In the News

Impressive Creations

Impressive Creations has swept Southern California with all their talent – we had the pleasure of coordinating Impressive Creation’s first Indian wedding with them at the beautiful Terrenea Resort.  Most of your have probably seen the famous Ricky & Sonal’s Sam Day Edit Video, now the moment you’ve all been waiting for…their full length wedding feature film is ready!  Impressive Creations specializes in feature films for clients who are looking for something different and more entertaining than a typical wedding video.

South Asian Bride Magazine
AAcreation Photography submitted Jasmeen & Simon’s wedding to South Asian Bride Magazine and it was chosen to be featured on their website! We worked with Jasmeen & Simon from beginning to end including venue selections, vendor recommendations & contract negotiations, itineraries, assisting with a decor vision, venue layouts, and having a team of 5 of us there throughout the ENTIRE wedding day.

Maharani Weddings

Maharani Weddings is a blog made just for South Asian brides.  They have featured weddings, inspiration boards, advice, bride bloggers & preferred South Asian vendors.  We are honored to have several of our past South Asian weddings featured on this unique website and you can check them all out below:

Simoina & David Vasen – July 2-4, 2010
Their entire wedding weekend was filler with so much raw emotion, joy, beauty, and love.
Hyatt Regency – Irvine, CA
Sikh Center of Orange County – Santa Ana, CA
Ritz-Carlton – Dana Point, CA
Sikh and Jewish Wedding Celebrations

Deepa & Kiran Ghodgoankar – April 11, 2010
Hyatt Regency – Valencia, CA
Sri Lankan Hindu Wedding

Zahra & Davi Barker – January 30, 2010
Freedom Hall & Gardens – Santa Clara, CA
Fusion Muslim Wedding

Poorva & Rajus Korde – August 29, 2009
Hilton Hotel – Irvine, CA & Fairmont Hotel, Newport Beach, CA
South Indian Hindu Wedding

Jinal & Rikin Patel – June 26, 2009
Marriott – Woodland Hills, CA
Gujarati Hindu Wedding

Ceremony Magazine

Ceremony Magazine has published one of our fantastic Indian weddings from August 2009 in their Orange County 2010 issue.  Check out the colors, creativity and unique aspects that have & will inspire so many brides!  Many brides dream of being featured in the prestigious Ceremony Magazine – keep up to date with our In The News Page to see which Planning Elegance wedding gets featured in 2011’s Ceremony Magazine!

India Journal

Our owner, Amy Patel, has been approved & interviewed by the prestigious Indian Journal newspaper.  The many e-mails and phone call have been pouring in since this article has been released…read what all the fuss is about and how to save $2000 during your wedding planning process.

I Do Around the World

I Do Around the World is a fun blog that you can learn about different cultural wedding traditions from.  It’s a great place to find ideas and trends that you can incorporate for your wedding – it’s strongly recommended for fusion weddings to find different traditions that you can incorporate into your special wedding.

Pink Sutra

PinkSutra.com is the only website out there that can walk you through the steps of planning your South Asian wedding.  This planner leads you through the entire wedding process from your early Poojas to your Vidaai or Rukasathi. It contains a vast amount of knowledge, experience, tips, budget calculators, timeline calendars, worksheets, questions to ask your vendors and sample contracts.This wedding planner is a central organizer. It will store receipts, file brochures, hold business cards and most importantly it is a planner geared for a South Asian Wedding.

AAcreation Photography

Our 2009 Team Photo Shoot took place at the beautiful Montage in Laguna Beach, CA.  AAcreation had so much fun snapping the pictures, that they shared some of their favorite images on their blog.  Our team had a great time and enjoyed the cool breeze and soft sand between our toes!

Commitment Now.com

Commitment interviewed Amy Patel, owner of Planning Elegance, on how to create a fun, memorable, and lasting wedding.  Read up on her top 5 mistakes brides make and ideas for your guests to reminiscence about your wedding for years to come!

Groomasaurus

Jeff Kear, the owner of MyWeddingWorkbook.com, approached us inquiring for a guest blogger article from us for his blog, Groomasaurus.  Everyone knows that we pride ourselves in educating our brides – so of course we had to take a stab at educating our grooms!

An Indian Wedding – One Moment at a Time

A pair of our wonderful clients – Anjani & Saurab – have a well known blog that can teach Indian brides about the steps, stress, and status of planning an Indian wedding.  They have featured an article on how and why they chose Planning Elegance for coordinate their extravagant affair.

Polynesian Paradise

We have worked with Polynesian Paradise at wedding receptions and they never fail to exceed our expectations!  They are consistently entertaining, fun, energetic and professional – a great addition to your wedding reception to entertain your guests!  They have featured us in their August 2009 newsletter.

The Sari-Clad Bride

Our owner and head wedding coordinator, Amy Patel, was interviewed by The Sari-Clad Bride.  Check out her responses to common questions brides ask and get some more advice on planning a South Asian wedding.