Sterling Buzz: Featured in Bride and Bloom Magazine, The Bridal Bar Blog & South Asian Bride Magazine

I'm so excited to share with you today all of the recent press we've received over an incredible photo shoot we were a part of with Shawna Yamamoto Event Design for Bride and Bloom Magazine.

The concept was built around a tribute the magazine was doing on iconic fashion designers.  We were assigned to the ever so extraordinary Alexander McQueen.  I was thrilled about this as it really opened up an amazing platform to be different and go crazy in the best way possible.

When Shawna and I collaborate, I often feel as though we are unstoppable and there is no limit.  Once we got started and discussed what color palette we'd be working with, I created these really fun inspiration boards.  Check them out along with a few of my favorite photos from each look, captured by the amazing Ashleigh Taylor of Ashleigh Taylor Photography. 

 

Fabulous Vendors who Contributed
Custom Linens & Chairs: Designer Specialty Linens
Floral Design: Shawna Yamamoto Event Design 
Gold Table: FormDecor
Photographery: Ashleigh Taylor Photography
Planner: Sterling Engagements
Rentals: Classic Party Rentals  
Stationary: Prim & Pixie
Sweets: Fantasy Frostings
Venue: The Langham Huntington, Pasadena

 

Fabulous Vendors who Contributed
Cake: Fantasy Frostings
Custom Linens & Chairs: Designer Specialty Linens
Floral Design: Shawna Yamamoto Event Design 

Photographery: Ashleigh Taylor Photography
Planner: Sterling Engagements
Rentals: Classic Party Rentals  

Stationary: Prim & Pixie
Venue: Hilton Checkers, Downtown LA

It was such a pleasure to be a part of such an epic shoot and I'm ecstatic over some of the wonderful feedback we've received too!

We were so honored when Harmony Walton of The Bridal Bar recently blogged the Gold and Coral table.  Check out the full post on The Bridal Bar Blog.

The very next day, South Asian Bride Magazine blogged about both tables as well!  Be sure to take a visit to their website and check out the wonderful tribute post as well.  

Sterling Buzz: Featured on Junebug Weddings, Style Me Pretty and Rock N' Roll Bride

I'm so excited to share 3 of our weddings that were recently published on some of our favorite blogs.  There's nothing we enjoy more than sharing the special details from so many of our weddings.

Nicole and Matthew were married at her father's estate in Coto de Caza.  This beautiful Orange County wedding was modern, elegant and had just the right amount of sexy.  Read all the details on the Style Me Pretty blog.

 Brandie and Ede had an amazingly sweet and eclectic wedding at the ever so gorgeous Parker Hotel in Palm Springs.  This Palm Springs wedding was such a blast to be a part of and bride Brandie was so creative with all of her special touches.  Including hand sewing the bouquets.  Read all about her design and inspiration on Rock N' Roll Bride's blog.   

I was so fortunate to work with Cricket and Casey in planning their special day and having known Casey for over 10 years it was even more special to be a part of their planning process.  Cricket had this insanely amazing vision and bringing it to life with them was magical.  I'm thrilled that Junebug Weddings featured this lovely garden wedding and all of it's fun details.  

 
Stay tuned for more of our 2011 weddings to be featured soon as well.  Including a lovely Bacara Resort Wedding and uber sweet Temescal Gateway Park wedding.

CASTING SEARCH: Disaster Weddings! WE TV wants past Brides and Grooms for a new hit series...

Today we received a call from the lovely Danielle Gervais in regards to WE TV's newest show. Below is the casting notice on a new series giving disaster weddings an amazing redo. Check it out and if you know anyone please pass on this info.

While we do know our Sterling brides have never faced disaster on their special day, our hope is reach out to all and hopefully help a deserving couple get one more chance on another big day!


Happy Redo!

Vote for us on LA's Hotlist for Best Wedding Planner!

Sterling Engagements is once again nominated for Best Wedding Planner in Los Angeles on the LA Hotlist.  Last year we made it to the Top 5, this year we hope to be #1! 

We would absolutely love your vote and support in helping us climb to the top again this year! 

Every vote counts and your participation is greatly appreciated. Please also feel free (hint-hint) to spread the word to other co-workers, family and friends!

   
          
        BEST Wedding Planner
   

CityVoter has even made the voting process easy by allowing you to login solely from your Facebook.

So please head right over to the Sterling Engagements page and vote for us today!  

Sterling Buzz: We've Joined The Bridal Bar!

We are so excited to share with you our latest and greatest of news. As of this past Friday, we are an official member of The Bridal Bar! We could not be happier and are so grateful to be a part of this incredible resource library amongst some of the top wedding vendors in Los Angeles. Not to mention the awesome perk of being able to work with Harmony Walton more is equally exciting!



We cannot wait to do more with The Bridal Bar and start to assist Bridal Bar Brides! Stay tuned for additional buzz and updates coming soon!!!

Happy Day!

Sterling Buzz: We're Nominated for Social Planner of the Year!

I'm so thrilled to share with you that I'm a finalist in my favorite event trade publication's Reader's Choice Awards! Bizbash is seriously one of my all time favorite magazines to read. I love getting their email news and love even more each time the magazine arrives in the mail and I have my regular routine of coffee and a full read.

Which is why I'm so honored to be featured as a finalist in their first ever Reader's Choice Awards. When I received the call from Bizbash President, Richard Aaron, asking me to accept my nomination I was elated! It's such an honor and privilege to be in such good company and be recognized for hard work and true passion for what I do and truly love!


There are 5 days left for you to vote and I would love each of your support, daily if you like, afterall each vote counts! Please head over to the online polls and cast your vote today!


Also, when you place your vote, please vote for our industry friends and colleagues! Nahchey Storer of Dash Entertainment is nominated for DJ of the Year! Lighting designer James Schipper of Kinetic Lighting is nominated for Lighting Designer of the Year! Margaret Launzel-Pennes of Herbalife, one of our corporate clients, is nominated for Corporate Planner of the Year! Chef Joe Melillo of Epicurean Events is also nominated for Caterer of the year! Lastly, Christina Scion of the California Science Center is nominated for Venue Manager of the Year. Each of these industry pros deserves this award and recognition as they are truly fabulous!

Winners will be announced at the Annual Bizbash Expo & Awards on June 14th at the Pasadena Convention Center. If you'd like to attend, please feel free to email us and we can offer you a discount code!


Happy Voting!

Hot of the Press: New Father - Daughter Sweetness by Edwin McCain

Last Friday we received a letter from Saguaro Road Records in regards to Edwin McCain's new hit single "Walk with You". We were definitely excited, maybe somewhat curious, but the letter mentioned we'd be receiving it separately so we set it aside. Well... today we received our copy and the song is AMAZING!

In the past, we have always favored songs by Edwin McCain like "I'll Be" and "I could not ask for more" for weddings, the lyrics and the romance in his music is so powerful. These songs have always been favorites to suggest to our Brides and we were very excited with the news of a new song to suggest, especially one for the Father-Daughter dance. While we've always used songs like "Butterfly Kisses", "I loved her First" and even "My Girl", this one is definitely jumping to the top of our list!

Take a listen for yourself and feel free to comment and let us know what you think! Don't forget to silence our wedding suggestions playlist at the bottom of the page before you begin!



We love it! It's so beautiful and sweet, we're thrilled to begin using it as I know this is a song both Fathers and Daughters will relate too. We are very happy to share it with you and all our brides, especially our 2010 brides currently picking out their song choices.

To download this song and have it for your special day, go to this website.

Happy Listening!

Sterling Buzz: Featured on Bizbash, Jet Fete and Style Me Pretty!

 We're on the front page of Bizbash and I couldn't be more thrilled!  Bizbash is one of my all time favorite weekly reads and the opportunity to have one of our events covered is so special. 

It's been quite some time since I've updated the blog with some recent press and this post happens to include some of my all time favorite buzz to date!  Having a degree in Journalism where my emphasis was in Public Relations makes any feature or spot we receive extra exciting for me. It makes me feel as though I'm putting that education to good use!

First, I'd love to share an article we were able to be a part of written by Mitra Sorrells.  I was so excited to share my opinions on Pinterest and how I've been able to use my boards in my day to day activities.  This article focused on what event pros are using this mega site for and Mitra even featured one of my boards!  So neat and such a good surprise!      

Next, I was so honored to have the opportunity to share some of the details about a massive series of corporate events we recently produced.  This project is something I'd worked on for months and months and the design truly came together to perfection.  While this article covers the final closing event, there were two additional events that week which I'll be sharing hopefully soon!

Be sure to read the beautifully detailed article written by the always amazing Alice Dubin!

Next, I was so thrilled to have our very first destination wedding featured on The Bridal Bar's Jet Fete blog.  Have you been there and seen how amazing this blog is, it's dedicated to all things destination and a favorite read of mine, especially when I'm looking to escape!  Check out Brandie and Ede's featured Parker Palm Spring's Wedding!

Last but not least, I was ecstatic when dear friend Holly Steen of Cakes and Kisses Photography had her wedding featured on another favorite blog, Style Me Pretty!  We helped Holly last year with her Dodger Stadium 4th of July Wedding and couldn't be more thrilled for her and the wonderful detailed post they did on such a special day.  Check out this Baseball Love Story!  

As you can see it's been very busy around the office and we've had so many fun and exciting projects we were honored to be a part of.  I love sharing them with you and hope to update you with more fun things in the next few weeks.  So stay tuned! 

It's Official: Kristel and Jason's Wedding will premiere on Platinum Weddings on May 9th!

We are so excited to announce that we received a postcard in the mail this afternoon announcing when our Platinum Weddings episode premieres. Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 9th at 6:00pm PST on the WE network.

We've been holding on to the edges of our seats in anticipation and were not allowed to say anything about the date until it was final but now that it's official... Make sure you watch this episode, it's one for the books!


Not only was Kristel and Jason's wedding gorgeous, but they're story is amazing and we were honored to be a part of their incredible day.

Photos will follow soon... we may have one more trick up our sleeve preventing us from revealing them just yet!

Happy Viewing!

Sterling Buzz: Featured on Hostess with the Mostess Blog!

For weeks I've been jumping out of my seat to share with you details from my own engagement party. I constantly focus on creating the most perfect of events for each and everyone of our Sterling Engagement's clients, for the first time it was my turn and I'm delighted to have Hostess with the Mostess share some of the fabulous details with you.


Here are a few of my favorite images from the night thanks to my friend Ashleigh Taylor for capturing them!

And of course, such a mama's boy!

It was so fun to work on something so personal and special to my fiance and I. Hope you enjoyed it! It took an incredible team of some of my most favorite vendors to assemble such a special evening and I thank each one of them!

Vendor Love:
Bridal Party Definition Cards: Practically Perfect Design
Bridal Tote Bags: Pink Velvet Press
Candy Buffet/Event Styling/Floral Design: Sterling Engagements
Custom Linens and Chairs: Designer Specialty Linens
Custom Name and Candy Buffet Banners: SiennaJen
Dessert Buffet: Fantasy Frostings
Event Stationary: Affectionate Digitals
Groomsman Shooter Glasses: Distinct Glass Studio
Invitation: Mujka Chic
Love Crochet Towels: Patti’s Potpourri
Napkins: For your Party
Photography: Ashleigh Taylor Photography
Salads: Epicurean Events
Signature Plate: The Heads Creation
Taco Catering: El Tapatio
Tissue Poms: Prost to the Host
Tres Chic Vintage Mirror: Shabby McFabby
Wooden Signs: Family Attic Shoppe

For more of our L-O-V-E filled details, please visit the Hostess with the Mostess Blog.