So it's been a little over a month since the BIG day! My fiance and I were married on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in the beautiful Old Mission San Juan Bautista. The reception followed at the Cultural and Community Center of Morgan Hill. We celebrated our love and commitment to each other accompanied by 240 family and friends. It was such a beautiful day.
There were only 3 weeks left before the wedding and I was still working on DIY projects. One of our centerpieces were small boxes made out of wood from our very own house. My fiance did the cutting and nailing and I did the sanding, staining and carving. The boxes were carved with our initials on one side and our wedding date on the other. I made a total of 15 boxes. The other centerpiece was a short wrought iron flower holder that I purchased in downtown Los Angeles for only $3.99 each. I wanted to have something nice, simple yet elegance that didn't cost a lot of money and I think we nailed it. The programs had been finalized and everything was set and ready to go. The last week I spent relaxing, we had worked so hard for so long that it was nice to be done with everything early. I didn't have a wedding planner so everything came from me... from the table decor to chairs and flowers and cake design. I also created my own ceremony and reception programs. I did have help the day of, I had a coordinator who executed my program efficiently and successfully. I was proud with everything that I had created. My vision came to life and everything looked better than I imagined. Since the wedding was in the summer I wanted the decor to be bright and fun yet still elegant. The bridesmaids wore a beautiful bright red dress which coordinated so beautifully with their mixed bright color bouquets. The groomsmen wore traditional black and white tuxedos and accented with a red rose. I didn't want them to wear the color ties, it seemed too prom for me. The groom wore a handsome all black tux with a white rose. The entire look was beautiful. The venue looked amazing... the food was delicious... the cake was finger licking good...music was fun and entertaining and there was plenty of alcohol for our guests to enjoy. Our main goal was for our guest to enjoy themselves and we definitely delivered. Everyone told us what a great wedding we had and how much fun they had. Everyone told us how beautiful everything looked.
This wedding experience taught me that it is very possible to have a beautiful and fun wedding for under $20,000 we had over 200 guests and an open bar. We were definitely blessed to have the support that we had during this process. :)
We celebrated our honeymoon in the beautiful Dominican Republic where we spent 8 amazing days... we are not home and working on starting a family of our own.
Thank you to all who read my blog... and remember, wedding planning doesn't have to be stressful. :D
Good luck to all the brides-to-be!!!
