Real Weddings: Lubena & Mustafa

Once upon a time, Lubena and Mustafa met through mutual friends in San Diego. Unfortunately, soon after they met Mustafa had to move to the Bay Area, but they still kept in touch. Fast forward three years, Lubena was in for a magical surprise. Mustafa drove down to visit Lubena again in San Diego, and while they were having a nice walk in Del Mar Beach, Lubena noticed a beautiful sitting area under a canopy. Little did she know, Mustafa had set the whole thing up just for her. They spent a romantic evening under that canopy which ended with a very important question to which Lubena answered ‘yes’!

 

Before the wedding, Lubena felt a little stressed about all the details to keep track of for her various events. She almost couldn’t believe she was planning her own wedding. She met So Cal Event Planners at another event and they proved extremely helpful and very friendly. There were many months of planning. Slowly but surely the big day was coming closer.

 

Love is by our side.

 

Lubena’s favorite part of the whole process was getting ready on the morning of her wedding day. It was finally time for her to relax and allow herself to be pampered. Her hair and makeup team did a fantastic job! Just see the pictures below! Not to mention her gorgeous dress!

 

Beautiful design!

But he’s looking at you…..

The bride in all her glory.

 

They planned a gorgeous wedding with lovely details including sparkly linens topped with elegant centerpieces and a breath-taking stage. A delicious white cake had disappeared by the end of the night. But the most important part of the wedding was celebrating this day with family and friends.

 

Elegant centerpieces.

Breath-taking stage decor.

Delicious dessert.

 

Mustafa and Lubena are truly a perfect match. She is a vision of beauty and his eyes light up at the sight of her. So Cal Event Planners would like to wish them both a lifetime of happiness and love. And so, their wedding day came to a close and they lived happily ever after.

 

Princess and her Prince.

 

 

Real Weddings: Farah & Osama

Farah and Osama’s fairytale wedding. Gorgeous flower archways and tastefully decorated stages. Check out their story, complete with pictures below!

 

 

So Cal Event Planners was so great in helping with planning Farah’s wedding and coordinating the big day. Farah’s original  goal was to stay in budget while envisioning a beautiful and elegant wedding. So Cal Event Planners made it possible to plan an extravagant wedding of 600 guests! Using resources and unique ideas all while staying within a reasonable budget. Other wedding goals included keeping a timeline and staying organized (we like our brides to retain their sanity).
Farah told us:
“SCEP exceeded my expectations by staying in touch with my vendors and taking over the minute details from A to Z. Shumaila was very organized in her ideas and during the planning process which facilitated the execution of the big day to be absolutely perfect. Before the wedding, as any frantic OCD bride is, I was very nervous as I expected everything to be very particular during the wedding and SCEP enabled me to trust them in leaving the rest in their hands.”

Happy wife, happy life. Gorgeous bride.

 

It gave the happy couple a great sense of relief during the wedding since they could let go of all control (which felt amazing!) and left it to So Cal Event Planners to make the remaining executive decisions during the wedding. Farah’s favorite part about the whole wedding planning experience was traveling to Pakistan to shop for the perfect wedding outfit, trying on beautiful jewelry (until she found the one!) and shopping for festive accents for the wedding. The experience was unforgettable and absolutely amazing!

 

She is all that he sees.

 

Apple of my eye.

 

This is the beginning of something beautiful.

 

Happiness.

 

Magical staging!

 

Vendors:
Decor: Nafisa
Video: Jason Haider studios
Photography: Yahya Dawood (Y&D photography)
Makeup: Nida Gazi – BeautybyNG
Venue: Hilton Costa Mesa