Wedding Ideas & Tips

Elegant … vibrant … laidback … cool … All of these words come to mind when I try to describe this wedding! Jenn and Sep {how adorable are they?!} wed at a luxury Malibu beach house right off PCH and together they focused on lots of handmade details to give their posh locale a lovely homespun appeal. Let’s take a look:

So many adorable details and I am beyond smitten with Jenn’s dress! Gorgeous! Now let’s hear a little from the bride about her spectacular day …

Tell us about your wedding style … :
Overall the wedding style was simple, colorful, and hopefully romantic. We didn’t want to have to follow a strict schedule and wanted to be sure the guests had fun with enough food and drink and music! We wanted them to enjoy the beautiful surroundings by the ocean, feel loved and know that they were all very special to us.

Personal touches?
I hand made a lot of things for the wedding which I thoroughly enjoyed!! They included:
- Lemon/lime candle favors
- Painted the little food signs for the buffet
- Used chalkboard paint for the table names and the program/other signs (tables were named after little tidbits of Sepehr and I like “Vegas” which was where we met)
- Cut up fabric pieces for the fabric scrap book sign in
- Handmade all the name cards
- Did all the flowers
- All wedding invitations were hand made as well including the inner envelopes!

We also had a video booth where guests could sit and send a message to us in private. We had some really creative ones too!!
Favorite part of the wedding day?
Favorite part of the wedding day would have to be walking down the aisle to my new husband. I cannot explain the excitement and emotion I felt seeing him standing there, waiting for me. It made me feel immediately calm and at peace when our eyes met. Mushy yes, but so true. Second favorite part would have to be my brother’s speech. Since my dad passed away when I was in high school, he really stepped it up and gave a touching speech. It was amazing and I am so thankful for him.

… And the details:
Ceremony & Reception venue - Malibu Luxury Beach House
Bride’s attire - Cymbeline from Paris, style Colibri
Makeup/Hair - Nicole Walpert - nicwalpert.hair@gmail.com
Photographer - Christine Lee Smith Photography
Cake - Yummy Cupcake
Persian Dancers - Monica Ramos

Thanks to Jenn and Sep for sharing your big day with us and best wishes for a fabulous future! And a special thanks to photographer Christine Lee Smith for sending over these beautiful photos!

{All photos by Christine Lee Smith Photography}