Ceremony Site:
Sacramento Grand Ballroom
Officiant:
Pastor Glen Raley (Bride's Uncle)
Ceremony Music:
Professional Entertainment Group
Photographer:
True Love Photo
Phone: 916-223-2384
Reception Site:
Sacramento Grand Ballroom
Hair:
Victoria Borba (Bride), Jessica Grech & Carla Seto (Bridesmaids)
Make-up:
Artistry by Angie Soto (Bride), Whitney Callaway (Bridesmaids)
Bridal Attire:
Alfred Angelo (Dress), Unforgettable Moments (Shoes)
Bridal Veil/Headpiece:
David's Bridal
Bridesmaid Attire:
David's Bridal (Dresses), Unforgettable Moments (Shoes)
Flowergirl Attire:
David's Bridal
Groom's Attire:
Tuxedo Den
Groomsmen Attire:
Tuxedo Den
Bride's Jeweler:
De Luna
Groom's Jeweler:
De Luna
Invitations:
The Bride: Graphic Designer Liz Bassey and Chow Designs
Placecards:
The Bride: Graphic Designer Liz Bassey
Thank You Cards:
The Bride: Graphic Designer Liz Bassey
Flowers:
Blooms by Martha Andrews
Phone: 916-300-5948
Caterer:
Vallejo's Restaurant
Cupcakes:
Cupcake Craving
DJ/Entertainment:
Professional Entertainment Group
Live Band:
The Volker Strifler Band (for first dance-Groom's Father's Band)
Favors:
Candy Bar - built by Bride's Father; Candy from Candy Wharehouse
Table Decorations:
Blooms by Martha Andrews
Phone: 916-300-5948
Honeymoon Location:
Turks and Caicos
Other Resource:
Favor take out boxes: Paper Mart
Other Resource:
Cake Topper: Advantage Bridal
Phone: 310-310-371-2060
First Dance Song: On a Day Like Today played by the Volker Strifler Band
Father/Daughter Dance Song: Hero by Mariah Carey
Mother/Son Dance Song: Perfect Fan by Backstreet Boys
Cake Cutting Song: How Sweet It is To Be Loved by You by Marvin Gaye
Bouquet Toss Song: Theme Song to Sex and the City
Garter Toss Song: Oh Yeah by Yellow
Any tips you'd give to brides and grooms planning their wedding:Take the time to add special personal touches, plan ahead and be organized; however on the day of your wedding, do absolutely nothing but enjoy each other and celebrate your love. In addition, remember that not everything will go as planned so do you best to not stress out and enjoy every second of your special day together. It will fly by and be over before you know it.
Details about this couples cake:Different cupcake flavors of: Mint, Caramel, Champagne, Dulce De Leche, Chocolate, Vanilla, Lemon, Strawberry, Red Velvet and our top 6" cake was Funfetti.
Details about this couples flowers:Hot pink Gerbera daisies and light pink roses.
Anything else about your wedding?
- The candy cart was extremely special to us since it was built by my (Liz’s) dad (Ron Raley)
- First dance was very sentimental and special since it is one of Justin’s dad’s band’s song and was performed live by his dad (Don Bassey) and lead singer (Volker Strifler)
- We were married by my (Liz’s) uncle (Pastor Glen Raley)
- Justin’s cufflinks were the Superman logo
- Pink socks and Pink shoes
- The grandmas and moms all got up for a special performance for Justin and I and sang “You Have to Give A Little”
- The Best Man wrote his speech on a roll of toilet paper!
- For our invitations we used boxes, ribbon and crystals, all custom made by myself (Liz) and Annette Chow of Chow Designs.
- For our thank you cards, I drew “Thank You” on a parasol and asked our photographer to take a picture that we would then put on a card to use as our thank you cards. We also included a DVD slideshow of our wedding pictures so the guests would be able to view them in a fun and unique way.
- Justin and I wrote custom intro’s for each member of the bridal party and chose and appropriate song fitting to each person’s personality
Vendors:
- Martha Andrews of Blooms by Martha was the such an amazing woman to work with. We knew after meeting her once, she was going to be our florist! Her positive attitude, attention to detail, friendliness and unique style won us over. She worked within our budget and gave us everything we could have ever imagined and SO much more! She put so much time and dedication into each piece, that people talked about her work for months after the wedding! You can tell she loves her job and makes it a point to give every couple exactly what they are looking for. She really went above and beyond her normal duties to help make our dream come true.
- Josh White of Friction Studio, created a BEAUTIFUL custom website for our guests to visit in order to read about our story, look at pictures, get information about our big day, sign a guestbook and set up links to our registries. He made everything we asked for come to life on the web.
- Beth Baugher of True Love Photography is one of the best photographers in Sacramento and the surrounding areas! This woman is SUPER talented, generous, organized, hilarious and has a heart of gold. You can see how passionate she is about photography in her pictures and the time and dedication she puts towards each individual photo. She did an AMAZING job throughout the whole day and captured beautiful memories of our big day that we will cherish forever.
What would you have done differently if you had the chance?The only thing we would have done differently is hire a videographer. We thought we didn’t need one and wanted to save money, but now we wish we could go back and watch parts of our wedding day we missed while taking pictures and it would be nice to see our wedding from another perspective. Other than that, our wedding was everything we wanted it to be and perfect in our eyes. We truly are lucky and had the fairytale wedding we always dreamed of!
