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You need a complete, sustainable, and affordable wedding solution that is creative, beautiful, and stress-free.

Sierra & Sky (formerly A Special Day Designs) offers destination elopements and intimate wedding solutions. Prices start at $160 for a lovely fuss-free elopement that's so much more special than the county office.

Sierra & Sky specializes in California destination weddings and elopements in the Sierra foothills, Sacramento region, and Lake Tahoe. We are local insiders and we plan and officiate small, green, sustainable weddings for your Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, Placerville and nearby areas weddings.

Located in the historic gold country of El Dorado County, California, surrounded by wineries and ranches, apple farms, historic towns, rivers, snow resorts, Sierra meadows and lakes, we are conveniently close to Lake Tahoe, and the greater Sacramento area, both about one hour’s drive time.

Have a fun pop-up or adventure wedding, and then the two of you (and your guests) can enjoy the rest of the day as you please!

Sierra & Sky provides secular, non-religious wedding ceremonies. You have complete control over your ceremony wording, and will know exactly what will be said. Your ceremony will be lovely, spiritual, and authentic without any religion or god being mentioned.

We provide a concierge service to help you find lodging, meals, and activities that you need and want in our area, as we are a local insider. This is provided as an included service to our clients, or as a separate item.

We offer small, modest wedding flower packages and DIY classes for sustainable, small and intimate weddings.

We proudly support marriage for ALL and we welcome LGBTQ weddings.

We believe in the relationship between humans and nature, and the inter-relationships of all living things on Earth as equal. We tread lightly, enjoy our time outdoors, and we are inspired by nature, whether your ceremony is indoors or outdoors, at the river, or under a bright blue sky in the city. We place equal priority on the ethical actions and sourcing of our suppliers as we do your happiness and satisfaction.

We don't believe you need to spend $28,000 or even $3,000 to have a romantic and memorable wedding.

We Plan. You Marry. No Worries!

Please visit our website at elope2cali.com .

Like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ASpecialDayDesigns

Wedding services, officiant, wedding planning, wedding planner, small wedding, intimate wedding, micro wedding, adventure wedding, wedding flowers, DIY flower classes, and DIY bulk wedding flowers for Sacramento and Lake Tahoe area brides, including El Dorado County, Amador County, Placer County, Sacramento County, and nearby areas. Wedding officiant and wedding planning for El Dorado Hills, Placerville, Shingle Springs, Lake Tahoe, Camino and Apple Hill, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park. Wedding flowers for Coloma, Lotus, Georgetown, Cool, Latrobe, Jackson, Sutter Creek, Folsom, Sacramento, Roseville, Granite Bay, Auburn.




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User2396926 Sent on 09/30/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Monique nailed our wedding flowers!! We talked over the phone several times, set up a pinterest board and she made it all happen at a reasonable price. We got married in Tahoe and wanted a classic, organic, modern with a little preppy vibe. She got it all perfectly and I loved everything. She was very open to changes and was wonderful about staying in contact as she purchased items as the wedding got close.

I would highly recommend her and her team.
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Christina Sent on 01/19/2015
5 out of 5 rating
I took a class with this vendor and would recommend her services to all.
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Kimberly Sent on 09/08/2013
5 out of 5 rating
I'm so impressed with Monique of A Special Day Designs! I originally was looking for someone to teach me flower arranging and happened on her website by chance. She offers flower arranging classes for the DIY bride! What a concept! I took the class on flower girl halos and corsage making! She did a terrific job teaching a newbie how to work with the wire, gluing techniques and provided all of the supplies to complete two projects! She even came to my home! It was so much fun and she's so easy to work with! My projects turned out great and I feel confident I can make the flower girl halo for the flower girl at my son's upcoming wedding! I plan on taking more of her classes in the future! I highly recommend her and wish we had found her sooner for my son's wedding!
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 10/06/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Monique was wonderful to work with! 90% of my contact with her was through email and she always responded promptly. I never really had a vision just knew that I liked wildflowers and through Monique's questions and Pinterest she was able to give me EXACTLY what I wanted! A few weeks before the wedding we met up at our venue and I told her what decorations I had and she was easily able to work in the flowers and complete the look we were going for.

Many thanks to Monique and her talent! I only wish that I lived closer to her to have flowers from her all the time :)
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Erica Sent on 01/16/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Monique is amazing!! She went above and beyond my expectations and I could not have been happier and more stress-free on my wedding day. She was so flexible and very understanding with my situation. I'm serving in the military and in the 8 months before my wedding, I had traveled to 3 different countries and 6 different states. I was constantly busy and never in one place so most of our communication was done via email. She really took the time to work with me and check in with me on the ideas I had for the wedding. I showed her a couple of photos and ideas I liked and let her run with it.
When I came to the wedding venue, I couldn't have been more impressed to see everything set up and decorated and to see her creative genius at work. I received SO many compliments on the flowers/decor and especially on my unique bouquet. I can't believe what she was able to pull of with my budget!
I'm really so truly grateful to have had Monique be a part of our wedding. She provided the most beautiful flowers and decor and most of all, peace of mind!
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D Sent on 11/13/2010
5 out of 5 rating
Monique was very thorough and open to ideas we had for our Tahoe wedding. Mixing mid-century modern beach meets the Tahoe woods she added her amazing floral touch to our ceremony and reception. We worked very well together via email & over the phone with my husband and I located in Southern, CA. Put your trust in Monique for your wedding day, we did and she absolutely came through.
-Danielle P.
Laguna Niguel, CA
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Aimee Sent on 10/15/2010
5 out of 5 rating
I really enjoyed working with Monique. I had a few ideas about what I wanted (sunflowers) but I really gave her creative license and the bouquets were GORGEOUS. I'm still getting compliments on them. I was initially interested because of the reasonable pricing; and after our initial meeting, I was sold on Monique's vision and personality - which was our main priority in selecting all of our vendors.
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Kristen Sent on 10/09/2010
5 out of 5 rating
Monique is amazing! When I wrote to her and asked what we could get for our budget, I had no idea she'd be able to pull off all she did! Monique took my bridesmaids' dresses and came up with an amazing idea, and since she blogged it, I was able to show it to my family and friends, which was great. The flowers were inventive and beautiful. I cannot say enough good things about her!
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Sharon Sent on 02/22/2010
5 out of 5 rating
I loved my flowers, they were beautiful, and i would recommend you to other brides and such!
sharon moore
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Rebecca Sent on 02/20/2010
5 out of 5 rating
Monique was amazing. She was willing to work within my budget. I was impressed that she brought a sheet of ideas that included my dress and the bridesmaids dresses to the initial consultation before I had even signed a contract with her. She made extra corsages for grandparents that we did not know were coming the day of the event. She was on time and prepared. The flowers were amazing. I received more compliments on them than almost anything else at the wedding. I would use Monique again for an event and recommend her highly.
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3 Endorsements
CathysWraps CathysWraps Wedding Florists

Monique Wilber, of A Special Day Designs exceeds in providing innovative designs with exceptional value. Monique offers trend setting wedding flowers and decorating ideas to fit within any budget. I highly recommend Monique for Brides seeking the newest trends and the best values in floral design.

Butterfly Petals Butterfly Petals Wedding Florists

I know personally that Monique is a hard-working, talented florist and an awesome floral designer to boot! She works with a bride and her budget and even helps the DIY bride. Hiring Monique means a great product and a stress-free day. Why go it alone when you have a professional and talented designer to help you along the way? I think she's found her passion and any bride who works with Monique will find she is honest and extremely professional.

Park Place Design Park Place Design Wedding Florists

Monique is a wonderful designer! she has up to date designs and is willing to go all out for her customer. I highly recommend A Special day!

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