![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBURo9lHFi6RX4sTXdwf9Ann43iZ0h3xXG6Po3FVt_Bytws-HOp0vJMg3p_aIhuAE_r6pEJ4VrCoYt7M74jmK7tEwRlXybOJ-i3xk7vwW6eWb_8_j7MD4JBqE8bbqpSUxQwDTWQ0YDOUk4/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-80.jpg)
"We wanted to go for an intimate and romantic backyard garden vibe at a venue with local history. The main colors were light and dark greens, deep, rich navy and light coral blush. We chose olive napkins and garlands for the tables and a lot of neutrals for the flowers. The wedding definitely had a lot of DIY - I handmade the seating chart, learned calligraphy for favors and envelopes and wrote our own cocktail recipes." -bride & groom
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpr5sN1btJdBdaMndz2bqRSu5X6wb9a29de-uLwUNOSiAEkJq_OMn_xsqOO6hHj1-NQrqEwTE-cnIKyaWBazEFT0ipYyf60CxTdc6dycr6M5-hMwZs7IwaVTueG3gbTtF4UJwd1KPdN0W/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-2.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3jVswwYIpirxEZtcodzHO17eoy1_fxCxXLmZ_pUFrxfhutCeL0R8rXRb-YWWrRJTzwSS4g6h7CAafJ8DcVZik1Z7uWOML54a9kZ19FuhpkeMljdDjUGmtIUVs2yhS9DQnP0FPWx-J1_Z/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-7.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmQpz7gqrJAbfvPlopWLIZSnI798wrC23DQE-c-p2gx_f22UDtW8f4tmQwTtZa0mos7UYK70519ybUqld6rw4J8RRSLAeYfzrluYucug72ps2wS5vrCapwl_QtzcISZky2UvTp8dmP37i/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-16.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FmJczE4ozmdJdMb_SdhVqZDdVi22rdQrizlZnsinshklucyzIYhfQWl3ENf9IOzBTXFwbUbZh77WiKlvJsVF01-fGwktf6x5f7WlRLFYJcL21vmxvvFXBxQjsEIrjSgl4C8WM35XVIQp/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-20.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YtfyUoT2Ro40f0QMVNgXz0l7h1zpSE3JCBGfiP6I8_GCCYyqw7bDGhJNWIhWNTGF-BUk96ZIykeaR239bhxDKtntbc7h7gzIq_hMInR4ZGn8fU4_39tj_Meq8LMG474z95U4oAJpSzC_/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-25.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFjQyr8uIZOroC6YPRnQXntc5XdwzKPELjCdY9f5ro31hoEzlGgeEuAFAOlKx4KemJDbYItSsre5Vxy5BiH189bVQpK8HhcCl74MsAZom-q2v4AbYcr0T7ElteAyutkWk3a9dcvoGrhFU/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-29.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXl9zLCTjfjtnBeghXnKnRae7pwUEuLfVpTNYy-Tk_ONERPrNXwrckmbASt95CFKjuGIBss2l_e2Y7VoCR8m7M8c2aeCERQhHsWapmiv1fH_l7vYZ9hrX275qv3m6blqJFR94WeprY9f_/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-37.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSbeR9hwBbKJFyyAexX8tWLv_fKqZvUysUvrxRI8End6FZc2YFjzvAiunUDgw9FWdnKzUcf3REyJhJawATYI7jAPAKWdDHTuRV0pPUXeWNv2_i0VTZDRescv1RjG53AQvMBHl2T3MuB70/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-63.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QIuDhBaDK6_9XoSR3F3itdkVM2tyLEuQMqkJDFz0ZhfyB0lAaYE6ugo-SU_qBwixK645GPLsjXYluHH1_OlQ-1bQYc4E-oOBz5rshCUjIeUgylfefYURgR6W5aDKfWVN7laGypz0N-ZP/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-71.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxN-vKTFIE72GeGWpGVfvca7Ny0pI-Vkg3rvamlO047PoFCgY7h_xpVRqHVLARgZ2NiLtu-pjSdTf36R6OTpW1b8ziM8cEeZw_ATbHACxgqaVXhC7L_ZftPcDAPsIPtWhiHg1iEFeD6r2/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-92.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMs1epeGjxFrQSstZKakdiHFtqxsyNZJ-U2FxxgVYAN3avwxKLqKnWHsM-QbjkTJvJhq_j71ydj8rckacTmqIRBOYmStOoZnHbwcaONwy6EbYrHVQSt7P9l3xzzI8MYBvTrEwSUZtZj7Wb/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-94.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULgMqreHtAqxkxan50g1F_UHHKep0lIrCAnFLqA3ewZEdm5yyZ55Yj2ardzdree1dCdXudPNBQLXZWE4IHydTlP2CRBLalEWqr7vDL8dGqFPHGaqXHghHRIKJymOg0ETkvF5Iat3Dc6_Y/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-96.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz2wU21y5Pwc_Jf0_L5BiB37Pml4xLqT44aBMUamYt-21228p87ULCQ_EctL2rZ9hepmJ5J-Sv9kNav05HE-SCkmZeEYo5q1I2FvjTXV-vQaz1TSFZ9Xb-yVRfk8z4Y4qardbvoLCQLe6/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-101.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm6zGM-T5Ihy6HXCJ7nCZFc8_BVa0AlXubDaA-Lu7P1ouU-kQ_QKHp-6JP8wLWYn-UCyDGscLiwPu0QKgunVH7yZoq31Zlsvzz9dbKNXTH2cqDEksU_hqs7JpAsJwAna6EStjwIb7KNET/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-113.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPn6jzault9uhA-bnhHpDZRRGoRTDxQL2tWWidr5hGUi0YkDcbXhg0A7CqbhqGxz3bG489J2dx7_33UwxNJpOFrf0IxfphjRrEtLoCg4FlDYu2e6C5hN16V9p1BK8oKlIpnRxFRjjKOtv/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-55.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzmp3Sl9g3H8jDSCcQB_RPRxVyAvMJw6D10bClnG8KfBDfG1Ls9_n4kNEN-fCYWhHCVo6o8AMagD6_e0MGshGxVqXXGZ_2p-Tt9URDc-HKUI6THccOXCOs2sYeVyXl2Rbfmfn9u7Yqmb8/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-131.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84TyBCqDRcfLs5sfE9dY_601Ntft4jKAlmoEj8LZm_RFb_60c9kofy4pW_4zjtvWobxJe4jWs6BP0BcjlgOXkkfExCR-WIUyNl44wxVQ0pnm9V7cLO6XoTkfyVYafLiOcsuSSAaorOct1/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-163.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jSlYb5dtKQVagLyfqp4v4qQbQ4LfSbj3OPpziY18Lm7EgdeJm8eujkNSwO-Kh9xutvQJYdN9nWF4cZcNFtY88fsCL2yU6cdjAtuS-nChj7iKcRwE3qaXZBg-a36-KVUOL1u-sq2WOAbC/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-122.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKIrYWFjjodmQ4kyNiByilAdLE01EcW_clNr8bjyNpriek2hnM9q7oFmo7Du1k36eFlXmtf7-riYZ2zUGIoKzb4Wyy8EmKPZCWdnVrO6uZXI7h6jzH8S5BqYuzw-uKfjvFd2S9bj_jkGa/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-134.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBSqsRtFs2NVAB2WLSCs4a4VCdgBEMuUoagTS9ycbhEFD5uejVUpCscaI_Xi-3zLdVIhivGDGSIxKMH0pylxdaKpixR_1xUeO4rPR-qGmuCWDaqatrWtOupmIbhXnIYy-cU9RqCxsne9X/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-133.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXYA-b1aBx3DDGvATScLj8waKD_wlFzcu9I6NmJsFJXU-tiaPOHJfR4ruqBqH_z8Wb2eJrqCc4iwSSavFGOG5zZxj6s7tZnXqFev3G8Zc2QsFNbAHWzwLA9a0rMsFLNIy0l3ag97F_TUw/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-142.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUJwsE9M4omNlI2z2xzaWGpDD2VVDSQt4rlIhjo2bWk_X_WrBW2RAcQXU5mJlWnrCHS4WVnXr871_u4yWqEmrlqTjyX97YvmGk2vQ0_2_FG7mHcB9ylveUmrBTg3Iv6Gd-acFUOxyuyAn/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-144.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJEviL0MBJJKJcxS70lzuyvnato0bL_EpFds9KsFu3V2DvLqkEXA9FBEW6uejEZ_1Eg_8qbg1I9ss_LICpvIbX9DFNG9uNfukatQxkPA5hY6rzlpqDpMBo48wSk8BBbfHxfkpKdzqABeM/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-148.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb_DHQ93kR5nXep8minY4g4VQdYnYuJ34f30Dq-9hbIfl-XzX-nw8jb6q8pi3hWS-XSpcwupGqqyvuRomXnuvf7SKaje7f3ZMIQ_z6zJ_I_8H27IQkOAKzo_koNkF7-4tG_iZkmkxXvO0/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-153.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI53FUMVLC66ua31_UG2Swwq1y4CJHBfPu2d-jGLeCY2bzAvyL5r-ICuB0mctemtTXDodY1SBiQECL2Ip2JuAg9LqapzSvx8I-vgTW44siFQCsCKnxlrQuAQjOIGQqqcZgQNwxnFp8gdAe/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-162.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSLyTmLQty5EQ7OmtDVFmrk7oyXI4qoUpCqNMnefIaX-GSXKTRLZ4UXg_lXS6PoAlvmoWA0GEPC4_NYvVIdrDy_DNmYDwCGh1OcohRE6qcJg2Sk64mnWEh_1oaKdB2BuObGno_ESHexFp/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-167.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p2anyP61nMoRGmmXMLFrHjmm9Rc4KIcnjYLGFuG2Bm0G-pFRpLVOPr67TyOxTUfCsk8suix4WjrysbT8zmU9d7txkHe00wGOIJ-EQLnUE_OD-sooD6UGaeCWYGfg7tmBkGa-eGJw4c08/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-171.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTQfHjJGtLR8ACljLDudzwhAgOVtqm0aYQ2N4pAKQ7d5gLYTcqH0BC6-a8iQLt8lRYahXVCyXljZhVy4q9niUk90JH8iM-JBmTztX1qViKB44bOzYrjvhAfwUp1fG5pc3eTlCzWDWGOnM/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-175.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGrusEzehdmZ1imZnu8y8QaId8olQak-woFiCmQtSZJISVXs9Dj79dht-ljDzWRANPGkjw7FJb-q9It5FeLJ8y-HXo44UsWEOR6TzEt3M4cQI7s0OeUBcv1C9wBNElXYIN7ei1AwMX8lD/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-188.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_Y8rVLouTyuTky9Tf9KEU6NNZ4aijYWwx28JbeLdP7i3FkMURf3Hb9ZzPCuPSM7PhDKmtDugQ3-GVfJ-XnVPiE7tYu62sf9CRIIpg1kOA3EeVheRm485vRzUDdie51I1lgwGhihHkn2-/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-176.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSCQJqJiZTeeGMXq1P_hZgiD8MyhNTvfWg42bDmJGOjpyn0QTy4MBSDhjKLKM2b0K8UcCoLY7MdsSZGqi2f_msuMm5CcAVS4QOmu_owfcM8NkYuKtVVCpPBcp3bBIDecPzaLEJWU3ZIXm/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-181.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6jKDJlPqUNGbRqKLvzMy1pKbhAB6QqgJ8yM9JIfSdDbWUN5ElOgqzoQrPV2c6jgBKVKGPA_1UPoV5u7TWmL6DLn3YZwhCbj1eVS9JDE5HBzpoE6x-Zv_P5J_mEcoAXMfc8HoOv1ZP73d/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-184.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66q074EpsJprXDYOQwa_lpJyvKkEQCtuF7If2N-qI7ZF67-sP6Y0XGRZ_DX0QlECZi2wxPCuZIKDcscgeZW4hYOWM91iRt0_iWAcsZxyBCG2aQcL2Kbf2q6Wx0YPQ0xJcaAR_SmxQyagp/s1600/DarlingtonHouseWedding_MatoliKeelyPhotography-195.jpg)
What was the most important to the two of you while planning? Was there anything that you chose to splurge on or skip?
- It was important to us that we hosted a fun, relaxed party for our friends and family, most of whom had to travel from out of town. My biggest splurge was definitely the dress, though ;)
- Don't be afraid to ask your vendors a lot of questions and most of all, TRUST that they know what they are doing - it'll make it less stressful for you.
SoCal Bride Recommends:
Photography: Matoli Keely Photography | Ceremony Venue: The Darlington House | Reception Venue: The Darlington House | Event Planning: Stecklair Event Company | Floral: Tiny Victories Floral | Wedding Cake: Treat Confectionery | Rentals: Cedar + Pine rentals | Hair: Flora Make up | Makeup: Flora Make up | DJ: DJ Hersch | Videography: Daniel Byun - Leaves of Timbre | Lighting: SocialLights SD | Photo Booth: Indy Booth | Catering: Toast Catering | Stationery: Esther Clark Illustration & Calligraphy | Wedding Dress: Sarah Seven | Groom's Attire: Menguin | Bride's Shoes: Kate Spade | Bridesmaid Dresses: Lulu's | Veil: The Dress Theory | Submitted via: Matchology