.
The programs on fans were designed after Beau’s family crest, which they also stamped onto the hand made flower boxes, some of them were up-cycled wine crates.
Deb and Beau brought in their own alcohol whereas Auntie M’s from Echo Park, provided the edibles:
a farm fresh buffet matching the French market idea, cute desserts and – a full blown wedding cake disaster.
I was close to a heart attack when I opened the fridge with the crashed wedding cake. Somebody had unsuccessfully tried to save it with some sad lavender decor. As a wedding professional we know these moments: time freezes over for a sec and then we think – solution. We got a guy to thunder down the mountains to find a white cake and managed to get a small coconut cake from a bakery in town. Luckily I had bought a bunch of fresh, big delicious cookies from the Corner Bakery in Calabasas for the late night bite with espresso…
I still can’t believe Deb and Beau were just – laughing! Most brides would have flipped and couples would sew… Not these two. As one of the guest book entries says: ” you are something else, guys…”
Thank you for submitting the amazing photos goes to: Lauren + Michael from A Guy & a Girl photography
Wedding production: Angelica’s team from Eco and the Princess
Caterer: Auntie Em’s
Rental: Classic Party Rentals
Flowers: GD Designers
Barrista: Neighborhood Grinds