beatrizcardona: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Portland Wedding Week: Invitations

i love stumbling upon things while perusing the internet. and it's certainly amazing what you can find hiding in your very own city. Royal Steamline was one of those finds! this husband and wife duo specializes in retro, vintage, gothic, and steamline punk design, and gives such attention to detail you could easily mistake some of their creations for an authentic telegram ticket or a vintage poster! yes, let's be honest these can be somewhat dark and strange, but that is exactly what they love about their craft! and if you are all about these longtime, mysterious eras they offer personalized wedding decor and crafts (found here) to help bring everything together. so great!

thanks, to Aerin and her husband--great work, my dear!

{images: royal steamline}

SUGAR "BABY" LOVE ARRIVES

First comes love, then comes marriage then comes ......It seems like the year of the girl with so many of our amazing past brides giving birth to girls in 2010. Huge congrats today to Elka & Thomas Whalan who welcomed little Nevada last night. We love the name and can't wait to meet her!! Couples often ask "can you do a photo shoot with us and baby?". The answer is of course we can. What could be more special than working with you over two of the most exciting times of your life.

If only I could bring myself to put our Balmoral Pram in storage before both of the boys are in pre-school!! It looks so gorgeous at home and although we dont have any catalogue photo shoots in our album like this one, a little bit of luxury for baby is definately worth it for the family heirlooms. Watch this space in 2011 for SugarLove Babbitto!!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

An Andalucian Wedding at Puente Romano Hotel

Laura and Fred chose the Puente Romano Hotel as their wedding venue, to capture their dream day of an Andalucian wedding.

Both of them have parents that own holiday homes in Andalucia and they wanted to capture the charm of the white washed villages complete with geranium clad walls and terracotta tiles. The Puente Romano along with it's 5 star service and food and the beautifully established gardens made this venue the perfect location for their dream day.

The La Virginia Church, just 5 minutes drive away and set in a breathtaking Andalucian village setting was the perfect location for their ceremony.

Having booked the church and the venue, Laura and Fred needed to finish off all the details, decorations, music, cars and someone to be there to make sure everything ran smoothly throughout the day. We took over!!!

The wedding theme was pulled together using the hot pinks of the fabulous bouganvilla that grows here in Spain with a slight, but not overkill of a butterfly theme. Laura chose favour boxes for her guests in a butterfly filigree detail to bring in a slight element of lace detail that was also on her fabulous dress.

Carla, our coordinator, as always amazingly efficient and charming and filled in all the gaps organising the final details for Laura and Fred and holding their hands throughout the day to make sure it all ran smoothly, Laura has since said she wished Carla had been there from day one!

A wonderful day with superb service from Puente Romano, and many happy guests commenting on how fabulous it all was.

I would like to give credit to Loraine for the amazing flowers, Susana for dressing this so beautifully for me and Carla for just yet again being so efficient and organised! I have a dedicated team behind me that are able to pull together such wonderful occasions and they are always acknowledged.

Our thanks to Jennifer Jane, an associate of Jeremy Standley, for these beautiful photographs, without our photographers to capture the day our work would be long forgotten!

Portland Wedding Week: Cakes

here's to a little edible eye candy. though the cake has taken a back seat to the non-traditionalist approach to the desert, with cupcakes and homemade pies and desert tables reigning king, i still believe a gorgeous cake, inside and out, has it's honored place in a wedding. the Bakery Bar in NE Portland are the creators of these delectable confections and has a way with fondant cut-outs like no other in town. they have been featured numerous times in our local wedding publications and was part of the cake shoot i attended while working with Oregon Bride Magazine. and can i tell you, those cake are serious works of art!

{images: white bird cake: Steve Scardina, red poppies: Steve Scardina; pale pink antique button cake: Hayley Young; yellow blossoms: bakery bar; fuchsia flowers/pewter birds: bakery bar}

Pride and Prejudice Photo Shoot by Anne Sage

You have got to head over this way to Anne Sage to see her stunning Pride and Prejudice photo shoot, fabulous styling and love the setting.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Fabulous Cath Kidston styled wedding at Hacienda San Jose

Never in all my years as a stylist have I ever met my match with one of my brides, and I was truly astounded by Rebecca's talent and her attention to all the details that went into styling her wedding. A girl that is definitely in the wrong job for sure.

This wedding was organised and catered for by Heather at Fiestasol, beautifully photographed by Kris McGuirk and apparently, as I always leave far too early, a fabulous night of dancing followed with Rob the DJ.

Everything you see here was created by Rebecca, a graphic designer based in the UK.

I already knew this was going to be a stunning wedding, as Rebecca has been working hard on producing a portfolio of stationery for our shop here in Spain last winter, and I had been enlightened to most of what she was planning, but she still left my jaw dropping when I saw the amount of work she had put into her own fabulous day.

Nothing was left to chance, even the baby's nappy pants were styled with the baby's name and she was dressed in a mini Cath Kidston, but we do not have photos of this which is a shame, hoping we will get some though as it was so cute!

We filled in the gaps with Rebecca's flowers and dressed the tables for her, but her attention to the details was truly amazing from the table names with photos on, to the personalised sweet jars for every guests.

The fabulous candy and icecream bar for when hot guests arrived back from the church, the mirrored disco ball, the personalised wooden initials, the fairy lights her electrician father installed the day before, the list was endless.

Needless to say if Rebecca ever decides to up roots and move to Spain, we have already offered her a job. Rebecca is also promoting her stationery through our shop here in Spain so if you would like the same attention to details and stationery created here please do contact us for more information.

Our congratulations to Rebecca and Rob and hoping Rebecca is now having a well earned rest on her honeymoon!

Portland Wedding Week: Real Wedding

good morning! this week is dedicated to strictly Portland! i'm excited to share with you all the amazing vendors and wedding professionals here in Portland and show off our talent and unique design! to kick us off is Katie Anderson Photography with a real wedding at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. this beautiful couple, Brian and Alona was married June 12th on what must have been one of the only sunny days this month! and thank goodness because this is just gorgeous! everything from the jimmy choo sandals to the celebration at the end, this couple had a day to remember!

and i can't forget! katie is offering a brand new iPod Touch to the first couple to book her for their wedding in Dec 2010, as well as the first to book in Jan 2011, or the first in Feb 2011. here's the link to the announcement on her website. so ladies, get on it!!

thanks, katie!