Nancy + Kaine | February 20, 2010

We always encourage our couples to personalize their wedding as much as possible. From the very beginning of receiving a save-the-date or an invitation, guests should already be thinking, "this reminds me so much of Jack and Jill."

In the case of Nancy and Kaine, she designed her own wedding invitations; drew the sketch that would be printed on their custom canvas bag wedding favors; and instead of so much dancing, they wanted to play games.

As in Beatles Rock Band. We have come across some pretty fun ideas for weddings, but this was a first for us, as well as Hotel 1000.

This could be a headache for some, but Donna and Thomas and the crew at Hotel 1000 are so easy to work with, and really go above and beyond to make it all happen. They didn't blink an eye when we said the couple wanted to have Rock Band incorporated into the reception and projected on their big screen, even though it meant more work for the audio/visual team. We worked together to make it happen - and it was a blast!! Guests will not soon forget how much fun their wedding was.

And the day just exuded their personalities. One of their good friends, Jill, officiated the ceremony. They included a bread and wine ritual into their ceremony, because of the symbolism and deep meaning behind it.

Their wedding also is an example that you can have both a lavish party, but still having some DIY things to keep on a budget. Nancy had the great idea with a friend to purchase their own vases for centerpieces, and share them at both of their weddings, to cut their floral costs. She also wanted simple centerpieces, and originally thought of using only manzanita branches.

Although they were elegant by themselves, we suggested she consult with Maricel at Maricel's Floral Design, for some other ideas of how to dress it up a little bit, but stay within her budget.

As professionals in the industry, we have worked with many vendors and established relationships with them. Maricel is one of those florists who we can always count on for beautiful floral designs, yet will use your ideas as well as her own. The orchids she put on the manzanita branches were SO beautiful in their elegant simplicity, you didn't need anything more. And she worked with Nancy's original idea, but took it so much further with her creativity. The pink and cream bouquets with fiddleheads were perfectly matched with Nancy's '30's style dress, too.

Here is a preview of their photos by Lucas Mobley, who was a pleasure to work with. It was an exciting and high energy celebration, with everyone having a great time - exactly what Nancy and Kaine envisioned, and what we made happen.

And thanks again to Thomas, for arranging the yummy treats from Cupcake Royale - it was a nice surprise to find them already set up for us :)

Congratulations to Nancy and Kaine - it was fun to work with you, and create such a unique and memorable experience for everyone!