Archive for May, 2010

Roshen & Ajay ~ Two Day, Hindu-Catholic Wedding

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Seredipity Video sent over this full length video of the story of Roshen and Ajay.  You will see a spectacular week long celebration including a full Catholic wedding and then a full Hindu wedding at Villa Siena.   

Roshen & Ajay had an incredible 2 day wedding celebration on January 21st and 22nd.   Ajay is Catholic and Roshen is Hindu so they planned a celebration that included a full catholic ceremony at Saint Mary’s Basilica and then hosted a lovely reception at The Foothills Golf Club.   The second day, a full scale traditional Hndu ceremony and celebration was held at Villa Siena.    The morning ceremony lasted about 2 hours and was replete with a large scale Mandup and all the traditional aspects of a Hindu wedding ceremony.  The 250 guests were treated to a lovely luncheon of authentic Indian Cuisine.    In keeping with the Indian tradition, guests went home for a rest while Ajay and Roshen went to Ajay’s home for a family ceremony.   At sunset, approximately 300 guest returned to Villa for a spectacular wedding celebration.    At cocktail hour, guests were treated to several choreographed dances, both by the couple as well as Roshen’s sister, Nisha.      Roshen’s vision of a breathtaking banquet was realized when  guests entered the tented courtyard to see thousands of twinkling lights, crystal centerpieces and an elegant combination of black,  hot pink and silver.    The tent, provided by Tri-Rentals held out the few scattered showers that evening.    Bon Cuisine, Villa Siena’s in-house caterer wowed guests with a delicious array of Indian and American dishes.   Finally, the entire group had some serious fun dancing before the end of a perfect evening.    The wedding coordinators  at Villa Siena worked with Jeanne at Events Your Way to be certain that the event went smoothly and that the myriad of details were taken care of.   Ben Quillian took care of photography for the entire 2 day event.   The lovely vidoe above was created by Seredipity Videography, a favorite with many Villa Siena couples.   Roshen and Ajay are back to their very busy lives with Ajay returning to work in the Bay Area and Roshen finishing up law school.   We wish them the best in their future.

Stephanie & Albert ~ May 2, 2010

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Stephanie & Albert were married at Villa Siena on May 2nd, 2010.  Both of them are in law enforcement so they share a lot in common at home and at work.    The day of the wedding was a beautiful breezy spring day.   Stephanie selected a lovely combination of silver and red with black accents for her color scheme.    Timeless and stunning!   The ballroom was FULL of candles that created a beautiful warm glow throughout the evening.  Guests were treated to sweet treats at a nicely color coordinated candy table.    Everyone stayed to the very end dancing and celebrating with Stephanie and Albert!!  Congratulations and best of luck in  your future together.  Photography courtesy of Roy Bracamonte.

Emma & Aldy ~ Dec 21, 2009

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Emma & Aldy at Villa Siena from Serendipity Videography on Vimeo.

Enjoy the story of Emma and Aldy.  This full length video is a real treat to watch.  Emma has her own dance studio and together they planned a delightful winter wonderland event.  Videography compliments of Serendipity Videography.

Sarah & Tim’s review of Villa Siena

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

“The overall experience we had at Villa Siena was an absolute dream come true!! From the inital viewing of the venue to each and every employee that we worked with through the planning it was absolutely wonderful! Hope was a dream to work with and she was so thoughtful, caring and patient with both of us and our families! We couldn’t have been happier.”  ~ Sarah & Tim

New Year’s Eve Wedding 2009

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Guests at Emily and Mike’s elegant New Year’s Eve wedding celebration brought in the New Year amid tinkling glasses and kisses for the bride. Emily chose a vibrant bouquet in violet, lilac and white. Table decor featured winter branches adorned with crystals, snowflakes and winter white floral. Guest favors were a lovely silver snowflake ornament ~ the perfect momento to remember Emily and Mike on New Year’s Eve 2009.

Victoria & Tyler ~ May 8, 2010

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Victoria and Tyler were married on May 8th at Villa Siena.   Victoria is an elementary school teacher who is incredibly sweet and gracious.   Tyler works in marketing and he and Victoria created all their own invites and imaginative programs.  While seated for the ceremony, guests were able to do a crossword puzzle of all the places around the world the couple had visited together.    The color scheme was fun and fresh…eggplant with apple green.   Congratulations to a lovely couple!  Enjoy this great video courtesy of Serendipity Videography.