Las Ventanas Wedding with Jeff Leatham
LOS CABOS, MEXICO is such a hotbed of incredible activity these days with new chic hotels popping up, high profile celebrity weddings, gourmet restaurant openings… it’s tremendously exciting to watch our beautiful world continue to BLOOM! It doesn’t surprise us that everyone wants to host an event in Cabo and we are blessed to get to party […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Carlos Damy
CARLOS DAMY BUSINESS DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS WRANGLER, TEAM COACH An indispensable instrumentalist in operations, Carlos Damy came on board as Business Director over ten years ago, bringing with him extensive business management experience and a strong commitment to maintaining Elena Damy’s reputation as the best in wedding planning and event design. After earning his Executive MBA […]
Fashion Forward Mexico: Old World Elegance in Destination I Do
WE MADE THE COVER! Well, that’s not us, per se, but that lovely bridal bouquet is the enchanting floral design work of our very own sweet Elena Damy! Thanks to our dear friend Harmony Walton of Bridal Bar, we were invited to take part in a destination wedding photo shoot for Destination I Do Magazine […]
Modern Hindu Christian Wedding in Santa Barbara
AN IDYLLIC WEDDING DESTINATION, the San Ysidro Ranch is nestled among 500 acres in the Montecito foothills of Southern California’s wine country. Not only has the Ranch served as a serene holiday destination for over a century, but engaged couples have fallen in love with its natural beauty and romantic heritage. In fact, Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier […]
Outdoor Wedding Reception Inspiration at The Cape
OUR WEEK OF WEDDING INSPIRATION AT THE CAPE HOTEL is sadly coming to an end, but not before we share with you one more magical wedding setting! This dreamy, romantic all-white wedding reception tablescape at the Ledge! But first, if you missed our Wedding Ceremony or Reception on the Rooptop posts earlier in the week, stop right here, […]
Wedding Reception Inspiration on the Rooftop at The Cape
AS WE SHARED ON MONDAY, YOUR LOVE STORY BEGINS with a romantic seaside wedding ceremony on the Upper Terrace of The Cape, a Thompson Hotel in Cabo San Lucas. But in Part 2 of our week long focus on weddings at The Cape, the story continues with this intimate wedding tabletop we designed on the hotel’s […]
Wedding Ceremony Inspiration at The Cape, Cabo San Lucas
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR PENINSULA is bustling with hotel activity these days and we couldn’t be happier to see more luxury properties lining the Los Cabos corridor! Particularly when luxury and style marry so beautifully in the modern boutique resort The Cape, a Thompson Hotel. Nestled on Playa Monumento in Cabo San Lucas, The Cape brings a sexy new […]
Celebrating Christmas with Traditional Mexican Posadas!
CHRISTMAS ISN’T CHRISTMAS in our home without a whirlwind of Posadas with family and friends! And that’s exactly what we’ve been doing over the past week or so, hosting or attending one fun posada after another! In fact, we hosted a posada with some of our friends at our home, but during this holiday season we also attended […]
Ana & Javo’s Beautiful Big Baja Bash!
ANA AND JAVO, one of the sweetest and most adorable couples we’ve ever had the pleasure to work with, and who come from equally lovely families, chose to marry in the quaint village of San José del Cabo. First, with a traditional Catholic church ceremony at the Mision de San José del Cabo Anuiti, a mission […]
On the Beach at Club Ninety Six, Villas del Mar
FOR OVER A DECADE NOW Elena and I have been working with brides and grooms from all over the world who have chosen to celebrate their weddings on the beautiful, sunny shores of Mexico. We consider ourselves to be extremely blessed to not only help create these milestone events in our clients’ lives, but to also have the opportunity […]
Rehearsal Dinner in Charming Mexican Courtyard
AN AUTHENIC MEXICANA EXPERIENCE. Our super sweet clients from Canada and Australia, Lauren and Chris, got married here in beautiful Los Cabos, Mexico just a couple of weeks ago. Their guests were flying in from Australia, Canada, England, New York City and Los Angeles, and they asked us to help them plan their entire weekend of wedding-related […]
White Wedding Ideas from Elena Damy on ModWedding
How delighted we are to be featured on the ultra-cool ModWedding Luxury Wedding Blog! Here’s a snippet as originally written by and featured on ModWedding: “Here are some of the most beautiful white wedding ideas we’ve seen yet! Lush white florals are one of the easiest ways to create elegance and glamour for any wedding ceremony or […]
Perfect Love at Esperanza, An Auberge Resort in Los Cabos
Perfect Love at Esperanza, An Auberge Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico by Elena Damy Destination Weddings
Stunning Beach Wedding Ceremony Ideas by Elena Damy
As seen on ModWedding: Brides dreaming of the perfect beach wedding have come to the right place! There’s nothing more stunning than a beautiful ceremony perfected by the gorgeous beach ambiance. Elena Damy Floral and Event Design is an event designer who knows exactly how to craft the perfect beach wedding ceremony! We’ve featured some stunning […]
Classic Wedding on the Cliffs at Esperanza Resort
As seen in Style Me Pretty, words from the bride herself on her Classic Wedding on the Cliffs at Esperanza Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: I had wanted to get married in Cabo for as long as I could remember, and it truly could not have been a more beautiful or more perfect day. […]
One&Only Palmilla Wedding with Celebrity Planner, Marcy Blum
Designing Weddings at Palmilla! WE LOVE DESIGNING WEDDINGS at our beloved home away from home — the exquisite One&Only Palmilla! To know us is to understand that Palmilla isn’t just a venue; it’s part of our soul, an extension of our family, and a place where our hearts truly belong. But what we REALLY (and […]
Color Inspiration for Your Beach Wedding: Yellow, White & Aqua Blue
When we’re not designing destination weddings, we’re thinking about them. Nonstop, all the time! As we travel from one place to another we’re always looking for color inspiration, design ideas, and creative decorating tips we can use in our work. Color is everything and we see color combinations everywhere around us, from stylish hotel interiors we walk […]
Gold and White High Heels for Tuesday Shoesday!
HAPPY TUESDAY SHOESDAY! I’m totally in love with these sky-high textured white, nude and gold criss-cross heels! One of our lovely brides wore these for her early summer wedding in Los Cabos, Mexico and they are beyond fabulous! If only I knew who the fashion designer was… if you know, please share! Love, Elena […]
A Teepee Wedding Proposal on the Beach in Mexico
WE DESIGN DESTINATION WEDDINGS day in and day out, and have assisted grooms in their surprise wedding proposals before. Of course! What could be more romantic than a wedding proposal on the beach in Mexico? However, up until now, we have never participated in a surprise wedding proposal quite like this one. Certainly not one that takes […]
A Black and Gold Gala at Nizuc Resort
PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE experiences we have ever had in the international wedding industry, we were beyond thrilled to design the BIG gala event at the recent Engage! Luxury Wedding Business Summit at Nizuc Resort in Cancun. And then, to see our friends at Style Me Pretty had featured the event just added the cherry to the sundae! […]
Elegance on the Beach in Baja, Part 2
IF YOU MISSED the first part of Molly and Alex’s elegant beach wedding story, we highly suggest you pop back over to it here to see their beautiful wedding ceremony at Esperanza, An Auberge Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. With so much to share on this gorgeous wedding, we’ve split up the love story into […]
Elegance on the Beach in Baja, Part 1
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN you start planning your dream wedding in Chicago, thinking it will be in a big tent in your backyard, only to see your plans go awry? Well, you stop everything and move it to Mexico! That’s exactly what Molly and Alex did when they watched their original wedding plans expand into a place […]
Designing a Jewish Wedding on the Beach
DESIGNING A WEDDING on the beach, anywhere, let alone in lovely Los Cabos, Mexico, can be challenging for one reason or another. Isn’t anything worth doing worth carefully planning each detail? Logistics, logistics, logistics. For outdoor weddings that means dealing with Mother Nature. Usually, here in Baja California Sur, we are blessed with clear blue […]
Southern Charm and Texan Spirit Marry in Sunny Los Cabos
THESE TEXAN LOVEBIRDS brought their Southern style, spunky spirit, and warm hearts down to our cozy neck of the woods in Los Cabos. Our dear clients, Daniel and Morgan, fell in love in their home state of Texas, but chose to load their family and friends on a plane bound for Baja! And why wouldn’t they? It’s a […]
Elena Damy to Design Gala for Engage!15 at NIZUC Resort & Spa
We’re back in Los Cabos after a whirlwind couple of blissful-yet-inspiring days at the outrageously beautiful NIZUC Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico! An amazing hotel owned by Mexican hoteliers, was designed by a prominent Mexican architect, and will be the host of the first Engage! Luxury Business Summit held in Mexico on June 8-11, 2015. We […]
Jena & Chase’s Intimate Beach Wedding
Jena and Chase’s intimate destination wedding took place at the absolutely STUNNING and award-winning beach resort, the One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico. Literally, their ceremony took place right on the beach, with white-capped waves crashing all around them as they kissed for the first time as husband and wife. Talk about MEMORIES! Then, led by strumming […]
GET TO KNOW: ELENA DAMY, Creative Director & Lead Floral Designer
Do you know ELENA DAMY? You should. As her husband, I’m a little biased, but trust me when I tell you: EVERYONE LOVES ELENA! She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and is the Creative Director and Lead Floral Designer behind our company, ELENA DAMY. Known for her calm, patient demeanor, as well as her sophisticated design aesthetic, and […]
The Sacred Beauty of Hindu Wedding Ceremonies
THE HINDU WEDDING IS A ROMANTIC STORY TOLD ONE RITUAL AT A TIME We designed a modern Hindu Christian wedding for Kelly and Minesh at the beautiful San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California. The Ranch’s fragrant garden was the perfect location for their intimate outdoor celebration. As you can see, it was a modern blend of […]
Fabulous Beach Birthday Bash!
How about this gorgeous event? A dream Fabulous Birthday Bash Weekend for in Los Cabos, Mexico! For some reason, in just looking back through the whole weekend of parties and activities that en total made up this incredible birthday celebration, we became totally OVERWHELMED! Perhaps it has something to do with the whirlwind of spectacular, picture postcard outdoor […]
Beautiful Beach Backdrop at Esperanza Resort
A Whirlwind Romance on the Cliffs of Esperanza This simple yet elegant wedding, set on the breathtaking cliffs of Esperanza Resort and overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean, marked the culmination of a whirlwind romance that began just a few miles north in Vancouver, British Columbia. A Love Story Spanning the Globe Erica and Erich — […]
Beautiful Bride in Blue, Reception at Waldorf Astoria Pedregal
BEAUTIFUL BRIDE IN BLUE RECEPTION This beautiful beach wedding just couldn’t be shared in one post; so we’re back with lots more eye-popping beauty to share with Lexi and Fletcher’s incredible Los Cabos wedding. But just in case you missed Part 1 of their outdoor wedding celebration, we invite you to take a look here to see […]
Beautiful Bride in Blue, Ceremony at Waldorf Astoria Pedregal
Etched into the cliffs at the southernmost tip of Baja California sits The Resort at Pedregal (formerly known as Capella Pedregal). Voted the number one luxury resort in Cabo San Lucas by Travel & Leisure, this incredible beach resort is a mind-blowing blend of breathtaking elegance and five-star service. In other words, with its multiple settings for spectacular backdrops […]
Elena Damy Celebrates 10 Years!
Where did the time go? This holiday season sees our Los Cabos design studio celebrating 10 years! WOW! Have we come a long way! ELENA DAMY first opened its doors in 2002 as a boutique floral studio in Guadalajara. Our sophisticated, stylish approach to wedding flowers was an instant success and we immediately saw the […]
Jessica & Howard’s Formal Ballroom Wedding at Palmilla
When we think of dream wedding locations in Los Cabos, we immediately think of One&Only Palmilla. We love Palmilla not only for its lush, green landscape and spectacular beach location, but also for its over-the-top luxurious service and meticulous attention to detail. As you can imagine, Carlos and I have designed many beautiful weddings at One&Only Palmilla […]
Preston Bailey’s Designing with Flowers
After designing another successful destination wedding in California last week, I was truly honored to attend Preston Bailey’s premiere “Designing with Flowers” workshop in New York City. Although my trip to Manhattan was chock-full of client appointments and site visits, meeting globally-celebrated floral designer Preston Bailey was the highlight of my trip! A living legend, […]
Chic Black & White Wedding, Mandarin Oriental, New York
As destination wedding planners and event designers, the world of events is tremendously exciting for us! Nothing gets us more fired up creatively than when a client utters those amazing little words “surprise us, we trust you” and, whoosh, we’re off and running! When Carmen and Rodolfo said those very words, giving us complete creative freedom […]
Elegant Cabo Wedding on the Chapel Steps
We are always delighted to have our floral and event design featured on Style Me Pretty! This vibrant wedding at One&Only Palmilla was a sweet affair from start to finish, enjoy! To see more of the wedding and hear the bride and groom’s inspiration for their celebration, take a peek at the whole post on […]
A Sophisticated Wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Happy Anniversary! to our dear clients who, just one year ago this week, celebrated their stylish family wedding overlooking Victoria Harbour at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Elena and I were honored to work with this amazing couple, providing lush floral decor and glamorous event design for events that took place in the United States and Hong […]
A Romantic Chapel Wedding at Palmilla
As you can imagine, “Thank You” can be an incredibly powerful pair of words and we never tire of hearing them. After investing months or years designing an event, there is nothing better than hearing glowing, positive feedback from our client on how they experienced the event. We want to know if we nailed it! […]
A French Country Wedding at Montage Laguna Beach
Inspired by the weathered elegance of Provence, this past September we had the honor of collaborating on Kimberly and Arthur’s dream wedding, not in France, but at the Montage Laguna Beach on the picturesque California Coast. The luxurious Montage Laguna Beach is located on 30 spectacular, beachfront acres in the heart of Laguna Beach, California, […]