Ronny & Natalya

Natalya came to us with a challenge: Plan a roughly 600 person wedding in two months! We took the challenge and went to work! Natalya and Ronny wanted a simple, bright, and colorful wedding, including teal, orange, and lime green as the wedding colors. After listening to the bride and groom's vision of the wedding, we took Ronny's love for birds and Natalya's desire for birdcages and went running with it. The decor featured birdcages, birdseed-filled candles, wood stumps, manzanita trees, moss, and even bird-watching binoculars for the bridal party to view the kiss! 

As all weddings do, there were a few challenges along the way. One of the first challenges was the cell phone tower in the middle of the reception area. There really was no way to hide it and it surprisingly didn't go with the theme! So instead of attempting to hide it, we decided to feature it as the "cake tower" and designed teal curtains to cover the legs. The cake was set on top of a tree cake stand in the center to complete the look. 

Another challenge during set up was the wind, which made it difficult to lay any fabric. We used creativity and some tape and thread to ensure the design of the wedding still looked beautiful, even with the wind. 

The wedding was held at their home church (and place of work) Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, California. The wedding was held along the candlewalk, and included a custom built bridge the bridal party walked to get to the stage. Colorful ribbons and lanterns hung from the trees and guests were given bright petals to toss on the happily married couple. 

The reception was held right next to the ceremony, in front of the main church. The sweetheart table and dance floor were seated in front of a fountain and between tall teal and orange-lit palm trees. The dessert reception started off with dances, toasts, and of course the cutting of the cake. A variety of desserts were served including cupcakes, and a regular and orange chocolate fountain. There was also a photo-guestbook for all guests to take their photo and write a note to the couple. Everything from the centerpieces to the graphics were custom made for the event.