El Dorado Elegance - Paulina & Mike

BRIDE & GROOM: Paulina & Mike
WEDDING DATE: Sat, April 17, 2010
LOCATION: Rehearsal Dinner: Private Villa, Wedding & Reception: El Dorado Beach & Golf Club
NUMBER OF GUESTS: 68

Back Story:

I met Paulina's mom, Rocio, in the midst of coordinating an earlier El Dorado wedding (see previous blog for Heather & Alan's wedding.) She saw how beautiful Heather & Alan's wedding was and said, "I know my daughter, Paulina, wants her wedding to be here too." From that moment on, Rocio & I hit it off, and her daughter, Paulina, the bride, was just as beautiful and gracious as her mother. We had a great year together planning Paulina & Mike's wedding. (I also did Rocio's wedding on El Dorado's yacht, El Discovery, soon after we met...but that is another story...and another blog...)



The Ceremony Decor:

Paulina had a great sense of color and knew she wanted to include a chandelier in her ceremony decor. I drove this chandelier down the Baja from California, and it is now a rental item available for other brides as well. It was truly a gorgeous addition to Paulina's chuppah!

The Flowers:

All of Paulina's flowers (for all 3 of her Cabo events: a Welcome dinner, a Rehearsal Dinner & the actual wedding) were supplied by Cabo Flowers & Cakes. I work with the owners, Francine & Donna, often and their flowers were once again...amazing! The Matron of Honor did the flower's ribbon wrapping herself...as a special gift to the bride. She used the lace from Paulina's dress & it was gorgeous.

It was a warm day for the ceremony (although the weather was truly beautiful) so we planned Agua Frescas to be given to all the guests as they got seated for the ceremony.The Reception:

After the beautiful beach ceremony, we transported the guests up to El Dorado's Mercado. Paulina wanted to create an old world (and very romantic) Mexican hacienda feel for the reception. With the gorgeous rentals from Lazy Gourmet, we achieved her dream.

Special extras that made the night:

Paulina & Mike wanted to be sure that their guests were treated like royalty all night long and so they planned many extra-special events and surprises throughout the night. Some of these included: sparklers for all the guests, which we lit as the acoustic guitarist (Daryl is the best!) played their favorite song as they entered the dinner area, fireworks that exploded in the night sky as the couple shared their first dance, mariachis that showed up playing "La Pastel" ("The Cake") as the bride & groom cut their cake, ice shot glasses, a late night taco cart & more.

The cake, provided by Deena at Sweet Dreams Cabo, tasted as good as it looked. We provided slices of the cake as part of a delicious dessert buffet along with flaming Mexican coffees.

Photo credit: Beautiful photos by Anna Kuperberg, photographer from San Francisco. www.kuperberg.com

Best wishes, Paulina & Mike...happiness forever!