How to design your wedding day.

Photography Elsa Boscarello / Venue North Tahoe Event Center / Caterer Roundabout / Day of Coordinator Reno Tahoe Enchanted Events / Music Hip Service (full band) / Hair and Make La Di Da Beauty / Transportation Tahoe Elite

Once you have secured your vendors, you now get to the fun part of wedding planning. Designing your dream wedding. We at Tahoe Unveiled have created this guide to deciding your wedding design. 

Photography Nichols Photographers / Planning Married Poppings / Florals Helianthus Floral / Beauty Jenna Peterson / Catering Dlish Tahoe / Videographer Love Genre Films / DJ Tahoe Wedding DJs / Rentals Camelot Party Rentals
Planner One Fine Day Events / Photographer Itla Photography / Venue The Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe / Florals B&B Designs / Floral Ring and Draping Red Carpet Events and Design /Linens BBJ travola / Band Idea Team / Photo Booth Epic Photo Booth / Cake Paris Custom Cakes
Photo Kari Henrichsen / Planning One Fine Day Events / Venue The Hyatt Lake Tahoe / Beauty Love is the hair / Gown Eva Lendel / Florals Twine Floral Co / Getaway Boat Wild Goose II

First, you need to take a look at you and your partner’s style. Do you favor a certain color? Is your house full of color or a collection of beiges and whites? What speaks to you most? Are you casual people, or are you formal? All of these questions can help you decide what you would like to show most for your wedding day. You need to know what you want before you start down the path of securing rentals and buying dresses and outfits. This process may feel daunting at first, but once you realize that you have all the answers it will be a lot easier.

Planner Marcella Camille Events /Photography Sami Kathryn Photo / Venue Edgewood /Floral Ash and Lily Floral / Hair & Makeup Rah Beauty Bar Edgewood / Gown Vow’d Weddings / Bridesmaids Birdy Grey / Tux The Black Tux / Entertainment Music In Tahoe / Rings Bremer Jewlery / Invitations Minted / Transportation Aladdin Limousine / Alterations Personal Touch Sewing / Rentals One Fine Day Events
Venue Vahalla / Planner  Audere Events / Photographer Elsa Boscarello / Second Shooter Tahoe Photographer / Catering Blend Catering Reno / Cake Delicious Designs Reno / Bar The Trough Reno /Officiant Meghan Ruiz / Florals Stems By Diana  / Stationary Twinkle and Toast  / Linens La Tavola Linens / Rentals Celebrations! Party Rentals & Theoni Collection / Makeup & Hair Tahoe Salon Be  / Bridal Summer Colony Living Palm Desert  / Groom Knot Standared
Photo Kari Henrichsen / Planning One Fine Day Events / Venue The Hyatt Lake Tahoe / Beauty Love is the hair / Gown Eva Lendel / Florals Twine Floral Co / Getaway Boat Wild Goose II

Once you have a clear picture of your style, you should start thinking of how you want your guests throughout the night. Do you want a more cozy environment or more formal? Do you want to prioritize time with your guests or time with your partner? Answering these questions will help you decide where you want the wedding, how you want to style it, as well as the choice of food served. You may want a low-key backyard style wedding with a food truck or a full 5-course meal at the Hyatt in incline. Both these options are fantastic and fun. You need to make that decision based on what you, your partner and your guests want. 

Photo Kari Henrichsen / Planning One Fine Day Events / Venue The Hyatt Lake Tahoe / Beauty Love is the hair / Gown Eva Lendel / Florals Twine Floral Co / Getaway Boat Wild Goose II
Music Shamati Music (welcome party, ceremony, hora) and Lucky Devils (hora and reception)/ Florist Sweet Roots Floral / Photographer Holly Shankland / Videographer Brendan Day / Rental CamelotRed Carpet Events, and Celebrations / Venue and catering Palisades / Bartending at Skylandia Dusty Bottle / Catering at Skylandia Big Blue Q of Tahoe / Tahoe R&B Cookies at Skylandia Tahoe Love Bakery / Hair and makeup Megan Cary / Planning Pomegranate Occasions / Invitations, programs and place cards The Presserie / Dress Ari Villoso from Bridal Breeze / Veil Lamnhi Bridals on Etsy / Bridesmaid dresses Revelry / Groom’s suit suit supply / Jewelry Yifat Naymark

There are a million ways to decorate your wedding, so start dreaming of your perfect wedding. Go on Pinterest and pin every single thing you like. Then take that and cut it down to about 60 photos that inspire your day. Follow us on Pinterest here for tons of inspiration! 

Lastly, we need to talk about the budget. There are hundreds of really cool ways to style your wedding, but you will have to be realistic in what you are wanting to spend your money on. Don’t forget the little details, like plates, napkins, and silverware. For more information on how to budget your wedding, take a look at our blog Talk Budget To Me: How Much Does it Cost to Get Married in Lake Tahoe?

Photography Nichols Photographers / Planning Married Poppings / Florals Helianthus Floral / Beauty Jenna Peterson / Catering Dlish Tahoe / Videographer Love Genre Films / DJ Tahoe Wedding DJs / Rentals Camelot Party Rentals
Photo Kari Henrichsen / Planning One Fine Day Events / Venue The Hyatt Lake Tahoe / Beauty Love is the hair / Gown Eva Lendel / Florals Twine Floral Co / Getaway Boat Wild Goose II

At the end of the day, remember all that matters is you and your partner having the wedding you dreamed of! Happy wedding planning! 

Photographer Ali Bounty / Videography ECC Productions / Planner Liz Mettler at Dancing Pines / Florist Love and Lupines / DJ Sounds Elevated/ Venue Dancing Pines / Hair + Makeup Luna Belle Beauty / Bakery Paris Custom Cakes  / Catering Blend Catering / Bartender Stirred and Shaken / Invites|Paper Goods|Decor|Calligraphy Letterpress PDX / Photo Booth Tahoe Photo Bus /Wedding Dress Hayley Paige / Bridesmaid Dress Shona Joy / Suit Bonobos /

If you would like to see more about picking your wedding colors, take a look at our blog How to Pick Your Wedding Colors For more about choosing a wedding photographer, see our blog Questions to Ask your Photographer