Saturday, January 21, 2012

Third year in a row!!!

For the third year in a row, we have been selected Bride Choice Award by Wedding Wire.


Weddings, Wedding Venues
2012 Bride's Choice Awards | Best Wedding Photographers, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Florists, Wedding Planners

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Talk of the Town Award!!!!!

For a 2nd year in a row we have been awarded Talk of the Town Excellence Award in Customer Satisfaction.  Thank you so much for our brides for the great reviews, we truly are honored and appreciate it!!!


AWARDED 2012
Business Name:     Pacific Hills Banquet & Catering
Rating:    
Sector:     Local Services
 



Category:     Catering Services & Event Facilities
Location:     23551 Moulton Parkway
City:     Laguna Hills
State/Province:     CA
Phone:     (949)707-1707
Website:     www.ocevent.com
Email:     info@ocevent.com

Friday, January 13, 2012

White in Full Bloom

Here is a blog from Machinline and Anthony's beautiful wedding from Thoa Vu Photography, check out the great pictures:

http://www.thaovu.com/blog/2012/01/09/machiline-anthonys-wedding/

Friday, December 30, 2011

White in full bloom

During the holidays every where we go we see bright vibrant colors and of course winter weddings are no exception to that rule....well that is until Machilline one of recent brides came along and became the exception. Subtle colors was her direction and with the help of her coordinator Gloria McCun from GrandeEngagments.com and 3petals.com. who did the decor Machelline had her vision come to life. In a beautiful array of white, silvers and a sprinkle of soft colors the ballroom came to life with a subtle glow of pure elegance.

"a splashing of white orchids"
"illuminate the room with a white dance floor and accent the room with lights"

 And the beautiful white cake!
Pacific Hills wishes you and yours a great Holiday season and a Happy New Year!

With the holidays over and the new years here many proposals were made and joyful brides to be are making their way into 2012 with a new ring and a huge smile. We at Pacific Hills extend our congratulations to you and wish you a happy engagement season. We understand how exciting this time is for you with the excitement you also might be overwhelmed with all the choices, ideas and how to make it all come together.  Remember the planning stages are supposed to be the fun!!!!!


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Sean and Nicole

Nicole and Sean tied the knot at Pacific Hills on Nov 5th. They had an amazing day planned out for their guests. The festivities started at Pacific Hills where the ceremony took place at 11 AM, from there the guests were treated to a hosted cocktail and appetizer hour followed by a lavishing buffet.  Even though this event was a afternoon wedding, there was no holding this crowd back from PARTYING!  The event ended at 4 PM then started up again at 7 PM where they had an awesome after party hosted at no other than the home of the grooms parents. Just because afternoon weddings are in the afternoon the celebration doesn't have to end early, for Nicole and Sean that was just the beginning of the joyful day, as the day went on so did the fun!!! Congratulations Sean and Nicole!!





Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Thank you Thao

There is nothing better than to recieve a great review from our guests. We thank you Thao for allowing us to host your wedding:

Words cannot express how happy my husband and I are with the choice we made by choosing Pacific Hills to hold your wedding day reception at. Tamim, our coordinator at the venue was absolutely wonderful. He was always prompt in answering all emails and made the day effortless. Pacific Hills offers different types of packages that can suite any bride to be's wedding budget. I got some many compliments on the food from all of my guest. Funny story is that my dad who is so traditional was dead set against my decision with choosing a buffet from the start because he felt that it was not "elegant" enough. After the wedding my dad definitely changed his tune. He told me that the food went above and beyond his expectations and now he even wants my sister to do a buffet dinner for her upcoming wedding next year. We got the most compliments on the appetiters which included cheese and crackers, vegetable eggrolls, and my favorite coconut chicken skewers. Tamim if you read this can you please find a way to sell these at my local grocery store so I can eat them again haha. As for the dinner portion we had three different salads, bread rolls with butter, garlic mash potatoes, seasonal vegetables, creamy champagne chicken, and prime rib. The chicken and prime rib was delicious. Extremely moist and tender. As an added bonus, we hired two extra servers that carved the prime rib and placed them on each of our guest plates which made it very chic and sophisticated. As for the decor, we went with gold chivari chairs, floor length linens, gold chargers, up-lighting, and pipe and drape. For those brides that are wondering what pipe and drape is, it is draping of a white curtain around the perimeter of the room that completely hides the walls. It was absolutely gorgeous! It definitely transformed the ballroom and made the up-lighting that much more special. I was even surprised to see that Tamim added extras to the lobby that night by placing beautiful glass vases with floating candles and votives on the tables. My guest were raving about the entire decor. Overall I am completely satisfied with the level of professionalism and the service that Pacific Hills provides. They truly care about all of their brides and grooms and that is what makes their venue stand out from the rest. The entire night I had a personal staff for my husband and I that made sure we got appetizers and cocktails sent to our bridal room, enough food sent to our sweetheart table, as well as enough champagne in my glass as I was making my rounds to do toast with my guest. My only advice to future brides would be to throughly research your vendors and make the effort to finalize all details with them the week of your wedding. All of my vendors were perfect except my DJ who unfortunately caused me so much stress the day of. My DJ was my husband's friend and he offered his services to us as a wedding present, but I realize now that brides should NEVER choose friends to be a vendor in your wedding. If they are your friends, they should be invited to the wedding and enjoy the day and not be expected to work. Even though we had a little mishap and started late because of our DJ, we did end up making the best of the night. I am still on cloud 9, even 5 days later. My family and friends are still talking about the wedding and thanking us for inviting them to share in such a wonderful experience. Thank you Pacific Hills, we are honored that you let us hold one of the biggest days of our lives at your beautiful venue. Tamim you are the best!!!