I am so excited for our wedding July 25th, 2009 in Torrance CA. We met in college in 2000 and made it official in 2003. We have been engaged since 2007. This has been a long time coming and I will be running down the aisle. Our wedding will not be the oridinary traditional wedding.

                                              I am looking forward to this celebration!!

FEEL FREE TO CEHCK OUT OUR WEDDING WEBSITE:

www.mywedding.com/rickandmaya

                                       &nbs p;                          Our Save The Date Magnets

My DIY invitations (but I didn't do it) with working two jobs to pull off our celebration I barely have time to think. But I found someone who could!!

                                                      Our Wedding Invites

                                                        Our Colors Are:

                                            Watermelon                        Ivory

                                                                   Black

I HEART BEYONCE!!

MY DRESS--BUT IN IVORY

Some like to call it mermaid fit, other's the trumpet..I just say it fits like a glove!! At first I thought that I wanted frilly princess, but I soon discovered that the dress that hugged my curves was the way to go.

                                                              THE SHOES--I HEART PINK!!

                                                                 The Jewelry

My black jewelry with some bling!!!

                                      My lovely hair flower courtesy of YJdesign on Etsy!!

For hair I am thinking slight pompadour ponytail with side bang and my wonderful hair piece, or pompadour with side bangs and hair down and wavy. I love the natural make-up look with a smokey eye and natural lips with a hint of pink.

Hairstyles

                                       &nbs p;                                          Makeup

                                                                              The Bridesmaids Dresses

                                                                  Junior Bridesmaids Dresses                                                     

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                                                                                The Shoes                           

                                       &nbs p;                    The Fiance' Will Wear All Black

All Black will make a bold statement, and the Jordan's on the feet have a nice feel not the norm!! Which I love..

                                       &nbs p;           Groomsmen, Ring Bearer, Broom Bearer Attire

The GM, RB, and BB will wear an all black tux, with ivory shirt and watermelon and black tie and vest. The shoes are puma sneaks.              

                  Shoes                                                                                     The Guy's Gifts

The Flower Girl's Dress will be in ivory, the shoes will be black satin or patent flats. The pearl jewelry will be in ivory with an ivory and rose headband.

                                   Flower Girl Jewelry Set                                     Flower Girl Hairband

                                       &nbs p;                     Flower Inspiration Gerbera Daisies!!!

                                                                My Bouquet

                         The Wedding Ceremony will take place outside in the Gazebo at 5:00pm

Gazebo Ideas!!

I Heart Heart's!!

               Unity Sand                                                &nbs p;                                        Jumping The Broom

                                                 Beattie/Pellum Wedding Ceremony Sheet

                                       &nbs p;                                          July 2009

Bride & Groom: Shamaya R. Beattie and Ricky Pellum Jr.

DJ Service Agent Name: DJ ExL

Contact for the day of wedding: Petals and Linen Wedding Coordination

Wedding and Reception Venue:

South End Racquet and Health Club

Outdoor Wedding: In case of incumbent weather move to South End Banquet hall.

Entertainment: Musical selections to be played on P.A. system.

Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm

Musical Prelude: Five songs to be played as prelude when guests are arriving and being seated.

Prelude Music Start Time: 4:30pm

            Chrisette Michelle--Golden

            Musiq Soulchild--Love

            Anita Baker--Angel

            Luther Vandross--Can I Take You Out Tonight

            Chocolate High--India Arie & Musiq Soulchild

Processional Songs: To be played when the immediate family is being seated.

            Adele--Feel My Love

            Stevie Wonder--Ribbon In The Sky

Entrance of Minister & Groom: Song to be played when Minister and Ricky enter.

            Ahmir--The Wedding Song

Bridal Party Processional: Song to be played when the Bridal Party makes the entrance.

            Luther Vandross & Beyonce--So Amazing

Bridal Entrance Song: Song to be played when I make my Grand Entrance.

            Amel Larrieux--Make Me Whole

Pouring of Unity Sand: Song to be played for Unity Sand Ceremony.

            Natalie Cole--Inseparable

Recessional Music/Introduction of Mr. & Ms.: To be played when we are introduced as husband and wife.

            McFadden & Whitehead--Ain't No Stopping Us Now

Postlude: Song to be played as guests exit the wedding ceremony.

            Frankie Beverly & Maze--Happy Feelings

                                       &nbs p;              South End Racquet Ball Club Banquet Room

Our reception will be in the SERC's Banquet Room at 6:00pm.

I recently decided to scratch the flowers, and decided to use Lanterns as centerpieces. We will have a couple of flower petals sprinkled on the tables as well. We are going to use our e-session pictures as table numbers and instead of numbers we are going to use words like: Summer, Love, Cherish etc. to seat our guest at their tables.

                                                           Our Latern Centerpiece

                     Card Holder's                                                                     Table Number Inspiration

                    Our Cake Serving Set                                                                           The Glasses

                                                                 Signature Frame

We will be using the signature frame as our guestbook, I may change the frame to an Antique frame.

                                                           Reception Songs

When choosing our Ceremony and Reception Songs we often chose songs that were loved ones favorites as well as ours. We have to first dance songs, my fiance is a lover of funk and old school and loves Funkadelic/Parliment. We decided to do something different for our first dance, we are going to start off with our favorite Brian McKnight song and then the DJ is gonna cut the music with a scratch like the music went off. And then we get down to the Parliment!!!!

Bridal Party Introduction Song:

                Justin Timberlake: Summer Love

Bride & Groom Introduction Song:

                Kanye West & Pharell--Number One

First Dance Song:

                Brian McKnight--Love of My Life

                Parliment/Funkadelic--Knee Deep

Parent Dance Song:

               Intruders--I'll Always Love My Mama

Cake Cutting Song:

                 Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown--We Got something In Common

Money Dollar Dance/Honeymoon Dance Song:

                 WuTang--C.R.E.A.M.

                 Puff Daddy--All About The Benjamins

Bouquet Toss Song:

                 Beyonce--Naughty Girl & Single Ladies

Garter Toss/Removal Song:

                 Removal Song: S.O.S.--Take Your Time Do It Right

                 Toss: Usher--Bad Girl

Last Dance Song:

                 Maxwell--Fortunate

                                       &nbs p;                              Our Wedding Cake

The Wedding Cake fits with our Summer Love Theme and has the word's Summer, Love, Cherish, Best Friends etc. It will also have my family's last name as well as my finace's family's last name. We will also have the Monogram Cake topper instead of flowers.

                                       &nbs p;                             Our Wedding Favors

Please feel free to take a look at our vendor's..

Photography

http://www.henrychenphotography.com/

Videography

http://www.ganddproductions.com/

DJ

http://djexl.net/

Flowers

http://www.petalsandlinensbyl.com/

Venue

http://www.southendclub.com/

Caterer

http://www.customcaterers.com/

                                                       In Bold Accomplished..Italic's Not Yet!!

Find The Love of My Life!!

Find My Dress

Find My Shoes

Find My Jewelry

Hair & Makeup

Bridesmaids Dresses

Bridesmaids Shoes

Bridesmaids Jewelry

Flower Girl Dresses & Shoes

Tuxes

Wedding Ceremony & Reception Venue

DJ

Caterer

Florist

Videography

Photography

Book Honeymoon

Create Honeymoon Registry & Gift Registry

Send Out Save The Dates

Invitations

Unity Sand Set

Our Toast Glasses

Wedding Favors & Tags

Officiant & Write Out Ceremony

Bridal Party Gifts

Vendor Gift Baskets