Here is a continuation of the loveliness of Alex + Pat's wedding at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art. Look at those details! Everything is so striking (including our adorable bride, Alex). Don't forget to check out the vendor list at the bottom of the first post, too, for inspiration-- I especially love the paper products by Cotton Flower Press!

Chances are, you've never been to a wedding like Alex + Pat's-- I don't think I had ever seen so people ready to get down and dirty (literally-- there was silly string involved, but you'll have to wait for Part 3 to see those shenanigans). It all made for a really fabulous time of laughter and booty shaking... which makes for awesome pictures, if I do say so myself!

Alex + Pat were married at The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, an absolutely stunning and unique venue. I love all the silly details (along with the elegant and vintage-inspired ones as well) that this couple put into their wedding. From the get-go, there was a little good-ol'-fashioned rivalry here, as the bride went to school at Stanford and law school at Harvard and the groom attended UCLA and now USC for grad school... During dinner, when usually things are a little quiet, all the guests at different tables were doing their schools' cheers (even back to high school, where Alex + Pat met), which got pretty rowdy. And they had sunglasses for their friends and family that said either "I love me some Pat" or "I love me some Alex." Needless to say, everyone was very excited to celebrate with this amazing couple (yes, those are noise makers that their guests blew when Pat + Alex were announced as husband and wife), and their wedding was so unbelievably fun. The love these two share is blatantly obvious, and the love their friends and family have for them is just as strong. We were honored to be in the midst of such an open, caring, and party-loving group of people. Congrats, Alex + Pat-- we love you guys!

I've been working on blogging more details to give ideas to our future brides. Here is the list of awesome vendors Alex + Pat hired for their big day:

Coordinator: Rachel of Bliss Events Best Florist Ever: Nellie of Stems Design Studio (I have to throw in that Alex really, really loved Nellie's work, as did we-- hence the title I've decided to give her!) Delicious Catering: Giuseppe Cupcakes (yummy photo in the next posting): Cups Amazing Paper Products (programs, name cards, etc.-- highlighted in the next posting): Cotton Flower Press (the bride's sister's company!) Sunglasses: Print Globe DJ: Dave Cutler of Hit It Music Productions

I'm not going to lie... I am so excited to share these photos that I can't even wait until my newly-designated Monday morning post. Marbrisa + Matt haven't seen any photos yet, and as I was emailing this beautiful bride tonight, I just got so overwhelmed that I had to put together a blog post for her. Right. Now.

You know how sometimes you meet someone and you just "know"? In our line of work, we are really lucky to get that experience more than most people, and when we met Marbrisa + Matt, all four of us "knew" right away. They were married on 10/10/10 in a friend's gorgeous backyard in North Park, and we feel so fortunate to have been part of their wedding day. It was especially fun for us because we have now met many of their friends through other weddings-- in the next installment (there's more to come, for sure), you may recognize the lovely Priscilla, another freaking fantastic bride of ours. And Marbrisa's best friend now has been to three weddings we've photographed-- a very small world indeed.

So, now I'll leave you with the first round of teasers for Marbrisa + Matt's big day:

Floral work: Wholesale flowers put together by the bride and a friend (jars from Ikea) Catering: Cupid's Catering (so yummy-- with REALLY friend staff!) Boutonnieres: Made by Marbrisa from scraps of fabric, buttons, and twine Desserts/Dessert Table Decoration: Made by Marbrisa's aunt