We used their love story for the inspiration behind their engagement Shoot. The extremely talented and none other Martha Ramirez from UDS Photo came up with the idea for them to go totally "Casablanca" in an airplane hanger with vintage airplanes. This shoot was planned down to the tea- literally! Photographers, Hair and make Up, Videographers etc were all present to shoot this ultimately unique engagement shoot. The title, Come Fly With Me ... as you can imagine I totally used this in the most unique way for the wedding- To see how I used their romantic and amazing e-pics at the wedding, click on this great video by Artex Productions at link below to watch!
To watch the video of their Engagement shoot and the Introduction of their wedding, click on this link. You can visit Artex at www.artexproductions.com . Please allow the entire video to load before watching. Enjoy!
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To watch an intro to the wedding video, visit http://www.vimeo.com/5019543 Enjoy!
So, now that you got a taste of what an amazing wedding we put together for Rich and Roxy, here are the details... Thanks to Martha Ramirez and Christina Mendoza from UDS Photo http://www.udsphoto.com/ for thier amazing work. The images are breathtaking.
This is all you Christy! Rock it girl!
Roxy with her bridal party. I love the color combination she choose for her bridesmaids. It was such a rich color and it complimented the Gothic, yet extremely elegant wedding we designed for Roxy. She knew exactly what she wanted- well colors that is. Hot Pink, Red, Black, and More RED!!!!! Right down my alley- something different, a bride is not afraid of color and she is daring, and wait- red! My favorite color- a match made in heaven =). As you saw from the video, they are very very much in love. Together with her color scheme and the Gothic yet ultra chic reception style she was going for, I had my hands full- I love a challenge and we nailed it if I must say. Roxy and Rich were overwhelmed by excitement when they saw it all put together. The guests were in awe!
So, how amazing is this centerpiece to the place card tables? Pave' roses and tons of candles... what more could a girl want? It was stunning and soooo perfect for this wedding. On the left side of the table was a blown up picture of the first image on this post with "Come Fly with Me" in RED! complimented with glass cylinders and floating candles along the back side of the table. On the table were the place cards each attached to a matte silver airplane luggage tag. The place card would say, Mr and Mrs. Smith, Come Fly with Me to Dubai (the name of the table). Roxy and Richard named each of their tables places they plan to visit together. The bride and Groom's royal table was Aruba, their honeymoon destination.
On the right side of the centerpiece was a table with an antique luggage trunk with vintage postcards all scattered throughout the table. UDS made these adorable vintage postcards for the couple. It had a space for each guest to write their wish to the couple on the left and on the right, it said "Come Fly with Me, Come Fly, Come Fly Away. It's perfect for an Aruba Honeymoon they Say, Come Fly with Me, Come Fly, Let's Fly Away". I absolutely love how Incorporated their long distance relationship couple with their frequent flying to see each other into the cutest of details on their wedding day. =)
One of my favorite parts of the wedding- the decor and the details! Elongated arrangements of fresh moss, various shades of red roses, Burgundy cymbidium orchids, fuchsia hydrangeas, hyperacum berries, hand painted black and fuchsia feathers, and strawberries were used in all of the centerpieces. Oh yes, you read correctly... strawberries! It was such an amazing detail to the table. They were laid and tucked in strategic places on the table to make the look totally complete. We used a gold candelabras in the middle of each table and red champagne, wine, and water goblets to add romance and the essence of goth that Roxy wanted. The look was beautiful, romantic, and Gothic- unique and different- right up my alley.
The Menu Cards were designed in Black and Hot Pink to stand out from the Black satin napkin and black acrylic charger plates on the red/navy pin tuck linens. Custom-Made dupioni bands were made in red to accent color on each napkin. The combination was breathtaking!
Hot Pink LED lighting was used in the perimeter of the room to make the ballroom glow and added some funk to the reception style. Moving patterns in hot pink swayed around the entire ballroom giving the room personality and enhancing the romantic evening. 
Candles, Candles, and More Candles. You can never have enough.
Aruba, the Main Table of the evening. Various clusters of candles, and flowers adorned the front of the table. It was just enough to not be over the top but enough to make the table look lush and compact.
The room had an interesting layout- one of my favorite ever! We used the head table against the main windows in the ballroom. Royal tables seating 24 guests "flanked" the main table on each side (diagonally). The rest of the tables were set diagonal and around the diamond shaped dance floor. Everything about it was not traditional- love it!
And she does it again! My friend Rosie is a genius, I have nothing else to say (which is so weird lol). The layers of fondant on the cake mocked the the brides dress and the buttons on the cake were exactly how the buttons on the back of the dress were. Simple, Elegant, and Perfectly, Flawlessly Stunning!
At midnight, we rolled out a six foot tall candy station filled with jars of fuchsia, red, gold, and white candies! I have come to learn that adults are more in love with candy than children are. Perhaps it is all of the liquor and partying that gets them to crave sugar!
I added this photo because it was the funniest event of the evening. Ladies and Gentleman, this is the extent that WE go through to get the perfect lighting in a room. The AMAZING team of staff there took out the long poles and untwisted every single light making the room to bright. Within 10 minutes we had the perfect lighting, it was time to invite the guests in and start partying!
After a long evening of partying, they were so happy to be married... off to Aruba! Bon Voyage- Go Fly, Go Fly Away! Hugs and Kisses!
What an amazing journey it was for all of us who were involved in this wedding. Roxy and Rich, you guys are the cutest and I wish you nothing but the best all the days of your lives. Thank you for putting ALL of your trust in me. I hope to see you very very soon. Maybe I'll take a trip to Chicago soon. Muah* Wedding Coordinator: Jackie Farah Fernandez and Day of Execution Manager Jessica Rico for Jackie Ohh... Events. Venue: Edon Roc South Beach, Photogrpahers: Martha and Jesus Ramirez and Christina Mendoza, for UDS Photo. Videography by Ricardo from Artex Productions. To the design team- you rocked the house! Congrats- you all did a phenomenal job.
