Liz and David met me at the Four Seasons Bridal back in January, and they told me about their fun plans to have a relaxed, Asian themed Friday night dinner at their home in Incline Village, Nevada, and guests were treated to traditional Japanese Koto guitar music as they walked in the door by Shirley and Brian Wong, provided by Elle Music with wonderful
food by Blue Onion Catering. On the wedding day, The bride and her party had their hair
Paradise' ship took their guests across the lake to the historic Thunderbird Lodge which was a perfect backdrop of the 1940's feel of the wedding. The guests got a custom tour of the property as they departed the boat, which is now a historic museum.The band Sister Swing sung Andrews' Sisters covers and
got everyone in the mood for the dancing to
come in the evening. The couple spent months taking swing dance lessons and even brought their wedding dance instructor Cynthia Glinka to teach their guests after dinner. There was a colorful chupah with flowers by Floramor (who did the floral design for the weekend) done in pale yellow and light peach colors to accent the silver-blue bridesmaids dresses. Hartmann Studios did all of the linens and lighting and coordinated nicely with the color scheme.
The ceremony was breathtaking, with the backdrop of the lake and the sun setting behind them.
The sunset was so beautiful on the lake that I asked Liz and David to come outside for a few
minutes around 8:15 and I got a very Asian-inspired photograph with their silhouettes and the pine trees, reminiscent of Chinese landscape paintings. 
The reception got in swing, and the guests got a quick lesson in the 'rock-step-rock' basic swing step. Videographer-cinematographer great Justin Fone and I took turns getting shots from above. After cutting their cake, guests could take home cookies that were made from David's mother's recipe. The letterpress stationery and invitations were made in the deco design from Emma Rose Papery. The man who put this all together and kept in running smoothly is the amazing wedding and event planner Duncan Reyes, who I finally got to work with after running into him for for several months at wedding networking functions. Yeah, Duncan! Congratulations Liz and David!
Watch Liz and David's Lovestory.
