Sep

2

Contest Time! Wedding Paper Divas – El Dorado Royale!

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Wedding Paper Divas Destination Wedding Invitation

Who doesn’t want to have a little tropical getaway for their wedding? Well here is your chance!

Wedding Paper Divas, makers of awesome Save the Date cards and unique Wedding Invitations wants you to have the destination wedding of your dreams! Fill out the form here for your chance to win a Gourmet Inclusive Destination Wedding from El Dorado Royale, a spa resort by Karisma!

This special package includes:

  • A three-night stay in the luxurious bridal suite
  • All meals served a la carte with premium drinks, 24-hour room service, a full-service concierge and beach butler service
  • The Gold Wedding Package, including a photographer, wedding website, dinner reservations for the wedding party, a homemade wedding album, decorations, wedding planners, flowers and much more!
  • Airfare for the bride and groom
  • A $500 gift certificate to Wedding Paper Divas

Hurry! You have until 11:59pm (PT) on September 20, 2009. They will select the winner by a random drawing held within 15 days of the contest close date.

Dec

15

Leslie & Juan – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

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Leslie always knew that she was meant to be with Juan. They met when they were teenagers in Mexico; they stayed in touch while attending school in the States; and they know split their time living in California and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The amazing photographs of their wedding have been provided by Lunaphoto.

So when they started to plan their wedding, Cabo’s Pedregal Beach was the perfect spot. Not only was it where they first fell in love, but it is also where Juan proposed. How perfect! Their wedding consisted of a four-day weekend, filled with a sunset cruise, fabulous meals, horseback rides, and of course – the wedding on the beach!

Leslie’s mermaid-style gown by Pronovias was covered in Spanish lace and had a stunning keyhole back. Her bouquet contained cymbidium orchids, freesia, and lady’s slipper orchids to pick up the lime green in the color palette. They wanted their beach wedding to have a casual vibe, so they laid down coconut mats in the sand. White canopies of fabric attached to bamboo poles helped to shield guests from the hot Mexican sun, and the couple recited their vows in Spanish underneath an arch covered in orchids.

The color palette of the wedding was showcased at the reception. Juan’s favorite blue and Leslie’s favorite green were highlighted by the deep blue glasses and dinnerware, while the centerpieces overflowed with green orchids, freesia and white roses.

Leslie performed a special dance with her flamenco teacher Susan Biali as a surprise for the guests – and for Juan! Afterwards, they had their first dance to the sounds of a mariachi band, the followed by a DJ from Mexico City who kept the party going until 2:30 a.m.! After a fireworks display, guests hit up the food stand set up for a midnight snack with churros and tamales.

Site: Pedregal Beach
Photography: Lunaphoto
Flowers: Elena Damy Contemporary Floral Design

Aug

15

Anne-Marie & Chris – Wedding at Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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The 15 Minutes of Fame Returns! Anne-Marie & Chris were married at Zama Beach Club in Isla Mujeres, Mexico on April 30, 2007. The island is off the coast of Cancun, and they decided to leave their northern Washington home for a destination wedding because they wanted to elope and have only close family and friends at their wedding. Once they started their wedding planning, they decided that they wanted to go to a tropical location where they could scuba dive – making Isla Mujeres ideal!

Anne-Marie & Chris met on April 30, 2005, Chris proposed to Anne-Marie with an absolutely stunning ring designed by one of Tiffany’s former lead designers, Ritani, on April 30, 2006 – so picking April 30, 2007 as their wedding date was the perfect choice!

Chris’s brother is a monk, and he performed the ceremony for them. They had a cellist play for the ceremony on the beach.

Once they selected their destination, they planned a scouting trip to Mexico to check it out. While there, they met with Juliette of Papillion Weddings and hired her to be their wedding planner. This made the planning easier for Anne-Marie, who was planning from a distance while running a large successful business at the same time. The rest of the planning was done via email, making it a breeze!

Anne-Marie & Chris hired Wendy Kromer, Martha Stewart’s cake designer, to create 8 mini-cakes for them, designed to match the sash on Anne-Marie’s dress in the photo above. The cakes featured orchids that were simply stunning, and Chris carried them on the flight from Washington to Mexico! He actually made two trips to the airport before they left to make sure that they could make it onto the plane with him – once to make sure the would fit as a carry-on, and again to make sure that the wires in the cakes wouldn’t pose a problem with security. If planning something special like that that is that crucial to your wedding day plans, it is always wise to make sure that everything will work out well in advance!

Their fabulous wedding day photography is by Cecilia Dumas of Cancun and the Maya Riviera, and Anne-Marie and Chris truly loved working with her – they said that they can’t get enough of looking at their wedding photos!