Mishka Designs

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! PV rocks - am slightly prejudiced .

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! Dreams PV?

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Future Mrs. G Has anyone talked to Paulina lately? I can't seem to reach her and the last time I got a response from anyone was October 23rd - almost a month ago! She sent me the initial contract, which had the wrong package. The 2nd amendment had mismatched rates/hours for the package. I've emailed her several times and even FI is getting worried!! I'm terrified that I won't be able to complete the booking!! I'm even more terrified that I won't be able to find a photographer that we like that's in our budget, if we can't book Paulina for our wedding!! She's had something extremely urgent and serious happen in her family (which would warrant anyone on the forum having to leave to be with your family). Please be patient - I know she will respond as soon as she is able.

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! End of January this year, Panida & Greg were all set to get married in May at Villa Mia and we rushed in a whirlwind of planning .... only to be derailed a few days before the wedding date by the Swine Flu that Never was (here in Vallarta!). I know they were disappointed, but they took it all in stride, the vendors all agreed to postpone the date to November and we waited - and it was worth the wait!! I knew Panida was funny as all get out from our email correspondence but I had no idea what a firecracker she was until we met a few days before the wedding (and, of course, still funny as anything!) Greg was the initial contact and he and Panida wanted something vintage in black and white with red accents - of course, I adore all things vintage so I was completely smitten from day one! Panida sent me their invites and we were all smitten again! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! After answering some questions and going over some private on-line galleries with Panida, I had the inspiration I needed for their design board! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! The Bouquets & Bout While I realized this wasn't a crystal, crystal, bling-bling type of affair, I realized that a few accents could go a long way. I wanted to do something simple yet elegant for Panida's bouquet and decided to use all black magic roses with just a few well-placed crystal accents along the bottom. Panida's sister was her MOH and she wore a black dress - so the perfect compliment was an all-white bouquet with white roses and statice flowers. Greg's bout had a crystal accent from Panida's bouquet (and we also utilized this accent later on for their cake!). (all photos by our own photographer, Soco!) PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! The Ceremony Greg had mentioned that he came from a Christian background, so we decided the perfect thing to do would be to recreate an open-air chapel - especially since the surroundings were so beautiful - I had seen one once in Arkansas - made of glass - and that was our inspiration! I hand-painted a stained glass cross for the top, we used white chivari chairs, and white roses and statice lined the aisle in tall glass vases. We accented the ceremony with a black magic rose petal aisle and hand-made black paper fans with red handles served as both a decoration and to cool the guests from the setting sun. They had told me that "Georgia on My Mind" was one of "their songs" and, as they weren't using it for their first dance, I thought it would be appropriate to have Omar paint a few lines in white - I loved them (and I think the guests did too - it was hot at ceremony time!) PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! The Cocktail We placed cocktail tables, covered with white chiffon and tied with black ribbon around the pool. Serving as centerpieces, Panida had requested place cards for her guests that they could take and place themselves at whichever table they chose to sit at. We used a similar design from her invite and accented the clips with crystals. As a nod to Panida's Thai heritage, I found a Buddhist tradition wherein guests would tie a white ribbon around the couple's wrist and bestow a blessing upon the newlyweds - so we incorporated that into the cocktail area as well and left them out so guests could continue to bestow blessings all night long! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! The Reception When I think 40's vintage, I think lounge, elegant, posh, glamour without going over the top - I knew right away that lighting would be important and then "whammo" the "light" went on and I knew we had to do some fab lamps! We were going to paint designs onto the lampshades but, as luck would have it and as the wedding was now postponed, it gave me time to go up North and find that amazing fabric as well as those amazing large crystals which hung down from the middle of each lamp! Panida had just asked that the bridal table be different, somehow, than the rest of the tables, so we inverted the color scheme - white on black, in lieu of black on white. Each of the hand-painted vases had crystal accents which sparkled with the candlelight and were filled with black magic roses. Embroidered napkins based on the invite drawing made for a dramatic tablescape, I think! I LOVED the mr. and mrs. ribbon I saw once online and had our embroidery shop make a matching pair and it looked just the way I wanted it to! I do think, over-all, this is one of my favorite reception designs - I loved the smaller 6 top tables, the draping chiffon to give a more elegant, simple feel - adored the bold design of the vases and the napkins and I think the lamps were the cherry on top . But enough blah blah from me - you be the judge! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! The Pool Of course, we had to have lanterns floating in that amazing pool! The view was absolutely beautiful and the lanterns just accented something already amazing all on its own! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! The Cake What wedding would be complete without an amazing cake from Memo of Charme?! When Panida told me how much she loved this cake I was super happy .... we were planning on surprising her with some sock monkeys as they were an important part of Panida & Greg's story ... and, then, Panida said, "Can we have the sock monkeys" and I'm all "shhh - you just leave all that to me!!" I think Omar did an amazing job - we put sunglasses on them because, I'm not sure if you can see it, but Panida had sent me a great photo of she and Greg in sunglasses and I remember thinking "that is a GREAT photo - MUST use it!" You can't really see it from the photos, but the same accent from Greg's bout and Panida's bouquet is on the top hat . PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! Dance Floor and Nightscapes.... One final detail - we lined the dance floor with big, black magic rose balls with a hanging crystal and twinkle lights - it looked absolutely beautiful for their first dance! There were three other elements that didn't make it into pictures - the Cuban band (which did an amazing job!), a flaming coffee station and fire dancers - it was a lot packed into a wondrous evening and it was a joy for us to see everyone sitting around tables later on in the evening happily talking about the night! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! PHOTO MUST BE SEEN ON BLOG - OVER LIMIT ALLOWED! We really couldn't have ended this crazy month in a better way - all of our couples this month - from Mindi & Morgan to Jennifer and Matthew to Panida & Greg - were absolute joy and their guests were seriously GREAT guests - when everyone is so wonderful, it makes us want to work harder and do more so a big thanks really is due to our brides and grooms and their guests for helping us love and enjoy what we do - from coordinating to the designing to the decor and beyond! We have a little break before our next event, so I do think I may be able to sneak-on an inspiration color scheme or something next week! So, keep your eyes peeled....

A big shout out goes to Emily who was married Saturday in Las Caletas and Liz who tied the knot in Zihuatanejo!! Emily wanted our ever popular lacy romance maracas in festive colors of orange and purple and some "shake me tags" to boot .... this was the result! Liz sent us her invites - I've never seen orange so vibrant before and what an inspiration! She wanted some menus and place cards for the rehearsal dinner and, then, maracas with name tags for the wedding the following day. The colors were orange and yellow for the rehearsal dinner and orange and red for the wedding. Because the orange was so vibrant, I decided that a grey tone to the menu and place cards would look better and really make the orange and yellow stand-out - I think it worked! Liz's Invites Menu & Place Cards for Rehearsal Dinner Maracas I'm still working on the photos from Panida & Greg's wedding - should be up tomorrow! hurray!

A big shout out goes to Kirsty & Colin who were married yesterday at Dreams and to Sayulita wedding coordinator Kerry's mystery bride who was married yesterday as well in Sayulita!! Kirsty came to us with their wedding logo which was just awesome! We decided to invert the colors and I think it turned out pretty good! We don't know who Kerry's mystery bride was, but she got some pretty rockin' palm trees! I just got the pictures back from Panida & Greg's wedding, so those will be posted in the next day or two!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! PV is pretty and has AWESOME weather in January .

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! PV is pretty kid friendly .... Dreams PV, Buena Aventura are two resorts that come to mind . Also the Mayan Palace in Nuevo Vallarta has a sweet lazy river that has always looked like oodles of fun to me .

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! PV is pretty ...

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! The Westin is pretty but it's huge and there's a big pink wall where they normally hold the reception - which isn't a big deal if pink is one of your colors but could be abummer if it isn't :).

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! We stayed in Calgary over the summer and loved it .

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!!

Felicidades and welcome to the forum!! you might look at this, perhaps.... Casa China Blanca - El Farallon - Costa Banderas - North Shore Puerto Vallarta - La Punta Realty, Punta de Mita luxury real estate and vacation rentals - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico