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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!
Host/Instructor
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
Sparks fly. ✨
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