Julia & Eugene

When I think "Cute Couple" I think of Julia and Eugene. You can just see the love and the mutual respect they have for each other. We got to spend the evening with them a week ago for a meeting to go over, in detail, all their vendors' contracts. We had Italian food for dinner and got better acquainted with them. They also got a chance to meet Chrisma and my family. It was as if we had been friends for years. I love getting to know my clients over a meal, there's just something about breaking bread with people that brings them closer together.

I can't wait for their wedding. Their ceremony is going to be at Trinity Baptist Church in Santa Monica and their beautiful reception is going to be at Hotel Casa Del Mar. The church is totally in tune with their light pink color scheme and it's a quick drive to the hotel from there. The wedding coordinator at the church is a dream to work with. When I met with Jeanine a few months back, we hit it off right away. Our catering manager at the hotel is also a great part of this awesome team. We had a great time with Michael at the tasting, which made the yummy food even yummier! Julia's mother especially enjoyed herself because the view was just gorgeous!

Check out some of their engagement photos, taken by the talented Taek from Taek Photography. And be sure to check back to see this stunning beauty and her handsome prince at the wedding of their dreams.






Photographer: Taek Photography
Julia's Hair & Make up: Joyce Luck Style

Let's Celebrate Marriage!

We're not just in the wedding business, we're in the marriage business. The wedding is the official first day of the marriage but the mindset of being committed to your husband starts when you realize he's the one.

My husband and I met when we were 18, freshmen in college. We started dating our junior year, 2 years later we were engaged, then a year after that we were married. Actually, today is the 17th anniversary of the day he proposed. This April will be our 16th wedding anniversary. If you bothered to do the math, that makes me 40, I don't feel 40, but every time I open my wallet and see my ID, there it is.

In our 15 years, 324 days of marriage, we've really enjoyed being married to each other. Through the years we've matured as individuals and as a couple. It's funny how the habits that annoyed us about each other, we've now adopted. It's the whole "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" mentality. We balance each other out, sometimes I'm "Lucy" and he's "Ricky" and other times we're like the couple from "Everybody loves Raymond". We strongly believe that the glue that holds us together is our love for God, each other, our kids, and our families.

One of my past clients had this shirt and I had to get one for myself. I found this great online store that sells apparel that promotes marriage and I love their story. Union28. I not only got a shirt for myself, I got one for my husband too.

Since the writing on his shirt is bigger, I think it means that he means it more.