All Posts From March 2010

This past Saturday, March 20th, I had the pleasure of coordinating the wedding of Kiyeon Kook and Wootae Kim aboard luxury yacht FantaSea One.  Their wedding was filled with both the old traditions of Korean and the new traditions of America.  The evening began with a beautiful Christian Wedding Ceremony starting with a serenade by the groom as both mothers walked down the aisle to participate in the unity sand ceremony.  Both fathers also tearfully serenaded the new couple at the end of the ceremony to honor their new beginning as husband and wife.  My favorite part of the wedding celebration was the choreographed first dance by the bride and groom, followed by a dance-off between the groomsmen and bridesmaids.  It was a fun-filled celebration full of surprises all night long.

Kiyeon and Wootae ended their wedding festivities with a Paebaek ceremony, a traditional Korean ritual for the bride and groom to pay respects to their family.  The bride and groom were dressed in traditional Korean costume, called the hanbok, as they offered tea and graciously bowed to their respective parents.  The parents, in turn, offer blessings and wisdom to the new couple as they begin their new life together.

My best wishes to Kiyeon and Wootae for a lifetime of love and happiness!

Chooka ham ni da!  (Congratulations!)

We’re in the party boat business, what venue lends itself better than a nautical themed event!

Thinking of our past events, we have seen so many clever and beautiful ideas the possibilities are seemingly endless!

For an elegant touch of sand and sea, perhaps subtle accents like having sailboat tea lights on your tables or using starfish as your escort cards.  For a more bold statement, how about a sandcastle cake and beta fish as your centerpiece to complete your beach themed event?!

Here are a few photos of some of our favorite nautical themed and sand and sea themed events.  If you are looking for more inspiration of beach themed wedding favors and decor, how about stopping by our office to check out our design room?  We have albums, invitations and favors galore!!

Once upon a time, in a Marina not so far away…

Oohs and Ahh’s abounded as guests peered from every possible window, deck and open space on luxury yacht, Dandeana, as a horse drawn carriage made its way down to the dock.

With Cinderella as her inspiration, beautiful bride Akane stepped out of the carriage donning a gorgeous ballroom style dress complete with rhinestone tiara.  With a quick hug and thank you to the pure white horse that drew the carriage, Akane and lucky groom Fumi walked hand and hand down to the Dandeana.

All guests stood to watch as Akane’s father, Kenichi, escorted her down the aisle to the theme song from Disney’s Aladdin, “A Whole New World”.  Tables were dressed in gold satin and chairs were tied with an organza gold bow.  With custom built centerpieces, tiny bird cage style votives hanging from the ceiling, and a Cinderella carriage wedding cake, the look was certainly enchanting.

The newlyweds danced a well practiced waltz together to Cinderella’s “So this is Love” and later sang somewhat of a ‘first song’ to “Endless Love” by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross.

As the evening of their ‘Once Upon a Time Wedding’ came to a close, the couple made a very grand escape by the same horse drawn carriage that started their fairytale evening.  This time, the carriage was aglow with white lights and an iced bottle of champagne with two glasses were waiting inside.

The End.