WOWs 1st Annual Family get together!

On August 13, WOW got together to celebrate families, fun, frolic and funnel cakes (not really on the cakes) Since I couldn't help myself to filter the pics, I had to include them all!! Enjoy!

Recognize some of your favorite wedding vendors? Ever seem them quite like THIS before?

WOW loves WOW!

Our 2011 Holiday Party.....TOO MUCH FUN!!

Come join us at the Spanish Hills Bridal Showcase

Join a few of our WOW members at this wonderful event.

LOCATION: Spanish Hills Country Club

DATE: Sunday January 9, 2011

TIME: 3:00 - 6:00m

TICKETS: advance $7.00 / door $10.00

WOW vendors:
Pastries By Vreeke
Reverend Barbara Laughray
Beau Ideal Beauty

A Lovely Evening with Lovely Women

Our annual WOW holiday party at Lawry’s restaurant in Beverly hills. 

Lisa Kasberg takes time to remind all of us how “WOW”nderful each lady of WOW is.  I think she just likes to make us cry at every meeting.

A Steampunk Wedding Anyone?

THE COUPLE: Stacy and Eric
THE LOCATION: Lawry's in Beverly Hills, CA
THE DATE: April, 2010
WOW VENDORS: Floral Fields and Beau Ideal Beauty

What is STEAMPUNK?

Well, it’s basically the Victorian Era re-imagined with science fiction. According to Wikipedia, Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy. The term denotes works set in a world where steam power is still widely used, usually the 19th century. It encompasses fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H.G Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date.

When Stacy and Eric first met with Debbie Fields to discuss their unique wedding theme, they had no idea quite how it was going to end up. They were all confident that it would turn out stunningly, as Debbie and her team always fulfills the clients vision, but the challenge was how to incorporate fresh flowers with unusual props, antiques, trinkets, dusty old jars and strange gadgets. It took nine months of creative brainstorming to design the Steampunk theme this bride and groom were dreaming of; the most imaginative and impressive Steampunk wedding ever!!!

The designers of Floral Fields, armed with that definition, spent days working with clockwork gears, light bulbs, vintage books, dusty jars, watches, eyeglasses, lock holes, magnifiers, vintage typewriters, old wine bottles and tons of flowers to create unique and insanely intricate centerpieces (each very different). The bouquets and boutonnieres were embellished with typewriter keys, watch parts, and gears to match.

TESTIMONIAL FROM STACY AND ERIC:

“I can't say enough wonderful things about Debbie and the team at Floral Fields. We had a specifically themed (Steampunk) wedding, and the one thing that I was never sure about was how the heck we would decorate the tables. My husband and I spent months collecting props off of eBay, antique typewriters and light bulbs and hardcover books, and we ended up just dumping them all in Debbie's lap the week or so before the wedding. And she came back with centerpieces that just floored me. First of all, she had worked in all of our props in creative ways that I hadn't even considered, having flowers flow out of typewriters, and nestled in among tiny jars full of gel and LED lights. She even brought some of her own props from home and from family members and generously allowed us to use them. And the actual ceremony space was just stunning, draped all over with candles and greenery. She went way beyond anything that I could have ever imagined, and helped to make an amazing wedding for us. People just couldn't stop talking about how incredible the decor was. Thank you, Debbie”

A NOTE ABOUT HAIR AND MAKEUP FROM KATHLEEN HAGAN:

In designing the hair and make-up with Stacy, Kathleen Hagan decided to do her make-up more towards the natural Victorian ideal instead of the more dramatic Punk look since she is a person who rarely wears a lot of make-up, also reasoning that since it was an early day wedding, a delicate make-up was more appropriate.
Stacy had amazing, beautiful curly hair naturally, so Kathleen just wanted to enhance it. She first put in Argan Oil to give it shine and as a heat protectant, then wrapped all her hair in tiny sections on a 1/4 inch curling iron. It looked like her natural curl, but perfected and shiny. She then loosely pulled it up and pinned it and left some tendrils falling out, opting for a casual, romantic look.
The tiny top hat was the challenge! It took quite a bit of pins, of all shapes and sizes to get it to stay at the perfect sassy angle. Once secured, Stacy did quite a bit of shaking and bending her head to make sure it wouldn't budge. With the top hat firmly in place, they realized that to attempt to take it off would most definitely ruin the perfection of the carefully curled tiny sections of hair, so Stacey opted to keep it on the entire day since the top hat was an integral part of her attire and should stay on throughout the event.

Kellie & Brent - Maravilla Gardens, Camarillo, CA

Well, the day finally came. It sure seemed a long time since we first met Kellie and Brent...and the big day fianlly happened! This couple will always have a special place in our hearts!
LETTER FROM THE BRIDE (written the morning after the wedding):

"Good Morning WOW Ladies,

Thank you, thank you, thank you......Words can not express how thankful I am to have each one of you amazing women in my life......Last night was the "dream" wedding that every girl dreams of.....Everything from the timeline, to the amazing kodak moments, kick ass music / dancing, delicious cake to having my own personal make-up artist follow me around. Everything went smoothly and if there were any conflicts...I didn't hear about it. People kept coming up to my "husband" and I and telling us that this was the best wedding they have ever been to. You girls mean the world to me and I couldn't have picked a better group to be apart of my day. And thanks again for the gift that was placed in Brent's car...that was so sweet and thoughtful :) I think we are still both in awe and it hasn't hit us that we are married even though we woke up next to one another this morning. Crazy huh?? I hope we are can stay in contact because I feel that I have created a personal friendship with each one of you and wish you nothing but the best. Thanks Again!! Love you guys!! Mrs. Kellie Shano......"

On the job:

Make-up & Hair: Kathleen Hagan, Beau Ideal
Coordinator: Michele Spring
DJ: Lisa Kasberg, I'm a Girl DJ
Photographer: Kimberlee Miller
Cake: Pastries by Vreeke

Kathleen Hagan and Michele Spring patiently await the end of the ceremony when it is back to work!

Make-up artist Kathleen Hagan hard at work pampering the bride. Kathleen is one of the only make-up artist in the industry to stay for touch-ups through all the photos!

A good shot of our beautiful and classy DJ, Lisa.

Awesome custom made cake by Pastries by Vreeke.

Lisa Kasberg reving up the guest in what ended up being the party of the year at Maravilla Gardens!

See more photos of this couple on Kimberlee Miller's blog.

Can you have too many WOW ladies at your event?

Sean Paul & Dawn at their wedding with coordinator Michele Spring, Reverend Barbara Laughray, make-up artist Kathleen Hagan, DJ Lisa Kasberg and photographer Kimberlee Miller.

Michele, Kathleen and Debbie's Magic captured.

Written by the mother of the Bride:
Debbie Fields of Floral Fields has a wonderful eye for color and design. She knew just how to find out the kind of look my daughter dreamed of for her wedding day. Then she worked her magic. Our guests continue to talk about the beauty of our flowers, and the way our color scheme reflected the joy of the occasion. I should add that Debbie is efficient, responsive, cost-conscious, and truly seems to care about the happiness of her clients.

As the mother of the bride, I didn't meet Kathleen Hagan until the morning of my daughter's wedding. This is of course a tense time, but Kathleen and her assistant Patsy did an excellent job of relaxing the ladies of the wedding party and transforming all of us into beauties. Their cheerful and capable presence was definitely an asset.

It's hard to imagine surviving a wedding without Michele Spring of Mia Bella Weddings. With her on the job, keeping track of scheduling and other details, I was able to relax and enjoy my daughter's special day. Always calm, genial, and knowledgeable, Michele was an absolute gem -- as the
entire wedding party can attest.

WEDDING: Hilary's Wedding at Calamigos Ranch on May, 2009
VENDORS: Michele Spring~Mia Bella Weddings, Debbie Fields~Floral Fields, Kathleen Hagan~Beau Ideal Beauty

WOW ladies hard at work!

Here is Michele Spring (coordinator) in the back bustling the dress, Kathleen Hagan touching up the make-up, and Kimberlee Miller (the photographer, on her knees) pampering the client at her 8/8/08 wedding at Fess Parker's in Santa Barbara. Don't you wish you had an entourage following you around this this all the time? (Photos with Kimberlee in them taken by Laura Turner, others taken by Kimberlee)

Kathleen seen here puting the final touches on Jennifer earlier in the day.

Also working at the event was WOW member Lisa Kasberg, DJ extrordinaire as seen here with photographer Kimberlee Miller. Michele and Lisa making sure the schedule runs smoothly.

What a successful event and a lovely couple. Congratulations Jennifer and Jeishi.