Ask Abby: Are welcome bags for out of town guests required?

When hosting a wedding, even though it may be local to you, inevitably, you will have out of town guests that come in for the wedding. Whether it's family members or friends who have moved away, everyone will be coming together to celebrate your nuptials! Since they're traveling from sometimes even across the country, having Welcome Bags is a nice way to thank your guests for coming to celebrate you!

Favor Gift Box from Temecula Olive Oil Company

While entirely optional, these bags can consist of a map of the local area, some kind of treat local to the area, and maybe a list with suggestions of your favorite restaurants and things to do around San Diego. Your guests are sure to feel more comfortable in a new environment and even more excited about your wedding celebration! 

Wedding Wednesday: Cassie & David

7/3/2016  |  Temecula Creek Inn

Their wedding was an absolute dream. The details were amazing. The venue itself is absolutely beautiful. It was very secluded out on the golf course. All of their guests had to be escorted out to the venue by a golf cart! Their DJ was amazing and had everyone out on the dance floor.

ingredients:
Location: Temecula Creek Inn
Photography: L Parker Photography
Videography: Love is Cinema
Coordinator: Diana Ross
Florist: Flower Allie
Entertainment: Brian Stodart
Cake: Cakes to Celebrate
Hair & Makeup: Rare Bird Brides
Gown: The Bustle
Menswear: Men’s Wearhouse
Rentals: Madam Palooza

Wedding Wednesday: Courtney & Octavio

7/15/2016  |  Green Gables Wedding Estate

A sweet and intimate garden style wedding with vintage, romantic and shabby chic inspirations. With twinkling lights, rose arbors, floral gardens and vintage style decor, Green Gables was the perfect backdrop for their dream wedding. Guests spent the night posing in the Photo Booth, indulging in sweets such as the donut wall, and dancing the night away to banda music, which was their way of incorporating the groom’s Mexican culture into the wedding.

ingredients:
Location: Green Gables Wedding Estate
Photography: Brett & Tori Photogrpahers
Coordinator: Breezy Day Weddings
Videography: Light Up Video
Florist: Breezy Day Florals
Entertainment: San Diego Partytime DJ’s
Invitations/Stationery: I Do Concepts
Hair & Makeup: Myline Cabico-Diaz
Dress: The Dresser
Menswear: Giovanni Testi
Photobooth: Pixster

Wedding Wednesday: Beckie & Eric

4/16/2016  |  The French Estate

When a wedding includes sparkly Betsy Johnson heels and a US Marine Corps sword you know it's going to be good! Beckie and Eric's wedding at The French Estate in Orange, CA was so romantic and intimate. They have two beautiful children that made the perfect flower girl and ring bearer.One of my favorite moments was during the ceremony when Beckie and Eric did a tree planting unity ceremony. The perfect ending to the night was the cutting of the beautiful funfetti cake!

Location: The French Estate
Shoes: Betsy Johnson
Bridesmaids: Davids Bridal
Menswear: Men's Wearehouse
Cake: My Specialty Cakes
Florist: The Dizzy Daisy

Wedding Wednesday: Ljubov & Alex

11/25/2015  |  Hotel Del Coronado

This was an amazing DIY wedding in San Diego. The couple was from Russia/Estonia and had guests from the home country and others from America. They had a very small but extremely splendid wedding in a rental home near downtown. After a small party and some fun traditions where the groom had to impress the mom, we were off to the ceremony at Coronado Island at Centennial Park. The ceremony was a small but picturesque ceremony overlooking the bay and downtown San Diego in the distance. We took more photos at that location before going to the Hotel del Coronado and eventually to Balboa Park. You will see this couple is gorgeous and comfortable with the camera. Alex is an actor studying in Moscow and I believe Ljubov did some modeling in the past. Otherwise this was a very real and very beautiful wedding. I have many more photos I can share and the bride is happy to tell the story.

ingredients:
Location: Hotel Del Coronado
Photography: Brett Werner Photography

Invitation of the Week: Watercolor Inspiration

Are you pulling out all the stops when it comes to pastels for your spring wedding? Have you considered adding watercolor details? These invitations from Love Notes Stationery have us excited for Spring! The gentle detail on each invite is accented with twine for thoughts of a Spring Romance.