Kentucky Lovin'

Our Kentucky bride, Karen, finally tied the knot with her beau, Alex, at the beautiful Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. This was by far, one of the most "wish I was a guest" events we've done! Minimalist, yet feminine, orange florals surrounded the ceremony site as guests sipped on their pre-ceremony cocktails, brass quartet gleefully playing in the background. After the "I do's...", a full Dixieland band took over and added to the excitement during cocktail hour while guests looked for their adorable escort cards tied with grey suede ribbon - so chic! Every wedding planner loves a good favor, so you can imagine how thrilled we were when we had two favors to place out for each guest! Horse shoes, most of which were from Churchill Downs (Hello? Kentucky Derby!), and mini bottles of Maker's Mark Bourbon Whiskey sat pleasantly at each setting. In lieu of a cake cutting, we had a Pie Cutting - ten different freshly baked, oozing-over-the-dish pies. Love it! Stunning photography by Michael + Anna Costa.

School Spirit

The groom is a teacher and the bride was in law school; doesn't a subtle school motif feel more than appropriate? We think so! We helped this bride and groom craft their wedding from scratch and are so proud of the results! Since class starts bright and early, we went for a morning brunch wedding (so cute, so vintage). School bus yellow and robin's egg blue were the perfect colors for this academically inclined duo and were found everywhere from the daffodils to the bridesmaids dresses. The traditional church ceremony was followed by a decadent brunch with cupcakes galore (very "school!"). Each guest was given a pop quiz about the couple with the required #2 pencil. Escort cards were pinned to Golden Delicious apples and tables were named after the bride and groom's favorite school reads. Each guest table featured a different class picture of either the bride or groom and teaching the group a bit about the environment, butter colored reusable grocery bags were given as favors. We love the smell of new notebooks in the morning! Photos by Studio EMP.

Nicole & Ben - [DPP Video]

The gals at Digital Princess Productions captured the magic that was Nicole & Ben's wedding in the beautiful video below. The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel acted as the perfect set to this movie of the wedding kind. Notice the gorgeous ballroom dancers and sharp British Army uniforms! The AMAZING decor awed all present and the food and drink were abundant. Multiple dessert stations + Cinderella ice luge + professional dancers = one of our favorite MJSE weddings of the summer.

Timeless Modernity

This outdoors-loving couple, Christen and Benj, wanted to make sure that their wedding stood the test of time, but also echoed their own personalities. What did Mint Julep Social Events do? Use green, of course! Creating a totally chic look, we encouraged a white and green color palette with hints of brown in the mix. Wood elements were seen in the invitations and table numbers, while moss and bark were carefully incorporated into the floral arrangements and chocolate brown lounge furniture surrounded the dancefloor. The green Cymbidium orchid was the modern calling card in the wedding and popped up on napkin treatments and cake decor. Chandeliers hanging from the ceremony site trees balanced out the "outdoors in" look that we brought to the reception. Very nice! Wonderful photography by Skye Blu Photography.