Wedding coordinator Nikki Khan from Exquisite Events is the premiere designer of authentic Indian weddings in Southern California and she’s here today at Mindy’s Most Ridiculous Wedding Event Ever 2! Drawing on her heritage and extraordinary eye for beauty, Niki creates one-of-a-kind events that inspire, delight, and exceed expectations. Below are just a few of the images Nikki showed us as she talked about the incredibly personalized weddings she creates with and for her clients.
The ceremony area of this Sikh wedding below was inspired by the soft colors of summer. Peach and blush florals were set against aqua linens underneath a gorgeous tent from Raj Tents. The Mandap where the couple was married became their sweetheart table during the reception. (Images by John Solano)
Below, pictures show the Sangeet, a traditional Indian party hosted by the bride’s parents. The bride wanted a Moraccan feel to her event, so Niki incorporated Mediterranean food, a hookah lounge and Moroccan tea stations. The gorgeous lighting by ELS set the stage for the spectacular ambiance. (Images by John Solano)
Below, the Bhangra dance is performed for the guests with strings of lucky marigolds above and throughout the celebration area. (Images by Megan Stark)
Below, an ultra modern reception with lush roses and orchds gives a contemporary feel to this wedding. (Images by Megan Stark)
Below, the bright colors of saffron, red, and burgundy are traditional for Indian weddings. (Image by Joy Marie Photography)
Happy Sunday Junebug readers! Normally on a Sunday morning we’re sleeping in, not blogging, but today the Junebug crew is down in LA at Mindy Weiss’ super fun “bridal boot-camp” The Most Ridiculous Wedding Event Ever 2 and we’re so excited to be live blogging and Tweeting about it all day long! The event is off to a great start and the setting is simply fantastic. In true Mindy Weiss style every detail is perfectly playful and everything that could be personalized for the attendees has been. Here are a few photos of the decor set-up at The Bookbindery (and the lovely hostess herself) before the guests arrived.
The Goals: Victoria and Jeff’s goal was to have a wedding that was true to who they were, in design as well as in feeling. They chose Santa Barbara’s Rancho Dos Pueblos as their ceremony and reception site to lend its natural beauty to their theme of rustic elegance.
The Design: The ceremony was officiated by Victoria’s brother and Jeff’s sister, and took place on a bluff framed by hills and train tracks on one side and overlooking the ocean (wow!) on the other. They were hoping that a train would go through at some point during the ceremony to make it all the more real, and sure enough, it did! I love seeing the celebratory photos during the ceremony above as everyone cheered.
The reception was set up beneath towering, up lit, two hundred year old Morton Bay fig trees, and was filled with dark wood tables topped with delicate yellow silk runners, mercury glass vases and flower arrangements of calla lilies, hydrangea and orchid from Collage Floral Design. Each table was named after an unlikely romance – pig and tiger, elephant and dog, pigeon and monkey – for Victoria’s love of fairytale animal love stories.
An elegant wedding cake from Christine Dahl Pastries, delicate favors of French macaroons from Paulette Macarons and place cards with calligraphy by Laura Hooper Calligraphy lent elegant touches to the decor while organic and rustic feeling was brought out in their wedding color palette of green, brown and pale yellow, menus printed on velum and thin pieces of wood, and wedding invitations from Megan van den Bergh for Kelly Oshiro Paper that included drawings of Rancho’s fig trees.
The Look: Victoria fell in love with her Ian Stuart wedding dress and even after trying on many, many other she came back to it as “the one” time and time again. Her bridesmaids wore flowing full-length pale yellow dresses from the Vineyard Collection at Bella Bridesmaid. Jeff wore his own tuxedo and his groomsmen wore tuxes from Men’s Wearhouse.
The Moments: Victoria and Jeff loved seeing their beautiful outdoor reception all lit up, and listening to the heartfelt and hilarious speeches given by her dad and and his brother. Victoria has one hands-down favorite moment though, “The best moment of the entire event? When Jeff saw me for the first time. When I turned the corner and locked eyes with Jeff it was the most romantic moment of my life.” So sweet!
The Pros: There are many more talented wedding professionals who helped make this wedding day a reality. To learn about all of them please visit our Real Wedding section!
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