Rock the Vote

Thank you to everyone who commented on yesterday’s post.

Now, it’s time for us to put some muscle behind this celebration.  Are you ready?  Flex your fingers and prepare to vote.

The people at Your Wedding Day (California) Magazine are staging an incredible event with  Southern California’s Best wedding vendors.  Arminé Ohanessian from R-Mine Bridal is designing Felicity’s one-of-a-kind dress.  The cake will be a divine edible by Andrea Boudewijn of Superfine Bakery, and the decor and flowers will be the creative vision of Krista Jon.  These are just a handful of the vendors participating.

The fun (and slightly crazy part) is that we get to vote on it all.

So, here’s your chance to build a $100,000 wedding, with somebody else’s money.  Go to the YWD site and vote on the dress, the decor, the rings, the food, and my personal favorite, the cake.

I’m going with the following choices because, well a little bird told me these are the ones she’s in love with for her wedding day.  But I have to admit, any of the choices would be incredible:

• Bridal Attire – “Deep V”
• Wedding Style -  “Carnivale”
• Wedding Cake – “Harlequin Peacock”

Have fun, and vote for the wedding of Felicity & Jeff’s dreams.  Then come back here and comment on what YOU would choose if it were YOUR wedding!  Hey, I figure as long as we’re spending someone else’s money, we can afford to dream a little.

Thanks for dreaming with us,

Sister of the Bride

Once Upon A Time

So, every great love story has to start somewhere.  I figure that’s a good place to begin when talking about My Sister’s Wedding Day.  Maybe it’s just Valentine’s Day, or maybe it’s just that no matter what, LOVE is the underlying theme to our existence.  In fact, when I think upon it, all other emotions and actions are defined by the presence or lack thereof, of love.

Whatever it is, I asked friends and family to share with me their story about “How you met your honey.”  I loved the replies I received.  Stories from couples I’d known for years, but had just never taken the time to ask the question.  In my review, it’s a great question to ask.  Probably a better opening line at a party than “So, what do you do?”  Much more personal, connective, and in many instances, more interesting.

I love my love story with Mr. Paul.  I learned that many others loved their own as well.  Most were just simple meets in their normal day-to-day.  All were unique and memorable.

And as a memory, not to be lost, I recall my mom saying that as a freshman in high school, she had a crush on a sophomore, named “Dodie.”  Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thurs., she wore her cutest outfits (this was back in the 50′s, so you know they were adorable), but no luck – Dodie seemed to be clueless.  Then, on Friday, she came to school in an old pair of pedal pushers and tennis shoes, and guess who finally got up the nerve to ask her out?  Uh-huh.

Nine years later, they were married.

So, without further adieu, here is the story behind my sister, Felicity and her meeting the man she will soon marry, Jeff…

Felicity and Jeff met at work in 2004. After enjoying each other’s company for a few short months, they began to realize that there was something to this besides being friendly coworkers.

Felicity mentioned to her sister Tina, “I wish I could meet a guy like that,” to which Tina replied, “I think you just did!”

Felicity and Jeff began spending more time together and really realizing they had found a truly special person. The relationship soon became effortless and they soon traveled on  a few memorable vacations together- Mexico, Tahiti and more…

After a wonderful six years together they began their engagement on a wonderful stretch of Santa Barbara beach in August of 2011.

Just say "yes."