Our Work: Photoshoot w/Story of Us Photography

Back in April, we did our very first bridal faire with our industry sister and former bride, Thuy. You may remember her from our Style Me Pretty feature in this article. Photos for this event were beautifully captured by Adele Cabanillas.

Thuy is the owner and photographer of Story of Us and thanks to her, we found Rengstorff House: UNVEILED, our very first bridal fair. What an experience, but more on that later.

Prior to the event, AIE and Story of Us, staged a sweetheart table photo shoot on the venue's ground. We, AIE and Story of Us, used those images for slideshows, business cards, and pamphlets to promote both businesses since our booths were set up next to each other.

Here are a few photos from our shoot:

Special thanks to our team for making this possible: 

Cake: MadzCakez
Linens and Candelabra: 1000 Fine Events 

Photography: Story of Us
Location: Rengstorff House in Mountain View, CA

Our Work: Jilie's Pirate Birthday

Guess what I was doing at 1:17 this morning? Loading the washing machine and coughing my lungs outs! It must have been the mother hen in me that had me putting all the laundry away and nesting our home before another work week. And now I am blogging while Jilian wrestles with Ethan in his playpen. Life’s been busy, but I’m still feeling blessed with every second.

Jilian turned 5 years old a couple of weeks ago and we threw her a pirate party at the beach. I first asked her sometime last year of what kind of party did she want and her reply with no hesitation.. “a pirate party at the beach, Momma”. She mentioned many times that a pirate party is a perfect party for a girl named Jilie.
With a Momma that loves to plan parties and a Ninang that has so many awesome ideas.. AIE ran with the pirate theme and we simply planned her dream party.

 I was really lucky to have found Hayley from Hayley Anne Photography.  She is an awesome photographer from the area. Hayley captured so many beautiful pictures that day and the pictures speak for themselves. She was so easy to work with and I’m so happy to have found her!!  Hayley followed the kids while they played in the sand and dug through the beach for the treasure hunt.  












Ninang Madz surprised Jilie w/ the ultimate treasure chest cake