The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Events by Cori was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Events by Cori is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Events by Cori for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Events by Cori is one of the very best Wedding Planners within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

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A family friend performed the ceremony for the Wedding followed by heartfelt speeches by the Fathers of the couple that will be cherished moments when Megan & Brian look back on their special day.

Megan & Brian chose a Vintage Ocean Theme for their Wedding and with the help of the Flower Company of San Clemente and the stunning creativity of Megan and her Mother with the beautiful candy table, stained glass and sand dollars guest placeholders to add all the right touches.

Photographer, Kate Noelle did a beautiful job capturing the magic and beauty of the day as well as the couple wish to be photographed at the beach…… they even made it back on time for the Grand Entrance in front of all their loved ones.

That’s me, with the bride and groom above and it was such a pleasure to plan and coordinate Megan & Brian’s Wedding with special help from these amazing and talented vendors whose special touches made this day romantic and magical!

Venue:          Casa Romantica                                        www.casaromantica.org

Catering:     Iva Lee’s Catering                                      www.ivalees.com

DJ:                  Essential Mobile Music                           www.djtodd@emobilemusic.com

Floral:           Flower Company of San Clemente      www.flowercompanyofsc.com

Invitations: Li’K Designs                                              www.li-kcustominvitations.com

Photographer: Kate Noelle                                          www.katenoelle.com

When it comes to planning one of the most important days of your lives, please call us to see how we can create a day you will remember with access to the most spectacular and stunning venues and professional and talented vendors.  Call us for a consultation today.

Megan & Brian’s Wedding will be featured in “Real Weddings” in the January 2012 Orange County Bride Magazine!

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                 A little pre-wedding  tid bit – Photos were taken at Rancho Capistrano before the wedding and the whole family did a sand ceremony performed by Reverend Brent.  It was  a touching, heartfelt, personal ceremony filled with laughter.

Family, friends and the kids were so excited for this day and it showed in the smiles on everyone’s faces…

Everyone participated in making this day special, John’s Mother did the calligraphy for the guests names in the decorative black frames.

Kendra the photographer,  created a photo booth  with this stunning backdrop and chandelier, there were instant photos and they were placed in the album signed by the guests with well wishes.

Another Wedding Secret… The food at Dove Canyon was to die for, but as a late night snack Alisha & John arranged for a Fatburger truck to arrive at 10:00 PM to keep the party going all night!

Another happy couple, who headed off to Hawaii for the honeymoon after their fabulous Wedding and FUN reception. The day would not be complete without mentioning all the special vendors that helped make this day meaningful and memorable for Alisha & John and their family and friends.

Venue:       Dove Canyon Country Club                             www.dovecanyonclub.com

Florals:      French Buckets                                                   www.frenchbuckets.com

Invitations: Li-K Custom Invitations                               www.Li-KCustomInvitations.com

Cake:        It’s All About the Cake                                        www.itsallaboutthecake.com

Officiant:    Reverend Brent Edwards                               www.reverendbrent.com

Harpist:     Strings by Reiko                                                 www.stringsbyreiko.com

Photographer: Kendra Weddings Photography           www.kendraweddings.com

Alisha & John’s Wedding will be featured in “Real Weddings” in the January 2012 Orange County Bride Magazine!

It was a pleasure to help Alisha and John coordinate and plan their special day, and if you would like to know more about Events by Cori and planning your Wedding Day, please contact us for a consultation…

Phone: 949.322.1091  ●  Email: cori@eventsbycori.com ●  Web Events by Cori

Planning weddings at Cafe Pinot has been such a pleasure over the years, and this was no different! With special touches that are as unique as the couple that make every wedding one to remember…. from their special guest, their dog to the cultural and family traditions that reflect the love and years ahead to be cherished and shared.

This day would not be complete without mentioning the amazing vendors who brought their own talents:

Sook & Sang found every opportunity to hold hands throughout the day and the real reward is the years they will hold hands from this day forward!   Events by Cori is the helping hand for brides and grooms and creating their unforgettable day.  Please contact us to schedule a consultation…

Phone: 949.322.1091  ●  Email: cori@eventsbycori.com ●  Web Events by Cori

• Cer­e­mony & Recep­tion: The Wyn­d­ham Hotel, Costa Mesa
• Recep­tion: The Wyn­d­ham Hotel, The Sil­ver Trum­pet Restau­rant www.WyndhamOrangeCounty.com
• Phở­tog­ra­phy: Mike Gar­ner Pho­tog­ra­phy {per­sonal cam­era pic­tures below}
• Flow­ers: French Buck­ets
• Offi­ciant: Thomas Pot­wora
• Invi­ta­tions and Paper­goods: Li’K Designs and Liz King www.li-kcustominvitations.com
• Band: The Trip Band www.meetthetrip.com
• Cake: Tom­girl Bak­ing Com­pany, Hunt­ing­ton Beach

When Cathy & Jon decided to have a wed­ding the rules were sim­ple. They wanted some­thing sweet and mean­ing­ful. She didn’t want to be the cen­ter of atten­tion. No walk­ing down the aisle {she walked from the side}, no for­mal pic­tures of her­self, and her beau­ti­ful daugh­ters and hand­some son were to be included. Jon just wanted every­one to have fun with some ol’fashion wed­ding tra­di­tions, south­ern style, like his accent.

The cou­ple shared a love of music which was evi­dent in every aspect of their wed­ding. The Sil­ver Trum­pet restau­rant was the per­fect place for the danc­ing cou­ple. Big Brass instru­ments dec­o­rated both the restau­rant and the recep­tion. A stand up Bass wel­comed guests in, and a live band inside beck­oned them to stay and have fun.

To both enhance and soften the décor the bride chose Gold satin linens for all her tables with gor­geous and full cen­ter­pieces from the always ele­gant French Buckets.

The Offi­ciant, Thomas Pot­wora, is an School Prin­ci­pal who dis­cov­ered his knack for wed­dings by chance. A friend asked him to con­duct their cer­e­mony and he took the job very seri­ously. After rave reviews he began receiv­ing calls from guests ask­ing him to con­duct their wed­dings.  He com­bined his cre­ative writ­ing tal­ents with his pas­sion for mak­ing each wed­ding unique.

Sweet and mean­ing­ful cer­tainly described this wed­ding, and the couple’s rela­tion­ship in general.

The chal­lenge with this event was find­ing a per­fect mid­dle ground. The Bride, Cathy did not want to be showy and tried to keep every­thing on a smaller scale, but also wanted every­thing to be grand and beautiful and it was just that!

Another Happy Couple and unforgettable day…we provide the special touches for your special moments.  Please contact us to start planning your wedding day!  We have services that offer just a little help, to everything but “I do”!

Phone: 949.322.1091  ●  Email: cori@eventsbycori.com ●  Web Events by Cori

{Real Weddings} Down to Every Detail with Events by Cori…

• Design & Coordination by: Cori Sponagle Events by Cori
• Venue: Montage, Laguna Beach www.montagelagunabeach.com
• Photography: Kendra Weddings www.KendraWeddings.com,
• 2nd Shooter: Peter Leal for Kendra Weddings
• Flowers: Rogers Gardens www.RogersGardens.com 
• Videography: Vantage Point Productions www.vantagepointproductions.com
• Invitations: Liz King for li-k Custom Invitations www.li-kcustominvitations.com
• DJ: Carlos Zavala  www.lbentertainment.com

Stunning isn't it? Wait until you see the Bride & Groom!

Speaking of the Bride… beautiful details for her and her wedding day.

Photography by KendraWeddings.com

Photography by KendraWeddings.com

Photography by KendraWeddings.comPhotography by KendraWeddings.com

Photography by KendraWeddings.com

Photography by KendraWeddings.com

Talk about making a splash!  Katie & Ernie have many ahead of them.  Yes, what looks like what is about to happen above, actually happens. The wave crept up on all of us, and flooded the brides gown in sea water! These become the fun, memorable moments and stories… believe it or not!  While we had a moment in wet, sandy wedding dress, the brides lace organza quickly recovered. We shook the sand out, drove fast in a golf cart to let it air dry, and before you could say ” Welcome Mr & Mrs…”, she was dancing her first dance and no one was the wiser.

Photography by KendraWeddings.com

While the bride and groom had a beautiful, sunset, wedding ceremony, that was the end of their traditions. No bouquet tosses in this wedding. Following dinner on the lawn overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the guests were guided to a indoor/outdoor lounge complete with white leather couches, colorfully lit cubes, and dance music.  Peter Leal, the assistant photographer for Kendra Weddings arranged guests in cool, sexy poses to complete a chic, beautiful, wedding.  Perfect for a  beautiful, cool couple in love.

Photography by KendraWeddings.com

Last but least, Katie and I share a moment, a laugh and the real wedding day begins, with all the plans in place and fun for good measure as we have a lot to look forward to.  It was truly my pleasure to work with and be inspired by such a darling couple!

Events by Cori and Cori Sponagle make wedding wishes come true, what your wish?

Phone: 949.322.1091  ●  Email: cori@eventsbycori.com ●  Web Events by Cori

It is the photos that live on long after the wedding and reception is over.  It is so important to the brides and grooms we work to capture the special moments, the family and friends, the location and all the memories.  They look for someone who is professional, great to work with and knows just how to save this day with a remarkable collection of photos.  Each one bringing back a moment and a memory.

Michael Segal was the photographer for this wedding and he is so wonderful to work with.  Events by Cori works with the best in the industry and we wanted to include  him here as he is professional, creative and his pictures speak for themselves as you can see in this wedding album below.  For Lisa & Larry’s Wedding he captured the personal moments, the wonderful details and brought in of some of LA’s well known landmarks like the Walt Disney Concert Hall as backdrops that compliment the landmark day!

You can view the complete wedding album by CLICKING HERE to see his work and the unique wedding ideas and planning by Events by Cori.

The images still take your breath away, the story told by a thoughtful and professionally produced video help you re-live this day often.  Steve Moses at Vantage Point captures the bride and grooms loves story and even if you don’t know this couple you can feel the love through their work… CLICK HERE to watch and you will see what we are talking about.

The vendors who made this wedding special include a team that Events by Cori highly recommends:

If you are looking for unique wedding resources or help with some creative planning, please feel free to contact us… we are happy to point you in the right direction or plan from “will you” to “I do”!

Phone: 949.322.1091  ●  Email: cori@eventsbycori.com ●  Web Events by Cori

The perk for you, is as your wedding planner, we pass on all these resources, dreams and ideas to the special brides and grooms we work with to weave every important detail of the day into an unforgettable memory.

Recently we attended an industry event at Franciscan Gardens in San Juan Capistrano, where the setting, imagination and creativity should be shared as truly unique wedding ideas for the eclectic couple who wants their day to be as artful and tasteful as they are.  The Franciscan Gardens seem like a secret garden but the truth is they have been having stunning weddings and events there for years.

Luckily your imagination does not have to work too hard.. because the photos of Amanda Doublin below capture the setting so well!

As you can see, Franciscan Gardens is charming and with the help of the talented vendors, like the delicious menu from  24 Carrots Catering & Events and music by Elevated Pulse Productions, not to mention the whimsical touch by using vintage furniture from: found – Vintage Rentals and the unique succulents and floral arrangements from: Floral Occasions… this will be one to keep for the idea book!

If you are looking for unique wedding resources or help with some creative planning, please feel free to contact us… we are happy to point you in the right direction or plan from “will you” to “I do”!

Phone: 949.322.1091  ●  Email: cori@eventsbycori.com ●  Web Events by Cori

Events by Cori has had the pleasure of working with some of the nicest people in the industry. We are so happy to announce that we are planning an upcoming wedding on September 3, 2011 at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa.   Terri Collins, the Director of Catering at the Wyndham is one of these passionate professionals that we are so lucky to work with.   The Wyndham is finishing up a 40 million dollar remodel that takes this venue to a whole new level of sophistication and style, making it a beautiful venue for weddings and receptions.  The happy couple chose the new Silver Trumpet Restaurant at the Wyndham for the reception and this showcases the musical theme the bride and groom envisioned beautifully.

Also for this Wedding in the Works… every memorable event starts with an invitation.   Liz King at Li-K Designs is working with us to set the tone for our special couple with a custom designed wedding invitation.  These are truly beautiful invitations that capture the bride and grooms style and guests will want to save and hold on to long after the special day.

Every detail is a special touch, Sussanna Davidson with French Buckets Floral will be creating the beautiful bouquets and gorgeous tabletops for this Fall Wedding.

We can connect you with passionate and professional venues and vendors or help you every step of the way…

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