Congratulations Dan and Marlies

This Ceremony and Reception brought us to the Hotel Galvez, one of our favorite hotels.  And luckily, the rain held off for us to hold the Ceremony outdoors on the lawn overlooking the ocean.  That was perfect for a sea loving bride!  Also perfect was Marlies’ gown: it was a color called “sea mist”, a beautiful pale blue shade, and it was gorgeous.  Something unique about this Ceremony was that the Dan and Marlies walked down the aisle together. It was very sweet.  After the outdoor Ceremony, the indoor Reception followed. 

The colors for the day were white and gold and the only accents of color were the pink flowers on the cake and in the centerpieces.  Something we really liked was the table arrangements: the long rectangular guest tables were in a U shape, with guests sitting on both sides of the tables and Dan and Marlies sitting at the top of the U.  This arrangement, called a King’s Table, is great for a smaller wedding and better allows the guests to converse with each other.  The tables had white floor length linens topped with assorted vases of white and pink flowers running down the middle. 

After a surf and turf dinner, we moved on to the cake cutting.  The elegant cake had three white stacked tiers, each with white detailing and a bling ribbon around the bottom.  The tiers were all accented with beautiful pink hand-made spun sugar flowers.  The pink flowers made up the topper as well.  The cake layers themselves were either vanilla or chocolate, so there was something to please everyone.

The Bouquet Toss at this wedding was a bit different as well, but it was something we had done before.  We invited all the ladies in the room to participate, whether single or married.  That got a lot of women on the dance floor and made the Bouquet Toss a lot of fun.  The favors were perfect for this beach front wedding, as they were votive candle holders filled with sand and tiny seashells.  When the night came to an end, everyone joined in the Last Dance before The Newlyweds ran through their guests and headed off to their new life as a married couple.  Congratulations Dan and Marlies!

Vendors:

Venue: Hotel Galvez

Photography: Evoke

Cake: Cakes by Jula

Personal Flowers: Downtown Blooms