"Our favorite wedding day moment was probably our first look. We know it’s ‘superstitious’ to see each other before the wedding, but we believe this made the wedding much more memorable. Being able to spend time with each other alone before the ceremony was a good way to calm the nerves and relax before our big show. At no other point in the day, did we have time just to ourselves and to take in what the day was really about, our love for one another. Also, we were able to venture around the beautiful venue and take many pictures with our photographer. We believe this would have been much more difficult to fit in between the wedding and reception given the lack of time and the presence of our guests.
A close second was our band. We have to devote a large portion of the success of our wedding to the Tijuana Dogs. This band was flat out phenomenal. The lead singer was full of energy, jumping, bouncing, and dancing everywhere! We actually have a picture of the lead singer and the father of the bride grooving together, priceless! We received countless compliments on the band. An Uncle asked us for a CD of theirs and another relative asked us where they performed locally as they were on a mission to see a repeat performance. Our favorite compliment had to be “I’ve been to A LOT of weddings, but I have never seen a band like that or a dance floor like that! EVERYONE was dancing!”. It was so fun to have everyone we love, from the flower girls to our grandparents, out on the dance floor with us celebrating our special day." -Fred & Lauren
A close second was our band. We have to devote a large portion of the success of our wedding to the Tijuana Dogs. This band was flat out phenomenal. The lead singer was full of energy, jumping, bouncing, and dancing everywhere! We actually have a picture of the lead singer and the father of the bride grooving together, priceless! We received countless compliments on the band. An Uncle asked us for a CD of theirs and another relative asked us where they performed locally as they were on a mission to see a repeat performance. Our favorite compliment had to be “I’ve been to A LOT of weddings, but I have never seen a band like that or a dance floor like that! EVERYONE was dancing!”. It was so fun to have everyone we love, from the flower girls to our grandparents, out on the dance floor with us celebrating our special day." -Fred & Lauren
Wedding Planning Advice: Looking back, we recommend booking what we believe to be your most important venders first: the venue, the entertainment, the florist, and of course the photographer. We budgeted more for these items, and less for items such as the dress, invitations, and the cake. The venue, flowers, and entertainment are what we remember most about our wedding, and things that all of our guest commented and complimented us on. Our photographer was absolutely wonderful. She not only made our day flow so smoothly, but she took breathtaking photos that we will cherish forever.
About their honeymoon: For our honeymoon we went to Spain and Italy. We purchased a travel package offered through Costco, and would recommend Costco travel to any future traveler. Costco took care of all transportation to and from airports, they had great locations for their hotels, and the price seemed very competitive, the experience was headache free. This was a very busy honeymoon (4 cities in 10 days), our days were long, full of miles of walking, and plenty of sightseeing. This is right up our alley as we are young, we love to travel, and we are both fascinated with history and culture. Warning: this was not a relaxing honeymoon by any means! Some of our favorite sights include visiting the buildings of Antoni Gaudi, a late night visit to Barcelona’s aquarium (highly recommend to go at night, it closes at 11pm in the summer months, and was empty by 9pm, it was very romantic, we had the place nearly to ourselves!), the Vatican, taking a gondola down a Venetian canal, and visiting the Venetian island of Burano. There was so much more we omitted that was absolutely breath taking, and even more places we had not time to visit. These are large urban centers with countless offerings for any individual. The only thing we could have asked for was more time. We would highly recommend a visit to any of these cities if you like the hustle and bustle of densely populated regions, you are fond of European history/culture, and if you like to sightsee.
Vendors: Photographer: Eyelet Images | Venue: Rancho Las Lomas | Wedding Dress: Alfred Angelo | Bridesmaids Dresses: The Wedding Day | Florals: Lynne Lucente Floral Design | Invitations: PIP Printing | Make-up Artist: Smashbox | Band: The Tijuana Dogs
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