Baby Shower given with love; round 1

Although I don't spend too much time planning showers, some have have been given with love for very special people in my life. One of them being my best friend Adrienne.

Adrienne and I met in elementary school. We immediately clicked and were inseparable from the first day of school. We both planned our lives out together. We promised each other that we would be each others maids of honor, our children's god mothers and share every special moment of our lives and fortunately it has worked out in that very same way!! When she first announced she was pregnant together we cried, we laughed and we immediately began to plan the long awaited baby shower. She decided early on that she would not find out the sex of the baby (yes I went off on her a few times, but had to respect her decision) so this made the color choices a bit challenging. Knowing that I would not let her down she gave me some leeway as to the decor and here's what I came up with...

Some of the details not shown here:

• Every guest received a home made cupcake along with a personalized note thanking them for joining in our festivities.
• The packaged cookies were shipped from California (Mothers brand) and assembled the night before the shower.
• The cake was a marble chocolate and vanilla cake covered with fondant, made by both Adrienne and I.
• Each table had a different name to it like, baby cry, baby Gomez, bottle feed, nursery etc.
• We also had a scavenger hunt with disposable cameras in which the guests had to photograph baby related items.

The baby shower was a huge success and the result was a beautiful bouncing baby boy!

Baby shower pictures by Leiani Prieto

Family photo by UDS Photo

Additional foot note: Adrienne is now carrying baby number 2. We have already began to plan a fun filled round 2!!

Fraga - Rizo Wedding

Cindy and Roger currently live and study in North Carolina. Their family is here in South Florida while they are away working on their careers. Their love story began back in high school where Cindy had a silent crush on Roger. It was after they graduated that they reunited at the FIU library and this brings us to this magical day!!

When I first began conversing with Cindy about her wedding vision, she insisted that it had to reflect a "Country style" wedding. For a minute I thought to myself, how in the world am I going to pull this off - in Miami none less.

The hardest task was finding the location, hence budget was a factor, however, Cindy required it to have a barn - country feel to it. So the search began. From the Florida Keys to Central Florida. Endless calls, emails and inspecting various sites until we came across the Comber Hall. It was convenient (adjacent to the church), it was elegant and even better.....affordable.

Due to Cindy not living here, the planning process required a lot of emails and conference calls. Luckily she had her mom here and most of our meetings took place in my office with Cindy on the phone.

Saturday May 29, 2010, was a beautiful morning! The bride woke up in her suite at the Biltmore Hotel and had a scrumptious breakfast. Her niece, Jenny spent the night with her and began working on her hair in the early afternoon. When the Rolls arrived to pick her up to take her to the church, she looked like a porcelain doll. As Cindy walked down the aisle with her brother Ricky by her side, Roger was overwhelmed with joy. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and heartfelt.

Once the ceremony ended, the guests conveniently walked next door to where the festivities continued. The place card table had miniature metal containers filled with moss which identified the guests place of seating. Adjacent to this table was the sign in which I thought was unique.. It was a tree in which the guest had to use their thumbprint (as leaves) and sign their names on it. This was a bit messy but very creative! When the guests entered the ballroom, they were magically transformed to a barn-like venue filled with an abudance of candles inside mason jars, hanging curly willow resembling dried out trees and garden containers filled with colorful Gerber daisies and green hydrangeas. The theme was carried throughout the wedding with the favors. The favors alternated with strawberry jam filled mason jars and small burlap pouches filled with the couples favorite chocolates. The tables were named rather than numbered and each name represented a location in which the couple had visited throughout their courtship.

Cindy and Roger's wedding was a night filled with love, admiration and passion. Everyone in attendance was overjoyed for the couple and expressed their feelings accordingly. The couple will be honeymooning in Italy for 2 weeks and will then go back to live in North Carolina until they both complete their studies!

Professional pictures by Manolo Doreste coming soon....

Cynthia and Roger from Alan Button on Vimeo.

Reyes - Conde Wedding

The beginning of the year started great for us. On January 2, we had a beautiful wedding at Deering Estate. Maricelis and Luis had been planning this spectacular wedding for the past year. Maricelis knew exactly what she wanted and did not hesitate to make decisions. Luis is a music guru and chose the music for each section of the night, very carefully.

The day began with a hair and makeup and a very excited bride to be! The ceremony took place on the perfectly manicured lawn overlooking the beautiful and tranquil bay, followed by the cocktail hour. Maloman and their team did a fabulous job in whisking the bride and groom away to take the magnificent romantic portraits with the sun setting in the background! As the cocktail hour came to an end, the guests were escorted to the courtyard for dinner.

Before the newlywed couple entered the courtyard adorned by Roman Cusco and AB Cover Designers to begin their first dance, the guests were treated to a great video montage put together by Ever Clear productions. As the couple walked through the historic door leading to the courtyard, there was so much love felt in the air you can certainly feel it. As the night went on, the guests enjoyed the delectable meal from Joy Wallace Catering, the most delicious bite size cupcake favors by Bite Size Creations and then moved in doors to enjoy the tunes played by Ubi Marrero.

As the guests enjoyed the dancing, the bride and groom cut the delicious guava and cheese cake by Elegant Temptations. We must not forget that the cake was well accompanied by gourmet coffee from Aroma Espresso (it paired up perfectly with the cold weather and the home made "coquito" prepared by the bride herself!!)

Mari and Luis had the wedding of their dreams in which both families put so much time and effort in. Thank you for allowing Michelle and I to be a part of your special day and may the rest of your life be a pleasant dream as well!


Below please find a teaser provided by Ever Clear Productions.... Enjoy !!!!!!!!!

Mari and Luis Wedding Teaser Trailer from Ever Clear Productions on Vimeo.