WEDDING BLOG

Pretty Maui Wedding by Sweet Pea Events – Ryan and Hisako

November 29, 2012 | editorial team

Weddings are always family affairs, but this one is especially meaningful, and we’re honored to get to share it on Junebug! Wedding planner Kelly Simants and her talented team from Sweet Pea Events planned the ultra pretty Maui wedding of her brother Ryan to his sweetheart Hisako, and it was simply a picture perfect event!

The Couple: Ryan and Hisako

The Wedding: 10.6.12 – Hotel Wailea – Maui, HI

What three adjectives best describe your wedding? Romantic, classic, and heart-warming.

What was your wedding color palette? Pale pink and white, very romantic.

What inspired your personal wedding style, and how did you incorporate your style and personalities into your big day? Kelly’s design board! As my sister-in-law, she knew my personality and style, and she coordinated the wedding I wanted.

Looking back, what are the moments, decisions or memories that you love the most about your wedding? One of the big decisions was the venue: Hotel Wailea. Id never been to Maui before our wedding, and I had to choose the venue only by checking websites. I chose the hotel because I liked the gazebo site, dining room, and the concept of small boutique hotel. I wasnt completely sure that it was the right place, and it was pretty much my decision; Ryan supported it because he knew I liked it. But we visited the hotel the day before the weddings and was convinced that it was the perfect venue. We loved the hotel, and on the day of the wedding, we decorated the gazebo and dining room. We had beautiful weather and wonderful food–it was perfect.

Another moment that jumps out at me is my fathers speech. My dad is not a very good public speaker, and hes a very quiet person, so together, my family wrote a speech in Japanese and Ryan translated it into English. I knew my dad practiced it, but I still wasnt sure how it would turn out – and it was beautiful. He also made his own speech in Japanese as a surprise for me.

Lastly, the dancing. In Japan, people dont really dance at weddings. I dont even know how to dance, so I wasnt exactly excited about that part of the wedding. But surprisingly, we got everyone on the dance floor and had a wonderful time. My parents were dancing from the very first song, and I knew my mom loved that. To top it off, I danced gangnam style with my husband – that horse-riding dance craze from Korea.

What piece of advice would you give to a bride planning her wedding today? I don’t really have any good advice, but just believe in what you want, and choose wisely! Enjoy the planning process!

The Wedding Team:

Photographer: Sara & Rocky Photography
Event Planner: Sweet Pea Events
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Hotel Wailea
Paper Production Design: Chips & Salsa Designs
Linens: BBJ Linens
Catering: Capische?
Florist: Dellables
Live Music: Maui Sunset Music
Favors: Honolulu Cookie Company

Thank you, Hisako and Ryan, for sharing your romantic and classic wedding story with us!

Congratulations to our Travel Treats Giveaway Winner!

November 28, 2012 | editorial team

Big congratulations to giveaway winner and reader Marie Muckey, who won our Honeymoon and Travel Treats Giveaway! We hope you enjoy all of your prizes Marie!

And readers, we’ll have all kinds of other giveaways coming up in the weeks ahead, so be sure to check back with us daily!

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Modern Barn Wedding at Ojai Vally Inn and Spa – Details Event Planning

November 28, 2012 | editorial team

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Bekki and Dave’s barn wedding was a beautiful blend of rustic, modern, eclectic, whimsical, and elegant. A seemingly impossible blend perhaps, but not when you have Junebug member and planner extraordinaire Lisa Gorjestani, of Details Event Planning, on your team! Lisa wove together a big red barn, crystal chandeliers, resin and natural antlers, hay bales, silk draping, marquee lights, and the prettiest color palette of soft neutral colors to create a lovely wedding like no other! Beautifully captured by Mi Belle Photography, the day was everything the happy couple dreamed.

The Couple: Bekki and Dave

The Wedding: 8.4.12 – Ojai Vally Inn & Spa – Ojai, CA

What three adjectives best describe your wedding day? From bride Bekki: love, dance, and whiskey!

Was there a decor theme that ran through your wedding? What was the inspiration for that particular idea and how did it reflect you as a couple?

Bekki: The theme was modern meets rustic: chandeliers in a barn, deer antlers made out of porcelain, clean simple lines. Think Jonathan Adler or the W hotel, but in the woods. We wanted it to be pleasantly shocking to the guests when they walked into the barn expecting a rustic theme, and they they realized it was quite the opposite. It was all about being simple, tasteful, and DIFFERENT. Nothing traditional for us! As a couple, we dont take ourselves too seriously and we love to have a good time, so our wedding and decor was totally focused on the guests and creating a FUN space. When we first met with the amazing duo from Details, Lisa and Suzanne, we said we wanted it to feel like you stumbled across a secret party in the woods, and that you never wanted to leave, and they nailed it.

What were some of the different ways you used decor elements to create the beautiful, cohesive event you were envisioning?

Lisa Gorjestani of Details Event Planning: From the beginning, Bekki and Dave wanted to create an atmosphere that was warm and welcoming. Unlike many other events, flowers were not the focus of the design. Props, furniture and unexpected details were the design focus. We mixed in metal accents and chandeliers to glam things up a bit but the overall feeling was come in and have the time of your life.”

Where did you choose to hold your wedding, and how did the location influence your decor decisions?

Bekki: Again, we knew we didnt want to do anything typical,” so a ballroom was out for us. I grew up horseback riding so I have a real love of old barns. Once we saw the red barn at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, we knew it was the perfect place for us! A barn has so much character on its own, and offers up so much more stylistically than an empty room. It was the ultimate blank slate and we knew our event planners could turn it into something magical.

Looking back, do you have a favorite project or successful decor idea from your wedding? Tell us what you loved about it!

Bekki: Our favorite pieces from our wedding were the AMAZING LOVE letters in the barn, the chandeliers (swoon!), the 3D seating chart (guests still talk about this), and the lifesize cutouts of Dave and I on the side of the road letting our guests know they were almost at the party. Also, the RSVPs for our wedding were Madlibs, so we lined the bar with some of the funniest ones, along with old photos of Dave and I. It personalized the space in a simple and chic way, and the guests loved it!

Lisa: My favorite project from the wedding was the lifesize cutouts along the road and the 3D seating chart. I was determined to make the seating chart different. I am certain that was achieved!