Eat Drink & Be Married

Spotlight: Luke & Nikki (part two)

Ashlee — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:49:08 +0000

Spotlight: Luke & Nikki (part one)

Ashlee — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:12:55 +0000

Congratulations to Nikki and Luke, married October 3, 2010 at The Citizen Hotel! This wedding was SO beautiful, we had to split it up into two posts because there were too many photos to choose from! Sarah Maren captured this gorgeous couple perfectly, and their love for one another shines in every picture! We’ll post the reception and portrait shots later this week.

Photos by: Sarah Maren Photography
Bridal Party Makeup by: Shana Beals
Flowers by: The Big Bang Event Design
Wedding Coordinated by: Kelle Collier
Music by: Larry of Extreme Productions
Cake by: Sugar and Spice Specialty Desserts
Cocktail Hour Entertainment: The Gondoliers

Calling all brides!

Ashlee — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:31:38 +0000

RSVP: http://citizenbridalopenhouse.eventbrite.com/

Little White Dresser

Ashlee — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:52:32 +0000

Avishag is a full time textile design student, world traveler, and owner of the etsy shop Little White Dresser. She e-mailed us earlier this week about her buy one get one free sale, and we thought our readers might want to check it out!

We’re currently loving her pretty headbands…

Fancy hair combs….

Vintage earrings….

And things you can wear with or without an accompanying wedding dress (how cute is that gold belt?!)….

Happy weekend!

Getting ready at The Citizen

Ashlee — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:40:14 +0000

We LOVE these gorgeous getting ready shots of Christine and Aldo, courtesy of Penny Sylvia. We’re probably biased, but we think our penthouse suites are the perfect place to get dressed for your big day!

Click here to see more photos on Penny’s blog and here to watch their wedding highlights, courtesy of Lovespun films!

Spotlight: Mike & Julie.

Ashlee — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:41:04 +0000

Congratulations to Mike and Julie, married on November 27, 2010! It was a rainy blustery day, but we think the rain clouds added a cool element to the balcony shots. You can see more photos on the slideshow.

Photos by: Jeremy Underwood Photography
Flowers by: Kiyo’s Floral Shop
Music by: Music & More Entertainment

Trendy Tuesday: Clutches.

Ashlee — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:29:23 +0000

On her wedding day, a bride needs three things: the groom, the marriage license, and her favorite lip gloss. What better way to carry around your favorite touch-up necessities than in one of these lovely clutches?

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Spotlight: Mallory & Stephen

Ashlee — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:10:57 +0000

Congratulations to Mallory and Stephen, married on October 16th, 2010 at The Citizen Hotel! We loved the pretty paper cranes, the Mr. & Mrs. banner, and of course, the bling-bling blue shoes.

Photos by: The Studio Sacramento
Ceremony Music by: Camelia Quartet
Reception Music by: Behind the Scenes Sounds
Flowers by: Visual Impact
Cake by: Babycakes Bakery

Spotlight: Sarah & Jake.

Ashlee — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:59:05 +0000

Congratulations to Jake and Sarah, married October 17, 2010 at The Citizen Hotel! After an elegant ballroom ceremony, guests danced the night away on our Metropolitan Terrace. We loved their sweet (no pun intended) candy bar, and perfectly simple details. Congrats you two!

Photos by: Jen Stewart Photography
Music by: DJ Rick Jenkins
Cake by: Ettore’s
Photobooth by: Profinish Designs

Film Photo Shoot

Ashlee — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:20:40 +0000

In a world of digital photography, many photographers love to break out their film cameras every once in a while. Gary Buth is no exception, and here’s the result of his recent film photo shoot at The Citizen!

Cameras used: Mamiya RB67 medium format camera in 6×7 and 645 formats with a variety of lenses from 50mm to 180mm, Nikon F5 and Nikon F100 35mm format cameras using 35mm to 200mm lenses.

Film stock used: primarily Kodak film consisting of Portra 400VC and 160VC, TMAX 100 B&W, Tri-X 400 B&Wand Ilfrod 3200 B&W. Some of the Black & White film was pushed to ISO1600 and as high as 6400 for increased grain and processed to boost contrast.

All film processing was handled by Richard Photo Lab in Hollywood.

Click here to see the rest!