Angelina & Brian Tie The Knot! {Featured on Style Me Pretty}

Where do I begin..Angelina & Brian were so much fun to work with and the photos definitely show how much fun we had on their wedding day. Really wish I can rewind the whole day because there was SO MUCH energy, laughter, love in the air! Huge thanks to Jen and Shane of Acqua Photo for perfectly capturing the moments and we couldn't be thrilled with the end results.

Angie's bright, bubbly personality perfectly paired with Brian's kind, sweet and generous heart.. I seriously love them to pieces! We're incredibly thankful to be designing and planning weddings that perfectly matches our couple's personality. What's even better is when there's a great chemistry and collaboration between the planner and the bride throughout the planning process. Here's a sweet review Angie wrote for us on Project Wedding.

Did you know this couple spent their first "date" together riding a ferris wheel during their HS grad night? thus our carnival inspired design elements took off..
Please head over to Style Me Pretty to read all the planning details & vendor credits..  I now leave you with these super bubbly, summery wedding in Pandora on Green in Pasadena!

Angie's sister did an AMAZING job designing all the paper goods! If you need to customize any cute invites, please contact Diana at Atelier Mejiku

ADORE this picture of the bridesmaids peeking through A & B's first look! :) 

such a cute picture, no? :)

In line with the carnival theme, they did a mini parade from the church to the reception site.  Old town has crosswalks that would stop cars from all four streets for you to cross diagonally and the whole bridal party was holding giant balloons as they were crossing! People started honking and cheering from their cars! SO much energy and love!!

Now onto some eye candy details.. no joke, it took nearly 6 hrs for 5 of our staff to finish everything on time! 

LOVED our vintage popcorn station next to the lemonade stand... we also displayed bags of peanuts too! :)

Our carnival theme wouldn't be complete without the carnival string lights! Instead of hanging them on the ceiling, I thought it would be cool to hang the string lights vertically. It created such a dramatic, fun atmosphere while it served its purpose for dividing reception & cocktail hr space. 

We kept the florals very simple and clean with turquoise blue napkins for a nice pop of color! 

Angie's labor of love DIY photobooth backdrop! they were 10ft wide!!! turned out to be such a statement piece! 

Yeap, Angie made those glitter heart cake toppers too! So cute! 

Oh Angie.. you crack me up..... or how about this picture below? :) you'll probably hate me for posting this picture but are you crying or laughing? lol 

leaving you with two of my favorite images from the night!

Hope you all enjoyed this super fun wedding and leave a comment or two for these two love birds! ;) 

Who doesn't love candles? (Sneak Peek)

I know candles are so overdone but adding candles can create such a dramatic statement to the ceremony and reception decor. So forget clusters of pew flowers, bows or ribbons down the aisle. Going with something simple like this is more sophisticated than adding too much flowers to fill up the space. My partner in crime, Kristine Shin Designs placed 80+ candle pillars down the aisle and the result was pure perfection!

Our bride, Jennifer wanted a warm, inviting, romantic celebration for the guests and I'm so pleased to say that guests were amazed as soon as they walked in.

the KIM FAMILY 2012

Oh boy.. where do I start.
So much has happened to our family since my last post. Just to give a quick summary of our updates..

1) My husband got a new job in Feb 2) I gave birth in March 3) We moved to Pasadena end of May (thankfully, we found a house walking distance from hubby's work & Grant's new preschool but packing was no fun) 4) The in-laws came from Korea for one month to help us settle into our new home and we celebrated Noah's 100th day last week! With all these changes, it's taking a bit of time for Grant to adjust to his new role as a brother (still learning!), new preschool and friends. He still gets upset that I'm nursing Noah all day and tends to be aggressive and gets into troubles at school/home but I'm really hoping that this will pass once he's completely adjusted to the new environment. We're also learning as parents to be more loving, patient and expressive while he's going through this stage.. It's an everyday battle! lol  Nonetheless, we are extremely grateful for all these exciting changes that has happened to our growing family.
Although I'm completely exhausted by end of the night, words can't describe how happy and thankful I am especially when I'm looking through my iPhone pictures of the boys. ;)
AndySeo Studio graciously gave us a family session last week so I hope these images will make up for my absence.  Here's to our growing family, 2012 edition.

Lil' Bro & Big Bro

Noah: Get me outta here! Grant: Muhahahhahaah

Don't let this cute face fool you.. he's a handful these days. Hopefully soon, he'll be able to play with Noah without hitting or biting him. ;)

Noah on the other hand, is an angel.. seriously, I can watch him ALL day long..He's such an easy baby and he even pulled out a 9 hr stretch last night!

I'm obsessed with this lil man... I seriously love the newborn stage. Why did I have such a hard time with Grant when he was a newborn? I wonder.. Either way, I'm gonna cherish this moment every bit..

Thanks so much Andy for making us look good and Huge thanks to Theresa Huang for her magic. So sad I had to wash off my face & tie my hair as soon as I came home.. boo~ 
 Balancing work and raising two boys is relatively getting better but blogging had to seat back for a while. Hope you all stick around for more updates & fun features very soon! Ok.. I lied. I'm not too sure when I'll be back on blogging again but if you want to follow our latest work, be sure to check us out on FB! Have a great weekend everyone!

sneak peek of what's to come next week

We're so behind on sharing some of the weddings we have designed but be sure to check back next week for some serious eye candy!