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A Good Affair’s 2011 Year-End Events Rewind!

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

We are so grateful for the amazing 2011 that we had! We worked with so many amazing couples and so many spectacular vendors… we hope 2012 will be just as wonderful, if not better!! As we close out of 2011, we wanted to bring to you a rewind of our 2011 events!

Sarah & Chris : The Biltmore Four Seasons, Santa Barbara {Click for full post} Photography by Studio EMP

Cami & Elliot : Rancho Las Lomas, Silverado {Click for the full post} Photography by Miguel Pola Photographers

Rina & Jason : Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano {Click for full post} Photography by Kenny Grill Photography

Kate & James : St. Norbert’s Church, Orange & The Summit House, Fullerton {Click for full post} Photography by Capturing Moments

Natalie & Phil : Surf & Sand Resort, Laguna Beach {Click for full post} Photography by Capturing Moments

Whitney & Chris : The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel {Click for full post} Photography by Llanes Weddings

Liz & Tom : La Canada Flintridge Country Club, Los Angeles {Click for full post} Photography by Capturing Moments

Harmony & Kyle : O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Seal Beach {Click for full post} Photography by Capturing Moments

Julie & Mike : Oak Canyon Nature Preserve {Click for full post} Photography by Yantz Photography

Kristina & Teddy : Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano {Click for full post} Photography by Josh Elliott Photography

Lisa & Mike : Hillcrest Park, Fullerton {Click for full post} Photography by Lisa Ibarra

Misty’s Baby Shower : Anaheim Private Residence {Soon to be published!} Photography by Luminaire Images

Brooke & John : Bella Collina Towne and Golf Club, San Clemente {Click for full post} Photography by Studio EMP

Crystal & Sandy : Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano {Click for full post} Photography by KLK Photography

Mai & David : Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano {Click for full post} Photography by Aldous Photography

Thanks to all our beautiful and happy couples for making 2011 unforgettable!

We can’t wait for 2012 to bring you more happy occasions!

Happy New Year!!

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2012 Best of Weddings Pick!

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Mai & David ~ Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano ~ Aldous Photography

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Here’s to the newlyweds, Mai & David! We had such a wonderful time creating the bright and citrusy wedding design complete with yarn ball accents and paper rosettes. The bright orange and greens came together beautifully! San Juan Capistrano is such a beautiful area to go off and take these romantic pictures as well! One of our favorite reasons Franciscan Gardens is such a great venue to get married at!

Can you say foot fetish?? If you’ve been following our weddings, we’ll ALWAYS try to get the photographer to take these feet shots! But aren’t they oh-so-adorable images?

The bride, Mai, is from Japan. And that’s actually where this cute couple met! We wanted her to be able to incorporate that part of her heritage in this special day, so she had rice crackers from Japan as special favors for each guest too!

Her mom also contributed in doing this amazingly intricate carved melons!

Special thanks to all the vendors!

Coordination/Event Design/Candy Station: A Good Affair Wedding & Events Production

Venue: Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano

Catering: 24 Carrots

Cake: Simply Sweet Cakery

Photography: Aldous Photography

Escort Cards, Menu Cards & Table Numbers: Darla Marie Designs

Escort Favors: Jones Sodas

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2012 Best of Weddings Pick!

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Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

We would love to setup a complimentary consultation with you at our Newport Beach Design Studio!

Happy Planning,

AGA

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Lisa & Mike ~ Hillcrest Park ~ Lisa Ibarra Photography

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Congrats to a wonderful couple, Lisa & Mike! It was our pleasure to be part of such a special day! Lisa & Mike are quite the pair… and their love is just so incredible! It was a beautiful day at Hillcrest Park for their special day!

Lisa made so many neat items to fit the setting perfectly… don’t you love this adorable sign?

A gorgeous bouquet by Emporaflora that included succulents, orchids, and monkey tails!

We love this idea!! Thumbprint tree as a guest book! Check out a Fab Find we posted with other unique guest book ideas too!

Another adorable way to display escort cards!

A surprise for the groom! A Star Wars entrance with theme music and light sabers! It was awesome to see!!

Love the centerpieces… they complimented the Hillcrest Park terrace beautifully!

Adorable Star Wars cake toppers! Cake provided by Patty’s Cakes and Desserts in Fullerton.

Gotta love photo booth time!

Congrats to Lisa and Mike! We wish you every happiness together!

Thanks to all the wonderful vendors for all your hard work! It was an amazing event!!

Venue: Hillcrest Park, Fullerton

Coordination: A Good Affair Wedding & Event Production

Catering: Blue Agave Southwest Grill

DJ: Elevated Pulse Productions

Hair & Makeup: Candy Mandy Hair

Officiant: You May Kiss the Bride

Cake: Patty’s Cakes and Desserts

Photobooth: The Original Traveling Photo Booth

Florals: Emporaflora

Rentals: Create A Party

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2011 Best of Weddings Pick!

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Happy Planning,

AGA

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Rina & Jason ~ Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano ~ Kenny Grill Photography

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Remember that fun couple at Franciscan Gardens with a unique and beautiful vintage wedding? Here are the AMAZING details from the big day!! Congrats to Rina and Jason!! We loved working with the creative bride in creating all these wonderful vintage ideas! Check out all the neat details and elements that pulled everything together!

Love these shots by Kenny Grill Photography! Their engagement shots were adorable too!

Don’t forget the video highlights by Crescent Bay Films!

Homemade custom cookies… absolutely adorable!!

Oh happy day!! Check out that neat backdrop they built!

Gotta love these cool vintage finds… Rina is a totally rad antique shopper!
We spent one glorious Sunday morning at the Irvine Antique Market hunting for more vintage goodies!

Can’t go vintage without some burlap… “how sweet it is…”

This dessert station rocked our world! We loved setting up all these yummy sweets in a very homey and rustic feel.

Mother of the bride handmade these beautiful beaded flowers.
They incorporated beautifully into the bouquets we designed with peonies and succulents for the bride and bridesmaids! LOVE that antique brooch too!

Gorgeous white hydrangeas with accents of succulents – an A Good Affair floral creation in nice wooden boxes.

Love these long family style tables… the burlap runner really adds that special touch!

Homemade jam for favors! A wonderfully sweet take home treat for their guests.

What an amazing and detail filled wedding! We had such a great time brainstorming these ideas and seeing it come to fruition! We hope you enjoyed these special touches as well!

No event is possible without the hardwork of amazing vendors! Cheers to a great team!

Venue: Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano

Catering: 24 Carrots

Photography: Kenny Grill Photography

Videography: Crescent Bay Films

Florals: A Good Affair

Event Design & Coordination: A Good Affair

DJ & Lighting: Elevated Pulse Productions

Officiant: The Clergy Network

Hair & Makeup: Ten-Eleven Makeup

Desserts: by the bride

Jam Favors: by the bride

Let us know how we can help you make your special day unique and unforgettable!

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2011 Best of Weddings Pick!

Check out our portfolio

Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

We would love to setup a complimentary consultation with you at our Newport Beach Design Studio!

Happy Planning,

AGA

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Kristina & Teddy ~ Franciscan Gardens Wedding ~ Josh Elliott Photography

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

We absolutely LOVE working at Franciscan Gardens! It is a beautiful and versatile venue that suits any color palette, style and motif. Congrats to Kristina & Teddy on their gorgeous wedding here of rich purples and brilliant greens! The whimsical nod to a vintage feel with the bird cages and pompoms were wonderful accents to an overall elegant and royal affair. Josh Elliott Photography captured all these amazing details and vibrant colors! Don’t forget to check out the happy couple’s engagement shoot with Josh Elliott too!

We hope you enjoyed this amazingly beautiful wedding!! As always, cheers to the amazing vendors that created this spectacular event!!

Venue: Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano

Catering: 24 Carrots

Cake: Savoie’s Fare

Floral Design & Decor: A Good Affair Wedding & Event Production

Photography: Josh Elliot Photography

DJ/Lighting: Just Imagine Entertainment

Hair/Makeup: Andrea Buhler

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2011 Best of Weddings Pick!

Check out our portfolio

Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

We would love to setup a complimentary consultation with you at our Newport Beach Design Studio!

Happy Planning,

AGA

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Rancho Las Lomas ~ Miguel Pola Photographers

Monday, November 7th, 2011

It was an amazing day out at Rancho Las Lomas for this special couple’s wedding! The beautiful floral arrangements by Lavenders Flowers with unique wax vessels on rustic wooden tables really captured the elegant feel the couple wanted for their special day. It was a pleasure to work with the couple on their destination wedding, with friends and family coming from all over to join them! Miguel Pola Photographers captured all the beautiful details!

Without a wonderful team of vendors, this elegant affair could not have come together as beautifully and as effortlessly as it did!

Venue: Rancho Las Lomas

Catering: 24 Carrots

Florals: Lavenders Flowers

Photographer: Miguel Pola Photographers

Videographer: Isabel Gonzalez Videotique

Whoopie Pie Favors: The Appropriated Muffin

Wedding Cake: Simply Layered Bakery

Linens: La Tavola

Wax Vessels: Candles West

DJ & Specialty Lighting: Honored Occasions

Vintage Car Service: Classic Limos

Officiant: The Clergy Network

Hair & Makeup: Andrea Buhler

Planning your next big (or small) event? Let us know how we can help make it stress-free and effortless on you!

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2011 Best of Weddings Pick!

Check out our portfolio

Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

We would love to setup a complimentary consultation with you at our Newport Beach Design Studio!

Happy Planning,

AGA

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A Fresh Gray and Yellow Wedding ~ A Good Affair Event Design

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Gray and yellow was quite the popular color scheme. It’s chic and modern, yet fun and light! Perfect for any wedding day!
Check out a few other gray & yellow weddings we worked on! Whitney and Chris at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, and Julie and Mike at the Oak Canyon Nature Preserve in Anaheim.

But here is a beautiful and simple gray and yellow wedding fully designed and executed by yours truly, A Good Affair! Thanks to Kenny Grill Photography for taking the time to come out and capture these wonderful details for us!

We designed a combination of high and low centerpieces, spread throughout the room. We accented the king’s table with both heights and a mix of candles to give it extra interest. Cut lemons lined the short centerpieces, while whole lemons filled the tall.

Beautiful blooms of yellow and white orchids adorned the curly willow branches. The curling branches giving the relatively static piece a more organic feel and natural movement.

We choose to go with white chivari chairs and cushions to give the satin gray linens and canary yellow napkins a nice contrast. The white chairs were a nice clean and crisp statement in and of itself as well!

The bride is a teacher so she included these adorable signs and mini chalkboards as her table numbers.

We came up with this fun way to setup escort cards. Run various ribbons across an empty picture frame and attach the cards using tiny clothespins!

The reception space had a small stage, so we setup the cake and the candy buffet there as a nice focal point. In keeping with the gray and yellow, we did the same for the candy. Gray candy is hard to find without it being M&Ms or metallic. But we did good on this one! The bride loved it and got all her favorite candies in! The wooden crates really tied together well with the table signs, and were still a nice clean look.

Hand fluffed tissue pompoms hung as a full backdrop behind the candy station. A real treat to also have had a mirror behind it too! It added nice depth to the entire setup. We love the touch of whimsy these pompoms add! It looks much like the white and yellow mums used in the low centerpieces.

A matching cake by Simply Sweet Cakery. Simple and clean lines with gray ribbon, fresh flowers, and fresh cut lemons. Adorable!

We had a blast coming up with these ideas and then seeing them come to life for the big day! We hope you enjoyed this journey into A Good Affair’s event design! Let us know if we can help you plan your next big event! We love taking on new ideas and challenges!

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2012 Best of Weddings Pick!

Check out our portfolio

Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

We would love to setup a complimentary consultation with you at our Newport Beach Design Studio!

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Kate & James ~ The Summit House, Fullerton ~ Capturing Moments Photography

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

What can we say about Kate & James? They were such an amazing couple to work with. And Kate’s mom… we fell in love with!! Being a part of this wedding was such a wonderful experience – we’re so happy to have been able to have developed such a close relationship with them that when the big day finally came… we felt like a part of the family, happy and sad, excited and anxious! What were we supposed to do now that all our time together was coming to an end?? Keep in touch of course!

We had the pleasure of being the liaison for them since they were planning the whole affair from out-of-state! Destination weddings can be tricky… but we make sure to take away all that stress and make the planning fun and easy!

The beautiful church for the ceremony was St. Norbert’s in Orange, followed by a lovely reception at the Summit House in Fullerton. We were excited to be such an integral part of their wedding doing their full planning and design!

She was a beautiful bride… with such beautiful eyes! (Yes – corny, we know)

LOVE these blue shoes! (They were flats too! Total comfort!)

Amazing floral bouquet by Lavenders Flowers!

Gorgeous detailed cake by Simply Sweet Cakery.

Thanks to all the vendors that made this event that was near and dear to our hearts so amazing and special!!

Coordination & Design: A Good Affair Wedding & Events

Church: St. Norbert Catholic Church, Orange

Reception: Summit House, Fullerton

Photography: Capturing Moments

DJ/Lighting: Steve Burdick Events

Photo Booth: Honored Occasions

Videographer: Crescent Bay Films

String Trio: Festive Strings

Hair & Makeup: Andrea Buhler

Limo/Shuttle Service: Classique Limousines

Classic Car: Classic Limos

Invitations: Invitation Design Studio

Florals: Lavenders Flowers

Linens: Santanas Party Rentals

Chiavari Chairs: Create A Party

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2012 Best of Weddings Pick!

Check out our portfolio

Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

We would love to setup a complimentary consultation with you at our Newport Beach Design Studio!

Happy Planning,

AGA

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Julie & Mike ~ Oak Canyon Nature Preserve, Anaheim ~ Yantz Photography

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

And we’re back with the amazing photography by Yantz Photography of Julie & Mike’s wedding day! And in the time we’ve been working on getting this spectacular post out to you… we also found out that Julie’s amazing dress by Modern Trousseau was featured on their blog! Be sure to check that out!

Julie & Mike’s wedding took on a natural vintage/rustic feel with grays and yellows, accented with DIY details…

If you’re thinking of other gray and yellow ideas, be sure to check out our design post from another featured wedding!

We loved creating this bouquet with the vintage brooch detail and the jute wrapped around. The white dahlias, scabiosa pods and billy balls made this a fun and rustic bouquet… perfect for the ceremony setting!

A beautiful shot of the happy bride! All wedding moments should be like this…

Gorgeous girls in gray. Gotta love that pop of the yellow!

Oh, the guys. Check out those gray and yellow argyle socks!

An adorable detail for guests to pick up after signing the guest book… Little tissue packets.

The Oak Canyon Nature Preserve in Anaheim… a gorgeous setting for this intimate ceremony.

A cute (and tasty) way to escort your guests to their seats… numbered cookies with a name tag attached! Check out that cool lantern too!!

Can’t do vintage without some mason jars! Love the floating candles in them.

In lieu of a full wedding cake, they decided on a sweets station with cupcakes and an assortment of candies! Love certainly is sweet… the cutest thing is the miniature bride and groom toppers on the top cupcake!

And of course, gotta have some photobooth time!! How adorable the happy couple is! Here’s to many many years of love and happiness!

Without an amazing team of vendors, this day could not have been as wonderful and flawless as it was!

Many thanks to:

Ceremony: Oak Canyon Nature Preserve, Anaheim

Reception:Brookhurst Community Center, Anaheim

Coordination: A Good Affair Wedding & Event Production

Catering: Lucilles Smokehouse BBQ

Centerpieces: Art with Nature Design

Bouquets & Boutonnieres: A Good Affair Wedding & Event Production

Photographer: Yantz Photography

Videographer: Charles Amante Video Productions

Photobooth: KM Productions

DJ & Lighting: DJ Tasos

Hair & Makeup: Joelle Pitts Makeup Artistry

Rentals: Create A Party

Did you hear?- We are The Knot’s 2012 Best of Weddings Pick!

Check out our portfolio

Give us a Ring~ 714.679.1139

We would love to setup a complimentary consultation with you at our Newport Beach Design Studio!

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Harmony & Kyle ~ O’Malley’s, Seal Beach, Capturing Moments Photography

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Can we just say how much we loved creating this wedding with the wonderful bride and groom? Harmony and Kyle hosted their wedding and reception for an intimate group of friends and family at their favorite watering hole, O’Malley’s in Seal Beach! Planning, coordinating, and designing a wedding in a pub was definitely a first for us… and we’re keeping our fingers-crossed that it won’t be the last!!

Thanks to Jaimee of Capturing Moments for this special day for Harmony and Kyle! Be sure to check out their awesome engagement pics too!

The bride, Harmony, LOVES the color orange. We had to include it in the bouquet, boutonnieres, and centerpieces.

We wanted to make sure to keep the feel of the floral pieces in line with the feel of the old wood and pub-environment, so we built our centerpieces in crates rather than glass vases or anything too modern.

Love this shot of the happy couple by Capturing Moments!

Love this shot! Check out that “H” and “K” we had covered with moss in the background! Check these out closeup on their sneak peek post! Wedding cake and Guinness groom’s cake by Simply Sweet Cakery.Custom made tags for the mini burlap bags to fill with candy! This motif was used on their invitations created by Darla Marie Designs.