Exquisite Weddings Magazine: Top 10 Reasons...

Exquisite Weddings Magazine recently asked us to chime in to an article they were writing on the Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Wedding Coordinator. You may remember the article we wrote on our top reasons back in October. [You can read that here.] Other talented coordinators around San Diego contirubted to the article and the answers were right on! Make sure you read this article...we're #7. :)

Love,
Ashlyn+Heather
C&C

C&C Featured!

We were so thrilled to have Kate & Daniel's wedding featured on the wonderful Inspired Bride blog last Friday as well as Bridal Inquirer over the weekend. Thank you ladies for featuring the lovely wedding and dessert bar! Check out both features here, here & here. For our brides-to-be, these two blogs are wonderful for fresh ideas, and hip inspiration.







Love,
Ashlyn + Heather
C&C

Real Wedding: Kate + Daniel vol. 2

Now for the details! Kate + Daniel's reception was held at The Thursday Club in Point Loma, a charming little Spanish house with 180 degree views of the ocean.

The escort cards were strung across old white shutters {found at a local thrift shop} by twine and close pins. As you walked into the house, you were greeted by a table full of various colors of mums wrapped in burlap. It was such a sweet touch an the guests loved being able to take home their very own mum! Such a great idea for a favor that will be a lasting memory!

We took all the lavender potted plants that were at the ceremony and moved them to The Thursday Club. You can see them in the background below. It was a great way to re-use something from the ceremony, and it made a big impact at the reception site.

The tables were covered in gray linen and each centerpiece held a variety of vintage, wildflower looking florals in old various glass. The Floral Lab did a fabulous job pulling together the theme.

The dessert bar was a labor of love. The bride's grandmother made her famous chocolate chip cookies that were quite the hit, and a friend who is a baker made the red velvet and carrot cake cupcakes. Azucar, a local bakery in San Diego, made a darling two-tier chocolate cake for the bride and groom to cut, and had wonderful lemon bars.

Our favorite part of the dessert bar was the old vintage doors that created the space. They were rented from a local antique store for $30, and that included delivery and pick up! It was so very charming!

As the guests left, they grabbed handfuls of lavender to toss at the newlyweds. I loved the story behind tossing lavender, and the smell was incredible! You can read about the fun tradition here.

This wedding was so much fun. We worked with an incredible team of vendors, and at the end of the day, left smiling and feeling grateful for the opportunity to work with Kate + Daniel. The love in that room was extraordinary, on so many levels, and for that we felt blessed.

K+D, we already miss meeting with you {and you, Jan!} over a cup of coffee, but we know your lives are going to be so blessed and full. We wish you the best in years to come!

Wedding Vendors:

Coordinators/Designs: Carter & Cook Event Co.

Photographers: He & She Photography

Florist: The Floral Lab

Paper Designers: Posh Paperie

Reception Venue: The Thursday Club

Catering: Continental Catering

Wedding Cake&Lemon Bars: Azucar

Love,

Ashlyn+Heather

C&C

Real Wedding: Kate + Daniel vol. 1

This wedding was one of our favorite weddings to date. Kate and Daniel, their families, the vendors, the ceremony and reception sites, the theme - everything combined made for a perfect and beautiful day. We love fall weddings, and we loved working with these two to create a vintage, 'anthropologie' wedding day.

This wedding is so jam packed with goodness. We're going to have to unfold the photos in two volumes, so make sure you stop back for more tomorrow!

Kate was just the most gorgeous bride in her Mikaella lace wedding gown. Here is a series of photos from their first look. As Heather and I were busy running around with the details, Erin and Randy from He & She Photography were able to capture the precious first look. I love this quote from He & She's blog, "Kate & Daniel were so calm before the ceremony. I would almost consider their portrait session beforehand to be a "holy moment" - it was so peaceful and quiet. It was just one of those right moments that was so very memorable." How perfect, and sweet and really an exact picture how the entire day went!

The wedding ceremony was held at McCullough Park at Point Loma Nazarene University, where the two met and fell in love. Old benches were found and painted white, and were lined with lavender plants covered in burlap. It was a darling touch!

Posh Paperie was once again, the creative minds behind the oh-so-darling invitations!

These were the cutest bridesmaid dresses that we've ever laid eyes on. JCrew did it again - and these darling girls wore them well! The dusty/lilacy-pink and shades of gray and cream set the palette for the rest of the wedding.


Okay...look at those flowers. Can we say WOW?! Leigh Anne at The Floral Lab designed all the flowers for the wedding, minus the potted plants done by the wonderful MOB, Jan.


Daniel is an extremely talented musician, and of course, wrote all the ceremony music, which was played by a trio of wonderful musician friends. It was a very sweet and personal touch to the ceremony.

So in love with this image below, peeking through the bridesmaids. Their eyes are so excited!

Photos: He & She Photography

And stay tuned for vol. 2...the reception!

Love,
Ashlyn+Heather
C&C

love, sweet love.

Source: He & She Photography

There are no words for this image. It is by far one of the most incredible photos I have ever seen. It is not only breathtakingly gorgeous, but it speaks volumes of their love and gentleness. Kate & Daniel's wedding was the best. Stay tuned for more of the details to come. Thank you Erin & Randy for capturing their love so perfectly.

Love,
Ashlyn+Heather
C&C

Year One: Full of Thanks.

In honor of the week of Thanksgiving, and the one year anniversary of our very first {official} wedding, we wanted to take a moment to stop, and give thanks for our many blessings. Carter & Cook has come a long way in the last year. We have celebrated so many beautiful weddings, experienced touching moments with our couples, and have had too many good laughs as we began this journey and incredible adventure into Carter & Cook Event Co. Today, we could not be more thankful for where the last year has brought us. God is good and His blessings are beyond what we dreamt.

Photos: Josh Newton Photography. Location: Trump National Golf Club, Palos Verdes, CA

Brian & Alice, we love you both. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your day, and for being our very first wedding. November 30th, 2008 signifies the beginning of not only the new Bohlinger family, but the start of Carter & Cook.

This week, we toast to one year anniversaries, being thankful always, great food, family, and looking forward to the years to come! We could not have asked for a better, more fulfilling job. We love and appreciate each of you - vendors, friends, brides, moms, our c&c couples, and of course, our dear and faithful blog readers. :)

Love,
Ashlyn+Heather
C&C

Wedding Websites [via] Showit

So you're getting married.........and for the next 3, 6 or 12 months, it's all about you and your upcoming wedding - right? So why not start a website all about it? We would like to share a little secret with you that's free. Showit is an amazing website that allows you to create your very own customizable 5 page website..for free! Finally! Something during this wedding planning process that is free. Simply download the program and software to your computer and create you special site! You can see what a sample wedding website looks like below, or click here to visit it live.

The possibilities are endless and your guests are sure to love visiting your site, learning more about you as a couple, and getting details for the big day. We can't imagine a better way to start your journey towards marriage, than with a rad, free website highlighting you! Enjoy and if you choose to use Showit or already have, let us know! We would love to see your site.

Source: Beautiful engagement photos on the website by Gabriel Ryan Photography

Love,

Ashlyn+Heather

C&C