AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services

AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services 21 years of wedding planning experience and top in her field, Anita's California Casual and nurturing personality makes her a pleasure to work with.

I'm Anita Kanellis is owner and principal planner of AK Brides offering full service wedding planning services to sweet brides in Los Angeles, Southeast and beyond. Mom of two awesome boys, love loose leaf flavored tea and always has a new flavor in hand! My passion is to bring my bride's and groom’s most special day to life and give them and their family a stress free and completely enjoyable wedding day.

Spring vibes are everywhere and Spring weddings are about to begin!  Soft color pallets, warmer weather and getting to e...
02/25/2025

Spring vibes are everywhere and Spring weddings are about to begin! Soft color pallets, warmer weather and getting to enjoy the outdoors! Emily and Richard had a lovely morning Spring wedding on the lake that was absolutely magical with perfect warm breezes and an abundance of sunlight over the water.. We could not have had a more perfect day!

Photographer | Piper Vine photography
Planning/Design | AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services
Floral Design | Lillie Jane
Wedding Gown | White Room Birmingham

Rehearsal Dinner Vibes!  Photographer - Planning/Design - AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services Venue - Westlake Village...
02/21/2025

Rehearsal Dinner Vibes!

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Planning/Design - AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services
Venue - Westlake Village Inn

This ballroom is one of my favorites and doesn’t it showcase a luxury wedding so well??!!   I’ll be working at this very...
02/19/2025

This ballroom is one of my favorites and doesn’t it showcase a luxury wedding so well??!! I’ll be working at this very same ballroom back to back this Spring with more stunning design plans and the most gorgeous brides! I’m so excited to see this ballroom come to luxurious life again!!!

Photographer | and Jamie Photography
Planning/Design | AK Brides
Floral Design | Cece Designs
Rentals | Decor2Adore PropHouse Birmingham

One of my sweet brides recently asked me the benefits of having a bridal shoot. I’m always in favor of this special shoo...
02/18/2025

One of my sweet brides recently asked me the benefits of having a bridal shoot. I’m always in favor of this special shoot! Here are my top 5 reasons:

1️⃣ You have oodles of time dedicated to capture all of your own personal details on your dress

2️⃣ If it does happens to rain on your wedding day, you have already taken gorgeous images of just you!

3️⃣ You have a chance to wear your dress for a few hours before your wedding day to see if anything needs to be adjusted so it’s 100% ready for you to wear all day

4️⃣ I recommend doing a full hair and make up trial run on this same day so you get the full picture of your style and look

5️⃣ Have your floral designer do a mock up of your bridal bouquet for you to use as a prop during your shoot. It may not be the exact bouquet due to the season of your shoot vs the season of your wedding but you can do the same colors and get the full visual and make any adjustments necessary

We are very very careful with your dress on this shoot day, taking extra care not to move you around too much as to not soil the dress. I will typically have a white sheet with me to place under your dress when we position you so your dress isn’t touching the ground. If a small soil does happen though, you can have it cleaned and pressed and ready for your wedding day!! Ask your dress shop who they recommend before your shoot.

You will love this extra time spent with your photographer focusing just on you!

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I am all about repurposing florals from your wedding ceremony into reception florals!  This works best if your ceremony ...
02/13/2025

I am all about repurposing florals from your wedding ceremony into reception florals! This works best if your ceremony and reception are at the same venue and it's such a great way to stretch that floral budget just a little bit!

Pro Tip: Make sure you have your floral designer move and restyle the pieces for you after the ceremony. It seems like it would easy to just have a bunch of the groomsmen or family grab the pieces and move them from point A to point B, but trust me, they are taking pictures and enjoying the celebrations... these florals are quite heavy and your designers know exactly how to get this done seamlessly and efficiently without your guests seeing all the behind the scenes! Worth it! our floral designer did an outstanding job with this repurposed "flip" and it happened like MAGIC!

Photography | Rose Photography
Planning/Design | AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services
Floral Design | Stemmed Floral Design
Venue | Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa
Rentals | Event Rentals
Stationery | Taylor Design Studio

02/10/2025

Surround yourself with all of your favorite and beautiful things on your wedding day... It's just so romantic!

Photographer | Mark De Leon
Planner | AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services
Floral Design | Stemmed Floral Design
Wedding Gown | Monique Lhuillier
Venue | Tuscan Rose

Elegant.  Full of Joy.  Classic and Romantic... This is how I would describe J&W's wedding day.  We had uplighting for t...
02/07/2025

Elegant. Full of Joy. Classic and Romantic... This is how I would describe J&W's wedding day. We had uplighting for their reception but their first dance was right at the most gorgeous sunset.. The timing was perfect! It's a love story that lives forever!

Photographer | Be Light Photography
Planner | AK Brides - Wedding Planning Services
Venue | NorthRiver Yacht Club
Floral Design | Lillie Janes

Time is running out!  Voting ends this Sunday and I would love your support in being recognized as Best Wedding Planner ...
01/25/2025

Time is running out! Voting ends this Sunday and I would love your support in being recognized as Best Wedding Planner for California Wedding Day Magazine! Here is what you need to do:

* click on the link in the comments below
* cast your vote for "Best Wedding Planner" in each region of

- Malibu/Ventura
- Los Angeles

One vote per email address and this round of voting is opened to everyone! I appreciate your support so much!! Thank you!!

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Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
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