We are so excited to fiiiiinally feature A&H’s beautiful and refined (modern) rustic summer wedding at the Los Altos History Museum (LAHM)!

Before we had a chance to fully work together, the pandemic hit and their wedding was rescheduled for the following year. Despite these circumstances, A&H’s special day turned out to be a beautiful full-scale wedding — we planned for a sweet vow renewal and anniversary celebration with their wonderful family and friends, in perfect summer weather!

When we finally got to work with A&H, limited things had been completed (only the venue had been fully booked)! In the months leading up to their wedding celebration, we buckled down and worked quickly & efficiently to finalize key vendors, (including catering, rentals, florals, entertainment, and makeup & hair), layouts and timelines, and the event design. Looking back, we all accomplished SO much in such little time! Wowzas!

To this day, A&H’s unique event design is a top one in our books! We were so thankful that H gave us creative liberty in picking out the floral color palette, linen colors, and rentals. It was so much fun to visualize the space at LAHM and how it would come to life for A&H’s wedding day. Every detail, from the bold & bright colors (pairing beautifully with the summer weather vibes, and earthy & garden-y venue), to the rentals, to the food & entertainment, and to the decorations… It all screamed “refined rustic” and we were absolutely here for it! We ended up going with goldenrod “poppy” yellow napkins to pair with the fun & bright florals (initially H was hoping for dusty pink, but we won her over with this color choice and it was totally on-point with H’s happy & lively personality!), and A was super cool to approve the use of gorgeous walnut-brown crossback chairs!

One of our proudest accomplishments would be planning a sweet surprise for our bride. It took some creativity and quick-thinking, but we were able to arrange for H’s cousin and aunt from Australia (who were unable to fly out to California to attend in-person) to surprise H with a Zoom call presentation during the Reception. It was an incredibly moving moment, witnessing their family go to great lengths to appreciate and love A&H!

After a touching vow renewal, fun speeches, delicious food and drinks (super-cute bar trailer, say whaaat??), and entertaining shoe game, everyone danced the night away. It was a beautiful wedding day!

Congratulations again, A&H!! Happy anniversary!!

Huge thanks to the team of vendors who helped make this wedding a reality!

Venue: Los Altos History Museum
Photography: A Tale Ahead
Planning & Coordination: MadebyConnie Wedding & Event Planning

Fairfield, CA

It was a beautiful summer day, celebrating Arturo and Andrea with their family & friends! We actually had the privilege of working at this charming Napa Valley venue for a previous wedding and had great experiences (this was actually how A&A found us)! So, it was truly a joy to plan for another wedding celebration at the Inn.

We started working with Arturo & Andrea at the height of the 2020 pandemic, hoping that the health situation would resolve by the following years. However as the situation progressed, we had to pivot and A&A decided to host a much smaller intimate wedding celebration than we had originally planned for. It was a tough decision to make, but A&A were strong, flexible, positive, and kept their eyes on what was most important - being with one other. As such, the smaller guest size did not take away from the fun and vibrant atmosphere on the day-of! From the special details (hello, Gucci shoes anyone??), to an emotional ceremony, to our STUNNING Bride’s natural inner & outer beauty, to delicious tacos & drinks, and to a popping live mariachi band - everyone danced the night away, enjoying the great company and yummy food!

It was a wedding celebration for the books!