Santiago Canyon Wedding

It's another fabulous Wedding Wednesday today! This week we have this adorable wedding from D Park Photography. The bride chose such a wonderful color palette that just feels like spring! There's so many great details about this wedding, like chairs from fenway park, and a cotton candy cart for guests to indulge in during the reception. This wedding is not only beautiful, but it also looks like everyone had so much fun! Enjoy these great photos...

Vendor Love -

Venue - Santiago Canyon 
Photographer - D Park Photography
Catering - Colette's Events
Cake - Colette's Cake Goddess
Cotton Candy - Dolly's Sweet Dreams
Photo Booth - Photo Booth on Wheels

2013 Wedding Trends No.7 -The Reception Lounge

No. 7 on our list of the top ten wedding trends for 2013 is.....

The Reception Lounge!

Okay so that probably wasn't much of a surprise since we said it in the title, but we can still get excited because this one's really fun!

photos courtesy of Weddings Illustrated, Colette's Events (2), the knot, Green Wedding Shoes, Art of Weddings, Ruffled (2)

   Reception Lounges are a great addition to your wedding or any event really. It's similar to lounge areas in nightclubs in style and atmosphere but without all of the sweaty 20 year old's!
 And just like with nightclubs, there's a variety of themes you can play with to enhance your lounge. From an all white super lounge to bohemian chic.
 When your indoors you can create an amazing atmosphere with lighting and create drama with pipe and drape. Outdoors your lounge can be just as fabulous with tenting structures and loads of candles! And there's tons of rental companies out there specializing in lounge furniture. FormDecor has loads of modern and mid-century furniture, while Found and Archive Vintage Rentals have amazing amounts of vintage and rustic pieces!
But by far the funnest (yes I know that's not a real word) part is taking your lounge beyond just seating. A lounge is a great way for guests to mingle with each other, or take a break from all of that dancing. So add a cigar bar or tastings of your grooms favorite brews. And signature digestif and dessert passed around the lounge area, would be absolutely delightful to all of your guests! And with only one wedding a lifetime everyone should be delighted.

2013 Wedding Trends No.8 Birds

Ah it's finally a nice quiet Wedding Wednesday around here! Which means we can happily focus on every little detail of wedding fabulousness.

photo courtesy of Once Upon Supplies

Photos from left to right: Mints Flower (2), Colette's Cake Goddess (2), Cami Purpura, Colette's Events, Heather Bullard, Green Wedding Shoes, A Beautiful Mess

Number eight on our wedding trends of 2013 is Birds! Of course we prefer to think of them, as 'love birds'. Add a little whimsy to your wedding day with a bird theme. This is a theme that transcends styles, and fits brides with a flare for vintage or contemporary. From prints and patterns to birdcages

 and handmade bird cake toppers it is quite a lovely wedding trend!

photo courtesy of Ruffled

The Late Night Snack

It's Wedding Wednesday again our favorite day of the week! Actually any day we get to focus on food and parties is our favorite day of the week. A great wedding trend that we love is surprising your guests with a midnight snack during your reception. After dinner and cake guests will have danced themselves hungry again so serving a snack is a great pick me up to keep the party going. It also serves a purpose of soaking up some of that alcohol before the last dance.

The Cocktail Party

The Cocktail party is much more then cocktails it's a prime time for eating delicious food presented in unexpected ways. And It's a great way to host an event where the intentions are to have your guests mingle and meet, whether it be a wedding, fundraiser or just a fun party at home.

 

Rooftop Soiree

It's Wedding Wednesday again, and this week we're in love with Rooftop Weddings!

Imagine your ceremony with the skyline as your backdrop, or your reception under the stars without the restrictions of a park? Incredible, right?  

We've been inspired by some beautiful weddings in the big apple, like this brightly colored wedding on top of the Rockefeller Center.

Strawberry Fields

 It's Strawberry Season in southern California and that means delicious fresh strawberries are taking center stage in our kitchen.  Enjoy our wild baby greens salad with strawberries, feta, and champagne-orange vinaigrette, or try our chilled strawberry basil soup shooters for a savory addition to any meal. As an appetizer on the sweeter side enjoy freshly picked strawberries stuffed with ginger cream cheese and fresh mint. And of course, strawberries truly shine as dessert!  Our cake goddesses are taking advantage of the season with strawberry macrons, strawberry short cake, strawberry pie and chocolate dipped strawberries too!

Our mixologists are also joining in on the fun! You're guests will be pleasntly surprised to sip on our house-made strawberry tequila, a strawberry basil martini, or a refreshing strawberry and ginger cooler.

Cheers to Strawberry Season!

Summer Fun

We know, we know it's still technically spring and the year has been rushing by but we're always excited for the wedding and party season and June is just around the corner! Colette's is ready for your graduation celebrations, father's day BBQs, summer soirees and of course fabulous weddings. And in keeping with the festive mood of summer entertaining we're introducing some delicious menu items that are light and crisp for those hot summer parties.

Try our new crab and avocado salad atop a crisp watermelon medellion or chilled avocado soup shooters

Add a grilled peach and goat cheese salad with blackberries and lemon vinaigrette for a fresh taste for your menu

And fish tacos can be served up by our chefs as an entree or try them mini for a fun and unexpected appetizer that will wow your guests.

For dessert try our Cake Goddessess' newest creation; Avocado Panna cotta (clearly we've fallen head over heels with avocado)

We didn't forget about the drinks either, signature cocktails anyone?

We can't wait to serve Hibiscus Margaritas, and Apple Sage Coolers made from apple pie moonshine. yum!

Whimsical Summer Wedding at The Muckenthaler

Now that it's getting warmer those summer nights of festive dancing after dark under the bistro lights is nearly upon us. And we can't think of a better way to celebrate then with this midsummer wedding at our favorite venue the Muckenthaler Mansion! This couple chose to get a custom designed open air tent perfect for warm summer nights. The whole family worked together making and installing their own decor of handcrafted pom poms in pale yellow and gray creating a whimsical backdrop perfect for dancing the night away under!

The bride also crafted this adorable seating card holder out of ribbon and clothes pins

 

The cake was of course created by our fabulous Cake Goddesses, and we love how the ribbon on the cake mimics the brides sash!

Venue: The Muckentahler Mansion, Fullerton CA/ Catering: Colette's Events/ Cake: Colette's Cake Goddess/ Photographer:Paige and Blake Green Photography/ Florist: Heavenly Blooms