Happy Anniversary Jennifer and Alex!

Happy anniversary to my twin sister Jennifer and my brother in law Alex who were married at the beautiful Anthem Country Club!

Here she is pretending it's 70 degrees outside:

Photos: Candace Simpson of Elegant Images

Floral: LTevention

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Our First Commitment Ceremony: Flamingo Las Vegas

Laurie and Renee are the sweetest couple and I was so thrilled when they decided to book with Green Orchid Events! I'm excited and honored to be able to plan this first commitment celebration and I'm hoping for many more! Our wedding day coordinator Angelica McDonnell was on site on the wedding day to coordinate their entire day! The Nevada Domestic Partnership Act went into effect on October 1st just in time for their October 17th commitment celebration. Laurie and Renee were so excited to be able to apply for domestic partnership so this celebration was extra special.

Their color scheme was a combination of orange, burgundy, and deep reds.  The entire outdoor terrace was lit up by twinkle lights on their existing trees along with par can uplighting with amber gels.  Guests danced the night away to the sounds of the "CEO" of Fun Jodi Harris!

Burgundy satin napkins on gold and rust crinkle taffeta linen. Chairs were covered with gold lamour chair covers with burgundy satin sashes:

White wedding cake with fresh floral to match centerpieces:

Candy buffet station:

Cocktail tables -  Swirled burgundy calla lily in a low cylinder vase with a burnt orange rose:

Heart Ice Luge:

Orange "L.A. Hybrid Lily" at each place setting:

Wedding Planner: Green Orchid Events

Ceremony: Flamingo Las Vegas Wedding Chapel Gazebo

Reception: Flamingo Las Vegas Outdoor Terrace

Floral/Decor/Linen/Lighting: Courtney Smith of CCS Designer Events

DJ/Entertainment: Jodi Harris of Sight & Sound Events

Ice Sculpture: Ice Occasions

Thank you Courtney Smith for sending these photos to me. Photo credit: Jon Beckmann from Open Window Productions.

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Kelly & Nate - Wedding Reception at Maggiano's Little Italy

Here are the wedding reception photos from Kelly and Nate's wedding at Maggiano's Little Italy! Tall centerpiece of black magic roses, mango calla lilies, cream mini calla lilies, cream asiatic lilies, and jamestory orchids:

Kelly wanted to surprise her father by having an Elvis impersonator at their wedding.  Her father is a HUGE fan and it was also his birthday. For most of the night, he was observing and enjoying his daughter's wedding but when our Elvis arrived, he began to completely loosen up and it was so much fun to see!

Wedding cake with fresh red roses and a hint of Las Vegas. Red Velvet & White Cake with Pear Brandy flavors.

The happy couple enjoying their destination Las Vegas wedding on the Las Vegas Strip:

The wedding team:

Wedding Planning and Coordination: Green Orchid Events

Ceremony Venue: Primrose Court at Wynn Las Vegas Wedding Salons

Reception Venue: Maggiano's Little Italy

Ceremony Music: Piano by Cynthia Harris of Classical Entertainment

Ceremony Floral and Bouquets: Wynn Las Vegas

Reception Linen: Courtney Smith of CCS Designer Events

Reception Floral Designer: Enchanted Florist

Hair/Makeup: Lori White

Photography: Images by Ingrid

DJ: Knight Sounds

Elvis Impersonator: Harry Shahoian

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Fall Wedding at Wynn Las Vegas & Maggiano Little Italy

Kelly and Nate were married back in October of 2009 at the Primrose Court in Wynn Las Vegas and celebrated with a dinner reception at Maggiano's Little Italy. Below are some of their wedding ceremony photos.

The bridesmaids all wore a beautiful red color to tie into the "crimson and cream" color scheme:

Isn't Kelly's purse adorable??

They stayed at the Palazzo Las Vegas so Kelly and her bridesmaids decided to walk to the Wynn to get to her wedding!

Kelly was so happy with the gorgeous ceremony site.  Kelly was one of those brides who wanted her wedding to be overflowing with beautiful flowers:

Live pianist Cynthia Harris played their wedding processional, unity candle, and recessional songs:

I loved their red and white unity candle:

The first kiss as husband and wife:

Recessional:

The bridal party:

Love this picture of the happy couple!

The wedding team that made this all possible:

Wedding Planning and Coordination: Green Orchid Events

Ceremony Venue: Primrose Court at Wynn Las Vegas Wedding Salons

Reception Venue: Maggiano's Little Italy

Ceremony Music: Piano by Cynthia Harris of Classical Entertainment

Ceremony Floral and Bouquets: Wynn Las Vegas

Reception Linen: Courtney Smith of CCS Designer Events

Reception Floral Designer: Enchanted Florist

Hair/Makeup: Lori White

Photography: Images by Ingrid

DJ: Knight Sounds

Elvis Impersonator: Harry Shahoian

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Real Las Vegas Wedding: Sara and Kevin

Sara and Kevin knew what they wanted when they called me. They wanted something that was not a traditional wedding reception in the same location for six hour.  They also decided to get married in Las Vegas without ever having been to Las Vegas! We started their August wedding day at Planet Hollywood Resort and they were married in the wedding chapel. Following the ceremony, the party enjoyed a cocktail reception in their panorama suite with entertainment provided by an acoustic singer and guitarist.  After that, we all boarded a party bus to Dos Caminos at Palazzo for a delicious dinner.   The party then went on all night going from some Las Vegas hot spots such as the Fremont Street Experience to the Las Vegas sign where we happened to run into an Elvis impersonator!

Congratulations Sara and Kevin on your new life together in Chicago!

Wedding Planner: Green Orchid Events Ceremony & Cocktail Reception: Planet Hollywood Wedding Dinner: Dos Caminos Hair & Makeup: Storybook Brides Photographer: Digs Studio Acoustic Guitarist/Singer: Marketing Revolution Transportation: Celebrity Coaches

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Los Angeles Couple Kristine and Aeden to wed in Las Vegas!

Kristine and Aeden will tie the knot this weekend in an intimate ceremony and we're all looking forward to their great welcome cocktail reception and dinner! Kristine was a referral from the wonderful Tracey Kumer-Moore of Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge who couldn't take this wedding because of prior commitments.  Thank you Tracey!

Anyway, Kristine is in the event industry herself as a Senior Event Manager for Marriott International in Los Angeles and wanted to hire a wedding day coordinator so she could just relax this weekend and not feel like she's working!  Kristine, I'll make sure we take good care of you!

Photos by Adam Trujillo of Imagine Photography.

To see more photos from Kristine and Aeden's engagement session, head over to Adam's blog!

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The November Wedding of Heather and Jason and Bananas.

On Tuesday, November 18th, we had the pleasure and honor of coordinating Heather and Jason's gorgeous wedding. The ceremony took place at the Venus Garden in Caesar's Palace. LTeventions provided the lovely floral arrangements and red draping of the gazebo. Heather and Jason were attended by Heather's sister, Jason's brother, and "Bananas", their ringbearer (their son, the stuffed monkey in a tux).

Following the ceremony, guests were transported by Earthbus to Red Rock Casino where guests enjoyed a dinner reception in one of the Veranda ballrooms and an afterparty at the VIP Bowling Lanes. The talented John Michael Cooper of Alt F captured stunning images of their entire wedding day and Ms. Dalisa Cooper made an appearance at the afterparty to capture some additional images too. Here are a few of their photos:

Ceremony: Caesar's Palace
Reception: Red Rock Casino
Afterparty: Red Rock VIP Bowling Lanes
Photography: Alt F
Transportation: Earthbus
Floral and Décor: LTeventions
Hair and Makeup: Lori White

Thank you to all the lovely people who worked with me to pull off a beautiful event. Congratulations to Heather and Jason!

A Beautiful Wedding at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas!

On Saturday, Green Orchid Events had the honor of coordinating a lovely wedding at the Venetian. Congratulations to Rosa & Steve! Only a few traditional Chinese elements were incorporated into this Chinese wedding with a truffle & creme color scheme. On the doors in their suite, "double happiness" or shuang xi characters were taped on. A private Chinese tea ceremony immediately following the wedding ceremony was held in their suite in honor of the groom's parents. I believe our bride also changed into her Chinese qipao at this time. Rosa also followed the tradition of changing several times throughout her wedding (white wedding dress, Chinese qipao, and pewter "going away" dress).

Below is a sneak peak of their photos from my personal camera:

Chinese "guestbook" scroll.

Table names of cities with special meaning to them were used instead of numbers.

Cake table with Vera Wang cake cutting knife and server.

Thank you to: Venetian Wedding Chapel Harp Music by Lisa Coffey Postrio Restaurant Floral by LTeventions DJ by Sight N Sound Sheraton Weddings for Hair/Makeup & Photo

Congratulations on your wedding Rosa & Steve!

Congratulations Jennifer & Alex Dunphy!

A few months ago, a mother of the bride contacted me for wedding coordination services. She's the sweetest lady ever and yesterday, we coordinated her daughter's beautiful wedding at the Red Rock Casino. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the lovely couple since I was a little busy with the details. Thankfully I brought 3 assistants with me who helped tremendously. One assistant brought the gentleman (groom, officiant friend, best man) to the ceremony site to take their places when the music started, one assistant lined up the bridal party, I was with the bride, and another assistant was in the ballroom putting the finishing touches to the reception! Because of this, we started promptly at 5:00 pm sharp!

The Red Rock team is amazing and we all worked together as a unit for a successful wedding! I look forward to coordinating another wedding there!

Congratulations Jennifer & Alex!

Update:

New photos from Adrienne of Moments in Time Photography!