A Schiess Love Story

Happy Wedding Wednesday loves! 

This post is looooong over due but nonetheless, I am very excited to share some photos from the first "solo gig" I did last September. To say that I was honored to be a part of Gina and Tom's wedding is an understatement. Being one of 60 guests, the whole event was more of an intimate party than a traditional wedding. I am so glad that my coworker and bride, Gina, asked me to help her on her special day. I had only started working with Gina a couple months before, so to have her and Tom trust me to take care of their ceremony and reception set up was really exciting for me. They are a very down to earth couple and their wedding day really portrayed that.

There were a lot of DIY aspects in their wedding; Gina made the groom's  boutonniere out of dried hops and along with her mother, sewed her own wedding dress. This wedding really proved the old adage "less is more". The venue was a nursery located in Loomis, CA and with such an abundance of greenery throughout the ceremony and reception areas, there really was not much they needed to do with or add to the space. I fell in love with the nursery as soon as I stepped foot in the doors; the nursery itself was used for the ceremony space and the nursery's atrium cafe transformed into the dinner and reception area. Enjoy!

 

Wishing these two a lifetime of love, laughter + happiness   

♥

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{Venue: High Hand Nursery} {Photography: JandM Photography} {Florist: Enchantment Floral}

#goaldigger

This post is a few days late, but better late than never right? {maybe one of my goals should be working on my procrastination ... }

I never really do New Year's Resolutions because I feel like there is so much pressure put on them and for me personally, that just sets me up for failure. I tend to just set little goals for myself throughout the year, instead of just at the beginning of the year, but as I embark on my Wedding Planner journey, I thought it might be a good idea to put pen to paper and really focus on what I want to accomplish this year. So, here they are, my main GOALS for 2015:

{Complete my Wedding Planning Certification Course} 

 

{Reach out to more Wedding Planners in order to find work as an assistant}

 

{Attend more networking/industry events}

 

{Complete my branding & increase my social media presence}

and finally, 

{BLOG MORE CONSISTENTLY!!}

 

I am excited for what this year has to bring for me personally and professionally. My first day of class is January 17th and I can't wait to "go back to school". I am going to be that old lady with my new notebook and pens while everyone else is on their laptops. For some reason, taking notes on a laptop just isn't the same for me. I LOVE taking notes; in school I used to rewrite my notes if I felt they weren't neat enough. 

Just 6 days into the new year, I have also begun work on goal #2. Since my mentor, Christy, moved out of the state, I have been looking for other planners to work with as a day of assistant. Last night I had my first meeting with another bay area planner to discuss/schedule the weddings that I will be assisting her with this year. I am scheduled for 4 weddings in 2015 so far! Wooo! Will definitely be blogging about those events as they come along. I am really looking forward to gaining more hands on experience and working with different types of planners, and of course, sharing my experiences along the way. There is so much to learn and I am ready to soak it all in! I have big dreams and hopes for this year and could not be more excited for what is in store. 
 
What are some of your goals for this year? Would love to hear from you :)

XOXO

kels 
♥

now presenting: kels and wedding bells!

Hi loves! It's been awhile but I hope you haven't forgotten about me =) November has been a busy month, but I have to say, it is exceeding my expectations this year. What I thought was going to be a low key 28th birthday turned out to be one of the best birthday weekends ever. My best friend, Jordan {of trendingcheaply -see, remember I told you before how amazing she is!!} and my super hunky boyfriend threw me a surprise party at Jack Rose Libation House, in Los Gatos. I was completely shocked and had such an amazing evening enjoying delicious cocktails and homemade brownies with an even more amazing group of people. I've never had a surprise party before, so this meant the world to me - to have all my closest friends and family there brought tears to my eyes {seriously, I cried}. 

at my surprise party with my beautiful mama and sister

I already knew that my birthday gift to myself this year was to give my blog a much needed facelift. After some research and lots of time spent on etsy, I discovered a shop that had just what I was looking for. I don't have much experience with HTML and CSS or all that jazz, (except, I have to admit that going through this process really gave me some myspace flashbacks) so the task seemed pretty daunting. But, I did it and I am so in love with the outcome. It is still a work in progress and I think it always will be because I am a perfectionist and I'm sure I will keep adding/editing/updating as time goes on, but for now, I'm really happy and I hope you enjoy my new and improved blog! There are some sections still under construction, but take a look around - I hope you like what you see :)

Now, let's also talk about the best birthday gift ever from my creative and thoughtful big sis. How cute are these?! 

Since I am still in the beginning stages, these cards, although simple, are perfect just so that I have a way of getting my information to the right people!

A close up of the pen, which is engraved with "Like a Boss". She knows me so well.

With my new collection, I knew my blog had to be just as fancy as my new business cards, pen and monogrammed card holder!

You have probably also noticed by now that I decided to change the name of my blog. I am still playing around with different names for my {fingers crossed}future company and if I want to use kels and wedding bells or kelly.elissa events. I love the ring to kels and wedding bells but I also think using my name is the smart thing to do and it also doesn't restrict my company name to just weddings. For now this will just be the name of my blog until I come to my final decision; I don't want to rush and really want to take my time to figure out what I like best. What are your thoughts? I would love to hear what you think so please leave a comment below on what name you like! I would also like to hear your feedback on my blog layout. Any advice or suggestions are greatly encouraged!

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