smash \\ abby + john’s same-day edit

So we ended 2009 at a casino and jumped straight into 2010 with our first wedding of the year in yet another casino – Pala Casino Spa Resort, located here in Southern California!  The sky was clear blue, and the weather; warm  and comfortable – a perfect setting for Abby + John’s intimate and elaborately detailed wedding.

When I first met with Abby last summer, she came to our meeting with a gift for us – a Red Velvet bundt cake from “Nothing Bundt Cake.”  I was surprised because we don’t usually receive gifts on our first meeting with a couple, but Abby insisted for us to take it.  Needless to say, the cake was delicious!  And every time we met with Abby from then on, she had always had some kind of fancy dessert to give us!  :)

Obviously then, the wedding reception would be complete with the most delectable array of mouthwatering cuisines!  And we were definitely not disappointed!  I would say that the salad served was the best salad I have ever had – poached salmon salad with watercress and frisee lemon oil dressing.  Mm’m!  The main entree was chicken marsala with asparagus, artichokes, marsala wine, and rosemary.  And dessert was plentiful, ranging from the strawberry mango bavarian, and the flowing belgian chocolate fountains, to the bar of candies and assorted sweets!

Not only was the food very detailed.  The decor itself was an amazing sight to be seen.  In both the ceremony and reception, every corner of the rooms were lavishly decorated by Fancy That! Designs – truly amazing and awe-inspiring work by the groom’s sister, Christine.

The whole setting of the venue was indescribable, so perhaps the video can speak for itself…

Abby + John \\ Same-Day Edit from Starcross’d Creative on Vimeo.

Venue \\ Ceremony & Reception: Pala Casino Spa Resort
Photography by Atrero Photography \\ DJ/MC by Sound Prodigy \\ Coordination by Beverly Calalay
Hair & Makeup by Raschel Borja \\ Floral Creations & Decor by Fancy That! Designs

Song \\ “Smash Into You” by Beyoncé

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