Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town San Diego is amazing!  This little gem in the heart of Old Town, is a sweet hotel, with just enough rooms to book the entire hotel for you and your family, bridal party or your guests to all stay and enjoy this vintage hotel, yummy food... and party all at the same location~

The Youngrens did an fantastic job of photographing this lovely wedding.  Delshad and Matt decided to have their ceremony at a beautiful spot on Mission Bay.  This is a location that they spend many fun times playing in the water with their boat... and enjoying sunsets together.  So what a perfect place to have a wedding!​

The historical park, and hotel made a perfect setting for this fabulous day.  With hot lime green and purple as the color palette, mixing the earthy goodness of succulents, flowers and great fixtures, made this wedding sing with delight!​

Chef Andrew at the Cosmopolitan made the entire menu, using recipes from Matt's Grandmothers cookbook from Greece.  The ancestors​ were calling as the soup was presented to the guests as the first course.  The food was out of this world!  Perfect!

Matt's mother and aunts made all the Greek pastries, while Delshad mom made a traditional Mexican bread pudding for the guests to delight in after dinner.  Carmin and her team set the stations with color, heights and lanterns.  Old Chalkboards set around to guide guests in the menu, and choices they had.​

What a great party, memorable wedding day, and a delight to have it all in such a vintage setting!​

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​Here is a little note from Delshad and Matt:

​Dear Carmin,

WE can't thank you enough for all your hard work and amazing vision​ for our wedding!  You took what we said and incorporated our personalities into every detail! WE loved you hilarious  and fun loving personality and can't wait for wedding season to slow down so we four can hang out!

Love you!​

Delshad and Matt​

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KIMBER and JAMES

Wow what fun it was to do this wedding!

The details from family history where so rich with this wedding!

Old Cameras from James' family treasures, and old pair of skates, and a  much loved skate board... Kimber searched high and low for perfect sets of Salt and Pepper sculptures to give to each of the guests to take home as a special memory of the day!

Kimber's bouquet, we had an idea to involve all the guests that came to the wedding.  There where little bundles of flowers, each with cards for each of the guests to sign a wish to Kimber, then these bouquets where taken with the guests to the ceremony site.  As Kimber and her father passed by, the guests handed their bundles to the center aisle, and they collected them to create her bouquet!  So sweet, so beautiful!

At the end of the aisle, Kimber's mother had a cluster with wedding bands of grandparents that have past.   Then James came forward and tied her bouquet together with a silk ribbon.

Every table had a thoughtful design, each with a special nick nack from grandmothers house, or James'  family home.  All very special, all very heart felt.

One great day!  

A small celebration to their trailer they have remodeled... in little areas, and from place to place, a mock of their trailer was a symbol on the cards, on the invites and on the favor boxes... just a hint of retro travel and fun!

Let me introduce you to Aimee Westcott.  She is the photographer for this cute wedding.  Her eye is capturing the sultry feel of the day.  The sweet shots in time, and placement.  Perfect eye for art meeting kindness.  She makes warmth easy with a modern eye!

http://capturedbyaimee.com

The Princess cake made by Sweet Cheeks Baking Company

flowers and decor by Carmin and her team

Yummy food and perfect Catering by Continental Catering

Tera and Dave wanted an amazing vintage home spun wedding.  With adorable white fabric flowers in her hair, made of her mother's wedding dress; Tera rocked her beautiful  wedding gown.  Her "rock and roll" husband had a nod to his talents with music score sheets as their guest book, and music paper used in the details and on the table numbers.  This couple wanted a back yard vintage feel, but coming from Arizona, needed a beach backyard to have their wedding.  Renting the Ocean Beach Villas to have their wedding... made a perfect venue to have their wedding.

The family got together and made all the fabulous dessert cakes, and Carmin finished with the decor and candy... it all came together so sweetly!

The photographer Maurice from Betwixt made the wedding sing, His amazing eye, and perfect candid feel, make the touches and handy work of the bride show off perfectly!  What a day we all had!

Can we say HOT!!!

Great Color pallette Brian and Mary!  How cute is that!  Many are sad to say goodbye to the Ocean View Villas where this fabulous wedding took place... but we can certainly look at the great photos!  

Aimee Westcott of Captured by Aimee did a fabulous job of photographing this little gem of a wedding!  

So so so cute!

I loved this couple, and doing their wedding!  Great Friends, Great time!

WE had rentals from Allies Party Rentals out of San Marcos

Flowers and all decor by Carmin and her team

Sweet Sweet Sweet

How adorable was this wedding?

Rene and Tony, so loving, so kind....

Their wedding was held at the Thursday Club in Point Loma.

Photographed by the amazing Maurice from Betwixt,  Mo knew exactly what he needed to do to capture this event perfectly.  He was hoping all over to capture all the down home details, and videoing here and there.  He has a great talent, and the bride and groom just shine here in the day!  www.betwixtstudio.com

Our Catering was brought in by Phil's BBQ... Can we say more?  My team and I carefully displayed all the food in a "pot luck" 1960's feel... using my grandmothers corning ware, and other Tupperware pieces,  plus the use of hot colored containers really was so fun in the displays.

How can we ever say enough about Merrylin?  

Merrylin Brichmann the best  Disc Jockey & Emcee & Event Specialist we can find???  www.Artistic-Productions.com

She know how to make any event rock!!! Keep the party going and everyone is having a great time!  Wonderful job Merrylin!

I just so enjoyed doing this wedding!  The flowers and bouquets where so happy and delightful, they where just so sweet and fun!

The decor was fun to collect and add to my collection of vintage retro love!

The throw bouquet was made into a flower foot ball, which her sister caught!!! She is getting married this summer!  See ladies, it does work!!

The totally rockin' wedding cake... made by CAKE!  The grooms friends are from CAKE and gifted this amazing wedding delight to them!  So so cute!

Family and Friends did a talent show, playing their guitars and dancing for the couple!  Even the bride snuck   in a cute wedding dance done just for the groom!  

Wow What fun did they all have!

In the heart of Old Town is a sweet little park.  Heritage Park.... up on a hill, not far away is a beautiful museum.... Junipero Serra Museum.  These two locations became the backdrop for an amazing couple to have the wedding celebration of their dreams!

With Captured by Aimee behind the lens.... this wedding was about to be remembered with an artists eye.  Aimee is amazingly talented.  Her sweet spirit, and grace glides around the day, capturing each moment and stolen glance.  No one would be better at photographing this day but her.

The Wedding Recipe:

The cutting cake was by Sweet Cheeks Baking Company

The catering was by Ohana Catering

All Flowers and decor by Carmin and her team

The fantastic Food Truck by Jack In the Box "Munchie Mobile"

Hair and Makeup by Mandy Freye with Skin Care Studio

Transportation by "Old Town Trolley"

Video Production by Campbellicious

Enjoy this sweet day.... It was an awesome party!

Cocktail reception at it's best.... one party favor after another, a cutting cake with a "ChipWich" bar... yummmy!

Then end the night with fireworks and a Munchie Mobile!

What a perfect day!

Love found in a land far far away....

Jennifer and Tobias fell in love in Argentina.... What to do!

Love was found in an instant, and now they had to never part.....

I know it's perfect  ....   Amor....

At the Paradise Point Resort, what a setting.... How fantastic!

Her blush tones, the champagnes, the pewter tones and blends in between made this blushing brides dream come true!

Maurice from Betwixt, took this couple, and made the love they share, shine in each frame!  How sweet.

Gloria Paris played her violin with passion like no other, this sweet little lady, has been playing for 80 years, and her life passion rings through her fingers when she plays! http://www.gloriaparis.com 

The flowers, decor and dessert station was all done by Carmin and the team.  With flare made by hand from the mother of the bride Bonnie!  What an wonderful mother!  Bonny is such a great lady!  We all just adore her!

The DJ for the party was MYDJS.NET

Earl and the guys are always ready for anything.... they have a flare for knowing exactly what the crowd wants, and what to play and when to play it!  They can really rock the party!

The couple took Tango lessons each time Jennifer visited Tobias in Argentina!  Making their first dance one they will never forget!  

A cousin in Argentina made their likeness on the the characters for the cake tower.... So cute, what a fun treasure!

This day was so perfect...

The Japanese Friendship Gardens in Balboa Park are so beautiful!  It gives a lovely background for a beautiful wedding day!  Heather and Ryan chose their wedding colors to be a sweet slate blue, fantastic orange and a warm chocolate!  The combination was eye popping!  

Behind the Scenes Catering delighted the guests with making a custom menu from Ryan and Heather's family cookbooks, the guests all ate family style, and had a fantastic time sharing stories, and sipping on amazing beer and wine! 

Sweet Cheeks Baking Company made all the yummy cupcakes, and mini sweets for the dessert station!  So so yummy in the tummy!  Sweet Cheeks is always a good idea for any occasion!

Carmin did all the design, decor and floral arrangements for this event.  Doing a combination of orange and hints of blue.... made a perfect balance!  

Such a beautiful couple, and a perfect day to remember!  Always!

Here is a little Note from Heather and Ryan :

"My husband and I initially started the wedding planning process and in the beginning phases we knew that we wouldn't have the time to plan our perfect wedding given that we both work full time. As a result, one of my friends recommended that we connect with Carmin. From the initial correspondence and meetings with Carmin, we were hooked.

Carmin is so warm and friendly and positive! She is like a fabulous glass of Champagne, she'll make you feel like the princess/prince and cater to your needs but she does so in such a delightful way...in a way that you can just tell she loves what she does.

From the point we hired Carmin, we realized it was the best move we had made. She thought of things that we would have never considered. She had connections with industry companies that made our wedding more affordable. The amount of time and energy Carmin put into our wedding really showed! Our wedding was so incredibly beautiful! The flowers and desert table and table settings looked like it came right out of a high end magazine for the rich and famous! It looked like a $1 million dollar wedding!! And she brought her team to help on the day of and they also somehow had time to dote on our every whims!

It was the best experience and money that we have ever spent. I have a few friends that will be getting married in the upcoming years and I hands down recommend Carmin to them. I tell them that it's the best money you'll ever spend and your wedding will be so classy and so elegant and so beautiful...and the best part is you don't have to worry about anything as a bride or groom!!!

-Heather & Ryan, July 2009"

Jo and Stu are not your classic couple.  They are so much fun and completely unexpected!  A Christmas card from them can contain an awesome photo of the two of them in tutus and wigs snowboarding in Mammoth or in fantastic costumes ... you name it, they have done it!  They are so funny and just a blast to be with!

Their wedding day was like no other!  We had to make this a day that their friends would never forget!  We created a "Trailer Trash Bar"  One could not recreate this bar today... sadly, we can not get the "Ho-Hos, Ding Dongs, Twinkies, or Zingers".... let alone a "Snow Ball" anymore, but they had an entire station dedicated to our sinful delights.... Doritos, Lays Potato Chips, pretzels, Loft House sugar cookies, Oreo cookies, Do-nut Holes....no better then to name that bar the "Trailer Trash Bar"

Giving all their guests their own sunglasses, and a personal bar with signature drinks, and lounge like cocktail party feel... brings the party on!  

They had a great wedding....

What a blast to create and plan with them!

Of Course the amazing Maurice Photographed this beauty of a day!  Can you ask for anyone more?  Betwixt Photography nailed it!  

WE had the DJ Styling of MYDJS.NET.

Incredible rentals from Allies Party Rentals out of San Marcos, who provided all the specialty lighting, and all the linens, furniture and chairs!  Well done!

At the Ceremony, they had a cake ceremony instead of the "Sand Ceremony"  Pouring in the water and oil into the cake mix.. and in this case, we had funfetti!  Who does not love FunFetti"

YUMMMM!@  So they mixed it up during the ceremony, and we baked it, and decorated it... that then became the cake they cut!  So cute!  The toppers on this cake where two of the sweetest tricycles.  The couple have tricycles that they roam the boardwalks with... one pink for  Jo, and of course the black on is Stu's!

Seriously, they brought the bike to the wedding... I was caught riding one at the end of the night!  So much fun!

Great GREAT Day!

Pam and Julian had such and awesome vision for their wedding day.  All COLORS were allowed and wanted!  Carmin was given full permission to design and play the colors up!

Hot Pink to Brilliant Orange, and Turquoises, Yellow, Red, Purple and any thing goes on this one.  

What an amazing wedding, so fun, so colorful.

Pablo and Danielle had an amazing wedding up on the hill at the Serra Museum!  Their vows were exchanged at the arbor park, and the reception was then up on the terrace of the Serra!

The hot pink Dahlias, spray roses, lemons and limes, great pop of turquoise gowns, and great friends... Really made this day fabulous!

The Photos were taken by Betwixt Studios, and all decor was done by Carmin