Pacific Weddings -

A Lasting Impression

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:03:54 +0000

Photographer Corbin Gurkin travels to Paris to photograph Delphine Manivet's bridal dresses in a Monet-inspired setting bound to leave a lasting impression. What could possibly be more romantic than a wedding in The City of Lights.

gowns by delphine manivet | stationery by ceci new york | jewelry designer kristin morris

Botanical Cakes

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:39:21 +0000

Antique botanical prints, like the flowers that they depict, are collected mainly on the basis of their intrinsic beauty. These cakes embrace the bounties of nature in all her natural wonder.

[Photo 1] Maggie LaBaugh of Maggie Austin Cake created this delicately frilly cake with a stem of phalaenopsis orchids as the crowning glory.

A Union at Rustic Carmel Valley Ranch

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:08:09 +0000

Very few girls are fortunate enough to have their wedding gown selected and fitted by the designer himself. Solera Smith owes a debt of gratitude to her girlfriend Jane, who took the liberty of arranging a day of appointments at bridal salons around San Francisco. They had been shopping in the city most of the morning and nothing stood out.

Hawaiian Time: A Real Wedding on Oahu's North Shore

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:23:59 +0000

Lindsey Borden credits her sister Lauren for introducing her to her future husband, Lee LeGrande, six years ago. The two were talked into a blind dinner date with Lauren and her husband at a Manhattan Beach restaurant. Although Lindsey admits she was attracted to the handsome volleyball player, the timing just wasn’t right. After a few dates, they went their separate ways.

A Walk to Remember: Seaside Wedding at Olowalu Plantation

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:56:14 +0000

In a rather unspectacular watering hole in England, Craig Caffrey conjured romance out of thin air. “I barely did anything more than say hello,” the charming Londoner recalls of the moment he met Chanel White. Sparks ignited, nonetheless. Ask the quietly elegant Chanel what initially attracted her to the graduate student and she doesn’t hesitate.

Fred Patacchia Weds Melissa Gomez

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:14:31 +0000

When Fred Patacchia, Jr., a professional surfer from Oahu, asked island beauty, Melissa Gomez, to spend the rest of her life with him, there was no place more idyllic than the middle of the Pacific Ocean. For some, the idea of getting down on one knee atop a jet ski might be considered a high-risk proposal. There is, of course, the diamond ring to bear in mind.