I love looking at photos of other’s weddings as I really enjoying searching for the small details, the little things that we may sometimes overlook. As you all know, I had run the wedding gauntlet in the years leading up to my moment, and for so many of those weddings, I never paid attention to the little things; like bouquets, accessories, table numbers, guest books and even cakes and centerpieces… all the things that you can use to show your personality. Of course once I started planning my own wedding, these things became much more pronounced and I started pulling inspiration from every wedding I attended!
Here are a few shots of some of our small details, that I absolutely loved!
 My bouquet... I never would have thought these things would be so heavy! Continue Reading
One thing I have absolutely loved about BridalBuds is the feedback I have gotten from everyone! I had so many questions along the way, and my wedding colors were probably one of the biggest dilemmas I faced. After much thought, I ended up going with Coral and Turquoise/Tiffany Blue. I was pretty excited about our colors given the room we were working with, and the amazing natural light that filled the room especially during the sunset. Of course with all the candles we had, it was just as beautiful at night.
Here are a few pics of our decor, with a special thanks to Charlene Lopez at the Key Largo Hilton, Blooming Design and Events and Edda’s Cake Designs for making our wedding an absolute dream. The creativity that went into designing this amazing scene was well beyond our wildest dreams.
Our wedding cake… I couldn’t stop starring at it, I was just so obsessed with it!
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Pretty much as soon as Hydrangea dude and I got engaged, the first order of business in regards to wedding planning was…choosing the venue. As I am sure most brides-to-be can agree, choosing the venue is one of the first (and most likely) the hardest decision to make. With wedding venues booking up more than a year in advance, I knew my fiancé and I had to get on the bandwagon and fast and choose where we wanted to hold our dream wedding.
The first step was choosing the actual city we wanted to get married in. Since most of my extended family is in Illinois, I grew up in North Carolina, my parents live in Orlando and I currently live in Atlanta, it was no easy task choosing a location that was convenient for everyone. We ended up deciding on a semi-destination wedding in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where Hydrangea dude is from. Since most of my family and friends would be traveling in for the wedding, not matter what, we decided on Ft. Lauderdale, since it was one of our favorite places to go. Not only is Fort Lauderdale beautiful in April (when we are getting hitched), but it also is close to beaches, the airport and a location that most of our guests would likely want to visit.
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Hi Everyone! I’m back! We had such an amazing time that words can not even begin to describe our experience at the wedding and on the honeymoon. Our wedding was everything we could have ever imagined and much, much more! From the beach to the flowers to the massive party that ensued, we will always remember that day as the best day of our lives!
I wanted to kick off my wedding posts by sharing with you the best decision we made during the entire process of planning our wedding… the decision to see each other before the wedding. Thanks to our amazing photographer, Emily Harris, for even suggesting it! I know that many choose to go the traditional route, and I thought we would too, but if you are comfortable to forgo that tradition, we highly suggest having that special moment before the wedding!
 Moments after first seeing each other! Continue Reading
I can vividly remember when we first told Dahlia Dude’s parents that we wanted to have a destination wedding in South Africa. Dahlia Dude’s Mom blankly stared at us for almost a whole minute, and Dahlia Dude’s Dad scoffed and rolled his eyes. Encouraging, right?
First of all, who wouldn’t want to get married here?
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When we were thinking about our exit, the only thing I really wanted was sparklers. I knew it would be dark out and that it would just look really cool. We are all looking a little damp because it poured a few minutes before!
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We loved our cake so much. Our vendor — Bob’s Bunz — was awesome. It tasted great, looked beautiful, and arrived in plenty of time. Each slice had one layer of key lime cake, one layer of chocolate cake, raspberry filling and key lime buttercream icing.
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During wedding planning, Plumeria Dude and I had a running joke about our “one thing.” You know, the one wedding thing you absolutely can’t live without. For Plumeria Dude, that one thing was either a dinosaur groom’s cake (so he could shove the dinosaur butt in my face) or maybe to have obnoxious facial hair or to wear a tuxedo t-shirt instead of a suit. It’s all a blur to me now.
My one thing? Was for the reception to be an awesome dance party. And I think we did pretty well on that front.
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Now on to the fun part– eating and dancing! I’ll spare everyone all of the photos of our friends and family around each table.
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Mmm, Kir Imperials!
Plumeria Dude and I were really excited about being able to spend time with our guests at the cocktail hour. We had passed hors d’oeuvres and Kir Imperials– so yummy! We did take some formal photos but deliberately limited these. I’m not a big fan of the stiff, posed shots. The light was beautiful though, and we took advantage of it.
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