This is the wedding of one of my awesome couples who had big dreams for a romantic and glamorous wedding.  Some of my favorite elements from this day were the tens of thousands of red roses, gold bird cages, an insanely gorgeous 7′tall wedding cake, plus the opportunity to work with stylish and fun people.

St. Brendan Church, in downtown Los Angeles played host to the couple’s sweet and sentimental ceremony.  The architecture of the sanctuary was absolutely exquisite from every angle.

Following the ceremony the bridal party headed over to the Park Plaza Los Angeles for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and photos.

As guest sipped their glasses of champagne, they were escorted into the Grand Ballroom.  What awaited them, was nothing short of spectacular.

The couple’s custom monogram was projected onto the dancefloor.  This was a something that I had sketched by hand and was masterfully digitized and refined by Tracy from Lazaro Design.

Because the guest count for this wedding was around 180, I knew that it would be extremely important to fill the space, while bringing guests closer….to create a warm and intimate effect.  We used all long tables dressed in custom burgundy button taffeta linens, topped with outrageously gorgeous 8′ tall red rose topiary style arrangements.

The cake for this wedding was, well…AMAZING!  So amazing in fact that it was features on WE TV’s Amazing Wedding Cakes.  How cool is that!?

Note the hand made sugar flowers, incorporation of the couple’s custom monogram on the second from the top tier, as well as the quilted fabric effect to compliment the custom linens.  It is so nice to work with such talented people who love what they do as much as I do.

Many thanks to the bride and groom for the opportunity to bring their grand dreams to life.  I just love planning fancy fantasy weddings for people  in love!!!!

Here is a list of the dream team who came together to create this glamorous wedding:

{Event Planning and Design: Ariel Yve Design} {Photography: Barbara Alessandra Photography} {Florist:White Lilac} {Hair/Make-up:Hair Comes the Bride} {Cake: Let them Eat Cake} {Lighting Design: Ideal Lighting and Sound } {Invitations: Lazaro Design} {Reception Venue: Park Plaza Los Angeles} {Ceremony Site: St. Brendan Church} {Rentals: Classic Party Rentals}.  For questions regarding this wedding, feel free to email me  at (info {at} arielyve dot com).

Happy Planning!

Here is a perfect example of how incredible peach can be…both by itself (topiary arrangements, featuring porcelina and osiana roses) and mixed with other colors (cake base).  It adds a touch of elegance and grace without looking fussy or overly trendy.

Image via Ana Rosa

Have a wonderful weekend, and as always, Happy Planning!

Last month, Style Me Pretty featured the wedding of one of my awesome couples.  Here’s what Style Me Pretty wrote about these two and their wedding:

“This couple just might be one of the cutest, so obviously in love duos we’ve seen in quite awhile. They have that shiny, happy sparkle that only crazy in love lovers have and their wedding fits them to a T. It’s a lovely combination of effortless elegance crafted by Ariel Yve Design and many a sweet moment caught on film by Jake & Necia Odening of The Collective Photographers.”

Nice, right?  I feel pretty lucky to not only have had this wedding featured, but to have worked with people who I truly adore.

Here are a few pictures from their big day.

Here’s what I wrote about this wedding for Style Me Pretty:

Most of my brides come to me with visions of grandeur. However, Lauren wanted nothing more than to have a perfectly sweet and simple soiree in celebration of her marriage to her long-time love, Justin  It was instantly apparent to me, and everyone who met this couple, that this wedding was going to be a celebration of true love and family. Lauren, Justin and their families are some of the kindest, most sincere people I have ever met (all the vendors who worked on this wedding have echoed my sentiments).

The couple had initially planned to marry in Hawaii, but due to scheduling conflicts, they opted to change their plans and marry closer to home. After suggesting a number of venues, Lauren and Justin decided on the Four Seasons Resort in Santa Barbara. Though this was an autumnal wedding, it was going to be a daytime fete. Because the ballroom was going to be flooded with an abundance of soft natural light, we wanted to use a lighter color palette of fresh greens, peach, coral and fuchsia, tempered with accents of burgundy foliage for contrast.

Immediately following the emotional ceremony at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, guests where directed down the hill to the Four Seasons for the celebration. Upon arrival, servers holding silver trays of fresh bellinis, mimosas and kir royales awaited guests on the El Mar Terrace, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Once seated for lunch, guests dined atop a mixture of wooden dining tables draped in burlap and accented with the cutest striped napkins from La Tavola — they were just too perfect to pass up. During the salad course, the couple’s families gave a round of heartfelt toasts and congratulations. The pride conveyed by both the bride and groom’s fathers touched the entire room. Like the champagne, happy tears were definitely flowing. After cutting the three-tiered, pink ombre, red velvet wedding cake, and taking several spins around the dance floor, guests were given freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies tucked inside little handmade muslin bags before heading down to the beach for a final group picture on the sand. As everyone departed and hugs were exchanged, the guests could be heard proclaiming, “This was the best wedding I’ve ever been to!” Lauren and Justin, congratulations on a beautiful wedding, and best wishes for an even more beautiful marriage!

Vendor Credits:

Wedding Photography: Jake & Necia Odening of The Collective Photographers / Ceremony: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Santa Barbara, California / Reception + Wedding Cake: Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California / Flowers: Cody Floral Design / Event Planning + Design: Ariel Yve Design / Wedding Invitations: Umbrella Tree Design / Rentals: Fusion Event Rentals / Linens: La Tavola Linen / Wedding Cookie Favors: Sugar Cat Studios

White rose, lisianthus and ranuncula bridal bouquet, with smaller yet compatible versions for the bridesmaids.

Thought the weather outside was lovely, this classic bride opted for an ultra formal ballroom ceremony.  I just love how she homage to the grooms family by borrowing the groom’s mother’s exquisite heirloom headpiece/veil that she wore for her own wedding day.  It matched the Lazaro bridal gown perfectly!

Classic elegance was the key with this wedding.  The bride didn’t want anything too over the top…she just wanted everything to be tasteful and refined.  We kept the florals super simple yet impressive by creating these fluffy baby’s breath topiary style arrangements.  Don’t you just love the architecture of this space?

Working in such a lovely venue on the eve of the royal couple’s nuptials, made this wedding all the more enjoyable.  Congratulations Jessica and Collin!

The event took place in the formal garden of the Acacia Mansion in Ojai.  Classic Party Rentals provided their Descanso Feasting Tables, which were surrounded by vintage Tuscan rubbed chiavari chairs.  The tables were topped needlepoint lace rounds, dozens of flickering candles of various heights, and Chinoiserie vases which I filled with Dolly Hydrangeas, Garden Roses, Dahlias and Dusty Miller.  After the sun went down on the hedge lined rose garden, the candles filled the space with light that dazzled like fireflies.  It was a magical setting.

I’m sure that you’ve seen regular hydrangeas before, but have you ever seen Dolly hydrangeas?

Feast your eyes on these lacy summertime blooms.

Aren’t these flowers delightful?  The tiny blooms, lend such an interesting texture to floral arrangements.

What kind of hydrangeas are your favorite?

The brides looked perfect in her gently gathered ivory A-line gown.  Her bridesmaids looked fresh in their pretty knee length, bateau neck navy frocks.  The ladies’ looks were completed by the coral rose an peony bouquets I created for them.

The reception was held in the Canary Hotel’s Riviera Ballroom.  The walls were elegantly draped from floor to ceiling in white diaphanous fabric…the tables were covered in simple navy linens and the centerpieces consisted of of giant 8″ diameter coral charm peonies, Caramel Unique garden roses, Movie Star roses and pale pink spray garden roses.  The gradation of the color palette was exquisite if I do say so myself.

Congratulations Jamie and Jay!

This wedding was all made possible by the following fabulous wedding professionals:

Wedding Photography: Willa Kveta Photography

Wedding Venue: Canary Hotel
Wedding Planner & Florist: Ariel Yve Design
Wedding Linens: La Tavola Linens
Wedding Cupcakes: Sugar Cat Studios
Wedding DJ: Santa Barbara Wedding DJ
Lighting & Draping: Bellavista Designs
Wedding Officiant: Reverend Terri Cooper, M.A, MFT
Hair & Makeup: Luna Bella

Each of the elements by themselves are so simple, yet when combined they create a symphony of color.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Check out this dreamy tabletop/chair design that features oodles of pale pink, buttery yellow and white peonies.  So sweet and pretty.  I love the whimsical addition of the white feathers.

Image via André Winfrye Events Blog

Have a wonderful weekend!

I finally switched over from Blogger to Word Press, so please be sure to update your reader subscription if you were a subscriber of the former version of my blog.

Anyway, I know I haven’t blogged in forever, but I’ve finally resurfaced (yay!).

In the past few months, I’ve created some fabulous events…one of which recently aired on Amazing Wedding Cakes on WE TV (if you want to catch a re-run, my client’s cake was called “Burgundy Rose”).  I’ve received a ton of exciting press (locally and internationally), spent my birthday up in San Francisco where I had dinner at my favorite restaurant (Gary Danko), attended Engage!11 at the Grand Del Mar, launched this brand new blog….and finally created a “smart phone” compatible version of www.ArielYve.com!!!!

Log on to www.ArielYve.com using your smart phone and the leave a comment to let me know what you think.

Anyway, I feel like I haven’t talked to you in forever.  What have you been up to lately?

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Ariel Yve Design, WeddingWire.com Top Pick

Ariel Yve Design, LLC of Southern California– January 31, 2011 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Ariel Yve Design, LLC  has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Planning!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Ariel Yve Design, LLC stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Ariel Yve and her company, Ariel Yve Design, LLC for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Ariel Yve is among the very best Wedding Planners within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today: Ariel Yve Design’s Reviews.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

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