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Navid Soheilian
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Dedicated,Perfectionist,Passionate,Timeless
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Everly Rose Events
Sahar Whitley
Shadi Hashemi
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I saw love, Hidden Deeply in his Eyes
Shally & Behrooz Love Story
42-64 Wedding Stories Dear friends, Here you have Aroos Magazine issue 42. As you may have noticed Aroos magazine did not publish for almost 2 years. Much like our friends in the events industry we had a difficult time, becuse COVID-19 stopped all event and wedding activities. Now, we are happy to share all happines and activities in events with all of you after that difficult time. I should give special thanks to all of our sponsors and advertisers, who support our Aroos magazine to continue publishing. In this issue, you will have real wedding stories, introducing event designers, and the real lovestory of our dearest Shally & Behrooz.
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Mahi Pasha An Event Designer
If you are looking for a concierge style design for your local or destination events from a casual gathering by the beach to an extravaganza wedding destination, Mahi Design is an answer to your search. Mahi is well known for her meticulous attention to detail and her innovative and original designs in Southern California and beyond. Unique, exceptional, elegant, classic these are the words that describe Mahi’s designs. Once a hobby fueled by passion, has become an exquisite business. In the past few years Mahi has touched thousands of hearts and has created long-lasting memories for each and every client of hers. If you are reading this note it means, Mahi has one mission, making your dreams a reality. So if you are a dreamer Mahi can guide you through the steps to reach an unreachable place. She simply makes an extraordinary out of ordinary. So, let the journey unfold…
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Panteha Catering prides itself on a personalized and creative approach to your event.
Our homestyle cooked meals are the highlight of our professional catering and event planning. We coordinate everything from rehearsal dinners and bridal showers to the ceremony and reception of your dreams. Panteha Catering is the opposite of typical restaurant style mediocrity. With a passion for mixing Persian home cooking and the best Mediterranean dishes, we bring a luxurious food experience with full service design, including decorations and setup. The difference in the food we provide for your special event, is that ours is 100% made from scratch, homemade, and absolutely delicious. Panteha Catering does not partner with third parties or other restaurants to provide your food. Ours is made fresh, by us, just for you, and just for your event! Professional service, attention to detail and gourmet food is what you will receive when you contact out team. If you can imagine it, Panteha Catering can create it! An intimate dinner party for ten, a rollickin’ backyard barbecue with all the fixings, a lavish wedding banquet fit for a royal couple, an energizing corporate breakfast or a luau straight from the Hawaiian Islands to your pool – Panteha and her expert staff will make all your culinary dreams come true. The food these kitchen magicians deliver to you, anywhere in Southern California, Palms Springs, and Northern California, is so beautifully presented that you’ll want to photograph it before you taste it!
Special occasions are meant to be fun, but organizing a function can be a little overwhelming. When you call Panteha Catering you will have all the solutions for your catering needs. We are experts at off-premise catering and turning your function into a complete success. Our trained and uniformed personnel are proficient in all facets of the catering business. When you sit down to discuss your menu options, Panteha truly listens to your requests and provides you with all of the ingredients from gourmet cooking, to professional wait staff and bartending and rental services. Local and family-owned, Panteha Catering will be happy to take your ideas and spin them into gold, whether you’re planning a Mexican-themed birthday bash for your son, an elegant charity luncheon or a dessert wonderland of scrumptious pastries, cakes, ice cream concoctions and a flowing fountain of rich chocolate. Think of Panteha as your private catering concierge who will fulfill your most delicious fantasies with just a phone call! Quinceaneras and Bridal showers, Birthdays, Graduations, New Year’s Parties, and so much more. We have done 5 star sit down type dinners in Luxury Hotels from San Diego to Calabasas and as far East as Palm Springs. Luxurious Weddings are something we pride ourselves in, with keen observation to detail, as well as the brides wants and needs. We can work with any budget, and personalize the Brides SPECIAL day, to be exactly what she has always dreamed. We can accommodate any request, and personalize a proposal for any event. Help plan the food, decor, venue, etc. The prices are surprisingly affordable for such incomparable quality. We are a full service catering & Design company and offer our teams services listed here and many more.
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Glamour Flower Boutique, provides premium Flower Arrangements for all events and delivery services in Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego Counties. Here at Glamour Flower Boutique, we infuses imagination and elegance into each of our signature flower arrangement, creating exquisite flower compositions for our customers.
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Lily of the Valley is a floral design business dedicated not just to the art of floral design, but to matching those designs to the exact mood, sentiment, or theme you want projected at your special event. Our designs should complement and enhance the elements of your event, not overtake them.
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Hi! I am Sahar, a wedding planner, event designer, wife and mommy. I love all things pretty, glitter, dancing, fresh flowers, quiet evenings with my husband binge-watching our favorite shows with wine in hand and traveling whenever I need an escape. I was a professional belly dancer for 8 years as well as a divorce paralegal for 15 years. I went from divorcing people to marrying them. It has all become full circle now, 8 years later, designing and planning weddings and I’ve loved every minute!
My family is my fuel and foundation and the work that I do for my clients is my passion. I love thinking outside the box and designing truly unique weddings. I have way too many ideas for one person! I always say, "If you give me wings, I will fly!" My philosophy on the wedding planning process is that it should be a fun experience that you never forget, really focusing on the one-on-one client experience and always being there for my clients no matter what. It's as if your best friend is helping you plan your wedding. It should never be stressful. If it's stressful you have the wrong planner. This is not just another party. This is YOUR wedding, your forever, and it has to be perfect (and yes, there is such a thing as perfection!). I love creating unique and memorable moments in people's lives and I'm constantly pushing myself to deliver above and beyond my client's expectations. Sahar Whitley WHITLEY & CO. www.whitleyevents.com 310.467.6328 Fall / Winter 2021 •
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Everly Rose Events Shadi Hashemi
Based in southern California; Everly Rose Events is a full service event planning and design company specializing in high-end-multi-cultral lavish events and corporate functions. Everly Rose Events has successfully grown to be a brand that is recognized for not only the creativity but also knows for their execution, professionalism, quality and excellence. We are here to give our fullest attention to the finest details. We believe that every successful event is executed with flawless planning and communication. Our goal is to capture all details and reflect the personality of our clients within the details and design aesthetics. Everly Rose Events offers wide range of services that best fits our client's specific need, including shaping your special event, month-of event management, or producing and executing your entire event from A-Z. No matter which services our clients select, our focus is to cater their needs and make sure they sit back and enjoy this planning process stress-free. 36
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With strong architectural background Shadi joined the event industry as an event specialist focusing on event design and coordination. Shadi’s vision was to bring an architectural and interior design background into the event industry by specializing in planning, designing, and managing upsaled social events. With her strong understanding of the relationship between space, lighting, materials and colors, and her commitment to design excellence, she develops creative design solutions through collaboration between her vision and the client’s desires. Shadi’s vision of the ideal event includes applying creative elements into every layer of the design strategy and process.
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“ But then, I saw love, hidden deeply in his eyes.” He turned and looked at me. One glance. One moment. And I knew I would spend the rest of my life with him. That was more than 22 years ago and for more than two decades and 4 kids later, I have been dancing through life with my Behrooz. We were kids when we met, Both of us were in college just getting ready to start our lives. One evening, my girlfriend called and asked me to join the group to go out to dinner in Laguna Beach. She had a little crush on a guy who was going to be there that evening and wanted her ‘crew’ with her. I remember being tired and wanting to stay home in my pajamas eating pizza and watching a romantic movie.
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She insisted, so I got all dolled up and drove to Laguna beach. I was sitting in the lobby of the restaurant observing the group of my friends and the guys flirting and laughing, everyone was looking for someone to love and yet I yearned to be home sleeping. Just as I was deciding to bail and go home, the front door of the restaurant opened and a young man walked in. I can still remember that exact moment. He had not spoken a word, but he took my breath away. He spent the entire dinner sitting at the other side of the table talking to my friends. I don’t think he looked at me once. Following dinner everyone decided to go dancing and I never say no to a night of music. Once we settled into the dance club I noticed one of the gentlemen in the group kept looking at me.
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I think he was visiting from Dubai. He ordered a bottle of champagne. Then flowers. At one point he leaned over and said ‘ I really like you.’ He grabbed my hand pulled me to the dance floor. I started looking for the exit signs and prayed the song would end. As soon as it did, I quickly sat down looking for my purse and keys to leave. Just as I stood up to say good-bye and jet out the door, that same young man who walked through the front door of the restaurant, the one who took my breath away, was standing in front of me with his hand out and asked : Would you like to dance?’ I took his hand as he lead me to the dance floor. As we began to dance our eyes met and it was at that moment I knew I was dancing with the man who I was going to spend my life with. I was dancing with the man who was going to be the father to my children. This was the man who was going to dance with me for the rest of my life.
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We got married 6 years later, brought four beautiful children into this world, Arshia, Arshan, Shyla and Shayden and now are dancing through life with them, albeit its much more loud and chaotic but I love every second of it. The past 22 years have been the best years of my life and also the most challenging. We have been through a lot together. We started with nothing and built everything we have today together, working hard and being humble and leading with love. We have made many mistakes, and have even wanted to walk away but when we face life’s challenges we turn up the music and hold onto each other and have learned to dance in the rain. To my Behrooz who has no idea that I am writing this story for Aroos Magazine. I love you. Thank you for asking me to dance with you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for living life with me. Thank you for being in incredible father to our babies. I love growing old with you and look forward to dancing with you until the end …… Fall / Winter 2021 •
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Wedding story of:
Shiva & Matthew
Shiva and Mtthew met at the friend’s birthday party. after exchanging numbers, Matthew called Shiva the day after to see if she wanted to grab a bite to eat at laguna beach. The pair found love on the first date at the beach. They hit it off and they keep dating ever since. Two years after dating, during a sunny winter at Montage laguna beach in California, where they’ve met for the first date, Matthew decided to take their love to new heights. while she found her mom and sister and dozen red roses leaves on the ground, Matthew surprised Shiva by dropping to one knee and letting her he wanted to spend the rest of life with her. "Somewhere during all the hugging and crying a Sparkling ring ended up on my left hand and a dozen red roses in my right” Shiva says. Hair by: Arshin / Mak up by: Nadia, Photography by: Navidstudio 42 l Fall / Winter 2021 •
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Wedding story of:
Soroor & Naeim
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Once Upon a Time, There was a family that lived in Tehran, Iran and had to leave to the city of Kerman because of fathers job situation. Their son, Naeim fell in love with his best friends’ sister, Soroor. Soroor had no idea about Naeim’s feeling and suddenly things changed for Naeim and his family had to leave the country for good. Fast forward 14 years and the name Soroor Chitsaz pops up on Naeim’s suggested friends list on Facebook. Long story short, they fell in love! After eight years of long distance relationship and many obstacles Soroor and Naeim decided to get married because love always wins. They never gave up on each other, never got discouraged, never wanted to just walk away from the relationship. They got married in the middle of the pandemic. It was just magical. Fairytale wedding just the way Soroor always dreamed of. Marriage is absolutely amazing, exciting, and fun. Close your eyes, Fall in love, Stay there. Venue: Pelican Hills Resort, Event Designer & Catering: Mahi Pasha, Floral: Petals LA Photography: Navid Studio, Hairstylist: Arshin, Makeup: Miko, Violinist: Murat Dress: Casablanca Newport Beach Fall / Winter 2021 •
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Wedding story of:
Elham &Philip
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We were never believing that real love can happen in the virtual world, till it happened for both of us. While Pandemic made all of us isolated and more lonely, it made us think deeper about life. Some matters happen in the life for the reason when several times flight get canceled and give the chance for knowing the wonderful person in your life, it's the sign of destiny. During few weeks, we found out why we have stayed single till now and we are soulmates. We got married after four months and each day appreciate how life brought us together! Hair & Mak up by: Negar, Photography by: Navidstudio Fall / Winter 2021 •
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Wedding story of:
Mahta & Alborz
Alborz met Mahta on a beautiful night in Irvine in the summer of 2020 - it happened to be the 40th wedding anniversary of his parents - Abbas & Farah. Mahta caught Alborz's eye, looking quite stunning in a yellow dress talking to her friend. Alborz didn't have to think twice about it, and very forwardly asked Mahta out on date right then and there. They must have really hit it off because one date led to another and come new years eve, he popped the question in a surprise proposal on Laguna beach. On May 8th of this year, they got married in the beautiful Coto de Caza country club. It was a night they could never forget - and every moment felt like a dream come true. Venue: Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club, Wedding planner: Details by Haleh Photography:Navid Studio,Video: Niloufar Goli Productions, Violin: Murat DJ: Mazal Entertainment (DJ Farjad & DJ Diauko), Sofreh: AfsanehSargordan Fruit & Dessert: Kathy Events, Officiant: Sorur Nayeri, Gown:Mon Amie Wedding day florist: Ocean Beach Design, Rental: Persiano, Cake: Simply sweet Bakery Hairstylist (wedding day): Riri Roya, Makeup(wessing day):Christian Mua Makeup(2nd day photography): Haleh, Hair Stylist( 2nd day Photography): Nadia Florist(2nd day photography): Square Root Designs 48
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Wedding story of:
Lida & Behzad
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At my birthday party four years ago, when we first met, the lives of both of us changed forever. Our hearts were filled with love and our hopes were filled with light. I remember that night I saw you everywhere I looked. It was fun trying to get a yes from me. You became the best thing in my life. Glad I told you yes, you and I are building our lives together moment by moment. We will love each other forever because love is a great gift from God. Now you and I are a couple. Happiness means laughing from the bottom of your heart every time you look back And I laugh with you from the bottom of my heart every moment. I have always loved this poem: you are the reason for my smiles, If I am the reason for your smiles, So never stop laughing my dear husband, thank you for making me feel like a queen. Hair & Mak up by: Azita Arbab, Flower by: Glamour Flower Boutique, Photography by: Navidstudio Fall / Winter 2021 •
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Wedding story of:
Nika & Alireza
When the whole world was worried attacked by covid, uncertain and scared, we met ! ...and suddenly there was hope for tomorrow there were dreams and light and our hearts were right. When there is love, there is will and when there is will there is a way! So just like that here we are with the beginning of our happily ever after. Alireza & Nika Event Planning & Sofreh: Lala Land Events By Mona, Gown: Gelareh couture, Shoes: Manolo Blahnik, Hair: Arshin, Make up: Paris Beauty World, Tuxedo Boss Music: DJ Sevak, Photography and Video: Navid Studio, Cake: Ninak Design Groom Jewelry: David Yurman-Cartier, Bride Jewelry: Animah Jewelry-Blue Nile
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Wedding story of:
Chelsea & Gerik
Chelsea and Gerik met in August of 2017 after being introduced by a mutual friend. They shared an instant connection and spent the next few hours chatting and getting to know one another. After that evening, Chelsea waited for Gerik to call her, but the phone call never came. At the time, Gerik was a single dad of two boys and juggling a very demanding career which left little time for a dating life. Almost six months later, on January 11th 2018, fate pushed the two back together when they stumbled upon each other at a private equity event at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point. After locking eyes, they shared a few awkward moments before Gerik began profusely apologizing for never calling after they met. He finally asked her out on a date and the rest was history. The two were inseparable from that day forward and after a few months of dating, Gerik introduced Chelsea to his two sons, Luke and Wyatt. The boys and Chelsea bonded quickly and the 4 of them began to feel like a family. They spent their weekends at the kid’s sports games, having movie nights, pizza nights, and doing other family activities. On the weekends Chelsea and Gerik did not have the kids, they enjoyed traveling with friends, frequently going to Denver, Vail, or Cabo or flying to events like Mardis Gras and the Kentucky Derby. After almost two years of dating, On December 7th 2019, Gerik took Chelsea to Vail for the weekend and asked her to marry him in the middle of a rose petal heart on the top of a mountain right outside of their favorite restaurant. With eyes full of tears, she said yes, and the two were eventually married on August 6, 2021 at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes in front of their friends and family with Gerik’s two sons as his best men. The four of them are so happy to officially have become a family and reside together in Newport Beach. 54
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Lillian & Ian
Lillian and Ian first met in Las Vegas, NV at Touro University’s nursing program in 2015. Ian first approached Lillian at their nursing school orientation. Lillian Ian joined Lillian’s study group with two other students and after a month of studying together, Ian asked her out on a date. After their first date together, Ian and Lillian found that they have a very unique connection and started studying on their own together and continued to date and get to know each other. Ian is from Georgia and Lillian is from Los Angeles, CA. Lillian never expected to meet anyone in a nursing program of only 22 students. Her plan was to finish the accelerated program quickly and move right back to California. After completing their BSN program together, they traveled to Tahoe and took their NCLEX together. Ian and Lillian both stayed out in Nevada for four and a half years and continued their education by getting a Master’s in nursing and becoming Nurse Practitioners together. Ian and Lillian are very adventurous and throughout their relationship, they traveled a lot to Europe, Spain, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Paris, etc. After completing their education, Ian and Lillian moved to Los Angeles, CA. Ian surprised Lillian with a trip to lake Tahoe. After a long day at the lake, Ian took Lillian to go to a nice spot to watch the sunset and proposed in August of 2020. Lillian and Ian got married one year later in August of 2021. 56
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Wedding story of:
Anousha & Kourosh
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We can say That our love was written in the skies, in between the clouds. Kourosh met through a common friend 5 years prior to dating. He lived in SF and I was in LA. I had an obsession with aviation and Kourosh had just gotten his pilot license. One weekend I decided to visit him in SF and go flying together. after a full day of flying, landing the little Cessna plane on a dirt strip close to a very off the grid hot springs , I finally gave in to this sexy Pilot. While flying back at night, I pull down his microphone and we kissed. His eyes just widened and the biggest smile grew on his face. We dated for the next year going back and forth between LA and SF. He finally decided to take a job in LA and move.Like a roller coaster ride, our relationship was exciting and unpredictable for the next nine months. One day we went for a flight for some photos from long beach to Catalina. Mid flight I saw panic taking over his face. While trying to stay calm, feeling the plane descending slowly and the engine being shut off, I asked him what was happening . All he kept saying was "o'oh"and oh shit. He finally told me to take out the manual of the plane and read the section about engine failure. Trying to calm myself down I was readying without comprehending a word. Thinking about my life at this moment, while I was trying to flip the pages of the handbook with my shaking hands, I saw the note that said "will you marry me" and my answer immediately was "f*** you" . While still shaking and sweating he put the ring on my fingers. We landed in Catalina and took the lovely photos, Together we look forward to many more memorable flights in out lives together. Event Designer: Lala Land Events By Mona, Florist Floral Creations by Enzo, DJ: Hooman Catering: Bahar, Photography: Navidstudio. Fall / Winter 2021 •
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Wedding story of:
Annie & Justin
Justin and Annie met in the spring of 2014 at the University of Oregon, in Eugene Oregon. Justin saw Annie walk into a friend’s birthday party and instantly fell in love, unfortunately for Justin, Annie disappeared after the party and their love story was all but forgotten. After months of waiting and making friends in college, Justin and Annie locked eyes at another party and Justin insisted that he had to take Annie on a date and get to know her better. The rest is history, Annie and Justin started dating at school Annie was the calm and collected yin to Justin’s crazy energy yang. The two couldn’t be more different yet perfect for one another. From traveling around Oregon, to going to watch their university football team win all their games, the two loved every moment together falling deeper and deeper in love. Annie graduated a year before Justin and thus began their two years of long-distance relationship. Annie moved to San Francisco, Justin to Los Angeles, with facetime on their side the two talked and grew their relationship from afar. After a year of applying to law schools Justin and Annie moved in together in San Francisco to further their love for one another and live a happy life near union square with their two cats. The two explored San Francisco taking in the city life for 3.5 years. Finally almost 7 years later, the two moved to Los Angeles and Justin knew it was time for forever to officially begin and Annie said Yes I do. Now they are happily married with their new Golden Retriever Puppy Levi. 60
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Zeus and Elika met each other on the infamous Facebook messenger in November of 2018. During this time was traveling for work (producer) and was going to be gone for a month before returning to LA, so their first date was going to have to wait. For a whole month they would text all throughout the day and talk on the phone for hours. A month later they went on their first date and the rest was history. Zeus proposed to Elika in Tulum, Mexico on December 26th, 2020. He had “Elika will you marry me” written on the other side of the beach during sunset, which followed by an amazing boat ride with champagne to celebrate. The wedding planning for this magical wedding was made possible with the help of the amazing vendors. Venue: Taglyan Complex, Music: DJ Taha ,Officiant: Shahrzad Ardalan, Hair: Diana, Makeup: Manuel Espinoza, , Photographer: Navidstudio, Videography: Real Productions., Florist: Martha & Co, Sofreh: Afsaneh Sargordan, Cake: Cake Studio LA, Gown 1: Karoza bridal, Gown 2: Modern Bride, Tailor: Professional tailor shop, Tailor: New Look Tailoring Fall / Winter 2021 •
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