Anne and Cory's Wedding, LA Athletic Club

Check out this video provided by Jason Kim from Cloud 9 Cinematography.  Anne and Cory were married at the LA Athletic Club right in the heart of downtown LA.  The ceremony was held on the rooftop of this great venue!  What great scenery and surroundings!  A special thanks to Nam from Modern LA Weddings.

http://vimeo.com/m/34281115

I hope you enjoy!

xoxo
LG

SYED New Year's Photo Shoot

We had such an amazing time during this photo shoot.  In the comfort of our own studio, we produced a set which looked like an awesome New Year's Eve bash!  With champagne in hand, custom designed gowns and accessories, and the support and hard work from AA Creation Photography, Beauty by Lishma, and hairstyle by Brianna Muniz this photo shoot was a complete success!  Check out some of the fun and fabulous images.

Look at Shawna's gorgeous necklace!  Made from jewel and vase adornments.  What a stunning statement piece.

 Shaynee's gown was made with an amazing linen, the rhinestone belt was also such a great touch.

My copper flower broach was taken from one of our paper flower backdrops.  My headpiece was made from ribbon and other sparkling adornments.

We created our own gowns.  All which were made from fabric we previously used for events, whether it was a backdrop, linen, or vase adornment!

Happy New Year!!! From Shawna Yamamoto Event Design

xoxo

LG

SYED New Year's Photo Shoot

As the year is coming to an end, we reflect on all the wonderful people we have met, vendors we have worked with and events we have designed.  We are so thankful to have a great working community and appreciate all the hard work this year. To start the new year off on the right path, we decided to have a fun and fabulous photo shoot.  This was no ordinary photo shoot as the SYED team were the stars!!!! Shawna, Shaynee and I created an amazing new years photo shoot, but of course we did it SYED style.  Each of us designed our own outfits, using fabrics, ribbon, jewels, wire, and all the amazing decor items we use to detail and customize our events!  With the help of AA Creation photography, Beauty by Lishma, and Brianna Muniz this photo shoot was a complete success!!! Check out some of the behind the scenes photos!

Beautify us!!! Lishma and Brianna did a wonderful job with hair and makeup.  Glitz and glam!!!

Color palette for this shoot silver and gold.. perfect for New Year's!

The set was created right here at our home base.  Mixture of metallic paper flowers, cones and stars, 36" wide balloons!  Our front office looked like a New Year's Eve bash!

Ahmed from AA Creation hard at work! He made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera.

                                         Have a safe and joyous holiday!! 

Holiday Holidays,

SYED

Photobooth image provided by Souverazzi.

A very bling tropical Hawaiian wedding

Special thank you to Nam of ModernLA Weddings for bringing this amazing couple our way.  We enjoyed helping to create a glamorous, yet tropical wedding and reception for this couple.  These amazing images are courtesy of the talented  Rob Greer Photography. Visit more of his amazing artistry at  www.robgreer.com

Credits:
Wedding Coordination: Nam @ Modern LA Weddings
Venue: Cicada, Downtown Los Angeles
Photography: Rob Greer
Event Design and Floral Design: Shawna Yamamoto Event Design
Lighting Design and DJ: Jack Hou TMMPro

SYED Getting Crafty

I love showing what really happens behind the scenes at SYED.  Recently we have thrown ourselves into complete hands-on craft mode.  Check out what we have been making for some of our events!

Taking on a craft projects just happens to be one of our many jobs at SYED.  Hand made, personally customized, we love getting our hands dirty and creating amazing decor pieces ourselves.  We recently took hand crafting giant yard balls to a whole new level!  With a 36 inch balloon, a large spool of yarn and Elmers glue we began to make these balls which would later be used as a grand ceiling treatment.  

Another fun decor piece we recently made were framed chalk boards.  We took a couple of our over-sized baroque style frames and cut out a piece of wood which we would cover with chalk board paint.  After it dried, we were able to write any message or in this case a wine list for our clients wine tasting cocktail hour!  

Cant wait to see what our next project could be! Stay posted.

xoxo

LG

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Academic Internship Position at SYED

Exciting news for any students interested in working in the event industry.  SYED is now accepting resumes from students in the LA and Orange County area.  Our academic internship process gives students real hands on experience for the production of events. The production process is a very important part of the design process; this is where the ideas become reality.

If you are interested, please email your cover letter and resume to info@shawnayamamoto.com

We will be conducting interviews throughout the month of January. SYED internship position is anticipated to begin in February.

Favorite Decor of the Week: A Herbalife Holiday

 What a crazy and busy week for SYED!!! We were lucky to have participated again with Herbalife's annual holiday bash.  This year the design concentrated heavily on mixing metallic and adding that special touch of the holiday season with beautiful greenery and white lush floral.  We wanted to achieve an awe inspiring feeling by created grand ceiling installations.

One installation was suspended above the dance floor.  Guests danced the night away under this over sized ornament ceiling.

Our next big installment had a completely different feeling than the dance floor treatment.  Strips of fabric with lights and hanging ornaments extending 15 feet were suspended creating this entrance piece.  

Below are just some of the tablescape designs we used in one room. Each design consisted of a mixture of ornaments, stars, over sized metallic cones, greenery and illuminated with candlelight.  Every spaced glowed and I walked through each room, holiday cheer was surreal and visible.  What an amazing event!!!

Happy Holidays!!
xoxo
LG

Bouquet Watch: Composite Bouquets

Not your typical bridesmaids bouquet, but absolutely stunning.  Check out these composite floral bouquets we recently created.  A delicate combination of a white and brown roses.  Each petal was individually glued to make one large rosette design.  The bouquets were adorned with a simple satin platinum ribbon.  This gorgeous bridal party rocked these bouquets!

Thank you to Jan Garcia Photography for the amazing images! 

xoxo

LG