Let me set the stage. Leslie, a military vet (yes you read that correctly) / New Yorker meets Xuan, a born and bred Los Angeles man at a party and the rest is history. When I was on a trip to New York in 2017, I met Leslie for brunch.
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When you start a career with no experience, you truly don’t know where it’s going to lead. If I could predict, CRW would have done a wedding in London before we would ever have an opportunity to do a wedding in Quebec. First off…can anyone off hand tell me where on a map Quebec is?
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A couple month ago Kathryn was asked, “so you guys have a lot of bridezillas?” Her response was: “Carly Rae Weddings doesn’t attract bridezillas.” This gallery is actual proof that she’s right. I feel so bad ass around Tara and Kris. Maybe it’s my ego shining through...maybe I shouldn’t feel so cool, but I do.
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Here is a case study where our team just did the design for this wedding. Leo Carrillo had an on site coordinator but Mia + Pierce live in Boston and needed some feet on the ground here in California. Kat got to work designing this event with rentals and incorporating the graphics that Pierce designed.
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Gabrielle + Eliot were married in their home in Topanga Canyon. They came to Carly Rae Weddings with a specific vision to have their love of the canyon represented in the design. We looked around the area for a location and ultimately decided to build their wedding at their home 2018 Father of the Bride style.
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Valentine’s day isn’t just for those who have a boyfriend, husband, girlfriend, or wife. What about all the girls that are single and deserve to know they are loved?
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The beautiful thing about being able to frequent Millwick is the type of client they bring to me. They are incredibly kind, creative, and laid back…a perfect cocktail for this Washington girl’s personality-type.
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This wedding was so peaceful and the quintessential backyard wedding. Jenny’s family friend gifted her gorgeous San Diego property/house to have the event at and the property was perfect! When dealing with a venue that isn’t a venue normally, there are some factors that we have to determine logistical sense before we commit to selecting the venue.
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I don’t know how to start this blog so I’ll just start with this: Linda and Lance are SO creative. Linda: a seamstress, screenwriter, prop stylist…Lance, a competitive free diver (Yes: you read that correctly), spear fisherman, model, actor, chef. When they hired our team to make their wedding come to life, they invited me over for dinner for Sashimi. I, being from Washington, the land of the best seafood, was…honestly not expecting to get any good seafood in Los Angeles but I complied. OH MY GOD was I proven wrong.
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Paul taught me how to poach an egg in 2010. He was over at my house where I lived with 5 other girls and naturally that’s what you do when hanging out. I’ll never forget him giving me the reasoning for adding white vinegar…whirlpool-ing the water, and then drop the egg in and turn the water down to a slow simmer.
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Dina came referred by a colleague. Her and Jeff had recently purchased this property to turn into a venue. They had no previous experience in working in the industry so guess what? That’s where we came into play.
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Ellen and Adam are just COOL people. Adam, a musician and Ellen, a graphic designer were such a chill couple. We had a wonderful time planning together and each turn of the event had just cool vibez. Low key, thoughtful touches on the tables, Sriracha bottles as favors with a lil’ custom graphic
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What do you get when two interior designers fall in love? A thoughtfully designed wedding that incorporates more vendors than an average event, that’s what.
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’ll never forget the excitement I felt when I got a phone call from Drew. She was explaining her vision: Vintage Curiosities meets Secret Garden. I was soaking up each word as she explained her love of oddities and dark, moody everythings
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This one was special for me. Brett worked for Carly Rae Weddings, Inc full time for 3 years. She started as an intern and it was evident quickly that she was a good one. She was meant for the role and always had a smile and willingness to work the intensely long hours that is the wedding industry.
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Melanie + Dylan sent me flowers when they booked us. I will never forget the impact that had on me. It was the kindest gesture and that kindness followed all the way through this planning process. Mel + Dyl (What I ended up calling them) had booked
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When I think about Erica and Mike’s wedding the first word that comes to mind is: FUN. I had a pleasure of working with them while they were living in Washington DC and with demanding jobs, they would fly out to California a couple of times and we would do a marathon of meetings to finalize the planning.
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Kelsey and Brandon are such a gorgeous couple inside and out. Kelsey, a dancer and Brandon, a pitcher for the San Diego Padres have style to the nines. Nicole planned and executed this wedding in Long Beach, California by bringing in a truck load of pine trees and more candles that I could coun
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