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CRISTINA + DIMA
Thomas Fogarty Winery Wedding | Bay Area Wedding Photographer | Palo Alto Wedding at Thomas Fogarty Vineryards
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A delightful wedding theme, exquisite table settings with custom made napkins, charming flowers, elegant decor with meaningful details, soulful music, and perfect atmosphere. The level of detail and elegance at Cristina and Dima’s wedding was astounding. A feast for all the senses.
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A “French Country” Theme Brought to Life in an Elegant Wedding in Palo Alto
Jutta Lammerts, wedding planner extraordinaire, coordinated Cristina and Dima’s wedding to perfection. Her vision of a “French Country” theme in light blue and ivory was brought to life with effortless floral arrangements reminiscent of wildflowers. There were even Forget-Me-Nots in the gentlemen’s boutonnieres!
The Sweetheart Table was framed by a custom made wooden structure. Beautiful antique lounge furniture rounded out the decor perfectly. The “piece de resistance” was a vintage bicycle which carried out its duty as a “sign carrier” with grace and charm.
A String Quartet greeted guests as they were arriving, and provided elegant background music during Cocktail Hour. Guests may not even realize it – but having the authentic sound of live classical music in the background elevates every gathering to high elegance!
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Thomas Fogarty Winery Wedding | Bay Area Wedding Photographer | Palo Alto Wedding at Thomas Fogarty Vineryards
Location: Thomas Fogarty Winery | Wedding Coordinator: Jutta Lammerts, A Day Like No Other
Hair and Make up: Miabel Artistry, Jessica Morton | Wedding Dress: Francesca Miranda | Shoes: Jimmy Choo | Flowers: Natasha Kolenko | Lounge furniture and other Decor: One True Love Vintage Rentals + Found Rentals + Hensley Event Resources + Wildflower Linens | Limos: Le Grande Affaire | Ceremony: Minister Maggie | Catering: Teri Menchini / La Bocca Fina | Cake: Cake Coquette | Music: Mersonacta String Quartet + DJ Woody Miraglia of Big Fun Dic Jockeys | Photo Booth: Night Owl Photobooth | Getaway Car: Elegant Journey
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Thomas Fogarty Winery Wedding Perfection
Joy from the Fogarty Events Departmentwas “holding down the fort” from start to finish. She helped wherever she could, with no request too big or too small.
Team Miabel transformed a group of pretty ladies into drop-dead gorgeous, red-carpet-worthy stars! Hair and makeup, no matter how intricate, held up beautifully throughout the night, including wild dancing.
La Bocca Fina prepared delicious bites and plates throughout the celebration, from hors d’oeuvres to plated dinner to dessert Napoleons. They provided bar service and tended to every detail.
Cake Coquette delivered the most unusual wedding cake: a vintage suitcase topped with a stack of math books SO authentic-looking that more than one person tried to pick up a book and leaf through it.
Woody, the DJ and MC, kept the upbeat vibe going throughout the evening, and the dancing got wilder and wilder! He had also prepared a customized, condensed version of the couple’s First Dance song, Shostakovich’s Valse no. 2. Cristina and Dima danced a heart-wrenchingly beautiful, choreographed dance routine, right out of the Russian Ballet tradition. So beautiful to watch and to hear!
