Westin Pasadena Wedding as seen in Serendipity Magazine!

As we are coming to the close of yet another year, the DNTeam was reminiscing of some of our favorite weddings throughout the years, so here’s a throwback of a wedding we did for Anna and Peter in June of 2011 which was featured in Serendipity Magazine! It is always such an honor to be a part of any couple’s wedding, and to have their special day featured in a magazine makes us so grateful that were able to help them get there! 

Details on the lovebirds’ happy day in the spread below.

Palos Verdes Golf Club Wedding - Charina & Bobby

California’s sunny coast is an ideal location for golf courses, which consequently are also ideal locations for weddings! Our lovely couple, Charina & Bobby, had a traditional Catholic ceremony surrounded by family and friends at the Mary Star of the Sea Church, followed by a reception at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. The property sits on 214 acres of beautiful land with expansive ocean views in Palos Verdes Estates, a coastal neighborhood in Los Angeles.

The couple’s day was a beautiful blend of tradition and culture.  The Ceremony was filled with the Bride’s Filipino heritage, while the Reception tapped into the Groom’s Chinese roots.  And they even arrived in style in a gorgeous silver 1958 Rolls Royce to boot! The evening was festive and colorful… filled with Chinese guardian lion décor, Chinese handheld drum/rattles to welcome the couple’s entrance, Chinese paper lanterns, traditional lion dancers from the American Chinese Cultural Center, and even Maracas to honor the May 5^th festivities on their wedding day!  The Bride’s wardrobe included jade jewelry and a beautiful red qípáo, a color of good luck!  The florals, provided by one of our favorite florists Bebuds Florist, were a classic blend of purples, pinks, ivory and reds, a perfect compliment to the bridal party’s purple inspired attire! To entertain their guests, the couple brought in a photo booth from Cheesy Photobooth for some fun and silly prints (complete with Chinese dragon props!) and also prepared a personal photo montage of their journey together.  

The day, and evening, was filled with heaps of happy memories and traditional, yet personal flare.  As always, we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to share in the couple’s special day!

All photographs below are courtesy of Lin & Jirsa Photography, who did an amazing job of capture some beautiful nighttime shots of the couple.  Happy viewing!