Elegant Chocolate & Coral Wedding
Several years before their wedding on July 15, 2011 Fernando and Nichole met at a party given for a mutual friend. What makes this couple so special is their big hearts and that they both love being with their families and friends entertaining and cooking for them. Nichole said Fernando was easy to fall in love with – always kind, never mad, always happy, never sad, so how could she not fall in love? Fernando loves cars, the Broncos and to be around family. He fell in love with Nichole because of her outgoing personality, her independence and hard work ethic, that she’s a great listener with a big heart and of course – her beauty.
Nichole is a stylist and loves doing hair, so she had this crazy idea to style all of her bridesmaid’s hair for her wedding. Her advice in hindsight is…”Don’t ever do this on your wedding day; it wasn’t such a good idea after all.” She ended up being the last one to get ready and all of her girls had to pitch in and help her. Thank goodness she had four stylists in her wedding party or her guests may have been waiting for a while before the ceremony could start. They had a very large wedding party. Her eight bridesmaids included her daughter, sister, niece, cousin and her best friends. Fernando was surrounded by eight groomsmen including his best friend, Nichole’s family members and several of his buddies.
David’s Bridal is where the bride found her gown. She said it was not something she would pick out by looking at it on the hanger. The woman at the shop said, “this dress looks like you”. So she tried it on and fell in love with it and the flowers and how it looked on her. The first thing her family said when she walked out with it on was “that dress is you all the way, it’s the one.” They were right!
The most important thing to the couple was having their family and friends there on their big day to celebrate with them. Seeing their mothers light the unity candle was very touching, as it represented the joining of the two of them starting their lives together. The bride’s mother made the cake. Nichole said “the cake was all my mom; she had the idea for it and I trusted her. It came from my mom and I loved it.” The real “icing on the cake” was when the bride got to dance a special dance with her young daughter.
In terms of wedding style, colors and overall décor, the couple chose chocolate brown and coral because they loved the colors together and felt it was warm and represented their warm-hearted personalities. They wanted it to be very elegant and welcoming and they felt is was ‘just that’. Nichole said “Elisabeth, the owner, was as excited about our wedding as we were; we didn’t know what we wanted in terms of overall décor, but thanks to her she pulled everything together and we couldn’t be more thankful.”
“From the moment I walked into the Bella Sera I knew this was the place for us; they went above and beyond to please everyone” Nichole said. They both felt the staff got to know them in such a welcoming way, and they were made to feel like family. They were so pleased with their choice.
All of their friends were amazed and emotional when telling them what a great job they did on the wedding, which made them feel really great. The bride said her aunt wont stop talking about the beautiful wedding she went to at Bella Sera, and she still tells everyone about it.
THE TEAM OF EXPERTS
Wedding Photography: Mark Alison Photography / Wedding Gown: David’s Bridal / Wedding Venue: The Bella Sera Event Center, Denver, Colorado (Brighton) / Wedding Designer: Elisabeth Montoya-Bella Sera / Cake: The Bride’s Mother/ Linens & Chair covers: Belinda’s Creations