Carmel Mountain Ranch Wedding

I had the pleasure of working with the Dr's Franko for their Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club Wedding.  They had some jewish traditions to add in, and wanted to make sure they would be well understood by all involved.  Including their guests.
The programs were made by Kate, and she was sure to include information on each tradition. It was a lovely way to present the significance to everyone.  In case you were wondering about those gorgeous photos, they were shot by the fantastic duo Justin and Jessica from Your Inner Song.
They were so fun to work with! Not only did they have creative poses for the couple, they are just really rad people! It made the entire day fun!
So back to the wedding- After the lovely ceremony presided over by Orrin's family Rabbi, the two were pronounced husband and wife under a chuppah made by the groom and his men, guests headed to a fun cocktail hour, where they dined on appetizers and enjoyed the bar, before heading to their seats in the reception room.
Shortly after their grand entrance, Kate and Orrin were lifted into the air for the Hora!
This was so fun to watch! Even those that had never seen it done were encouraged to get out of their seats and join in the fun! And they did!
It was such a wonderful day and evening full of love and family, and I am truly honored that myself and  the Affairs by Amy team was selected to be part of it!

The Vendors:
Coordination: Affairs by Amy
Photography: Your Inner Song
Cake: Edelweiss Bakery
Flowers: Lisa's Floral Designs
Music: Kick's Dance Band
Venue/Catering: Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club

Del Mar Hilton Bridal Show

This month I participated in the Del Mar Hilton Bridal show, sponsored by All Wed Sites. The show had a great turnout of vendors, and was held on a beautifully sunny day.

I met some wonderful couples and enjoyed talking to them about their wedding plans!

Here are some images from my booth with Grand Floral, Moira Ink, Classic Party Rentals, and the uplighting was borrowed from THE Creative Music DJ. Conveniently our booths were right next to each other, so I used his power and I pipe and draped a backdrop for both of us, provided by White Wedding Day Events. It was a great day and I am lucky to know some fantastic vendors that were happy to help out on such a gorgeous table! 

My booth with the pale pink uplighting.

A shot of Dennis's booth, with uplighting and custom Gobo.

The hand calligraphy menu cards, and place cards.

Photoshop

So I have to admit, I'm not the most computer savvy. I'm just good at faking it.
Usually I learn by doing. And once I'm shown, as long as I have someone around to help when I get stuck, I can do ok. After a few times, I don't need help and I'm good to go. But things like Illustrator and Photoshop just scare me.
What else can you open, and it just stares at you blankly like "what do you want with me?"
So each time I have done that, I have closed and ignored.
Except for those times of supervision when I have been walked through it step by step and basically had a babysitter.
So we got this book..... Photoshop CS5 for Dummies.
It weighs about 45 pounds.
I flipped through it in the store and it seemed like it could teach me everything I need to know.
Sadly, it hasn't been opened yet and it is just sitting on the file cabinet waiting.
I know I will need it eventually. But when you have a Photoshop pro by your side, why use a book?
Right?
So today I wanted to reorder some of  my postcards. I give them out at shows, events, etc.
I like them, but there were some color issues when I last reprinted and I wasn't thrilled with them.
So I let them run out.
Well today I decided if I could easily replace that one or two images I wasn't fond of, I would redorder.
So after my quick lesson, I decided to just change the entire thing.
A lot.
And then do the other side, as well.
And now I have uploaded them for printing and have no choice. So I hope the colors are true and I like them!
Oh, and Photoshop isn't so bad, after all!!
I don't really envy all you amazing photographers that have to use it every day!