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This unique event is a fake wedding to inspire real brides and it’s happening March 27th at the Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park. Complete with a sit-down dinner, an emotional ceremony and a dance-party reception, you get to be the  “wedding guests” and see vendors perform their services in the most realistic setting. It’s an innovative concept and we don’t think you should miss it. You can purchase tickets here or you can win a ticket by entering our NOTWEDDING contest!

Brides, Here’s how you can enter to win a free TICKET to The NotWedding:

1. Be our friend on Facebook!

2. Post a picture of you and your honey on our Facebook page with your email address, wedding date, wedding style/theme, and how you hope to be inspired by the NOT Wedding…

3. Have your friends LIKE the photo on our page :) ! The person with the most likes on March 23rd at midnight will be the winner!

WE ARE THE COORDINATORS for The NotWedding San Diego and we could not be more excited to be involved! It’s going to be an incredible show!

We had the chance to coordinate and style this

Retro Loft Engagement session for The NotWedding with Natalie Bray Photography!

LOVE

 

Sweet

LOVE

more of this Engagement Shoot to come tomorrow….

Vendors:

Photography: Natalie Bray Photography
Coordination & Event Styling: Couture Events
Florist: Ashley Elizabeth
Paper Goods: Dear Lola Letterpress
Wardrobe Styling: Montes Y Mills
Hair Stylist: Andrea Duggan, The Lab A Salon
Makeup Artist: Couture Makeup
Desserts: The Sunday Sweet
Bride & Groom: Brittney & Kevin Drake

XO, Couture Events

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We were so honored to be asked to create a gorgeous tabletop at the La Valencia’s LOVE story showcase!

We loved creating our Springtime in Paris tabletop thanks to Lounge Appeal and Posies Flowers! Lounge Appeals furniture is beyond compare, we love everything they make, especially their new Royal Collection, simply stunning! Leigh from Posies is INCREDIBLE, we love her attention to detail, (in each of these arrangements she sprayed the foliage gold), she also is always coming up with something new and innovative, not to mention she is a total sweetheart! Hope you love our tabletop creation as much as we do!

Huge THANK YOU to Aaron of TRUE PHOTOGRAPHY for capturing everything perfectly! His work is always exquisite!

♥ Couture Events

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We are so excited to have such an incredible intern team for 2012!

Please give them a warm welcome! You will see them at weddings, events, and mixers. They are now an essential part of the Couture Spring Events. We could not be more honored and privileged to have these amazing girls on our team , each of them personifies COUTURE in every sense of the word!

Meet the Team: Jx3 + A

Meet Jenny :

Hi, I’m Jenny! I’m originally from a small town in Central California, have been living in San Diego for a little over 4 years now and been loving every second of it! I have a passion for the creative things in life and I love to think outside of the box! I enjoy everything from cooking and baking, traveling, hiking, blaring country music in my car to beach runs and baseball games! Go Padres!

I currently have the passion of a 7 year old who has a new dream every day. I dream of  being a baker and owning my own shop, becoming a professional traveler to see the world and now living my dream as a wedding and event planner with Couture Events! I’m incredibly blessed to have this opportunity and I’m so excited to see where this journey is going to take the Couture Team this semester!

A Few of my Favorites:

Book: Under the Tuscan Sun, a dream to eventually check off the bucket list! After spending a month running around Europe last fall I am unconditionally in love with Italy! La Bella Vita!

Store: Anthropologie, especially their home and kitchen section!

T.V Show: I am slightly obsessed with Criminal Minds!

Starbucks Drink: Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte, hot or cold depending on the weather!

Meet Jaquelyn:

I’m originally from LA but moved to San Diego to study Communications at beautiful Point Loma Nazarene University. When I’m able to find some free time, (which seems to be less and less each week) I love to read books at the beach, sing obnoxiously loud in my car, and go dancing with my best friends.

I am so excited for the opportunity to intern with Couture Events, and I hope to learn so much more about the event planning business and all the wonderful things it has to offer!

After graduation, I hope to pursue a career in event planning… be it weddings, hotel coordinator, or whatever else I find that interests me! But I hope to use this experience and future opportunities to reach my dream job of planning award shows like the Oscars and their after parties.

Favorite Starbucks drink: a double chocolaty chip frap. Or a mocha (hot or iced)

Favorite movie: 27 Dresses

Favorite Designer: Steve Madden

Meet Jessica:

I am a senior at the lovely UCSD. My life is hectic yet organized and my planner is one of my best friends, second only to my amazing roommates of course. I absolutely love all things event planning and my love for the organized chaos of it all started my freshman year of college when I was on UCSD’s events board in student council. It continued with my position of Events Coordinator in my amazing sorority, Chi Omega, and my time in the chapter will be ending with planning our annual Chi O Casino, a philanthropy event that will hopefully bring us closer to granting another wish with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

I have a mild obsession with weddings, I would always tell my friends that I would rather play cupid than be in love myself—simply because seeing others in love brings me so much joy. I couldn’t be more ecstatic to be interning for Couture Events. I love seeing the direct results of the work I’ve put into making an event happen and I cannot wait to learn more about this amazing industry from someone I respect so much.

In my free time I love running with my roommates, painting, going on road trips, hiking, and journaling. I absolutely love to travel and adventures are my favorite—from skydiving to parasailing I’ve done it all.

As for the future, I plan on going to South Africa for a year with Cru to work in an AIDS orphanage; I could not be more excited :)

My Favorite Designer: French Connection

Favorite Book: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala

Favorite TV Show: New Girl

Meet Alyssa:

About me.. this is harder to do than I thought it would be. I am a California girl at heart. I am in love with the ocean and all things old school and vintage. I have many goals and dreams, some of which are to learn to surf and possibly run a full marathon one day. I am obsessed with babies and all animals that are furry. I dont get scared easily but I am afraid of heights. I am madly in love with God and He has blessed my life in infinite ways. I love old movies and photography. I am an active person who loves to be outside and in nature, and I like to work out often. I have an older sister named Jody who I look up to a lot. I am a cheerleader..its a life style..dont hate. I have an amazing boyfriend named Jeremy who I love very much.. he is my best friend. I am a loud bubbly girl who doesn’t stop at anything to go after what she wants. I do not care what peoples opinions are of me. I try my best in school and I enjoy learning. I think that an education is one of the best ways to further yourself in life. I am nineteen. My birthday is new years day. I love glitter and bright colors, but I tend to wear neutral colors that go with my skin tone. I am taking 21 units this semester. I cant get through a day with out coffee..sometimes its almost a problem. I have an anti social scruffy mutt of a chihuahua named honey. My grandpa “Papa John” just turned 90 years old in September. He is still very active and always laughing at something, or talking about the war. He is my hero. My parents own a car company here in San Diego. I want to travel to all seven continents, I adore traveling. So far I have made it to Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa.. three more to go. I recently fell in love with the 1920′s and I wish I was in the Great Gatsby. I love to be creative and sometimes I draw, but im not any good at it. I have an amazing supportive family and to be honest I am still figuring out who I am. I am just following Gods plan and waiting for everything to fall together the way it’s meant to be.

fav designer: God :] but I also really Free People.

fav movie: Gangs of New York

fav book: The Giver or the Great Gatsby

fav tv show: Dexter, Pan Am, Gossip Girl, Modern Family, Sons of Anarchy, The office.
(I catch up on seasons when I have time haha)

 

Each of them are so excited to work with and get you know you, our Couture clients & followers, this semester too!

♥ Couture Events

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That’s right! We are launching Couture Events Los Angeles!

We are now serving from San Diego to LA! We have SoCal covered and we couldn’t be more excited!

Meet Danielle Sidari

Los Angeles Couture Events Coordinator

This is such a special moment to introduce myself as the Couture Events coordinator for the Los Angeles area. Creativity inspires both my personal and professional life, and it feels like a natural fit to do what I love in a city that is truly a hub of creative thought. I am organized, outgoing, and I thrive in any environment where I am allowed to think outside the box. My personal style, whether in fashion or décor, is simple and classic with an eclectic flare, think J.Crew meets Anthropologie.

I was fortunate enough to work with Krystel through her internship program while I was in college, and I quickly discovered that event planning was all the things I imagined it would be, coupled with hard work, endless creativity, and a passion for serving others. Couture Events brings authenticity and excellence to every event and our Couture clients should expect nothing less from this Los Angeles extension. I am blessed for this incredible opportunity, and look forward to the adventures in store!

**A few of my favorite things: reading (current obsession: Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist), shopping in the sale section, Pinterest, DIY projects, Blogging, and English Breakfast lattes at Coffee Bean.

We are so excited to have you Danielle and we know you are going to an amazing job with the Couture LA Weddings & Events!

♥ Couture Events

 

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{ Krystel Tien’s 25th Birthday }

Happy Birthday to Me! I can’t believe it, 25, wow, time has flown. A 25th birthday is something special and it is meant to be CELEBRATED! Since I just got back from Paris 2 months before the party I decided to have a French themed birthday! We had the party at Be Beauty in Little Italy, San Diego. My closest girlfriends and I were first pampered at Be Beauty with mani/pedi’s, waxings, and facials. Tara, co-owner of Be Beauty gave me one of the best facials EVER! Soon it was time for the party in the Jardim with all of my family and friends!!! You only turn 25 once so I decided to GO ALL OUT and bring in my favorite vendors: Blush Botanicals, Bryan  N. Miller, Pow Wow Vintage Rentals, Mobile Photo Booth, and Hey there, Cupcake! They all did an INCREDIBLE JOB, really going above and beyond to make my day special.

*Blush provided the GORGEOUS florals, made up of some incredible blooms. Alex and Brittany are definitely two of the most incredible florists in THE WORLD, and two of the sweetest girls I have ever met. Every time I see their work I am completely amazed by how creative and innovative they are, always something new and fabulous!

*Bryan N. Miller photographed the night (all of the non fuzzy photos you see below were taken by him, absolutely SPECTACULAR, he really takes some of the most AMAZING photos. Bryan and his girlfriend, Adrianna, were both able to attend the party as guests as well and they are two of the kindest people, so gracious, knowledgeable, and sweet! I love having them around!

*Pow Wow Vintage Rentals provided all of the amazing vintage furniture that you see below, she did an impeccable job, she helped me visualize the event and make the most out of the space, not to mention that her pieces are BEAUTIFUL.

*Mobile Photo Booth was a BLAST, I think this was the highlight of the night for friends and family. Everyone LOVED the photo booth, and the picture strips came out so cute! Fransisco and his wife, Christina, are incredible people. She designed the footer for the photo strips, they were only just perfect! And He, well he has an UNBELIEVABLE mustache (check it out below)! FUN! FUN! FUN!

*Last but not least Hey there, Cupcake blew it out of the water with these cupcakes, cake pops, and STUNNING cake, my jaw is still on the floor! WOWWWWW! Stevi, the owner is beyond talented, each dessert was so detailed, so pretty, and oh so delicious- SIMPLY THE BEST!

*Couture Events team did the design, set up, styling, and DIY decor, and I would say they are pretty amazing if I do say so myself!  ;)

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, you made my birthday a huge success! It was positively PERFECT!

We enjoyed a day of pamper, night of Parisian party ( including delicious crepes ). YUM! I could not have asked for more! I am excited for 25, I hope this next year of life is a SWEET as my birthday party!

Special THANK YOU to all of the friends and family who made it out to celebrate with me! You are such a blessing in my life and I am so grateful for each of you!

♥ Krystel Tien, Couture Events

 

 

 

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