Thomas Bui Lifestyle

Thomas Bui Lifestyle Thomas Bui Lifestyle has designed distinctive weddings and social events throughout the United State
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03/25/2023

Best In Drama ~ Sometimes we need some drama. This design hits all the notes bringing in black accents paired with lush elegant blooms. Vintage brass and black flatware, dark smoky black tapers and black cloth chairs leads to a path of sophisticate. Planning by the dapper with the equally stylish behind the lens.

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07/02/2022

INSPIRATION | A dreamy Italian inspired shoot at by at .

Planner , florals , gowns , h&mua , tux , stationery , tabletop rentals , linen ,

Honored to be a finalist for the 4th year as “Best Event Designer” in San Diego. Your vote for me is greatly appreciated...
04/06/2022

Honored to be a finalist for the 4th year as “Best Event Designer” in San Diego.

Your vote for me is greatly appreciated, thank you

https://californiaweddingday.com/california-wedding-days-best-2022-finalists-orange-county

The votes are in for California Wedding Day's annual awards program, Best of 2022, honoring the most innovative and creative talent in the wedding industry across the state. The finalists were chosen by their peers through an open voting process held online at californiaweddingday.com. Best Overall....

07/12/2021

A sneak peak at this past weekend's event at The Broadmoor . Video by custom | made productions, floral by Butterfly floral & event design, photography by Mccune Photography, rentals and draping by Hire Elegance.

It's so nice to get back to weddings. We're headed to Colorado this weekend for an intimate wedding at The Broadmoor. Bu...
07/06/2021

It's so nice to get back to weddings. We're headed to Colorado this weekend for an intimate wedding at The Broadmoor. But in true TBL fashion, when we can't find what we need in Colorado, we will bring it from California!

Thank you Shoutout Socal for inviting us to tell our story. Always honored to be interviewed. https://shoutoutsocal.com/...
11/24/2020

Thank you Shoutout Socal for inviting us to tell our story. Always honored to be interviewed.

https://shoutoutsocal.com/meet-thomas-bui-wedding-and-event-designer/

Local Stories Meet Thomas Bui: Wedding and Event Designer November 24, 2020November 19, 2020 Leave a reply We had the good fortune of connecting with Thomas Bui and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Thomas, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business? I wa...

Thank you Temecula Valley Wedding Professionals for inviting me to speak at your April dinner meeting. Excited for the o...
03/11/2020

Thank you Temecula Valley Wedding Professionals for inviting me to speak at your April dinner meeting. Excited for the opportunity to share my insights and experiences, and meet new people.

TVWP in April is gathering at Oak Mtn. Winery to enjoy a special presenation by industry leader, Thomas Bui

Thank you SD Voyager for the Interview
01/27/2020
Meet Thomas Bui - SDVoyager - San Diego

Thank you SD Voyager for the Interview

Today we’d like to introduce you to Thomas Bui. Thanks for sharing your story with us Thomas. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I was born in Saigon, Vietnam, the oldest of two boys. My family often hosted black-tie events for important dignitaries and I learned and...

Closing out 2019 with our top 9 most popular photos on Instagram. Thank you to our clients, vendors and venues for anoth...
12/30/2019

Closing out 2019 with our top 9 most popular photos on Instagram. Thank you to our clients, vendors and venues for another memorable year. Over 50 trips, 3 speaking engagements, 5 events featured in print, 10 on blogs. Look forward to designing more events in 2020. Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous new year

09/29/2019
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Thank you to Epic Affair for putting together this highlight video for us!

Happy wedding Wednesday, excited to be featured in the latest Spring edition of Inside Weddings Magazine
02/27/2019

Happy wedding Wednesday, excited to be featured in the latest Spring edition of Inside Weddings Magazine

Perfectly aligned lights as seen from above
02/19/2019

Perfectly aligned lights as seen from above

Thank you to our clients for a great 2018, happy holidays
12/22/2018

Thank you to our clients for a great 2018, happy holidays

10/17/2018

Time lapse video from a recent wedding, took 3 days to set up this wedding, and 16 hrs to get the lighting perfect.

Yeah to The Fall season, thank you BRIDES for featuring us in the latest issue
09/11/2018

Yeah to The Fall season, thank you BRIDES for featuring us in the latest issue

The perfect kiss.  Victor Sizemore photography, Three Petals Florals The Lodge at Torrey Pines
06/28/2018

The perfect kiss. Victor Sizemore photography, Three Petals Florals The Lodge at Torrey Pines

Dreams do come true, hard work and determination does pay off. Honored to be recognized. Thank you PartySlate
06/18/2018
Top 50 Event Planners in the Country | PartySlate

Dreams do come true, hard work and determination does pay off. Honored to be recognized. Thank you PartySlate

Event planners go by many names: producer, event designer or consultant, creative director, and the list goes on. That’s because it’s difficult to capture all that goes into the work they do. These event professionals curate experiences. From concept to celebration to beautiful conclusion, they....

Our favorite tent wedding is featured on Belle The Magazine - Weddings
06/04/2018
An Elegant Tent Wedding with a Rustic and Ethereal Twist

Our favorite tent wedding is featured on Belle The Magazine - Weddings

An Elegant Tent Wedding had a classic feel with a whimsical and sparkly touch. Flowing wildflowers and peonies helped tie it all together, nailing traditional elegance with a rustic and ethereal twist.

Saturday’s Garden inspired wedding, draped the ceiling beams and light fixtures with smilax and wisteria
05/07/2018

Saturday’s Garden inspired wedding, draped the ceiling beams and light fixtures with smilax and wisteria

04/12/2018
Lea & Martin's Wedding

Thank you Focused Bliss Productions for this gorgeous highlight video of our wedding at THE US GRANT Hotel.

https://vimeo.com/263587302

Cinematography: Focused Bliss Productions (www.focusedbliss.com) Photography: Sage Justice Photography (www.justicephoto.com) Planner: Thomas Bui Lifestyle (www.thomasbuilifestyle.com) Beauty:…

Always an honor to be interviewed and published. I never take it for granted
04/12/2018
Meet Thomas Bui of Thomas Bui Lifestyle in Mission Hills - SDVoyager - San Diego

Always an honor to be interviewed and published. I never take it for granted

Today we’d like to introduce you to Thomas Bui. Thomas, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. Thomas Bui Lifestyle was started in 2000, I’ve been producing weddings and events for over 17 years. Before starting my company, I w...

11/02/2017
NFP Events

Highlight video of our 50th wedding anniversary event.

Thomas Bui Lifestyle We are still in awe by all the details it took to compose this memorable event. Thank you so much for choosing us. Fortunate to work with so much creative minds

10/24/2017
Wedding: Erin & Yolanda

Thank you to A Bicycle Built For Two for featuring Erin and Yolanda's gorgeous wedding at The Prado at Balboa Park - Weddings & Events! Photo by Acqua Photo, florals by Blush Botanicals

http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2017/10/wedding-erin-yolanda.html

From Erin and Yolanda’s wedding planner: Erin and Yolanda had an enchanted forest theme wedding located at the beautiful Prado ballroom in Balboa Park. Photos courtesy of Acqua Photo.

This project was close to our hearts. It was years in the planning and a 3 day set up but the result was spectacular!  H...
10/16/2017

This project was close to our hearts. It was years in the planning and a 3 day set up but the result was spectacular! Here's a sneak peak at the 50th wedding anniversary event this past weekend. We transformed the Celestial Ballroom at the U.S. Grant Hotel into...Fall. Photo by Jessica Claire Norwood, Florals by Nisie's Enchanted Florist, Lighting by Amber Event Production Custom dance floor by Concepts Event Design, Inc. Party Rentals & Decor

It's always fun to do something outside the norm.  Yesterday, we designed a surprise safari theme baby shower for one of...
08/21/2017

It's always fun to do something outside the norm. Yesterday, we designed a surprise safari theme baby shower for one of our past couple. Here are some fun pictures from yesterday's transformation of the Olive Lawn at Estancia La Jolla. Lounge furniture, tent, and antler chandelier by Concepts Event Design, Inc. Party Rentals & Decor, Florals by Organic Elements, Linens by BBJ Linen, Desserts by Michele Coulon Dessertier Miscellaneous accessories by Target Style

Thank you PartySlate for another feature
04/10/2017
PartySlate

Thank you PartySlate for another feature

From luscious floral installations to magnificent chandeliers, these trendy ceiling decor designs will leave you in awe!

Boho-Chic Wedding with Ocean Elements in Southern California
04/01/2017
Boho-Chic Wedding with Ocean Elements in Southern California

Boho-Chic Wedding with Ocean Elements in Southern California

As young interns spending their summer in Washington, DC, Karin Michonski and Michael Wallerstein were both looking to get a leg up on their professional lives – little did the 18- and 22-year-old know that they would meet their forever partner. “The most memorable part of our first meet...

The .philippe.geneve event we designed last month made it to the pages of
03/04/2017

The .philippe.geneve event we designed last month made it to the pages of

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I knew that Thomas (Thomas Bui Lifestyle) was my wedding soulmate when he referenced “Tom Ford” for project inspiration. He is an absolute delight to be around, I always get excited for our meetings because I know he is going to blow my mind with something utterly chic and stylish.
sneak peeks from my last workshop in San Francisco. Super grateful for all the vendors for putting together such an amazing shoot for the attendees!

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Planner/Design Thomas Bui Lifestyle
Floral designer Wish Social Events
Venue
Hair & Makeup Emily Nguyen
Gowns
Tuxedo
Paper Design
Tabletop
Linen
Models Lucy Amszej
lab Richard Photo Lab
You know the career dream? The dream that started it all? The pipe dream. Well Derrick and Michael's wedding made my wedding dreams come true. Let me explain.

I had the pleasure of working with San Diego based wedding planner Thomas Bui, a highly sought after designer to bring their grand wedding in the iconic San Francisco City Hall, to life. That alone was a dream come true. But the icing on the cake was Derrick and Michaels wedding being featured in Inside Weddings!

Just one of those “pinch me” career moments that I can barely believe happened. Read more about the big day on the blog!

Credits:
Beauty: Elwynn + Cass
Consulting: Thomas Bui Lifestyle
Entertainment: Corelli String Group The Lucky Devils
Floral: Wish Social Events
Formalwear: Klein Epstein & Parker
Invitations: Whimsíque: Designer Invitations & Stationery
Linens: La Tavola Fine Linen
Photography: Peter Nguyen Studio
Rentals: Theoni Collection
Venue: Fairmont San Francisco
Where do we begin!? I’ll start by saying Thomas Bui far EXCEEDED our expectations!! We initially met Thomas in October 2018 at Hotel Del Coronado. My husband and I live in Colorado but would visit the Del often and we fell in love with it. So much so, that we decided to have our wedding there. I researched the list of wedding coordinators provided to us by the Del and narrowed it down to the top four. We flew out to Coronado to meet all four selected wedding coordinators and met with Thomas Bui first. Within the first 5 minutes of our visit, we knew he was the one! My husband and I just canceled the rest, we didn’t want to waste their time.
Being that this was going to be a destination wedding, timely communication was key. There was never any delay in communication with us when we reached out to Thomas, either text, via email, or phone. Because of this, not once did I worry that things weren’t getting done nor did I ever feel the need to micromanage. This truly put me at ease! I was confident I could fully trust Thomas with everything. With that being said, I also knew the vendors he recommended to us were top notch! Thomas was consistently on point with every aspect of our wedding!
Our initial wedding date was July 2020, but with the pandemic we ended up postponing the wedding twice and Thomas was in close contact with us throughout. We ended up moving the wedding to Colorado and were married July 10th at The Broadmoor this year. Thomas coordinated the move to Colorado with every single one of our vendors in California and it was seamless! All 15,000 flowers were transported from California to Colorado in a refrigerated truck and they were beyond gorgeous at the wedding.
I always had a vision for our wedding, but sometimes that can be hard to relay, but not with Thomas! He knew exactly what I wanted and made that vision come to life. Same is true with my wedding dress. Thomas and I visited a few bridal shops in San Diego, and nothing really caught my attention. Thomas recommended a designer by the name of Galia Lahav. We found a bridal shop in Denver that carried her line of dresses and was he right! I found the wedding dress of my dreams!
Thomas and his team have superb attention to detail. Everything was perfect the day of our wedding, there was nothing I would change. We were absolutely amazed and beyond impressed with his work! Friends and family have described our wedding as stunning, magnificent, breathtaking, beautiful, classy and elegant and have said “It’s nothing like they’ve ever seen before” and my favorite, “The wedding of the Century”!
My fairytale wedding came true thanks to Thomas Bui, and we will forever be grateful!
View our thoughtfully curated team of preferred wedding and special event professionals, each with distinguished and celebrated reputations earned over many years of delivering the finest work and services available in the world.

We are looking forward to creating magic with this team on our side!

Catering & Bar Services: Good Gracious! Events Summit Event Catering

Mixologist: Flair Project

Planners & Coordinators: Bluebell Events Beth Helmstetter Events KimeryEvents Details Details Wedding and Event Planning Brooke Keegan Special Events Crown Weddings & Events Thomas Bui Lifestyle

Photography & Videography: John & Joseph Photography Inc. Visage Box Luxury Lifestyle Studios Godfather Films

Lighting A/V: Pacific Event Services

Event & Lounge Furniture: Hire Elegance

Event & Tabletop Rentals: BBJ Linen La Tavola Fine Linen Town and Country Event Rentals

Hair & Makeup Artistry:
Makeup Therapy

Gowns, Tuxes & Bling:
Winnie Couture Friar Tux Kendra Scott

Floral & Event Design: Willem-Aidan
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Producer: Thomas Bui Lifestyle
Planner:
Venue: Fairmont San Francisco & SF City Hall⁣
Photo & Video: Peter Nguyen Studio⁣
Florals: Wish Social Events
Rentals & Decor: NFP Events hensleyeventresourcesTheoni Collection La Tavola Fine Linen
Beauty: Elwynn + Cass
Officiant: ⁣
Stationery: Whimsíque: Designer Invitations & Stationery
Transportation: Hornblower Classic Cable Cars
On Tuesday, July 7th the Aisle Planner team tuned in to the COVID-inspired live Zoom presentation of the Best of 2020 industry professionals, presented by California Wedding Day. We were so proud to participate as platinum sponsors for this event, honoring the spirited imaginings and hard work by our pro community.

Seeing so many Aisle Planners announced as winners and finalists from among the hundreds of Southern California creatives that were nominated was incredible! Seeing this level of genius recognized and celebrated by your fellow pros motivates us even more to work harder and build better so that our platform fosters your vision and empowers your own originality to its greatest potential.

We’re honored to have been recognized as the “Best Product & Services” across all Southern California regions. And, we’re thrilled to be listed alongside several of our Aisle Planner pros! 🎉 Congratulations to Nicole Alexandra Designs for “Best Event Design,” Events by Robin for “Best Wedding Planner,” Michelle Garibay Events for “Best Event Planner & Designer,” and Wild Heart Events for “Best Overall Vendor”!

We’d also like to give our warmest congratulations to all of our AP pros who we’re finalists in this year’s CWD Best of 2020:

La Bohéme Events
To Be Loved Events
Pure Lavish Events
Engaged Events
Flawless Weddings and Events
Thomas Bui Lifestyle
amorology weddings
Crowned Events
Kelsey Rae Designs
Wedding Kate - Weddings and Events
Lovelyfest Event Design
Amanda Holder Events
Eventful Wedding Planning
Vino Fiore Events

Check out the full list of California Wedding Day's Best of 2020 award winners: https://californiaweddingday.com/california-wedding-days-best-2020-list-top-wedding-vendors-southern-california
With a venue so naturally rustic, why not opt for a charger plate that matches those darker tones, like our Mia navy plate! Navy is definitely a colour that can work on almost every table-top, with our Mia plate being the perfect, opaque style for your wedding.
Hire the look:
Charger Plates: Mia Navy
Venue: Clevedon Hall
Event Designer: Thomas Bui Lifestyle
Flowers: Daisy Lane Floral Design
Stationery: PYE - Wedding Stationery, Branding, Web Design
Photography: Sam Gibson
Stemware: Keeping It Vintage Wedding & Event Hire
One way to ensure everyone heads to the dance floor is to decorate the area above it, making it the pièce de résistance of the space. Be inspired by this jaw-dropping reception décor. http://bit.ly/33rkrMA Photo by John & Joseph Photography; Planning & Design by Thomas Bui Lifestyle
Cascading flowers around the ceremony tree! You can nearly feel the breeze that has the wisteria swaying through the branches! xoxo
Planning: Thomas Bui Lifestyle
Photographer: Jen Huang Photo
Floral:
“When we first walked into the reception as husband and husband, it was so surreal,” Ross shares. “We never thought we would be in this place with everyone who loves us so much.” http://bit.ly/2wqQX42 Photography by John & Joseph Photography, Planning: Thomas Bui Lifestyle
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