Ilia & Evan Wedding August 7th 2010

First off, I would like to say that Google Maps and Irvine are not on my good side anymore. Getting to this venue was definitely a hassle! AND if you missed the first turn into the driveway at 7 Degrees, you had to drive until you were even able to make a U-turn and it was a Saturday....so it was busy. Its especially hard when you've never been to the venue so you don't really know what to expect. Soooooo....I think I need a Garmin...or a TomTom.....who wants to make donations to buying me an iPhone 4 so I won't get lost anymore? Any takers? hehehe.

Here it goes everyone! Ilia and Evan's wedding was my first official wedding as Trini's assistant. :) It was definitely a great experience. Who ever thought that making sure everything goes smoothly at a wedding was so much work! It really makes me appreciate the wedding as a whole, especially if I were just the guest at a future wedding. 


There is soo much that goes on behind the scenes of a wedding that no one really realizes. Timing is everything and following the itinerary is the best thing ever! Telling people where they need to be at what time is very crucial to running a successful wedding. I honestly felt like at certain times I was a farmer herding sheep into one specific spot. It was great! 


Making sure that mic's were working, lighting was just right in certain areas of the reception area, making sure people didn't jump the gun and try scarfing down the dessert table before the Bride and Groom even cut the cake...it was all such an invigorating rush!

Here are a few photos of the reception area, escort cards, and dessert table :)

Instead of table numbers, the tables were named after the couple's favorite games :) aaw

Bride & Groom's table with the Bridal Party

The Headtable with a view of the rest of the Gallery

166 Escort cards had to be all lined up perfectly, took me foreverrrr haha

Desserts by Sweet & Saucy in Long Beach (http://www.sweetandsaucyshop.com/)

Oh my goodness those were the best chocolate covered-chocolate 

cake pops! I wanted to eat them all!

It was definitely a fresh approach to the classic wedding cake most other couples still turn to. There were so many mini desserts and one mini cake for the Bride and Groom to cut. I loved the idea and the desserts were definitely "sweet" ;)

I'm looking forward to the next wedding on the 14th! I definitely love my job. I took a huge risk...and it's all uphill from here. 

-xo