Congratulations!

We made sure that when Ashley and Randy got back to the bridal suite, we had food waiting for them, a bottle of chilled champagne, something sweet to nibble on, and most importantly a little note to remind them how lucky we felt to be a part of their big day and even more so, to remind them that in the end...

love is all you need.

We will be putting up more pictures by the talented G. J. McCarthy who shot the Bol's wedding.

We just love that he captured them opening up our card! So extremely special! Thanks guys!

Brought a tear to our eyes!

Thank you Ashley for your amazing review of All You Need Is Love Events! We were BEYOND honored to be your planners on your big day and it meant the world to us that you put your trust into our hands to make sure your day was all you dreamed it would be and then some.

We love Ashley and Randy Bol!

Randy posted about the amazing ladies at All You Need Is Love, but I'm going to give the brides point of view. From the moment that Shannon and Vikki stepped on board, I felt a HUGE sigh of relief. At our first consultation, they came with clipboards and a ridiculously laid-out timeline (which my overly OCD-self appreciated). They listened to all the (sometimes crazy) things that we wanted and were supportive. They gave us incredibly helpful suggestions and advice. And this was all before the big day.

The day of the Rehearsal, my mind was already going a kajillion miles a minute. My entire family AND soon-to-be in-laws were there. And, not to mention, I was getting MARRIED the next day. The Rehearsal also sets the tone for the next day - and I truly believe it's one of the more important parts of the entire wedding process (again, it could be my OCD and wanting to know what is going on!). Shannon and Vikki stepped in and completely led the Rehearsal. My family and wedding party commented on how efficient - but also polite and kind - Shannon and Vikki were. Many times, you can feel almost bullied through the Rehearsal - but that was not the case. Then, we were able to leave feeling confident that the big day was going to be amazing.

The day of the wedding - Shannon, Vikki and Katie were at the venue early (and wearing headsets). It's hard to even write down everything that they did for us. From bringing the survival kit (with Tide stick...that we absolutely used BEFORE the wedding even started) to meeting the vendors before we arrived to buying extra booze (it was a good party) to making sure our alarm clock was set for the honeymoon. Honestly, I can't even tell you everything that they did (that shows you how good they are).

I would highly recommend All You Need Is Love Event Planning. To our friends at All You Need Is Love -- thank you, thank you, thank you.....a thousand times thank you!

Mr. and Mrs. Randy and Ashley Bol

It was truly OUR pleasure to be Randy and Ashley's coordinators for their amazing wedding this past weekend at the LA River Center and Gardens. These two are the epitome of fun, creative, and inspiring and it showed in every detail of their wedding. If you remember, I blogged about their amazingly creative and personalized invitations. As you can imagine, their wedding was no different. Most of the photographs that you will see here were taken by Roxy from Truly Yours Catering. ENJOY!

I had to snap a few pictures with my iphone! Look at how beautiful she is!

Ashley and Randy did a fist pump in their wedding. Didn't we tell you they were the coolest?!?

Libby Bol and Ben Owens (Sister and Brother of the couple) sang an amazing version of "Sometimes" by Rhett Miller. We situated them so that they could be looking at the

bride and groom while they sang. Watching them stare at A and R was a tear jerker!

The ceremony site was very intimate. Truly Yours set up everything flawlessly and made

the perfect arrangement so that everyone had a perfect view of A & R.

Ashley watched as her brother sang two songs during her ceremony.

The tears did not stop there!

Ashley's childhood friend Cheryl presided over the ceremony and gave one of the most

astonishing and chill evoking speeches. The entire ceremony was threaded with moments

and hints of who these two beautiful people are.

The first kiss as man and wife (the fist pump came directly after this)!

Randy and Ashley told us their dream for these intricate escort cards and I will be honest in saying, we were quite confused as to what they would turn out to look like. But as you can see, they came out to be AMAZING! Each table had a different theme (something that related to the couple and their history together). One table was the Bevo table because Ashley went to UT. Another had the University of Wisconsin's Badger representing Randy's alma mater. These

were great topic starters as well for those guests who did not know one another!

The breathtaking cake toppers were designed by the bride and groom and flowers were placed

perfectly on the cake by Sky Flowers. The cake was delicious and made by Cakery Bakery. The grooms cake had an amazing homage to RAD (the awesome BMX movie from the 80's)

Each place setting had a CD made by the bride and groom. This CD was mindblowing and will get its own post. That is how cool it was!

Around the table we scattered buttons that adorned the same hand drawn picture of the couple

as seen on the original invitation. Guests wore them all night long and many were excited to take them home and add them to their accessory arsenal.!

Yummy coffee bar with chocolate chips ready for the guests. Vikki really enjoyed this part!

The AMAZING staff of Truly Yours Catering worked seamleslly with All You Need Is Love Events and the entire evening went off without a hitch! Sean (pouring champagne above) was phenomenal and always let us know when the "Game was on".

Grand entrance was made to "Kick Start My Heart" by Motley Crue.

Didn't we say they were amazing?!?

First dance as a married couple to "Lashes" by Rhett Miller.

Ashley was one of the most easy going, level headed, and inspiring brides that we have worked with. She didn't want the evening to end! You can see in this picture that she is just so happy to start her life as Mrs. Bol and we were so happy to

be there and help her make her dreams come true!

The party got going and people did not leave the dance floor until the last shuttle left at 12:15 am. We made sure alarms were set for A and R (since they were supposed to leave at 6 something for their honeymoon), put them in the car of their awesome Best Man Doug, and sent the lovely Mr. and Mrs. Bol on their way. We can't wait to see the photographs from their photographer Gerry and share them with you! We were so lucky to also have the amazing help of Ms. Katie White. Without her, things would not have run as smoothly. Thank you for being the third musketeer Ms. White. Many adventures to come!

All in all, we can not begin to thank Ashley and Randy for letting us be a part of their day. We were truly moved by the love and amazing energy that rippled through the crowd that evening. Everyone was so happy to see these beautiful people join their lives together and start a new family. We left feeling tired and happy and content. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Bol.

And as we say, always remember...

All You Need Is Love

xx

Shannon and Vikki

Vendors:

All You Need Is Love Event Planning www.allyouneedisloveevents.com

Truly Yours Catering (Roxy and Chris) http://www.trulyyourscatering.com

Sky Flowers (Lilit) www.skyflowers.net

DJ Johnny http://www.allprofessionalsounds.com

Personal Touches make it that much better

I had an amazing meeting yesterday with one of our brides, Ashley (we wrote about her previously in Meet Ashley and Randy). We went to a cute little cafe and sat for about 2 and half hours and talked ALL things weddings. Ashley and Randy are getting married in April and so All You Need Is Love Events is really just acting as their "day of" coordinators but it was fun to sit down and go over a timeline, talk about the specifics, and hear about all the adorable personalized moments they are placing in their wedding.

When I asked Ashley about her invitations, she surprised me by letting me know she actually had a sample to show me. I of course was beyond excited as I love all things invites! Randy (the Groom) is an artist and so he hand designed their invitations using...wait for it...WATERCOLORS! These invites truly are one of the most personal and heartfelt invitations I have ever seen. I tried to capture them via my awesome IPhone camera so the quality is not that great but hopefully you can see how special these invitations are! What I find amazing is that he was able to capture the venue where they are getting married so beautifully that people are asking Ashley if they can keep the response cards. She had to tell them no:) Enjoy!

This is their response card and it features the gates at the LA River Center

where Ashley and Randy are getting married. I know the quality of the picture doesn't 

capture it as well but these were done in watercolor! AMAZING!

Back side of the response card.

Cover of the formal invitation.

I love the cartoon versions of Randy and Ashley on the cascading

red carpet into the flower beds. Perfectly LA:)

Backside of the invitation. Sorry it is blurry!

This is my favorite part of the set. Ashley has a large family (she is from Texas) and 

it is hard for all to come. SO...they are throwing a reception in TX and this is the

invite for that event. How cute is CA throwing the bouquet to TX? I love this!

This is the backside to that invite. The wording is definitely part of the charm:

"Can't make it out for the wedding or

just can't get enough of Ashley and Randy?

Then you're in luck!"

I just adore the states sipping champagne and throwing confetti together. Randy is from Wisconsin, so that is why the Badger state is hanging out in the crowd. Again, this is just so amazing!

So there you have it. Ashley and Randy are just too creative for words! I think that Randy needs to go in to a little side business doing personalized invitations don't you think??? 

Meet Ashley and Randy

This is Ashley.

This is Randy.

(Randy is the human...Eleanor Rigby is the puppy)

Their story is so adorable I had to let them tell it in their own words!

The Engagement

 Ashley's POV: The week of our engagement was admittedly a rough one as my department at WB had been dissolved. I had spent the entire day joking with a coworker how the layoffs were just the opportunity to invent "next big thing." I went home in a tizzy, opened the door and said, "Randy, I think I've invented the next Snuggie" (Ed note:  My incredible brainchild has since been invented.  Kids - if you stumble upon an ingenius idea, get to patenting before someone else does!  Ask Randy about the beer glove...). Moments after the Snuggie comment, I looked around the apartment and it looked AMAZING.  The floor was swept, furniture dusted, there were even candles and flowers on the table.  At this point most girls would probably start suspecting something, but completely oblivious, I continued on my Snuggie tirade.

 Randy made most delicious dinner, complete with wine pairings and a Top Chef favorite, scallops!  We spent the dinner chatting.  Randy even mentioned at one point how "we've never had a lull in conversation since our very first date."  Still, I remained completely unsuspecting. After dinner, Randy told me there is one last thing and then bent down on one knee. All I could think was, "Is he tying his shoe?"...and then "This is going to be one of those sad romantic comedies when the guy says,'I've been wanting to tell you something" and the girl screams out "I do!" and the guy says, "You are a great gal."So while I'm thinking of all the aforementioned movies, Randy said some very nice things, which I'll never remember! But eventually, I did say, "YES!"

 I go to work the next day and tell all my coworkers and agree that we need a celebratory happy hour!  We decide to go to Robano's, a little Italian place by WB.  Breanna drives me over and we park in the back.  She motions for us to go around the front, but I'm persistent that there is a back entrance (with a HUGE sign that says ROBANO's btw).  Finally, she agrees to go in the back so we walk through the restaurant to the patio and I see one of our friends, Mike.  I say to Bre, "How funny! My friend Mike is here. I'm going to go say hello."  I walk around a group of tables and there is Randy with a huge red boom box over his head playing our song, "Kickstart My Heart."  A huge group of my friends are also there wearing t-shirts that Randy designed for the occasion and fully loaded confetti guns. It was the best Engagement 48 Hours I could have imagined!

  

 Randy's POV:

 I had purchased a ring awhile ago and couldn't wait to pop the question, but I also wanted to make sure that everything was planned just right.  I couldn't do it before I asked Ashley's parents for their blessing, "and that had to be done in person so it can't happen until after I see them", I was thinking.  Every step was like this.  So it took a while.  The big question was do I do something grand and spectacular or something quite and personal.  I eventually decided that I could do both.

I took off work early so I could get home and clean the house and get the food prepared and in the oven.  Ashley had bought me a cookbook for Christmas and I decided to make a 3 course meal for her using recipes from it.  When she got home, she didn't seem to realize how odd it was that I had cleaned.  We started to eat and it felt just like our first date.  After the meal, I got on one knee said some wonderfully rehearsed things to her and asked her to marry me.  At first she didn't say anything, like she didn't know what was happening, then finally she said yes!  I later learned that she didn't say anything because she thought I was going to tie my shoe.

 The next day, I wanted to surprise her again.  I had an idea to make t-shirts and have a bunch of people wearing them, but it didn't really seem right for the proposal.  It did seem right for a surprise congratulatory party though.  So I make some t-shirts in the vein of the "Save Mary-Kate" one she bought from me before we knew each other and invited some friends to meet me at a restaurant.  They all put the t-shirts on and I gave them some confetti six-shooters that I'd been dying to try since I found out they existed.  As soon as Ashley walked through the door I held up a boombox playing our song and everyone shot confetti up into the air.  This time she did not think anyone was tying their shoe. 

    

Needless to say, these two were definitely meant for one another! I am so excited that these two wonderful people are allowing me to be their wedding coordinator for the upcoming nuptials at 

The Los Angeles River Center and Gardens in April. I am so excited to help them celebrate their special day and work with such awesome people. They have such a unique style and so will their wedding. I have really enjoyed getting to hear all of their great stories and the millions of things these two have in common. You can tell that this is love that is timeless...and one has to really give props to anyone who repeats the scene from Say Anything! Can't wait to get these two lovebirds hitched!