Sweet Emilia Jane

noreply@blogger.com (Emilia Jane) — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:52:00 +0000

We've moved to a bigger, better + more beautiful website at www.sweetemiliajane.com! Please visit and bookmark us over there! There are so many more gorgeous weddings and inspiration to be found!

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:23:00 +0000

{photo by EP Love}

There are so many fun things happening over at the official Sweet Emilia Jane website so make sure you head over there right now!

I no longer update this blog or read comments here. All the posts have been transferred to the new blog so please stop by there and comment or email me at sweetemiliajane (at) gmail (dot) com if you have any questions!

Brand New Blogsite

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:36:00 +0000

I've finally finished my brand new blogsite! I'll be moving over there permanently but I'm taking all the posts from here with me. I hope you'll join me there!

Kristi + Nate's Viceroy / Palm Springs / Mod Wedding Inspiration

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:48:00 +0000

Remember these two good looking lovebirds? Well, yesterday, I got to party with my bestie Aimee at their actual palm springs / mod-inspired wedding! The wedding was A-mazing! You'll have to wait for the real deal but for now here's a couple inspiration boards that I put together for them.

The Floral Lab in Exquisite Weddings

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:20:00 +0000

Last month, the latest issue of Exquisite Weddings came out and a bouquet I made (#7) for The Floral Lab was featured! The totally rad chicas from Joielala shot these pretty, pretty photos!

PS: The bouquet that we're so lucky to be featured next to belongs to Modern Bouquet.

Pow Wow Vintage

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:12:00 +0000

{photos by Katie Neal Photo}

I can't get over the treasures that Pow Wow Vintage has in their collection. Melissa from Pow Wow knocked our leather boots off with everything she brought down (100 flights of stairs) to our gypsy shoot. She is a rock star and ridiculously rad. If you need mismatched china or some killer antique furniture or an antler or two then head over to her vintage palace! Oh yeah and she also rents out succulents! What? Seriously, she's awesome.

Gypsy Punk Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:19:00 +0000

I've been kind of walking around in a haze of wonder all week after seeing the gypsy shoot I put together with Sitting in a Tree + Katie Neal Photo up on 100 Layer Cake AND Green Wedding Shoes. This is my favorite thing that I've ever worked on. It was also a lot of work (we had to carry everything down 100 steps of stairs to this little beach...and then back up) but mostly just good times hanging out with some crazy talented folks. Here are a few of my favmcfav shots from Miss Katie who is just a dream.

Photo: Katie Neal Photo // Styling & Design: Sweet Emilia Jane + Sitting in a Tree
Florals: The Floral Lab // Videography: Austin Hendrix Productions // Brides Dress: Shareen Vintage
Hair & Makeup: Ten.Eleven Makeup // Hair Accessory: Lo Boheme // Paper goods: Pitbulls and Posies // Rentals: Pow Wow Vintage Rentals // Clothing: Hunt & Gather and personal collections // Jewelry: Found Pieces + personal collections

Miss You Guys!

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:20:00 +0000

{photo by Katie Neal Photo}

I'm sorry I've been MIA lately. I've been busy getting out design proposals, walking through venues and gearing up for the mass of weddings coming our way starting in April. The 2011 season started off with a gloriously romantic Valentine's Day wedding. I've also been working on some pretty rad photo shoots. Including the INSANE gypsy shoot that I put together with Tori of Sitting in a Tree and Kate Neal Photo (who took the crazy good photo above). I can't wait to show you the rest of this sultry, sunset soiree!

Jonathan Adler / Parker Palm Springs / Mid-Century Modern Wedding Inspiration Board

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:05:00 +0000

Here is the inspiration board for the Jonathan Adler / Parker Palm Springs / Mid-Century Modern Wedding Shoot we did for Utterly Engaged!

Jonathan Adler-inspired Photo Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000

I worked on a Jonathan Adler-inspired photo shoot with some pretty crazy talented folks awhile back. Kira Grinberg, Cactus + Quail, Carissa Ferreri, The Sweet and Saucy Shop all helped me put together this rad, modern shoot at The Pearl in San Diego. Utterly Engaged featured it in there latest issue but here are a few of my favs!

{All photos by Kira Grinberg}

Utterly Engaged!

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:50:00 +0000

I have been waiting (not quite patiently) for the latest issue of Utterly Engaged BECAUSE we have big features in it! Not only did they ask me to be a part of their Fresh Vendor series but the super rad, cheeky modern photo shoot that I worked on with Kira Grinberg (along with a few other crazy talented folks!) is featured in it!

I'll share more pictures from the shoot tomorrow but for now head on over to Utterly Engaged!!!

Real Wedding: Emma and Mark

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:16:00 +0000

Emma + Mark came to me a couple months before their wedding at Condor's Nest Ranch and asked for my help. They had taken on a lot of tasks and had even more projects that they just didn't have time to start never mind complete. I loved all their ideas and happily came on board to take over what they had started, come up with a few new design elements and coordinate the whole event. The result was a super sweet, pretty-in-pink, love fest. Your Inner Song captured everything so beautifully! You check out more over at The Wedding Chicks!

For the confetti, I punched out HUNDREDS of little flower shapes out of pink, white, yellow and tan tissue paper, popped it onto a dowel and tied it with red and white baker's twine.

Bonnie Nikolai created all the beautiful, lush floral arrangements. Since the boys took all the barrels for the kegs we had to quickly improvise by using the smudge pots at the ranch which I actually like even better! We tied pink poms with twine on each chair.

Emma had already made the burlap runners and I hand-stitched doilies to rest on top. We tied EVERY napkin with a little gold doily, a button and baker's twine. The ranch has an awesome collection of vintage plates, silver ware and mason jars that we got to use. My husband and I also tied 450' of white papel picado around the entire reception area.

I made over a hundred doily escort badges which was probably the most time-consuming project. Each one consists of 4 folded doilies, a kraft paper circle, a button, a pin and name tag! It was worth it to see everyone wearing their badge around!

Guests wrote well wishes on doily hearts and were greeted with Pimm's cocktails in a mason jar complete with a cute little drink stirrer!

The dessert table was probably my favorite part! Emma made ALL the cake and pie pops that morning as well as the trifles. We made a backdrop of paper garlands, pinwheels and globes and it just glowed at night.

In The Knot!

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:13:00 +0000

{photos by Corbin Gurkin via The Knot}

I got a nice surprise over the weekend when I learned that Erin and Chuck's wedding is featured in the Spring issue of The Knot! I coordinated their wedding in 2009 as well as baked the cupcakes. Since their celebration was pretty much completely DIY we were busy little bees that day arranging flowers, setting up all the decor, frosting cupcakes and coordinating like crazy! See more from Erin and Chuck's rustic, vintage affair on Once Wed here!

Sneak Peek: The Pearl Photo Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:03:00 +0000

{photo by Kira Grinberg}

Here is a little nibble of the shoot I did for the next Utterly Engaged issue! You'll have to stay tuned to see the rest!

Awesome gypsy couple needed!

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:59:00 +0000

{via bohemian punk}

I am working with some seriously rad ladies on a crazy project and we need a super in love gypsy-esque couple to be a part of it. Spend a day on the beach in style with me and this chic chica and get insanely gorgeous pictures by Katie Neal Photography in return! If you are interested please email me at info{at}sweetemiliajane{dot}com with your info and a photo of you and your beloved!

The Cost of Wedding Planning

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:14:00 +0000

I just read a super smart, well-written article from Shayna of Williamsburg Wedding Design about the price of wedding planning and what the bang really is that you're getting for your buck. This is not about what a wedding planner should cost but an overview of what goes into determining the cost of planning packages and what you are really getting out of it. Most likely a newly engaged couple has never thought about wedding planning and coordination before their engagement so have no clue how much one will cost when they start asking around for quotes. The truth is a day-of wedding coordinator doesn't just show up on your wedding day for a few hours (I hope!!!). There are hours and hours of prep time and getting to know you time that is involved which makes up the base of the cost on top of...ya know...regular ol' business/life costs. Anyway...before you go out on the wedding planner hunt go read Shayna's post and download her awesome booklet. You'll be able to make a much more informed and rational decision that will effect the outcome of your wedding day immensely!

Sneak Peek #2: Emma + Mark

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000

{Photo by Your Inner Song}

Yes. There was a crazy, fire spinning circus! More to come soon!

Ruffled's Most Wanted

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:22:00 +0000

{Wood Table #s via Ruffled}

When it comes to wedding day decor, we aren't limited to just using plain old rentals, boring glass vases and silver restaurant table number holders anymore. We have Ebay, Etsy, vintage stores, TJ Maxx and all those fun place to scour to our heart's content. Sometimes our hearts don't know when they're quite full. Thank goodness wedding markets are popping up all over the place these days so we can de-clutter our living spaces. OR re-clutter them! I LOVE checking out Ruffled's Recycle Your Wedding Marketplace for decor stuff. The best part is finding finished DIY projects that creative hands have completed for the non-crafty or the super crazy busy or the just plain lazy. :)

Style Me Pretty E-Glossy

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:39:00 +0000

Have you seen our shiny, shimmery Style Me Pretty E-Glossy, yet? It features some of the most loved weddings that Style Me Pretty shared in 2010 and it sure is purtty!

Make sure you scroll through the whole magazine and don't miss staff favorites in the back! My absolute numero uno wedding that we featured last year has got to be the extravaganza that the Bash, Please girls pulled together! It's just perfection!

Sneak Peek: Emma + Mark

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:58:00 +0000

Your Inner Song took some pretty stellar photos of Emma + Mark's Condor's Nest Ranc h wedding! Here's a little peek of one of the table settings! I hand-stitched all the doily runners together and I made my poor husband tie buttons with baker's twine and gold paper doilies around every napkin! He's such a trooper!

Merry Merry!

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:40:00 +0000

Hiya! I hope y'all had a fabulouso holiday and got everything on your lists!!! The hubs and I spent the week before Christmas frolicking around San Francisco. It was a very nice, much needed getaway and proper way to spend my {gulp} 30th birthday!

A couple of weeks ago I went to a super fun launch party for the new Exquisite Weddings blog - The Bride Suite - and Terri Rippee set up an adorable photo booth. This is my favorite shot of me and the hilarious girls of Joielala, Tori of Sitting in a Tree and She Wanders' Suzanne. Those girls crack.me.up!

Have an amazing New Years! See you in 2011!!!

My Favorite Moment

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:04:00 +0000

My favorite moment at a wedding has to be the walk down the aisle after the ceremony. Every couple always has perma-grin! I love love love this shot from feather love of Sarah + Charlie. They look so happy.

Real Wedding: Sarah + Charlie

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:17:00 +0000

Yay! I can finally share the photos from Sarah and Charlie's wedding! They were featured on Ruffled yesterday so go check it out! Feather Love took the super rad photos from the ceremony and flutter glass captured all the details and dancing at the reception!

We placed mason jars filled with flowers on some of the aisle chairs. On the others we made paper cones from old pages of books and filled them with dried rose petals for tossing.

The Marston House is such a tranquil and lovely setting for a ceremony.

{photos by feather love}

We moved to Old Venice Restaurant in Point Loma for the reception. This a hidden gem for intimate wedding receptions in San Diego. They are so accommodating and sweet and the food is to-die-for!

Sarah's mom shipped over vintage milk bottles from neighboring farms in her home town and we filled those with seasonal flowers.

Sarah and Charlie love to read so we incorporated vintage books from their collection into the table decor.

We covered a corkboard with pages from old books for the escort display. Jaime from Cactus + Quail designed all the paper goods as well as the stamps that we used on the escort envelopes and place cards.

Totally yummy desserts from Cafe Zucchero in Little Italy!

{Photos by flutter glass Photography}

Ceremony: Marston House / Reception: Old Venice Restaurant / Ceremony Photographer: Feather Love / Reception Photographer: Flutter Glass / Design, Planning, Coordination and Florals: Sweet Emilia Jane / Paper Goods: Cactus + Quail /Desserts: Cafe Zucchero / Ceremony Musician: Karen Sinclair / Officiant: Patricia Coleman / Hair: Norma Smith

Sneak Peek: Sarah + Charlie

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:33:00 +0000

{by flutter glass PHOTOGRAPHY}

Here is a little sneak peek from the wedding of my dear friends, Sarah + Charlie. More to come soon!

Cactus & Quail Debut!

noreply@blogger.com (Sweet Emilia Jane) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:12:00 +0000

I have been waiting a really, really long time for this! Jamie of A Desert Fete has finally come out with her own line of custom and readymade stationary!!!

I have been a long-time fan of Jamie's design (she crafted our awesome wedding invite suite) and I'm so happy that she's finally made the leap to super biz lady!

Head on over to Cactus & Quail for all kinds of rad goodies.

I love her prints. I have the 2nd one hanging in my house (I told you I was a super fan)!