Simple Place Card Ideas

Although pretty simple, place cards can create a beautiful display and create a graceful entrance to the reception room. You can spend pennies or dollars when creating this display. Check out a few pics below to view simple arrangements:

A fresh rose with place card attached. Christy and John had their wedding date embossed into the card and each person's name engraved in gold writing.

Catherine Hall Studios

A bed of wild rice held the wine corks in place. Each cork was sliced horizontally to make a perfect slit for the place cards. This display holds up on windy days!

Heidi Wilson Photography

Simple cards clipped onto a string. A simple tablecloth and ribbon incorporates the colors and design of the wedding.

Court Leve Photography

What better way to tie in the beach theme than use sand for the place cards. Since it was a little breezy, the baskets allowed us to easily move the place cards inside during the ceremony and quickly bring them outside as guests approached the table!

Heidi Wilson Photography

Organic & fresh! Incorporating the mountain theme with a green wedding, these place cards were symmetrically placed on a striped linen.

Lake Tahoe Wedding | Blissful Surprise

Johanna and Aaron certainly had a blissful wedding featuring Lake Tahoe's finest venues along with Mother Nature's surprising elements.  Not only did they have a stunning ceremony on the lake, but they also had the accompaniments of early winter snow and mid fall sunshine.  This happy couple celebrated every ounce of peculiar happenings embracing snowball fights during the rehearsal dinner and floating the Truckee river the day prior.

As the bride's family is Jewish and the groom's Christian, the wedding consisted of a merriment of the two religions.  Champagne, blankets, white wooden chairs, a beautifully intricate Chuppah, and a stunning lake view greeted the guests at the ceremony site.  Although a little chilly, the bride and bridesmaids managed to pose in their strapless dresses with stunning bouquets (by Bellissima Floral).  The couple departed in a bold red old Land Cruiser with pine cones trailing behind.  Unique, fun, and constant entertainment defined this wedding!

Flowers:  Bellissima Floral ~ www.bellissimafloral.com

Photographer:  Catherine Hall ~ www.catherinehall.net

Music:  The String Beings ~ www.thestringbeings.com

Ceremony:  Tahoe Park Beach

Reception:  PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Queen of the Snows Wedding | Warm & Cozy

Carolyn and Ken were married on a perfect, crisp winter day in North Lake Tahoe. The families rented large cabins in Squaw Valley equipped with hot tubs, numerous bedrooms, pool tables, foosball, and large refrigerators. The in-house entertainment assisted in keeping this destination wedding's cost to a minimum. The ceremony took place at Queen of the Snows Catholic Church in Squaw Valley. As a huge storm delivered 6 feet of snow a few days prior the bride entered through a roofless tunnel of snow and into the back door.

The reception was held at PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn. As guests entered from the cold, they were greeted by a warm candle-lit foyer with a beautiful glowing place-card table. Bellissima Floral created a gorgeous 3 tier display of red cherries, floating candles, red berries, and white roses, which made for a welcoming ambiance that set the intimate and romantic setting for the evening. This ambiance continued in the reception room with aspen trees lit up with white lights and pictures of the couple growing up hanging from the branches; votive candelabras on the tables; and a 13 piece band to entertain the guests all night long.

Ceremony: Queen of the Snows

Reception: PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn

Florist: Bellissima Floral ~ www.bellissimafloral.com

Photographer: Heidi Wilson Photography ~ www.heidiwilson.com

When you decide not to hire a Wedding Coordinator

Who will ensure the signature cocktail is served, the DJ plays the correct formal dance music, the catering company sets mom at the correct table, the florist completes the ceremony setup prior to guests arriving? Don't fluster yourself on your wedding day - hire someone to take care of it.

San Francisco Wedding Fair

Last week we attended the San Francisco Wedding Fair at the Four Seasons Hotel.  It was a great success.  We met many potential clients and several notable vendors.  A few of these vendors had very impressive displays accompanied by even more impressive portfolios.  Here are a few of my favorites: www.Floramor.com - they made a beautiful arrangement for our booth!

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www.DarcyWeddings.com 

www.BLRphoto.com

www.NikkiRitcherweddings.com

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Welcome to One Fine Day's Blog

Darcy Padilla Photography

Hello, welcome to our blog.  Please enjoy our latest wedding photos and little tips to help you organize, plan, and strategize for your events.  The following photos are a compilation of a few of our weddings from the past few years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skis for a Guest Book

I recently attended a friend's wedding at the Clair Tabban Lodge in Truckee. The setting was a very old, rustic lodge designed to accommodate 70+ avid skiers. The lodge is set in Truckee near Sugar Bowl Ski Resort. Not much but the mountains surrounds this little outdoor enthusiast haven. Our friends booked the lodge over Thanksgiving week, celebrated thanksgiving with their family, and then through in a little wedding celebration. It was, warm, cozy, and very much a reflection of the bride and groom. As guests arrived, they walked into the ancient lodge and were greeted by a delicious cheese platter, bluegrass cd's (wedding favor), and the first chubby skis every made! The skis took the place of a guestbook. The night continued to entertain and surprise with dinner served on picnic benches, a local band (The Truckee Tribe) performing bluegrass music, and family musicians playing a few tunes on their instruments. Personality boomed from the floor boards all night long.

Although not the skis from our friend's wedding, this is a similar look!

Snow on Your Wedding Day

Almost every event has an unexpected interruption. For Johanna and Aaron, it was snow on their wedding day – 2 feet covered the ceremony site, which was a beautiful setting on a lawn with an unsullied view of the lake. As it was September, this weather was much unexpected. None the less, we dug up shovels and removed the snow from the brisk, yet fresh lawn. I instantly ordered more heaters and a heated tent for the bridal party, the hotel delivered notes under each guest’s door to inform them to wear warm and comfortable clothing to the ceremony (the mother of the bride’s wishes, of course), we gathered blankets and galvanized buckets to accompany the champagne as guests arrived to the lake, and we created a very cozy setting for the picture perfect summer wedding. The view of the guests seated at the ceremony was priceless: fleece blankets, pashminas, and wool coats lined the laps of all, as everyone cuddled up for a memorable and uniting service in front of a breathtaking view of a glassy Lake Tahoe.