j&j wedding

our very good friend jonk decided to get married, and (foolishly) asked me to be their wedding coordinator. thus, the emergency bridal kit above (which btw, included the not pictured suitcase containing a hair dryer and portable steam iron). OCPD much? just a tad.
and despite all of my failings, they did indeed get married sometime last month, and it was beautiful. i just didn't get much of a chance to take pictures, so you'll just have to take my word for it. or check out their photographer's blog- jean kim photography. not too bad for her first wedding, if i do say so myself. below, clearly not HER work, but the 3 pictures of the wedding that the hubby and i managed to take.

i am inordinately proud of one tiny contribution to their wedding, though. i decided to get them a little topper cake from michelle's bakery in redlands for their actual cake-cutting ceremony, while the ladies from sweet tooth cupcake supplied all of these other gorgeous treats. i didn't realize at the time i ordered the cake that this would mean i had to decorate the cake myself. figured it out real quick when i picked up the cake, day before the wedding, and the top of the cake was covered with sharp, cruel-looking shards of white chocolate. didn't quite seem apropos for a celebration of love.
a few costco bouquets and a few frantic google searches to avoid poisonous wedding cake flowers later, i had... something. the cake on the left was converted to the one on the right, wisely, after input from the truly professional renaissance woman, sharon lee- who was the reception coordinator.

clearly, cake decoration is not a career option for my future but i had the most fun doing this.

congrats to the happy couple!!