Brian and Roanne

Meet Brian and Roanne Matsui. They are very good friends with my sister Nancy and her husband Conrad. They just got married on Friday! My sister was the wedding coordinator and I got to help out with many of the wedding components. This wedding actually stretched me to do some things I have never done before. For example, this was the very first time I had done a wedding cake! I must admit, rolling fondant is a bit of a work out. By wedding day, my abs were sore! Maybe that is a sign that I need more core exercise!

Birds were a central theme in their wedding, so I decided to make two birds in love! What better way to represent love than a sweet kiss on the forehead. The wedding colors were purple and green, and I must say, the flowers really came together elegantly.

My sister had this amazing idea to make a photo collage for guest place cards. The first photo is a picture of the collage in its entirety. But if you look closer, there are small boxes. Each box had the name of the guest, which the guest could peel off. On the back of their place card was the title of their table name and a symbol of what they were having for dinner that night.

The surprise was that once all the guests removed their names, a canvas stencil of the lovely couple would be revealed! With the help of my sister and Conrad, I was able to stencil a photo from Brian and Roanne's engagement!

I thought it was so cute for the grandmothers to come up when Roanne threw the bouquet! It was also so fun to go to a wedding with my family too. You can just tell from this photo how loving and inviting both Brian and Roanne's families are!

The one thing I love about weddings is how it brings people together. Of course it represents love and commitment between two people, but it also exemplifies the love and support that people share collectively. I was so happy to be a part of their happy day! Hopefully I can post more official photos later!

Til our next Hello,