November 6 was a perfect day for a wedding. Donny and Shaina were married at the LDS Temple in Folsom, Ca and then had their reception at the wonderful Granite Bay Golf Club. So much was going on this day. When we met with Donny and Shaina they had so many ideas. We were happy to do all we could to make it happen. Their interaction with each other was so sweet. As we planned and all the way to the day of the wedding you could just see their love for each other. Their wedding had been a long time coming. Donny and Shaina dated off and on for 8 years till the time was right. You could tell it was worth the wait. A sweet fact: He purposed by a tree in fall (so no leaves) and tied a bunch of roses on it. We projected a large tree on the wall to tie in that sentiment.

We had some awesome vendors. Mike with Jensen Wedding Films was our videographer. He is one of the best in our opinion. He does very beautiful and elegant work. There are a lot of videographers in the area and we only refer a handful we know. Depending on your style will depend who is best for you but Mike is for sure one of them! He provided a photo montage which was fun and interactive. He also did a same day edit for those who weren’t at the temple earlier. Here is the same day edit:

Donny and Shaina’s same day edit

We had a lot going on. We couldn’t get in till 3:00pm and everything started at 4:00pm. It was a crazy flip especially for Granite Bay Golf Club, Kudos to their amazing staff! Heidi had a lot of different surprises that her and the room captain Kelly had to accommodate and they did happily. We love working with vendors that will work for you! We were doing lighting and paper lanterns so once we got in, it was move move move! We of course pulled it off and were pleased. The colors were fall and winter. The centerpieces were TALL branches with rocks in a vase with fall colored leaves around them. Then we did a aqua/blue lighting. It looked really good we think. Here some pics:

Donny and Shaina had a cute love story so we did custom intro’s with a song for each wedding party member and their love story. We enjoy what we call mini love stories for intro’s. It’s not too long but also gives people a background of how you met, how one purposed and what brought them to that day. They had some shy people in their wedding party but they played it up good. Shaina also surprised Donny (and us) by singing to him, it was breath taking. These two also took dance lessons for their first dance which I always enjoy. It really pulls the guests in and intrigues them. They were flawless. I do hear she is an amazing dancer though.

A few more special touches they did were during the ring ceremony and part of the cocktail hour was live music. Before the ceremony and during their receiving line they had two young boys playing instruments. They were really really good. One played the guitar and the other the violin. It was another change than a “typical wedding” that kept the guests on the edge of their seats. They also had their bridesmaids pin Capias on their guests after they went through the receiving line. These are a Hispanic Tradition, they are little adorned ribbon with the bride and grooms name and wedding date printed on them and is worn like a boutonniere. They are considered wedding favors. It was just a fun wedding with different ideas and lots to keep their guests entertained. Thanks for letting us be a part of it all, you two were a lot of fun!

Here are some before and after pictures of Granite Bay, we had a little fun at the end changing colors around. Hope you like!

Here are their song choices:

Intro Songs: Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper, California Love by Tupac, Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett, Oh Yeah by Yello, Foxy Lady by Jimi Hendrix, All My Life by K-Ci and JoJo, I Got a Feeling by Black Eyed Peas

First Dance: It’s Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Father/Daughter Dance: The Way you Look Tonight by Tony Bennet

Mother/Son Dance: My Wish by Rascal Flatts

Cake Cutting: I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by the Four Tops

BT SONG: Whatever Lola Wants by Dinah Shore

GT SONG: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen

Last Dance: Last Dance by Donna Summer