Janelle and Robert Pena

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Pena! On Black Friday, these two love birds tied the knot! What a fun wedding! Janelle, Robert, her family, and I had such a blast planning every detail of this wedding. You might recognize this couple from a few blogs back, their bridal shower is featured below. We went from Candy Land to a luscious, Romantic Evening. The Ceremony was held at Plymouth Congregational church in Coconut Grove. Soon after the couple said "I Do" their closest friends and family celebrated and danced the night away at the Miami Dadeland Marriot.

All of the photos below were taken by Martha and Jesus Ramirez for Unique Design Studios... http://www.udsphoto.com/. Once again, and not surprising... amazing job!

Here is one of my favorite pictures!

They say shoes make the dress, but in this case, the bride stole the show.

The gorgeous bridesmaids bouquets. I love using fern curls... they add a funky element to anything. It was the perfect touch for the bridesmaids chocolate brown dresses.

Here are the newlyweds "loungin" around at the bar downstairs. This picture is totally HOT!

And here is the main event... a large ballroom was transformed into a luscious, romantic setting. We used custom-made Crinkled, espresso, silk linens, mahogany wood chiavari chairs, fuchsia satin cushions, and to top off the table decor, a double crinkled, espresso napkin tuxedo folded in with a fuchsia, satin napkin. I really like using double napkins when there are two strong colors being used at the wedding. The chocolate was very dark against the linen and the fuchsia napkins took attention away from the centerpieces. So, we used both! I am all about finding the happy medium.

The florist did an absolutely wonderful job with the flower arrangements. This centerpiece below, I am very happy to admit was solely my creation. The sample went great however the bride and her mother, the florist and I all felt that there was more of a wow-factor that we could do for this wedding. I was in the showroom and started taking things out of other arrangements, boxes, basically anything I could find and I came up with this... Janelle and Robert loved it! My job was done! Actually, not even close... =)

The centerpiece above was placed on the square tables and consisted of curly willow branches in a large, square vase with bunches of hydrangeas, mini spray roses, and cymbidium orchids at the tips to compliment the hanging candles. Around the mouth of the vase was a round cluster of mini callas, hydrangeas, mini spray roses, cymbidiums, and pink hanging amaranthus. Four tall and thin square cylinders were placed to frame the centrepiece with submerged callas and a floating candle. Along the sides were four rectangle containers with pink crystals and floating cymbidium orchids.

This centerpiece was placed on the round tables and consisted of all the elements of flowers above in one large compact, cluster. The flowers sat on top of a round cylinder filled with curly willow branches. Hanging candles were used for the romantic factor and we spiced it up by using fuchsia, satin ribbon. Floating candles in round cylinders filled with fuchsia crystals.

Saturated Fuchsia lighting flushed the walls of the ballroom. It gave it that touch of funk and at the same time a huge boost of LOVE in the room. Each table was pin spotted to make the flower masterpiece's glow.

The cake was designed using the elements of the whispie look of the wedding invitation. It tasted even better than it looked.... many of you know how much I love cake. Yum!


LET THEM EAT CAKE!

There were so many great details of this wedding. The place cards were wooden domino boxes custom made for the couple with their names and wedding dates on it. The sign in idea was great- This couple loves Johnny Walker (well, Roberto mainly does lol) so a huge Johnny Walker bottle sat on a small table with a metallic gold marker and guests were able to sign their name on the bottle. The couple also had a professional scrapbook made with engagement pictures of them in which the guests write messages to the bride and groom. The traditional champagne toast was always something that the bride and groom wanted to make different. Waiters butler passed Mojito Toasts in a custom made mojito shot glasses to each guest. This was one the biggest hits of the night! The bride and her father danced to Mi Nina Bonita sung by Mr. Ismael Miranda and his orchestra. If that song brings you to tears when you hear it on the radio, you should hear him live. I still have goose bumps.

Here Martha and I are with the blushing bride. Isn't she stunning?

When you are around this couple, you can't help but laugh the whole time... they are hilarious!

Janelle and Robert, thank you so much for bringing me into your wedding planning process and into your lives. I enjoyed every minute planning and speaking with you guys everyday. I miss sending a dozen e-mails a day back and forth. Everything paid off in the end... you had an beautiful wedding, defiantly one that your guests will never forget. Your families are so wonderful. They made me feel like part of the clan right away. When your mom and dad had tears in their eyes when they walked into the room and hugged me, my heart melted for them. I am so glad that I was able to bring your dream wedding to life. I look forward to all of the events coming up in the near future.

Wedding Coordinator: Jackie Farah Fernandez and Day of Execution Manager Jonathan Lombard for Jackie Ohh... Events. Photo-genius': Martha and Jesus Ramirez for Unique Design Studios. Ceremony Location: Plymouth Congregational Church. Reception Venue: Miami Dadeland Marriott - Thank you so much to your entire staff for being so accommodating and allowing us to transform your ballroom into their dream wedding. To wedding team: You guys all did such an amazing job! Every detail was beyond perfection. Awesome Awesome Awesome.