Uncommon Envelope

Yes, blog posts these days for Pacific Aisles have been few and far between, but we are so excited to be soooo busy with all the wonderful couples we're blessed to be working with!

BUT we just had to find the time to share recent BIG news from our uncommon friends over at Uncommon Envelope. This Seattle based boutique stationery design firm recently relaunched their and improved website and blog, AND announced the opening of their etsy shop featuring uncommonly exhilarating everyday stationery.

We not only LOVE their newest retail designs, (their HELLO Collection is a fave!) we LOVE that they are eco-friendly, using 100% cotton tree-free paper, soy based inks, man-powered letterpress printing and biodegradable packaging.

Maggie has always served as an amazing source of design inspiration for our weddings, and is a dream to work with when it comes to designing details that will no doubt enhance any event. Her gorgeous custom wedding stationery designs can be seen threaded throughout the real weddings featured on our website!

Congratulations Maggie!

Celeste + Alfonso: Moana Mele, Kauai

I love that i'm finding myself on the gorgeous island of Kauai for more and more weddings these days, as it seems by the time i finally unpack all supplies i'm checking off my packing list to prep for yet another Kauai wedding!

We were honored to help Los Angeles couple Celeste and Alfonso plan their Kauai nuptials this past August, with a small ceremony at Saint Sylvestor's Catholic Church in Kilauea, and a simple and intimate reception nearby at yet another gorgeous North Shore private estate on a bluff overlooking the ocean.

A tent was set with glowing white paper lanterns and four simple but stunning candle lit tables, which wrapped the dance floor to create a cozy and intimate setting. Dynamic design duo Casey and Dode of Martin Roberts Design did a fabulous job tying in Celeste's love for modern/clean design, her passion for Cymbidium, Phalaenopsis and Mokara orchids, and our color palette of clean whites with splashes of amethyst and lilac. Celeste's bouquet was drop dead stunning!

Besides flawless execution for every moment of the day from behind the scenes, my biggest task for this mellow crowd was to make sure that everyone had a margarita in hand (or the groom's favorite POG garnished with pineapple AND can't forget the cocktail umbrella) and that everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, got on the dance floor. Thanks to the talented DJ Mike of Kustom Sounds Kauai, the mission was easily accomplished!

Congratulations Celeste and Alfonso!

Don't you just LOVE this shot of the groom having the time of his life on the dancefloor?

Mahalo to "the gang" at Kilohana Photo for these fun photos!

Brandy + Ali: Sneak Peak

We've planned enough weddings on Kauai's North Shore to know that a night like this is a true blessing. After two days of set up in the rain and cold, the skies cleared and the moon came out for quite a dramatic end to a lovely evening for newlyweds Brandy and Ali Davoudian.

And after this past weekend's wet and rainy weather, it was one of those perfect nights as a coordinator you always dream of!

Brandy and Ali will soon be heading off to an amazing honeymoon in the Maldives. We can't wait to tell you more about their three-ceremony wedding that kicked off at Wai'oli Church in beautiful Hanalei and ended at a lavish private estate in Kilauea, and of course, we can't wait to share with you the moments of their day captured on film.

Pearly Shells

Pearl Shells, from the Ocean

Shining in the Sun, covering the Shore

When i see them, my heart tells me that i Love You...

Even more, then all those Pearly Shells

Quite the perfect little love song and quite the perfect inpiration for an all white Kauai wedding we are planning for Los Angeles based actress Brandy Ledford and husband-to-be film director Ali Davoudian. We have had so much fun working with Brandy over the past year and as we pack our bags for Kauai, we are so excited to see all the pearly details come together for a memorable and romantic upcoming event for Brandy and Ali!

Pearly Shells: Lyrics and Music by Webley Edwards & Leon Pober, Made Famous by Hawaiian Music Legend Don Ho. Our favorite version: By Seaman Dan and his lovely little ukulele.