Grey Likes Weddings// Collective

Welcome 2014! We embrace you with open arms!

Thank you to the amazing Grey Likes Weddings for choosing

us as a preferred vendor in their Collective :)! 

Hooray and what a wonderful way to kick off the New Year! 

{The NotWedding San Diego 2013} Part 1

Happy Friday my lovelies!! How are you?

 It's a beautiful day here in San Diego andy oh boy do we have a post for you today. This is only part 1.

The NotWedding San Diego was soooooo much fun!!! 

It is soooo much more than a bridal show. 

The NotWedding is a way for real brides to experience 

a "fake" Wedding and see all the vendors in action. 

Plus, you get to eat, dance, and mingle. 

How awesome is that!?

We are incredibly thankful to have been chosen for this event 2 years in a row.  

Thank you from the bottom our hearts!

The NotWedding had tons of gorgeous aspects from

 the down to earth couple to the amazingly tasty food. 

Everything was perfectly coordinated by Couture Events!

Also, thank you to the uber fab Exquisite Weddings for being the media partner. 

We felt like kids on your first day of school...meeting all the fantastic couples (that is our favorite part).

It is an amazing way to see all the creativity, love, and thoughtfulness that 

went into every detail...truly gorgeous! 

A list of all the vendors involved is at the bottom of this post. Be sure to check them all out. 

We want to say a huge, massive, a thousand thank you's to all who participated and 

attended this lovely event. 

We adore you!!!! 

Lots more details on Monday too :). 

The New Children's Museum is a perfect venue for any celebration...vibrant, fun, and urban.

Gorgeous blooms by Sweet Marie Designs. Don't you love the colors!?

Unveiled Bridal Beauty did a beautiful job with our bride and bridesmaids hair!

Make Up by Shelby  is stunning! Love the eyes and pops of pink. 

Chic and cool accessories were made by

 Old New Borrowed Redo and Vocabulary Boutique...gorgeous right!?

Vee Collection hand made all of the bridal dresses. 

They create custom apparel to make any Wedding special. 

Lovely accessories are also from Vocabulary Boutique.

M Bride is a stunning wedding dress boutique...I mean aaaamazing dresses! Every girls dream. 

Stunning blooms by Sweet Marie designs and Plenty of Petals! I am swooning! 

Yes this is a handmade ultra amazing peacock created by Lazulie.Blithe Events! Can I have one?!

There was lots of delicious food as well! Looks like a piece of art, but ohhh sooo tasty!

Culinary Concepts you stole my taste buds!

Dot and Army had the most adorable napkins and linens throughout the event!

 It really added a lovely handmade detail to each place setting! 

Heavenly cupcakes is divine! 

Yummy and gorgeous desserts by the ever talented Cups bakery in La Jolla! 

Beautiful hand crafted programs and signs by Wide Eyes Design

And fun menu's byThe Paper Suite!
Don't you love the font and colors! 

If you need a lighting, DJ extraordinaire, then SOS Entertainment  is for you (Congratulations on your baby bump!) Also, if you need an awesome photobooth for your celebration,

 then Mobile Photo booth and Shutter Booth 

are fabulous!!!

I will have more details, food, flowers, and photos on Monday, so stay tuned. 

Have a laughter filled weekend! 

Authentic Flavors	Catering	www.sdauthenticflavors.com
Behind the Scenes	Catering	www.btscenes.com
Best Beverage Catering	Bar Services	http://www.bestbeverage.com/
Bon Affair	Alcohol Sponsor	www.bonaffair.com
Brianna Venzke	Photography & The Bridal Photos	www.briannavenzkephotography.com
Cloudless	Videography	www.cloudlessweddings.com
Couture Events	Coordination	www.coutureeventssd.com
Culinary Concepts	Catering	www.cateringspecialist.com
Cups	Desserts	www.cupslj.com
Dot & Army	Linens	www.etsy.com/shop/dotandarmy
Exquisite Weddings	Media Partner	www.exquisiteweddingsmagazine.com
Ferrari	Wine	http://www.cantineferrari.it/
Heavenly Cupcakes	Cupcakes	www.heavenlycupcake.com
Lauren Alisse Photography	Photography & The Engagement Photos	www.laurenalissephotography.com
Lazulie&Blithe Events	Event Design: Ceremony Stage and Tables 3, 5 & 9 (The handmade peacocks)	www.lazulie-blithe.com
M Bride	Dress Boutique	www.mbridesalon.com
Mbride	Wedding Gown	http://www.mbridesalon.com/
Mobile Photo Booth	Photo Booth	www.mobilephotobooth.com
Natalie Bray Photography	Photography & The Rehearsal Dinner Photos	www.nataliebray.com
Old New Borrowed Redo	Accessories	www.oldnewborrowedredo.com
Plenty of Petals	Floral Design: High Tops and Tables 1, 6, 8 & 10	www.plentyofpetals.com
Shelby Wilson	Make-up	www.makeupbyshelbywilson.com
Shutter Booth	Photo Booth	www.shutterbooth.com/san-diego
SOS Entertainment	Production & DJ	www.sosrhythm.com
Sweet Marie Designs	Floral Design: Bouquets and Boutonnières, Head Table (4) and Tables 2 & 7	www.sweetmariedesigns.com
Teal Green Designs	Vintage Rentals	www.tealgreendesigns.com
The New Children's Museum	Venue	www.thinkplaycreate.org
The Paper Suite	Stationery: Menus	www.thepapersuite.com
Unveiled Bridal Beauty	Hair	www.UnveiledBridalBeauty.com
Vee Collection	Bridesmaid Dresses	www.veecollection.com
Vocabulary Boutique	Accessories	http://www.vocabularyboutique.com/
Wide Eyes Design	Stationery: Programs & Signs	www.etsy.com/shop/wideeyesdesign.com

{Featured on}

Happy Friday! 

We are incredibly thankful for the lovely blogs who have featured our work lately!

Thank you to the ever amazing Style Me Pretty, beautiful Something Tourquoise, and 

the fabulous Janie from The Brides Cafe!!!! 

Check out more on their blogs and thanks again!!! 

Have a lovely weekend!!!! 

{Featured on...The Brides Cafe}

Happy Tuesday friends! I hope you had a splendid Holiday Season! I know we did and we are so excited to start off the New Year with a feature on the amazing... The Brides Cafe!! Janie is lady behind the loveliness, she is truly the sweet as pie and a fabulous floral designer...truly awesome! If you haven't checked out her blog, then now is the time! Just sayin :)...

Kerra and Chris's Styled Engagement Session was so fun and we are thrilled to be featured! 

Also, a big thank you to Green Fresh Florals for the beautiful flowers! 

Enjoy! 

Oh happy day to you all !!!

{2011, a delightful look back...}

How can we adequately express just how amazingly thankful we are to know people like you! 2011... my oh my how quickly it went by, but what a truly joy filled year it was because of ALL of you! We laughed, we Styled, we ate cake, ran in fields across Southern California, we travelled, we worked hard, and we met ALL of you! 

Our clients are the bestest ever...we are completely smitten with each one of you! Your families welcomed us in to share in celebrations, Weddings, Engagements, and many other events...and for that we are truly grateful!

Thank you for a fantastic year and we put together a slideshow to a delightful look back...

We hope you enjoy all your smiles, love, candid moments, and we are giddy with anticipation for all the Sessions we have in store for 2012! (We are doing a happy dance because we can't wait to see all of you again and meet new friends :) )!

Thank you for being a part of the Natalie Bray Photography family!!!

Happy New Year! 

{Happy 2012!!!!}

Happy New Year!!! You are truly the bestest peeps a girl could ask for and we wish you the most amaaaaazing year yet! Thanks to everyone for your heartfelt support and smiling faces! We truly have the most fantastic clients, friends, and family ever!! We love ya! We have become better people because of you... You are our inspiration! Thanks again! I am soooo excited for this new year and all the fun shoots we have in store! So as a celebration to a remarkable 2011, Tommorrow we will have a look back at fabulous 2011... Just for you! Every year we like to learn from the previous year to make the next year better and so on...so let the new year begin because we have learned a lot and made great friends!!!! (lots of exclamation points today...I am super happy!!!!!) Cheers and we look forward to sharing this New Year with you!!!

Source: ruffledblog.com via Natalie on Pinterest

{Featured on Style Me Pretty}

Hello to you and yours this fine morning! How are you? It is a little gloomy here in SD, but a ray of sunshine has brightened my day...we are so excited to share that we were Featured on the uber fabulous and always inspirational Style Me Pretty's facebook page!!! 

We are completely honored and completely in awe this posh and chic Wedding blog...

you should totally check them out...I promise you will L-O-V-E them!! 

Thanks SMP for the support and Feature!!! We heart you!!! Friends, you should totally take a look at the Gallery of the lovely Chris & Kerra's Styled E-session...enjoy! 

We offer Styled Sessions of all kinds...family, engagement, newborn, you name it, we looooove creativity making our clients happy. So say hello at info@nataliebray.com. We would be thrilled to 

help bring your cool idea to life. 

Happy Tuesday!!

xoxox

{I love...paper!}

Happy day to you! How is your week going thus far? Mine is packed full of projects that I need to finish...like organizing all my photography props, papers, and fabrics. If you have any ideas I'd love to hear them...

Today, I am in love with paper! It's truly amazing what you can do with a little creativity, some hardwork, and paper! I adore Letter Press, Calligraphy, and unique designs for invitations, note cards, and Save the Dates! I found these lovely beauties and had to share...

First up, a DIY hankerchief Save the Date...what a fabulous idea! Find out more here.

(Image by ohsobeautifulpaper )

Gorgeous Letter Press by Bella Figura... sooo excited... I have more images to post from a recent Styled e-session from this amazing vendor!

(Bellafigura.com)

I am smitten with the buttons, sweet yarn details, and the square design of this invite!

(birdandbanner)

Love love love the hand painted details of this "Will you be my Bridesmaid?" card...

(riflepaperco.com)

Plus, this whole set up is rustic, natural, and unique. It's always nice when couples bring their own 

personalities to their invitations and carry their wedding theme throughout. Brilliant!

(ohsobeautifulpaper.com)

Such a sweet touch to any invite...custom Calligraphy! If only I was this patient :).

(everafterny Etsy)

Gosh, I could just gush about many more amazing paper products...I am simply smitten!

I wish you happy planning for your upcoming event! 

What a great way to get your guests excited with 

beautiful invitations!

xoxo

{Green Fresh Florals} San Diego Florist and Design

Hello and good day to you! I want to share a fantastic vendor with you! I am completely impressed with Green Fresh Florals in San Diego! Why you may ask?

Well, I recently had a Styled Engagement Session and I needed some flowers to complete the look.

 My husband and I go to Hillcrest all the time for its yummy food and great shops. We have passed by this Flower shop a dozen times and I had always wanted to go in ( their shop looks uber cute from the outside)! So, when this shoot arrived in my inbox I decided I would give them a try. Quickly, I emailed Travis and he was incredibly helpful and generous with his time. 

I cannot say enough good things about their customer service, design aesthetic, flower selection, and their just all around good people. 

By the way, they did not pay me to say this...I love to sharing and giving back. 

Now for some pics of the gorgeous florals they created for our shoot...

 A little teaser of the Styled Engagement Shoot...

 I adore the colors of the mini-daisies, fluffy garden roses, billy balls, and sweet aster.

 Placing a few buds into vintage soda bottles adds a lovely dimension to these gorgeous blooms...

 Found this delicately printed "I love you" ribbon from The Lonely Heart on Etsy. 

 I am swooning over these blooms!!!!

You should totally check out Green Fresh Florals for your next event...

Wedding, Party, Annivesary, or Just Because flowers are awesome occasion. 

Thanks to Travis and Carlos at Green Fresh Florals for the fantastic help with this shoot!! 

Happy Day to you!!!

xoxo