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Congratulations Amanda and Tom!

 Last fall our Haaga Family Rotunda was the setting for Amanda and Tom’s beautiful wedding!

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As the Rotunda does not have a designated “wedding ceremony” area, couples are welcome to choose any section of the room to set up the ceremony. Amanda and Tom chose to say their vows in between two of the exhibit cases at the end of an aisle marked by  rose petals in shades of purple, blue and cream. Fabrics in similar hues cascaded from the mezzanine level to make a lovely backdrop.

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As guests moved from the ceremony to cocktails and on into dinner, nothing could have prepared them for the sight of the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Hall of African Mammals deck out in its finest!

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Dinner tables of various shapes were enhanced with a massive array of flowers, manzanita trees and greenery provided by Romance, Etc (romance-etc.com).

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Salads were pre-set by Tender Greens (www.tendergreensfood.com) prior to dinner being served so the guests would not have to wait to eat as the speeches were being delivered.

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After dinner the dessert bar enticed guests with three wedding cakes from Vanilla Bake Shop ( www.vanillabakeshop.com) and snacks such as lemon and grasshopper bars and shortbread and jam treats!

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Thanks to the fantastic lights brought in by A Rental Connection (arentalconnection.com), guests were able to dance the night away to the sounds of City Connection (cityconnectionent.com) under the twinkling bulbs.

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A big thank you to Kim White at Two’s a Party (twosaparty.com) for all her hard work into making this a spectacular event! Also thank you to Lauren Avila for allowing us to use these amazing photos! To see more of her work please visit www.laurenavila.com.

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Thinking about having your next event at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles? Give us a call at 213-763-3221 or send us an email at specialevents@nhm.org and see how we can help make your next event a memorable one!

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Preferred Vendors

Considering an event at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles? Then check out our preferred vendors! Each one has been approved by our department for their amazing work and are sincerely a pleasure to work with!

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“John delivers your party with great class, efficiency, on time, on or under budget and, equally as important, with impeccable humor and grace. We heartily recommend John Kinderman and his staff at About Thyme.” -Vanessa Gilbert via Citysearch.com

“The staff was so kind, fun and thoughtful. The food — i feel like we cheated them, it was so freakin’ good (people are STILL talking about it) and Julian, the coordinator for our event ran the night just so smoothly. They took care of everything (and everyone) with such care, calm precision and so much amazing creativity. I’m floored.” -Lauren via Citysearch.com

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“The Butter End Cakery rocks. Kimberly and Rainbow are dedicated, professional artists who also are just super cool people.  They made our wedding cake which was an amazing looking and tasting piece of art. We got something that was beyond our wildest dreams: http://www.flickr.com/ph… The attention to detail was unbelievable. Some people didn’t even realize it was a cake. And it tasted amazing!!!!” -Dorian D via Yelp.com (Millennium Falcon Cake)

“Thank you so much for making us the most delicious and gorgeous cake ever.  Our guests couldn’t stop talking about how amazing our cake was!  Thank you for being so patient with us and designing our perfect cake.  You are a true artist, a pleasure to work with and we couldn’t be more pleased.” – Jim and Laura Roush on their wedding cake

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“Ethan & the GOE team were wonderful to work with for our wedding reception and throughout the reception planning process! Prompt communication, flexibility, great food, and amazing service…everything to help ease the mind of a stressed-out bride.” -Dae C, via Yelp.com

“Thanks for another fabulous job well done! You helped make our [Nickelodeon Kids' Choice] awards show run smoothly, and the food was awesome! See you next year!”

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“The best food…. the best catering… the best of everything!!! MUST HAVE at any party!” – Wende L. via Yelp.com

“I would recommend this company to any one. Their food presentation is out of this world. If you care about good food and amazing presentation, by all means try them. They are a good company to use for all your events!!!!” – Sophia via Yelp.com

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“LA Spice, I tell people, is the best caterer in town and always hits the mark in all categories: Quality of food, selection, service, and even price. I’ve used LA Spice for years for a lot of things, but when I got married, they were my first and my best call.” -Tracey A. via Yelp.com

“The absolutely delicious and wonderful “green” catering service you provided for our EPA event an aura of style and class. Thank you!” -Nelly Sun, Office of Regional Director, EPA
 

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“The food is impec­ca­ble, the ser­vice is pro­fes­sional and the com­pany really deliv­ers a high-quality event pro­duc­tion prod­uct that makes them one of the best event com­pa­nies in Los Ange­les.”- Jes­sica Rhoades, Madame Tus­sauds Hollywood

“Pre­miere Events is the first com­pany I turn to for any of my food, bev­er­age or venue needs. They are always pro­fes­sional, well orga­nized, accom­mo­dat­ing, knowl­edge­able, and con­tinue to exceed my expec­ta­tions.” — Vanessa Katona, Tele­vi­sion Producer

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“Seriously – Sweet Lucie’s is as good as it gets! We had the pleasure of having Sweet Lucie’s at our wedding and one month later, our guests are still talking about the unique idea, the freshly made organic ice cream and sorbet (it was made the morning of our wedding), and the delightful staff.”- Courtney O. via Yelp.com

“The owners were very friendly to me and have a great reputation in the wedding & event industry, so now that I’ve tried their delicious ice cream I will definitely be recommending the ice cream truck/cart to my clients!” – Jennifer via Yelp.com

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 ”I was wowed by the taste of the various items I sampled during the cocktail hour, delighted by the inventiveness of the food presentation, and appreciative of the excellent care the staff took of the events attendee’s. The dinner and dessert were equally delicious… Kudos TGIS!!!” -Michelle K. via Yelp.com

“Great service from planning the event all the way to the day of the event. When I used TGIS I don’t have to worry about anything going wrong! They can do simple, quiet, intimate dinners in your home to big, extravagant, fantastic enormous parties!!!” – Katrynke via Yelp.com

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“Their.  Food.  Is.  AWESOME!  Our guests included a number of foodies and a few chefs, and everyone raved about how delicious everything was from passed hors d’oeuvres to plated dinner and dessert.” -Deborah G. via Yelp.com 

“The entire crew was fantastic. Thank you for creating such a warm environment for Christopher and I to enjoy our happiest day. Many of our guests said it was the best wedding they’d ever been to! And I can safely say I am not one of those brides that didn’t eat at her wedding. I ate…a lot. Please send my compliments to your chef(s)!” – Kristin 11/4/12 Wedding

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Thinking about having your next event at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles? Give us a call at 213-763-3221 or send us an email at specialevents@nhm.org and see how we can help make your next event a memorable one!

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Vintage Chic!

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One of the things we love about our brides here at the Natural History Museum is the unique individualism of each and every one. Back in November we were wowed one again by the vintage-style wedding of Kathy and Guiliano.

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Kathy’s dress was delicate and full of lace, adding to the antique look of the event. The fact that the weather was not cooperative actually added to the old time feel of the photos. The outdoor shots were taken in the Exposition Rose Garden, adjacent to the Natural History Museum.

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The ceremony was in our elegant Haaga Family Rotunda. Prior to the ceremony the groom was so nervous and it was refreshing to see him relaxed and back to his old self once the vows were completed!

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And who could forget the couple’s daughter Sophia who was front and center for all the excitement!

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And of course, what is a wedding at the Natural History Museum without a photo in front of the bison in the North American Mammal Hall?

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A big thank you to Leah and Rob of Vis Photography. The vintage-style photos are truly beautiful. They also do amazing non-vintage work. If you would like to take a look, please visit http://visphotography.com/. They can be reached at leah@visphotography.com or at 951-295-2910.

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Thinking about having your next event at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles? Give us a call at 213-763-3221 or send us an email at specialevents@nhm.org and see how we can help make your next event a memorable one!

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Quaker Ceremony, Shuffleboard and a Fabulous Green Dress

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One of the things I love about weddings here at the Natural History Museum is how diverse they are. Even within the same faith I find that couples always manage to throw in their own personal touches to really make the ceremony their own. This time I was fortunate enough to get to see my first Quaker ceremony.

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The ceremony took place in the Rotunda. JJ and Nathalie were seated on chairs adorned with greenery while family and friends faced them in a semi circle. After a period of reflective silence guests would periodically stand to give a blessing to the couple, or pass along well wishes or even share a memory.

ImageAfter the ceremony guests headed outside to sample of of the most unique cocktail menus I’ve seen in quite some time. Aside from the signature drinks, there were craft sodas such as ginger, cream and two kinds of root beer.

 Tables and bar stools were set up along with the bar on the portico. Guests also took advantage of the gorgeous weather to take some time for a stroll through our newly opened gardens.

Once the cocktail hour was over guests were ushered through the dinosaur hall and into the Africam Mammal hall for dinner by Heirloom LA and dancing to music provided by DJ Eva Kim.

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Tables were set the length of the room and were adorned with a variety of fresh green foliage put together by Heather Reeves from Holly Flora. Blub lights strung the width of the room gave the area a festive feel.

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Whether it was dancing or shuffleboard, everyone had a great time under the watchful eye of the African elephant!

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A huge thank you to Jen Roper for allowing us to use her amazing photos! To see more of her work please visit blog.jenniferroper.com .She can also be reached at 323-660-3157 or at jenroper@mac.com.

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Congratulations Leah and Alan!

 

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In December the Natural History Museum was very busy with weddings! Towards the end of the month we were happy to congratulate Leah and Alan, who were married in the Haaga Family Rotunda.

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Whimsical centerpieces along with colored uplights really brought a sense of fun to our North American Mammal Hall where guests danced the night away under the watchful eyes of the bison!

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And no wedding would be complete without a photo shoot in the adjacent Exposition Park Rose Garden! The Haaga Family Rotunda can be seen in the background of this fun shot! On your wedding day at NHM we encourage you to advantage of all the wonderful areas for photo ops! All the amazing photos on this page were courtesy of James Johnson. You can see more of his work at www.jamesjohnsonphotography.com

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Their wedding planner Tobey Dodge (www.tobeydodge.com)  was so thorough and thoughtful, no stone was left unturned! Our good friend Mark Rivera from TGIS Catering (www.tgiscatering.com/) once again provided an amazing dinner and helped coordinate the rentals from Signature Party Rentals (www.signatureparty.com)

Thank you to Leah and Alan and their families (Hi Denny!) for choosing to spend this very special day at the Natural History Museum. We enjoyed meeting you all and hope you come back to visit! Here’s to a long life of happiness for the Ticklers!

 For more information on holding your wedding here, please call the Special Events Information Line at 213-763-3221, email us at specialevents@nhm.org or visit http://www.nhm.org/site/about-our-museums/event-rentals-filming/event-types/weddings.

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Brazil Day in LA!

Once again, Hancock Park and the La Brea Tar Pits were the backdrop for Brazil Day in LA!

Each year this event brings out the crowds! Vendors selling everything from churrasco and coxinha  to jewelry and clothes surrounded Hancock Park’s grand circle.

Entertainment included bands, drummers, Capoeira demonstrations and a very colorful Carnival Parade! For a list of the performers please visit http://braziliandayla.org/main/performers/.

 

 

And it just wouldn’t be a Brazilian Festival without dancing, dancing and more DANCING!!

To learn more about Brazil Day in LA please visit their website at http://braziliandayla.org/main/ And a big thank you to our friends at the Brazilian Consulate for a wonderful day!

The photos are all from the works of Liza Lemsatef Cunningham. To see more of her work, please visit http://photography.ellelens.com/ or contact her at Liza@ellelens.com.

For more information on holding your festival or outdoor event in Hancock Park, please call 213-763-3221 or email us at specialevents@nhm.org.

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Congratulations Lauren and Mike!

On July 3rd the Natural History Museum was the location for the celebration of Lauren and Mike’s Wedding! Their ceremony was held in the Exposition Park Rose Garden, just a short walk away from the Natural History Museum.

Cocktails were held in the Grand Foyer and dinner and dancing took place under the watchful eye of an African elephant in the African Mammal Hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The happy couple also made sure to take advantage of the rest of the museum for some amazing photo ops.

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This wedding would not have been the same without the careful eye of event producer Nathaniel Neubauer and manager Jenny Dennis, both of Contemporary Catering (http://contemporary-catering.com/index.php).

Lee Dyson from Hey Mr DJ (http://www.heymisterdj.com/indexb2.htm) provided both ceremony and reception music, Jackie Combs (http://www.jackiecombsfloraldesign.com/) designed the beautiful florals for the evening, the cake came from Joleen Medina at A Sweet Design (http://asweetdesign.info/) and the rentals were handled by Rob Kuehn and our friends over at Town and Country Rentals (http://townandcountryeventrentals.com/).

And please check out the website of Alex Neumann at http://www.alexneumann.com/. He is the man behind these stunning photos! I still can’t figure out how he made our rainforest look so big!

And of course a huge thank you to Lauren, Mike and their families for choosing to spend their special day at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County! For more information on holding your wedding here, please call the Special Events Information Line at 213-763-3221, email us at specialevents@nhm.org or visit http://www.nhm.org/site/about-our-museums/event-rentals-filming/event-types/weddings.

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Geek Chic!

I know, I know “geek” is not usually regarded as a term of endearment, but here at the Natural History Museum, we wear it as a badge of honor! That’s why I couldn’t have been more excited for the self-proclaimed geeks Dorian and Lynn’s wedding on June 11, 2011!

If you don’t remember, Dorian and Lynn had the Night at the Museum save the date cards and the fantastic Aquarium Engagement photos – all of which can be found by scrolling down. I couldn’t wait to see what they would come up with, and boy they did not disappoint!

The ceremony was held in the Grand Foyer and the bridal party made their entrance from the African Mammal Hall into the Foyer to the sounds of the theme song from “Jurassic Park.” Incidentally, one of their tables was the “Jurassic Park” table. The linens were green and black and the centerpieces were glass globes with terrariums and floating blossoms.

Committing the cardinal sin of nearly upstaging the bride was the cake. Now this is not the first time Kimberly from The Butter End Cakery has created a masterpiece for a wedding at NHM (See April and Earth’s Wedding below), but it is the first time we have had a fully edible replica of the Millennium Falcon in the North American Mammal Hall!

To deter the lure of tiny fingers making their way to the ship before it was time to cut the cake, a generic interplanetary galactic bounty hunter was on hand pacing back and forth throughout the evening. He looked just like Boba Fett- you know, the bounty hunter from the movie Star Wars, but those characters are owned by George Lucas, so non-specific bounty hunter it is!

So congratulations Dorian and Lynn! I hope you had fun on your honeymoon trying to make the Kessel run in twelve parsecs! (For all geeks reading this, yes I am well aware that a parsec is a measure of distance, not time. Take it up with Captain Solo :-) )

All of these stunning photos are from Matt Miller at Our Labor of Love. Please take a minute and check them out at http://www.ourlaboroflove.com/#weddings-f4818.

Also, I want to say a very special thank you to Laura Guerrie at Rebel Belle Weddings. She worked tirelessly to ensure that this wedding went off without a hitch. It was simply a pleasure to work with her and her team! If you would like to take a look at her services that range from some simple help to full on wedding planning, please visit http://rebelbelleweddings.com/ or  call 626-888-1729.

For more information on holding your wedding here at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, please call the Special Events Information Line at 213-763-3221, email us at specialevents@nhm.org or visit http://www.nhm.org/site/about-our-museums/event-rentals-filming/event-types/weddings.

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A Toast to Southern California at the Page Museum!

On Thursday May 12, we were happy to partner with Get Married and Wish Wonder Dream Wedding Coordination at the George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits! This event brought together wedding professionals from all over Southern California to sip, taste and experience some of the best wedding vendors in Southern California!

The Main Gallery of the museum was strewn with cocktail tables on the west side where guests were served drinks underneath a Columbian Mammoth! The east side of the museum had delicious finger foods from Truly Yours Catering.

DJFX Entertainment set up their music and a dance area in the timeline section of the museum, a popular place for the dance floor!

Please enjoy these photos from inside the main gallery:

We also got this opportunity to show off the upper terrace of the museum. The terrace is open-aired and looks down in the museum’s atrium where cocktails were being served.

While the terrace is exceptionally beautiful in daylight…

…nighttime brought out a whole new attitude!

And who could forget the goodies?

Thank you to the evening’s sponsors:

Whitney Wing Drake and her team at Wish Wonder Dream

Jessica Williams at Get Married Magazine

The Page Museum

Classic Party Rentals Culver City / Designer 8

La Belles Floral Couture and Curios

The French Florist

Honedew Flavors and Floral Designs

The Swing Kings

Todd Elliot Entertainment

Night and Day Productions

DJFX Entertainment/DJFX Photobooths

Truly Yours Catering

Baked It Myself

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Korbel Champagne

KTB Weddings

Visioneer Media

Want to see more photos?

    Check out Whitney’s blog post here: http://www.thebridespot.com/the-blog/2011/5/19/a-toast-to-southern-california-co-hosted-by-get-married-maga.html 

Caitlin Wing Photography also has some amazing shots on her blog at :http://caitlinwingphotography.blogspot.com/2011/05/get-married-magazine-wish-wonder-dream.html 

For more information on hosting you wedding or any kind of event at the La Brea Tar Pits, Hancock Park, please call the Special Events Information Line at 213-763-3221 or email us at specialevents@nhm.org.

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Congratulations Alix and Shawn!

 

We here at the Natural History Museum were fortunate enought to have Alix and Shawn celebrate their wedding here! This is easily one of the most creative couples we have ever encountered. They created everything from the invitations to the dress. Alix even found the time to make stuffed animal place cards/gifts for her guests! Their suggested attire for the evening was “Vintage” and their guests seemed to have a ball, as there were clothes from every time period imaginable!

They chose to have the ceremony in the African Mammal Hall, dinner in the Rotunda and dancing in the Fin Whale Passage. I would love nothing more than to post every single picture up here, but Alix has a great blog where she has these photos posted (http://cuteanddelicious.com/2011/05/the-wedding-part-2/) so I will encourage you to head over that way and check them out!

The photographer for the evening was from Photo Pink and you can take a look at their work at http://www.photopinknyc.com/.

For more information on holding your wedding here at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, please call the Special Events Information Line at 213-763-3221, email us at specialevents@nhm.org or visit http://www.nhm.org/site/about-our-museums/event-rentals-filming/event-types/weddings.

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