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Our Wedding / Finding THE Venue
I realized I never shared our venue with you! I mean, I mentioned it in passing but this baby needs a post all it’s own. Figueroa Farmhouse in Santa Ynez has been my dream venue for, well, for as long as I can remember. It’s a little bit rustic without being a barn, it’s basically the field of my dreams and there are beautiful large oak trees on the property. The one con about it, the price…or so I thought. The one thing I’ve learned through the process of wedding planning is that it doesn’t hurts to ask. The property is a rental, not a venue, and they rent it…
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Our Wedding / Finding “the dress”
I have a confession to make…I actually bought my wedding dress before we were engaged. In my defense we had been planning our wedding for a couple of months already. We knew we wanted to get married in May and after reading about “the perfect time to buy your dress” I soon found out that the ideal time to buy one is 6-9 months before and we were already six months out. Insert freak out moment here. So the search began. A dress designer I loved was having a trunk show and there was only one day that I could go so I flew down my Mom and Aunt from…
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The “what are your colors” conundrum
Isn’t that always one of the first questions a bride gets asked? The “What are your colors?” question came quickly and from everywhere and honestly, I had no idea. I knew I wanted fresh, clean, neutrals. I don’t do bright and bold and our venue is so beautiful that we really don’t need anything to take away from it. After pinning and pinning, my amazing coordinator (oh hey Beijos Events) came up with exactly what I had in mind but couldn’t put it into words (or photos, go figure). So here’s a little mood board showing what’s to come for #bravwelsaysido! I’m really, really excited about the team of vendors…
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Remembering to breathe
1/10/15 We’re four months out and don’t have a venue. What crazy people plan a wedding like this? We do. Also, planning a wedding is REALLY stressful. Like, cry by yourself reading posts about wedding planning stressful. At the end of the day I have to remind myself that it isn’t about the flowers, or the dip died napkins or the beautiful invitations (that your guests throw away about a week after receiving them), it’s about us. Our marriage. Which is really something so beautiful. Adam talked about eloping A LOT in the beginning and even though I know it is truly about our marriage and nothing else, to me…
