My Christmas Bride and Groom!
Zera and David were married on the 28
th of December and what was such a gorgeous day! These two amazing people were truly put on this earth to be together. They met at the University of Florida (hence the Grooms cake below) and have been together ever since. They are such a funny couple, they even have
their own language which I quickly learned and adapted when speaking with them. I'll never forget the day when I was working on
their file here at the office and my hubby was looking at something on my computer. The file was opened and a printed e-mail from "Z" and "D" that said "
Ilu boo, gt off
da fone wit
da booger-
ito, says
hai lva". He laughed so hard I ran over to see what was so funny. He said to me "Babe, how do you understand what this says?" What was funnier was that my response e-mail was in
their language as well.
Here are some pics from the wedding this past weekend. It was so romantic and very, very Z and D. They are so much in love and we wanted that to show all over the wedding. It's more than what they expected and I am so happy to have been such a big part of over exceeding their expectations. Have a great Honeymoon in Playa Mujer Boogas. I can't wait to see you when you come back. Hola lvas! LOL
Photo Credit goes to me =) I sneaked away some moments to capture these shots with my new toy, the baby Nikon.
During the ceremony... The beautiful bridesmaids looking at their best friends saying their vows- something they have been looking forward to since shortly after they met.
Fresh Flowers Anyone?
I love the color RED!!!!!! What an amazing combination; classic ladies, swartzwalder callas, mango callas, black magic roses, and red cymbidiums. We lit the entire room in a deep hue of red to enhance the LOVE in the room.
Zera and I broke our brains on what to do for the place cards. We both knew we had to come up with a great idea, new and fresh. I came across a picture of inspiration and this is what came of it. Our florist did such an amazing job bringing the idea to life. We did not want to use curly willow or manzanita branches as are very common now a days. So, what is this branch? It's super cool huh? Well, can you keep a secret? So, can I! =) I'll give you a hint... what looks like berries on the branches, really are not berries, the branches actually grow like this. Z, awesome job with the place cards.
Each guest had a small, espresso box with delicious chocolate
delicacies inside. The bride and groom's monogram was places outside and a gorgeous satin brown bow and red berries added the perfect touch of decor on the favors.
A tuxedo folded, double fabric napkin was placed on each gorgeous, red charger plates. The custom-made menu cards were beautiful and the perfect enhancement to each place setting. A satin ribbon lined the bottom of the menu to perfectly match the decor.
The tight cluster of flowers was placed in a modern, over-sized glass cylinder. Four tall, cylinders boxed the center of the table and filled with rose petals and floating candles. Six votive candles were
strategically placed on the tables. Between the candles and the red lighting, the room was the
epidemy of romantic.
The stage was transformed into the bride and groom's table, the cake table, and the groom's cake table. The chuppah was over the bride and groom table. The hanging candles and mirrored crystals shined from everywhere in the room. It was definitely the center of attention in ballroom.
My favorite Part... the Cake. Zera and David chose a simple design for their cake, a chocolate cake with beaded swiss in royal icing and a beaded boarder around each tier. The florist added these gorgeous black magic and luscious red roses in between each tier for drama. These roses are so gorgeous they look like sugar!
Before the bride and groom left for their honeymoon, I transformed the place card table to a farewell sparkler display. Each guest got their sparkler and waited for the Z and D to walk down to their car. The pictures of this came out amazing! Happy New Year loves!
A little funny note: Z and D are what I call
comedians- on-the-side. They are the funniest people you might ever meet. David grabbed the microphone right before dinner and the deejay played the theme from
Borat, his favorite movie. He proceeded to talk just like
Borat and said " Hello everyone. I thank you for coming to see my and Ma Wife. I like her much more the my last wife. She has much less body hair." He kept talking but along with everyone else, we were laughing so hard, he we could hardly hear him. The groomsmen got lost for a little while. Curious to see what they were up to, I went outside and saw that they toilet papered their car and wrote funny things all over their windows. Gotta love them... who doesn't like to laugh? I live my life smiling and I love a good laugh.
Zera and David, thank you so much for making me laugh; all of the time, even when we should been serious. I knew you two were special from the first time we met. I will never forget you guys and the great time we had planning the wedding and especially at the wedding. It was so gorgeous and I must tell you D, it wasn't more gorgeous than your bride. You both are such beautiful people inside and out. I am honored to have met you and to have you as clients, and now friends. Enjoy Mexico.
Wedding Coordinator: Jackie Farah Fernandez and Day of Execution Manager Jessica Rico for Jackie Ohh... Events, These photos were taken by Me =). To the venue and their staff- thank you very much for letting us be there almost all day. You all very accommodating and so nice to work with. To the rest of the wedding vendor team- you all made it happen and come together so flawlessly. Thank you from my heart. I look forward to the next one coming up very soon.
D and Z wrote this to me and they wanted me to share it on the blog... Thanks Loves!
Hey Jackie...We just wanted to write you a quick note to thank you for all of your help. As we were basking in all of our honeymoon time in Mexico, we were talking about the wedding, and decidedly agreed that if we had the chance to do anything different...we would...change NOTHING. It was the happiest day of our life, so intimate, so sweet, so romantic, and everything was catered and blended to our taste which was just such a nice feeling. Thank you for helping us keep our wedding intimate and personal, and the planning process so fun! We are still in shock at how smoothly everything ran, and will always be grateful to you for being part of such a flawless day.One thing we realized is that all weddings are different. There will be weddings that are smaller than ours & bigger than ours, budgets will range, tastes will be different, seasons, trends, and styles will come and go, but what will never change is the core of a wedding, and that's about the two people in love. Thank you for helping us to keep the focus of our (GORGEOUS) wedding on that essential core of us as a couple. Your efforts will always be appreciated.As our pictures start to trickle in, it is such an exciting feeling, and we are sad that we won't be able to experience the emotions and thrill you feel on your wedding day again, but it's a feeling we will never forget! Thank you for all of your efforts, and for sharing your EXQUISITE taste with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We attached one of our faves, but will send more:) P.S. We highly highly recommend Excellence Playa Mujeres--such a beautiful and unforgettable place; you & Carlos would love it!
Holla back lil whodie ;-)With our love,Z & D Lefkowitz
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. 
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. 
