Just yesterday we had the wonderful opportunity to run in the Surf City Half Marathon and we had a blast.

Boy do long runs take a toll on ones body but they are so worth it.

We just wanted to share this to show you all what we do in the off season of weddings! Here are some photos from the half marathon:

We love being involved in these wonderful types of events and also because there are great organizations involved.

When you have the time you should check out:
Free Wheel Chair Mission
This company is an NPO that provides the gift of mobility to the physically disabled poor in developing countries.

Up and Running Again
Allie’s sister is apart of this wonderful group that trains people to run a half marathon in order to overcome economic poverty. The goal setting and sense of accomplishment from completing these runs translates toward a path of lifelong success.

Now it’s the days after the race and we have a medal, bruises and sunburns to show for it! And we are so not joking about what we have walked away with…

Got a worthy cause you want us to hear about, please share!

in Love,
The RiL Girls

Design & Styling : Rooted in Love Weddings
Photography : Kate Noelle Photography
Stationery : The Paper Mint Press
Location : Lake Arrowhead, CA

Inspired by the wood of the oaks, deep wine colored reds come the product of our most recent styled shoot…

Happy Winter!

in Love,
The RiL Girls

As a Wedding Wednesday gift, we are announcing our very own logo… Meet Rooted in Love’s new look…

The process was long, fun and we struggled with much indecisiveness but we finally decided on this one.

Our logo designer is Elise from Hey, Sweet Pea. It’s best to find a designer that you will work well with so they can understand you and care to your needs and wishes without too much prying

The process was a learning experience, starting off with a packet of questions, scenarios, words and more questions! It is fun taking the opportunity to really be able to showcase your business to someone else for the first time.

After the first round of questions and get to know you’s, and the stalking Elise must have done to really understand who we are she came up with this amazing inspiration board:

From there it’s on to the initial logo design possibilities… Talk about options!!. From the choice of the design, it’s onto to colors and so on..

You get the picture, I think what you are most excited to see is how we will be branding ourselves from here forward and here’s a start:

You can see our first piece used on our FaceBook Page

All in all, logo design is a great way of learning the steps in understanding how to effectively start branding yourself. We highly recommend it.

Hope you all love our new look! Be sure to share it if you do

in Love,
The RiL Girls

Allie and I thought it would be nice to share what a day in the life of our lives looks like for all of our fans too see..

Beyond our weddings, there are many activities that keep us busy bees

Client Meetings

Goal Planning

Wedding Research

Decor Shopping

more Decor shopping

Vendor Networking

DIY Projects

Styled Shoots

We hope you all enjoyed our photos of what we do behind the scenes of our day to day activities!

We love what we do and would hope you would share it with all your friends!

Photography credits:
Photos 1-6 Michelle Kim Photography
Photos 7-9 Kate Noelle Photography

Have a happy week!

in Love,
The RiL Girls

Here are some easy tips for how to implement a personal touch into your big day!

• Handwritten thank you notes, personalized for each attending guest of your wedding

• Self made table numbers to tie into your theme

• Coasters made from scrabble tiles with themes of love to hand out to guests
As scene in our most recent blog below!

• Handwritten place cards on materials that tie in with your theme

• Jar filled with ingredients to a favorite recipe of the newlyweds

Options are endless when it comes to giving your wedding a personal touch. Make sure to think of things you love and find ways to incorporate them!

Photo Credit to the lovely Kate Noelle Photography

in Love,
The RiL Girls

We know it’s been a while since our last post but we know you are going to love this one!

Ever looking for a neat gift to give or a unique item to have around your own house that’s bound to get some attention?!

Today we are showing you how to make coasters out of scrabble tiles! We recently found this lovely idea via Pinterest and couldn’t wait to try it out and share with our fans!

What you will need:
• Scrabble Tiles
• Scotch Tape
• Thin, sticky back, cork board
• Modge Podge

1. Choose (nice) four letter words, you will need four per coaster. This is where possibilities are pretty much endless! You can go by themes, for example.. drinks, love, wedding, sports, etc. You name it!

2. Lay them out in squares and use scotch tape to hold the letters together. This may be tricky since tiles like to slightly move around so, be patient

3. Take the square and flip over. Cut the cork board into squares that are slightly smaller than the coaster itself to ensure there won’t be any that hangs over the edges

4. Remove adhesive protector and stick onto the back of the square

5. Remove scotch tape from front of coasters and layer on a coat or two of modge podge so tiles are adhered together

6. Place your coasters around the house and wait for compliments to flood in since these are bound to be used in any occasion! See below our coasters that were used in a recent styled shoot

Photo Credit: Kate Noelle Photography

in Love,
The RiL Girls

What you will need:
-Wine Bottles
-Puffy Paint
-Satin Spray Paint

Before the project, remove all the labels off the wine bottles. See how to do so from our past blog post HERE.

1. Using Puffy Paint, write and design on the wine bottle, then set aside to dry

2. Spray paint entire bottle and let dry

3. Use as decor and enjoy!

PHOTO CREDIT: Kate Noelle Photography
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in Love,
The RiL Girls

We hope everyone’s Holiday celebrations were fabulous and if we must say, ours were as well! It was so great to take time this past weekend and reminisce on all we have done. We created Rooted in Love because we truly believe in taking care of others and we feel so blessed for all we have been able to accomplish.

Thanks for all the support.. and we thought we would share our past year in a video for you!

Watch here -> Rooted in Love 2011

in Love,
The RiL Girls

Ever run out of Hostess gift ideas or want to bring something other (or to go with the wine your giving)?

Try this! 5 Bean Soup Mix and Recipe card served in a classic mason jar and you are suddenly the giver with the best gifts!

What you will need:
• 2 cup dry bean mixture of various sorts
• Mason Jar
• Recipe Card
• Ribbon for appeal

1. Fill Mason with Beans

2. Cover and tie off with a ribbon

3. Add personal recipe card

And violá, your simple yet stunning and heartfelt gift is ready to amaze… Tis the season for warm soups and gift giving so this Holiday season, razzle your hostess with this homemade gift!

Happy Holidays,
The RiL Girls

Well if so, you are in luck! We want to show you how to age paper so you can make some really nice pieces for decor, place cards, and anything that paper can be used for!

What you will need:
• Strong Brewed Coffee
• 2 Baking Sheets / Pans
• An Oven set at 200 degrees
• Your choice of Paper Product

1. Pour the cup of coffee into one of the empty pans

2. Lay the paper into the coffee

3. Flip paper over to make sure both sides are covered with coffee (if needed)

4. Let soak for approximately 1 minute. At this step you may add ground coffee onto the paper and rub around to create a more rugged look

5. Transfer paper to the dry baking sheet

6. Place in oven for roughly 6 minutes. Keep an eye on the paper since it just needs to stay in there until it is dry!

7. Check for dryness and remove from oven! And violá, you have vintage paper!

In our scenario we will be using these tags as place cards, but we also have a bucket list tree and as you see below are finished items of what your paper will look like!

Important!
If you would like the writing to appear aged as well, be sure to write on the paper prior to putting it through the aging process.

Who’s ready to be creative now?!

in Love,
The RiL Girls