When Calla Lily Lovebug and I first got engaged we were on vacation. It was lovely and amazing and everything you want for an engagement, right? The only problem (and I so use the word problem lightly here) was that it was all such a fairy tale. We’re at the beach, just got engaged, no obligations, no work to go to, no school to worry about, essentially: HEAVEN!
Lovebug proposed on a Wednesday and we went back to reality on Monday. It was a lovely fairy tale. Here, let me show you:
Ahhh, memories  I’ve always told myself that I would never be a bridezilla. And it seemed that this would be perfect. He proposed two years in advance of when we had discussed getting married so we had all the time in the world to plan! Right?
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So I am getting married in a park, Elings Park in Santa Barbara, CA. It’s a really beautiful park, but there are these railings that go around the deck, where my reception will be held. My mom and I had a great idea to cover them with fabric, that went with my colors. Here are the before and after pictures:
Before:
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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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Lilac Dude and I received an email from our photographer letting us know that he had scheduled a wedding on May 27th that was out of town. While he was sure that he’d be able to return in time to shoot our wedding on May 28th, he would have his two assistants available to shoot it in case of delay. It was a generous offer considering that our photography package calls for only one photographer, but it didn’t make me feel any better. How could he book a wedding that may make him miss ours?
I was pretty mad. After a new contract and some back and forth we still have our photographer.
 Photo from celebratewithstyle.com Then in our reception hall search we called a certain place and asked if our date, May 28th was available. Yes, they said, it is available. So we take an evening to visit and talk with the manager. And we asked, are you sure you have our day? He assured us that they did have it available.
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I am officially a married woman. We were married this past Saturday. Today is Tuesday and my husband and I are still drained! I just want to share a few brief hits and misses from our wedding and then I will get into the details in subsequent posts. Here is our first official wedding photo. Our amazing photographer, Amy Sandoval, posted this sneak peak on her blog and Facebook for us Sunday morning. I am dying to see the rest.
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After their first kiss, then they were officially announced by the officiant as Mr. and Mrs. in front of their friends and family.
Since the wedding was held outside, the guests were mobilized inside the Pickering Barn. The receiving line was short, but sweet. The guests only got to say hello to the bride and groom; no need for long waits at the receiving line.
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Last night Towie Bear and I went to our friends wedding. It was a country wedding! I was looking forward to this because I’ve never been to a country wedding. My reference of this type of event has been through movies or magazines. It was a great event!
The couple picked the Pickering Barn from Issaquah, WA. They selected a fantastic site to get married. This facility is able to hold 400 people. It has two big rooms inside the barn. One room was for the reception and the second one was for dancing.
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 Photo taken at the 2010 Seattle Wedding Show Wow! There is so much to do. The good news is that I am getting things done. This month I have a couple of meetings with different vendors. I’m trying to remind myself of the following details for each meeting:
- Florist
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Well, I was completely flummoxed this weekend by the venue question. My original plan was to find a field by a lake or other beautiful outdoor scene and then make it my own. I threw out that idea on the premise that in involved to much labor for myself, but it was still where my heart was. I then searched until my googling fingers blistered for an outdoor venue that is simple, rugged, outdoors, and affordable. I came up with this:
It is so affordable compared to everywhere else (it would cost $600 for all day), and it has that attitude I want. Pure, unadaltered outdoors.
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The seating chart was a part of the planning process that I wasn’t looking forward to. And unfortunately, if you have a specific vision and you want your vendors to deliver your dream wedding, then you need to have a seating chart in place.
I designed the following seating chart using M’s (Martha Stewart) wedding tools section on her website. I was able to play around this feature and virtually design how our wedding venue will look like on a logistical standpoint.
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