Every little girl dreams of having the
most perfect wedding day and well, I was no different. A dress as breathtaking as Cinderella’s, gorgeous
hair and makeup, vibrantly fresh flower arrangements, family and friends, and
most importantly: prince charming. After
finding and falling head over heals in love with my prince charming, it was finally time for me to plan what would soon be
one of the best days of my life.
As an engagement gift, one of my
girlfriends gave me a wedding planning book. As I started to flip through the
hundreds of pages, I became insanely overwhelmed and frantically shoved it
under my bed. Who knew the wedding checklist for planning the perfect wedding
would be over 1000+ items long. It was way over my head!
To be honest, I don’t really care about the linens, menu, or the tedious seating chart. I simply just wanted to marry my best friend and have a damn good time while doing it. Well, I made a wish… and it came true.
After going back and forth between having
a big wedding or a small one (and wanting both) we came up with the perfect
solution. We decided to elope. BUT, we wanted, well, we needed our immediately
family with us, (obviously)…and then post honeymoon, we would throw a huge
wedding reception party to celebrate… well actually, two HUGE parties to
celebrate.
Since Tahoe doesn’t have much of a
shopping selection, let alone any sort of bridal boutique, my mom, sisters and
my soon to be mother-in-law, took a trip to Sacramento to find my Cinderella
dress. After 2 different trips and almost a dozen stores later, I found the perfect
one. It was more than I ever dreamed, it was absolutely striking, every single
detail of it.
Almost our entire immediately family was
planning on vacationing in Hawaii in April, so we got the others onboard and
picked the location: Hana, Maui Hi. Hana is Serene and Mystical
and is completely isolated from the rest of
the island, especially the particular venue, a private black sand beach with a
backdrop to die for.
Although we eloped, we had everything you would have at a
traditional big wedding. A girls day with bar method, a pamper party and
champagne. And a boy’s day with hiking, exploring, swimming, and of course,
tequila!
As the time got closer to the hour we were to wed, nerves
of happiness and joy were exploding throughout my body. And then, the time
came. Walking down the beach with my dad, hand in hand, to marry my handsome
husband. My eyes were full of tears, and as the Hawaiian ukulele played faintly
in the background, I glanced around. We were completely surrounded by our family,
and at that moment, I was the happiest girl in the world.
As the ceremony began, my breath was completely taken away,
not only because of the huge event that was currently taking place, but because
the man who was officiating us was wearing a thong and cape. As he chanted,
yelling for our ancestor’s blessings, the sun found it way perfectly over us.
My whole body had goose bumps because I knew that not just our immediately
family was present, but all our loved ones above.
Since our wedding was in absolute paradise, we decided to
have a luau for our reception. We had an amazing Hawaiian band, hula dancers
and tiki torches galore! We ate good food, danced the night away, threw back
tequila shots, heard some hilarious speeches and cut the cake. (My dad even
busted out the worm!) It was truly a night I will never forget, a night I
replay it in my head over and over again, wishing I could do it all over again.
xoxo.
Always. Shine. Bright.
Photo Credit: Eric Rasmussen, professional extreme sport pohotgrapher
Everyone always says your wedding day is the best day of
your life, and they couldn’t be more right.
As Helen Keller once said, “The best and most beautiful things in the
world can not be seen or touched –they must be felt with the heart.” Although
there was a lot to see and a lot to touch, that feeling I felt in my heart will
never fade away. I am now a wife. I am now Mrs. Wallace. And I will forever be
grateful for our magical wedding. Chris and I are now one!
xoxo.
Always. Shine. Bright.
Photo Credit: Eric Rasmussen, professional extreme sport pohotgrapher
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