Sneak Peek: Donna + Sandy Say "I Do" Circus Style

Donna and Sandy were married at Calamigos Equestrian on a beautiful Sunday in June.  I started working with them the previous year and truly enjoyed every moment of it.  This wedding was so special to me and Sterling and we were so grateful to have the opportunity to guide Donna and Sandy through it.

Their wedding design was incredible, they wanted a fun, interactive and festive look circus style, while still clean and elegant of course.  So I came up with a concept that merged a tiny bit of both and as we continued to plan it evolved into "Vintage Love at the Circus".  Of course we had an amazing design team which included some of our favorite production partners like Shawna, Yamamoto Event Design, Prim and Pixie, Designer Specialty Linens, Stage Labs and Fantasy Frostings... A total dream team right!?!

Today I wanted to share a sneak peek of their awesome same-day edit courtesy of Ryan Geldermann.

Stay tuned for more amazing details and photos from SimplyTwo Photography!

Sterling Buzz: Featured in Bride and Bloom Magazine, The Bridal Bar Blog & South Asian Bride Magazine

I'm so excited to share with you today all of the recent press we've received over an incredible photo shoot we were a part of with Shawna Yamamoto Event Design for Bride and Bloom Magazine.

The concept was built around a tribute the magazine was doing on iconic fashion designers.  We were assigned to the ever so extraordinary Alexander McQueen.  I was thrilled about this as it really opened up an amazing platform to be different and go crazy in the best way possible.

When Shawna and I collaborate, I often feel as though we are unstoppable and there is no limit.  Once we got started and discussed what color palette we'd be working with, I created these really fun inspiration boards.  Check them out along with a few of my favorite photos from each look, captured by the amazing Ashleigh Taylor of Ashleigh Taylor Photography. 

 

Fabulous Vendors who Contributed
Custom Linens & Chairs: Designer Specialty Linens
Floral Design: Shawna Yamamoto Event Design 
Gold Table: FormDecor
Photographery: Ashleigh Taylor Photography
Planner: Sterling Engagements
Rentals: Classic Party Rentals  
Stationary: Prim & Pixie
Sweets: Fantasy Frostings
Venue: The Langham Huntington, Pasadena

 

Fabulous Vendors who Contributed
Cake: Fantasy Frostings
Custom Linens & Chairs: Designer Specialty Linens
Floral Design: Shawna Yamamoto Event Design 

Photographery: Ashleigh Taylor Photography
Planner: Sterling Engagements
Rentals: Classic Party Rentals  

Stationary: Prim & Pixie
Venue: Hilton Checkers, Downtown LA

It was such a pleasure to be a part of such an epic shoot and I'm ecstatic over some of the wonderful feedback we've received too!

We were so honored when Harmony Walton of The Bridal Bar recently blogged the Gold and Coral table.  Check out the full post on The Bridal Bar Blog.

The very next day, South Asian Bride Magazine blogged about both tables as well!  Be sure to take a visit to their website and check out the wonderful tribute post as well.  

Sterling Buzz: Featured on Stacie Francombe's Celebrity Wedding Reporter!

We are so thrilled that one of our gorgeous cake's from Jason and Kristel's Platinum Westlake Village Inn Wedding was featured yesterday on Stacie Francombe's new blog, Celebrity Wedding Reporter. The beautiful wedding cake designed by Leslie Maynor of Fantasy Frostings incorporated all of bride Kristel's vintage romantic with a modern twist design elements.

Celebrity Wedding Reporter used the photos as part of an assortment of cake inspiration within a post about the Royal Wedding cake. Be sure to visit the Royal Wedding cake post to view more.


All of the photos of the cake and from the Platinum Wedding were of course captured by the ever so lovely Brian and Allie Callaway of Callaway Gable Photography! Here's another one of our favorites!


Stay tuned for more features coming very shortly!

Featured Events: Herbalife's Green and White Gala PART 3 - The Incredible Menu!

As you've seen over the past couple days this event was quite the production with each and every detail. Not one was overlooked, everything had to be perfect.

One extremely important aspect was the food and beverage portion. Our absolutely amazing caterer was Joe Melillo, Executive Chef and owner, of Epicurean Events. Joe was a rockstar from start to finish with this event and it was such a pleasure to work with him.

Together, Joe and I worked vigorously to create something innovative, delicious and unique. I really wanted every aspect of this event to be memorable and give guests an experience where they left wanting more. In addition, branding for a corporate event, especially an anniversary gala was crucial. Joe executed my vision beyond words and guests loved the culinary experience he provided for them.

The style of service we designed for this large of a crowd included both heavy hor d'oeuvres, stations and a bite-size dessert buffet which I'll break down more later in this post. Our hor d'oeuvres all had a gorgeous presentation and a little american flare. As guests entered they were greeted with Honeydew and Ginger Pear juice shooters with a Cardamom Cream to compliment our Green and White concept. Tray passed items included:

Grilled Herbed BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza with Corn Relish and Fresh Cilantro
Cool Mississippi Shrimp Cocktail with a Red Pepper Chutney
Deep Fried White Truffle Cheddar Mac & Cheese Bites
Tender Braised Brisket Sandwich on a Salted Pretzel Roll
Mango Crab Salad in Philo Cups
Petit Grilled Vegetable & Pepper Jack Napoleons with Roasted Yellow Pepper Couli
Batter Dipped Sweet Potato Fries with Curried Maytag Blue Dip
Poached Tarragon Chicken on Mini Corn Cakes

Here you can see the Cool Mississippi Shrimp Cocktail and the Poached Tarragon Chicken on Mini Corn Cakes.


There were a total of 5 buffet stations throughout the event. Each one was duplicated 4 times to give us a total of 20 stations. All the buffets featured 4-6 tasty items with unique flavor combination's.

My personal favorites were the Imported Quarto Formaggio and Spinach Lasagna Roulades, Napoleon's Seafood Ceviche in Mini Martini Glasses, the Mini Beef Barbacoa Tostada Salads, the entire Gourmet Carving Station "Hollywood Style" and of course the Create-a-Crepe Station. Everything really was incredible and it was so great to watch as each of the guest's wondered from station to station experiencing the assortment of cuisines. Check out this amazing display!

Guests had so much fun at the carving stations, building their own beef and turkey gourmet sandwiches.

In addition to the fabulously catered menu, we also worked with Leslie Maynor of Fantasy Frostings, the best cake and dessert buffet designer around, to come up with a stunning green and white themed bite-size dessert buffet. Leslie went above and beyond testing various flavor combination's for weeks to come up with this top-tier menu. Guests were able to feast off of the following...

Red velvet, Chocolate and Vanilla Mini Cupcakes
Cream Puffs with Green & White Chocolate Drizzle
Kiwi Tarts
Mini Key Lime Pies
Lime Meringue Kisses
Green Tea Citrus and Vanilla Crème Shooters
Chocolate Cake Pops with Mint Chocolate Coating
White Almond Cake Pops with White Coating
Green Apple Spice Cake Pops with Green Apple Coating
Coconut macaroons
Sugar Cookies with Green Sugar
Vanilla Sweetie Pies with Honeydew Buttercream and Vanilla Buttercream
French Macaroons with Madagascar Vanilla and Pistachio







With every great menu and delightful dessert a refreshing cocktail or coffee beverage is more than necessary. Thanks to Aaron Knapp of Bar One Beverage Catering and his 30 bartenders our bars were flowing all night long.



In addition we had Ken and Julie of the ever so wonderful Cappuccino Connection brewing hot gourmet coffee drinks as well.


All in all the food and beverage for Herbalife's Green and White Gala was impeccable in every way it could be and so much more. We hope you enjoyed learning about the amazing menus and also hope we didn't make you too hungry.

All photography documented by the amazing Brian and Allie Callaway of Callaway Gable Photography.

Check back tomorrow when we highlight the decor for this gala affair.

Sterling Engagements Buzz: Leslie and Earl featured in the LA Times!

Back in September we had the pleasure of planning Fantasy Frostings owner, Leslie Maynor's wedding to Earl Anderson aka Mr. Frostings. For those of you who don't know these two, you should! They run one of the best cake and dessert bakeries in town and are deeply loved by all!

Photo courtesy of the lovely Holly Steen of Cakes and Kisses Photography

Leslie and Earl wanted a simple and kitschy backyard bbq bash and we planned just that. Stay tuned for a featured post with all their wedding day details. In the meantime, check out this awesome article published in today's issue of the LA Times.


Happy Reading!