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Alexis & Eric – Thunderbird Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California

Weddings are an expression of the couple! That’s our philosophy.

What do they want their family and guests to walk away with?

For Alexis and Eric it was a feeling of ‘being invited to spend a special day with them, that would be remembered. A day that would take place in a beautiful setting and the guests would be fed amazing food, with their thirsts quenched, and their hearts filled’. All of this happened, for sure.

When guests entered the gates at the historic Thunderbird Country Club, in Rancho Mirage, California, they were greeted by a stunning palm tree lined entrance, blue skies and breathtaking golf course views.

Upon arrival at the front of the Clubhouse guests were greeted with a custom made welcome sign. They were then guided through the Thunderbird Country Club halls to the beautiful garden Ceremony. The ceremony area was adorned with Driftwood Vintage chairs, rich colored florals, greenery and pillar candles glowing in glass hurricanes. A mesquite arch adorned with foliage, coordinated branches and eucalyptus, created the perfect frame for the bride and groom to exchange their vows.

The groom surprised his bride and was in full Blue Dress Uniform which is what she hoped would happen. The ceremony did not disappoint, and now the party would begin.

Cocktails under the romantic lights and candlelit centerpieces only enhanced the starlight backdrop. The guests that wanted more of a lounge vibe found a place in the Vintage lounge area with customized cigars in boxes, and a place to put your feet up or rest your drink. The chill was crisp and fresh and soft, luxurious blankets were left for guests to warm themselves, or cuddle in before the dinner and dancing began.

Beautiful candlelight glistened as the guests entered the Reception Room. It was met with some ooh’s and aah’s for sure. Vision Events loves to get that response from guests. The custom made chevron backdrop for the Bridal Party adorned with gold script names only shed some light on what this evening was all about. The bride and grooms chairs were adorned with customized flair and the tables’ florals were a beautiful mix of rich burgundy hues and greenery.

There was plenty to experience with a live band, photo booth, a ‘memory’ vintage chest, sweets bar and then a full on second ‘’late night snack’ buffet came out that fueled the guests for their second wind of dancing, laughing, and just sheer enjoyment.

In the end, the bride and groom rode away (in her dad’s vintage Thunderbird car) into the night knowing that they had thrown a ‘party to be remembered’ for all of their loved ones! Isn’t this what it is all about! Celebrate the good times!

Venue: Thunderbird Country Club
Catering: Thunderbird Country Club
Photography: Stephanie Cardona Photography
Videographer: The Emotion Picture Studio
Florist: The Flower Mart

Makeup and Hair: All Tressed Up
Live Band: The Zippers

Rentals:
Vision Events Rentals
Signature Party Rentals
Planks and Patina
Archive Rentals

Dessert Bar:
Fine Art Cookies
Brandini Toffee

Brigitte & Daniel’s Brunch Wedding – Palm Springs, California

A Beauty, a Beau, and a Brunch Wedding = Brigitte + Daniel’s Wedding

Dreamy, fresh, romantic were the adjectives that kept coming to mind while working with this beautiful bride and her beautiful mother! We were a dream team together. It was so easy to take their ‘vision’ and enjoyably bring it to reality. The result is this stunning ceremony and reception area making for the perfect wedding day!

Worn woods, candle light, vintage chandeliers, fresh greenery, touch of rose gold, gold and silver, mixed with blushes and soft pinks is nothing short of ‘heaven’.

To top all of that off there was an amazing, delicious Brunch Bar set up with a Waffle Bar, Bacon Bar…yep Bacon Bar, Chilaquiles and all the fixings with the preamble to that being a Bubbly Bar. We had never done a Brunch Wedding, and we are here to tell you it was a delight! Our friends at F10 Catering absolutely killed it!

We are not done…..no traditional cake…nope….we had a yummy, great looking Donut Bar that we literally had to put velvet rope and stands around and a sign that stated “Do-Nut Touch” because the guests would have missed the Brunch, right!?

For this Bride, romantic flowers and greenery were at the top on her list. So of course she chose Palm Springs Florist to deliver! Every inch of garland on the tables was full and fresh. The bouquets and boutonnieres were perfect. The rose petal framed runner and the florals that adorned the arch that we repurposed for the Sweetheart table were stunning. Every flower and detail was perfect! Thank you again Palm Springs Florist for partnering with Vision Events and our Bridal Family!

Wooden tables with raw cotton runners, fresh garland and lit candles set the tone of importance of the Family Table and our Sweetheart Table, with the guests tables in the “to the floor” white linens adorned with wooden lanterns, sun sparkled candle holders with pillars lit. Even though this was a brunch wedding, we lit up the trees in the Ceremony Courtyard and the perimeter trees of the Reception Pool area with over 25 chandeliers and they created the sunlit ambiance of the moment beautifully!

Our friends at the Alcazar have the perfect venue for a poolside brunch wedding that makes for an intimate, private weekend of fun. Justin Critz Photography always captures every moment and detail with stunning perfection! We love partnering with all of our amazing vendors to create a day to remember for a wonderful new Mr. & Mrs, and their families.

Each and every wedding we are honored to be a part of has its own ambiance and signature. We are so fortunate to be a part of all of these amazing love stories! Thank you!

Vendors:
Venue: The Alcazar
Catering: F10 Creative
Bubbly bar: F10 Creative
Florals: Palm Springs Florist
Invites: Four Things
Photo Booth: Desert Luna
Photographer: Justin Critz Photography
AV/Sound: Scott from PFL Audio
Signage: Brigitte Rolph (Bride) & Stephanie Cardona Designs
Donut Bar: Vision Events
Vision Events Rentals
Signature Party Rentals

The Vintage Club – Indian Wells Wedding

Love gets better and better!

SueAnn and Brian’s love was very evident on their wedding day at The Vintage Club in Indian Wells, California. Through lots of personal touches, traditions and the uniting of two families, all the preparation time and planning with our Bride and Groom helped us create a wedding that truly meant something to them. That alone is a joyous outcome for us as planners and coordinators who love what we do, and love to create decor and surrounding for these special couples we get to work with.

The quiet, sweet moments for SueAnn and Brian’s wedding were so special and engaging. The bride’s beautiful vision of her wedding day was revealed in each detail. Bright whites, golds and a touch of red was her color scheme, and who doesn’t love that?

The Vision Events team made sure to really listen to the vision they wanted for their day…

from the important meaning of the white onyx and quartz stone (her new married name would now be ’Stone’) name place markers which were adorned with calligraphy handwritten names of each guest, to the monogrammed photo interactive wall built and created by Vision Events, with the custom-made monogram by Purnel Woodworking which also showed up even at the Dessert Bar. The monogrammed cookies were made by Lisa Provenza-Bebar of Fine Art Cookies and were a surprise Vision Events had made for the Bride and Groom.

There were accented elements of the bride and the groom’s families and their personal likes in so many of the details. For instance, the Fortune Cookies custom ordered and dipped with white chocolate and sprinkles representing the bride, to the stone tray holding the traditional ceremony broken glass, and so much more. The Wedding Chuppah adorned with floral accents and detailing was provided by The Flower Mart, in Palm Desert and was exactly what the bride wanted. The accent of red was beautifully represented in the florals for the Bride, and her daughter’s bouquets. The entry at The Vintage Club was a perfect hall for the Ceremony with the Chuppah, and rows of gold chivari chairs. On each chair was a personalized Welcome Card done by the bride, a red fan for their guests comfort, and we added a personal tag that read “Thanks for sharing this day with us…STAY COOL! Love, S & B! We love all of those fun, small but wonderful details! Vision Events created reserved family name tags for each of the VIP chairs, and adored the reserved family aisle chairs with gorgeous white satin ribbons ties.

The personal touches at the Cocktail Hour in the beautiful Bar/Lounge @ The Vintage Club like the framed pictures of the Bride and Groom’s relationship, personalized cocktail napkins. The reception in the bi-level ballroom with the gorgeous highlights of dusk and glistening lights of the lake that set the backdrop for the live band, personalized video show, Vision Events creation for the underlit lucite table chart flanked by two gorgeous gold candelabra’s are just a few of the beautiful details. The family tables centerpieces were personalized and different from the guests, and the Bride and Groom’s Sweetheart table was majestic from the white quilted high back settee, clear glass topped table on custom white pedestals, personalized table settings just for our Bride and Groom.

The Dessert Table was adorned with beautiful and detailed serving platters, risers, and fun accents that created the display for the amazing and beautifully done desserts and treats made by Exquisite Desserts and Fine Art Cookies, and, of course we had fun adding color coordinated candies, candy boxes, cups and fun bags!

The three tiered cake by Exquisite Desserts was gorgeous with the white fondant, brushed gold accenting, red ribbon piping, white roses, and then to top this beautiful work of art off Vision Events had a lucite under lit topper made to properly finish off this gorgeous creation, and complement our lucite under lit table chart. Symbols of love were everywhere from the cake table, to the room accented decor and so much more. All of the table cloths were beautiful white sequins from our Vision Events rental department.

The bride loved this quote, “I have found the one whom my soul loves.” ~Song of Soloman 3:4 and we surprised her wish the quote beautifully written on a gorgeous framed mirror which we gifted to the couple as our thank you for letting us help them make this beautiful moment in their new lives together happen.

The vendors that made this day possible:

Venue: The Vintage Club

Catering: The Vintage Club

Videography: The Emotion Picture Studio

Photographer: Susan Gomez

Florist: The Flower Mart Palm Desert

Live Band: Eventertainment was who we hired NRG Showband through

Rentals: Vision Events Rentals & Signature Rentals

Cake: Exquisite Desserts

Dessert Bar: Exquisite Desserts & Fine Art Cookies

Ellen & Ryan’s Hacienda Sumaria Palm Springs Wedding

Palm Springs Wedding – Hacienda Sumaria

This wedding was one that we loved every minute of planning, meeting, designing, building, painting and creating for! We encourage clients to think ‘outside the box’ and absolutely want to create from their vision something even better so that when they see things come alive, their mouths dropped. These two did not disappoint! From beginning to ‘day of’, these two were complete joys of inspiration, young love, commitment, friendship and FUN! We hope to be lifelong friends even if it is through their ‘life events’…Anniversaries, Baby Showers, Birthday’s, and so many more.

When planning a wedding we are thrust into the clients’ hearts, lives, their discussions, thoughts and then asked to take all of that amazing insight and create a day they will cherish forever! As ominous as it sounds, Vision Events looks at these elements, like a gift, and a challenge, and we love to ‘make it happen’ in a big or small way!

Because weddings these days are experiences, we have learned that the guests need to be guided and led through what will be a progressive event. This wedding was just that! We took them to church! (Sacred Heart Catholic Church), then we led them from there to our venue hideaway that we consider a treasure in the Desert, Hacienda Sumaria! This venue has become home to Vision Events! We know every inch, and we use every inch of the grounds hidden in Rancho Mirage, California. They could stop and gasp at the palm leaf frame with free floating lucite table charts, then laugh at some of the signage, and sandwich boards, as well as the marquis lit ‘fun signs’ designed by VE, but built by Feist Solutions!

This acrylic seating chart was a dream…

We had the guests shuttled (Lin Lines) from Church to our venue spot. They were then guided along a windy path to their next event, the Cocktail Hour. On their trek they were met with fun signage and amazing design details all reflecting the Bride and Groom and their vibe. The Cocktail were poured, laughter and fun was had by all! The next adventure was then to take them on a guided tour back to the Reception site where the trees were dripping with raindrop lights, the tables were a mixture of Planks and Patina hand-made tables and rounds by Signature Party Rentals and Vision Events Rentals. Vision Events adorned the tables with a mixture of succulents, glass, mirror, and candles galore. The flowers chosen were huge white Casa Blanca’s, and orchids, and palm leaves, berries, all brought to life by the amazing Palm Springs Florist! The Bridal bouquets and the bridesmaids bouquets were understated just like the bride wanted, but breathtaking at the same time.

Each place setting was a leaf with the guests name on it in hand-written in calligraphy, resting on a Palm leaf placemat. Well, they are in Palm Springs, California and we wanted them to know that! The overhead glow from the lights strung that day were just the right ‘mood setting’ for dancing and fun. The stage was set and ready for a FUNK BAND! Catering was the bomb! We had an IN N OUT semi with soda fountain and open menu, then for those that wanted something different we had Giuseppe’s from Palm Springs with a full on Pizza Bar and Salad Bar! That’s not it…the Bride and Groom wanted this to be a party to remember, so not only did we have a Full Bar, we had a BEER GARDEN customized just for them and we worked with BAR/Giuseppe’s catering for all of the liquids!

Our team designed, built, and orchestrated one of the most fun experiences for our clients that we have ever done…the Beer Garden & Photo Wall! Thanks so much to Todd @ Feist Solutions for being a Vision Events team player! It was a hit! Vision Events Rentals supplied them with hand-stained huge cable spool display tables, lighting, and an amazing photo backdrop designed the by the VE team and Stephanie Cardona Designs. She works closely with VE on every event and brings in all of the details with graphics, signage, and hand calligraphy! One stop shop and with a source who really loves and cares for what she creates!

Wait, that’s not it…..after the pizza, burgers, and beer garden, last but not least we had a taste Bride and Groom only cake by Exquisite Desserts, and then we had a full on Italian Cookie Table baked especially for us by Frankie’s Italian Bakery, and, of course, we had hot and wonderful hand-made Donuts at our Donut Bar by our local favorite, Oh My Donut! Yep, no one left without a smile on their face!

As the night dawned with a beautiful Desert sunset, the rolling greens came alive with our votive scroll designs that the guests could see from the very active dance floor. There’s so much more we could say about this wedding, but that maybe will have to be stated on a second blog!

This was our first time working with Gideon Photography, and it will not be our last! We can’t say enough about him, he was easy, professional, fun and just look at the product in these pictures! Thank you so much for partnering with us on this adventure. We love what we do, and we hope it shows!

The vendors that made this day possible:

Venue: Hacienda Sumaria
Design & Coordination: Vision Events
Rentals/Decor & Lighting: Vision Events Rental Division
Rentals: Signature Party Rentals and Planks & Patina
Photography: Gideon Photography
Videographer: Marc Lehman, The Emotion Picture Studio
Main Catering: In N Out
Second Caterer & Bar: Giuseppe’s
Bride & Groom Cake: Exquisite Desserts
Italian Cookie Desserts: Frankie’s Old World Bakery
Donuts: Oh My Donut
Florist: Palm Springs Florist
Live Band: Full Strength Funk Band
Transportation: Lin Lines
Signage/Printing/Graphics: Stephanie Cardona Designs
Photo Backdrop Printing: M2Graphics

Lo 25th Anniversary Vow Renewal – La Quinta Resort

Simply special!

Maria and John wanted to renew their vows the right way! They did it! Maria and John wanted a party! They got one! They wanted everyone they loved to be there…and they all came!

It was a special night all about life’s great gifts: Love, Commitment, Family, Friends, and Celebration of what’s important in life! This was Vision Events first ‘25th Wedding Vow Renewal’ and we want to make this a habit.

The La Quinta Resort’s blending of charm, history and Desert elegance just added to this celebration! Silver accents, crisp whites, and sharp blues set the stage for this 25th Wedding Vow Celebration! Vision Events had the dream clients on this one. They gave us their verbal wishes and let us go to town! We did! We embraced the surrounding Bougainvillea fuchsia pink of the grounds, and let that speak as we adorned the Cocktail area and the Reception with Silver sparkle, tasteful whites, and then accented it with cobalt blue accents. They let us use our ‘team sources’ to help them with all aspects of this event, not to mention all of the Paper Elements and Accents for the event from the Save the Dates/Invitation, to the place cards, menu cards & Mass booklet handouts. We even custom made all of the directional signs from the Lobby at the La Quinta Resort to the “La Casa” venue with classic framed signs which we created in partnership with House of Designs. Thank you Stephanie Cardona of House of Designs!

Guests were greeted by our own Vision Events team at the Gift and Sign in Table. We wanted to create a different kind of sign-in piece and with all of their guests coming from all over the world we found a gorgeous metallic blue and silver globe for the guests to sign as a keepsake for the couple to have and cherish in their Library. This couple’s wishes were that the gifts would be donations to their favorite charities which we thought was so amazing and loved watching unfold. The table was adorned by a crystal candelabra which as the dusk turned to night was filled with beautiful and artful drips of wax that said loud and clear….this was a night to remember!

The ceremony on the lawn was a beautiful spot for this intimate and lovely Catholic renewal. Fr. Jack and Maria and John were embraced by a beautiful, custom-made iron arch made by Larry Rogers of Mr. Roger’s Auto Body, and then beautified with lovely white and green florals all hand designed and applied by Jordan Hall and his team of designers @ Palm Springs Florist with Vision Events vision in mind. Trusted florists are the only way to go! Vision Events had three events across the valley on this day and we couldn’t be prouder of our teams who made all three events perfect!

Guests arrived and walked past the lit silver candelabra’s with orchid sprays to view the rose petal lined center aisle and be seated to take in the historic venue and all of its views, scenery, and classic Palm Springs vintage history. Vision Events focused on the Ceremony and the details first, in working closely with our clients, the priest, and all of the ceremony needs to make this that much more important and special. We adorned the Bride and Groom’s chairs with handmade blinged and satin blue back wraps for their chairs, and made sure that even the ‘Mother Mary’ wall font was lit with candles.

Now, onto the Cocktail Party, this was held in the historic ‘courtyard’, lit with market lights. The escort table was lit with beautiful crystal drop lamps, and adorned with loving pictures of our couple, their family, and special moments in their 25 years of marriage. Silver sequined tablecloths adorned each table with contemporary classic white florals, cut crystal votives, and more. Then we added a vintage silver settee and lounge chair vignette area with accented pillows to coordinate with our theme. This cocktail party was a happening event in itself, and when it was time to move to the reception all were pleased to know that the cocktail party was clearly the beginning of a wonderful evening of laughter, dancing, and tons of fun!

The Reception was set with 72” rounds covered in beautiful cobalt blue satin table cloths, blinged and mirrored centerpiece bases, gorgeous florals in mercury silver containers. Each setting was graced with silver leaf chargers, Swarovski silver napkins rings to wrap the blue satin napkins and each guest was given a beautifully hand-made cookie from the talented Lisa Provenza-Bebar of Fine Art Cookies, that read “Thank you for sharing this moment with us”. Each table had a pair of tall, crystal and silver candle holders and the table numbers were hand-made and designed by our team and framed in beautiful pearl and crystal frames. The cake by Exquisite Desserts was just a show stopper, and we adorned the table with a custom-made, Swarovski crystal ‘Love’ sign as well as we had a custom-made’ 25’ Swarovski Cake Topper made for them to keep as a keepsake. The live band set the stage for what was to come……fun! There was a lot of ‘clinking going on’ for sure! Candelabra’s and white orchid sprays bookmarked the stage and set the stage for the entertainment. This couple had something to gift to their guests as they had secretly practiced a dance routine and then asked their children and talented friends to entertain as well.

This was an event to remember!

Vendors:

Wedding Coordinator: Vision Events
Rentals: Vision Events
Florist: Palm Springs Florist
Cake: Exquisite Desserts
Photographer: Monocle Project
Arch: Mr. Roger’s Auto Body
Videographer: Ram Nogra
Favor Cookie: Fine Art Cookies
Invitation Suite/Menus/Signage: House of Designs
Chairs/Tables/Sofa: Archive Rentals
Venue: La Casa at La Quinta Resort
Band: NRG Music & Productions
Lighting: Signature Rentals

Sarah & Jayrom at Rose Cottage

Sarah & Jayrom – Palm Springs Wedding

Young Love, sweet hearts, becoming one while being enveloped in authentic beauty. The backdrop is an early 1900’s Rustic Estate called “The Rose Cottage” in Palm Springs,

California. This venue was the perfect place for these two to embody and embrace their futures together in front of family and friends. Hand laid Rock Walls, majestic mountain backdrops create the framework around this venue; then add lush gardens and lavish grass areas to this Rustic Romantic themed wedding, and you have ‘bliss’. Vision Events was honored to be a part of this ‘day’ for these two.

We were on this journey with them for a year and half and were able to bring to fruition a day that embodied ‘their loves’: romantic florals in bright pinks, fuchsias, purples, violets, and lavenders, then we added cut crystal and charmed accents from the signage to the table numbers. The linens were a metallic sheer in colors of ecru and foxtail lavender, Vision Events used mismatched white platings and wonderful Parisian glassware at each table setting.

Last, but not least, a hand built mesquite wood wedding arch adorned in gorgeous florals and greens was that finishing touch!

All of this was then enhanced with strung lights and tons of candle lit tables. The food was ‘delish’, but the S’more’s bar was a hit! This ‘lady and gentle man’ were a mix of old fashioned grace, charm, and flair. The future looks dreamy, lovely, and bright for these two! It’s always rewarding to see these productions come together like this! Thankful and blessed to be able to be a part of these wonderful ‘moments’ in people’s lives!