Brian and I met through a mutual friend years before we started dating. Actually he swears, he didn't like me after an initial encounter and I was indifferent. Anyhow, December 2005 a few friends of mine got together for some good 'ole karaoke and guess who was there, yes--Brian. We talked and I found out he lived close to me and I suggested we stay in contact and hang out every once in awhile, being that many of my friend lived 30 min away and sometimes I wanted some local company. On our way home that night, we spoke till 5am and by the next month we were a couple. After a year of dating, Brian proposed to me while wine tasting with friends in Temecula for my birthday! After 1.5 years of planning, we got married and had our amazing honeymoon in Hawaii--Kauai & Maui (thanks to Brian's mom, and the generous gifts of our friends and family). Married life is an adjustment but it is great--he is my best friend, supporter, partner in crime, and lover..I am so blessed to have him as my husband!
The wedding and reception were held on the outside terrace of a Cuban restaurant called Coco Palms Restaurant in Pomona. The food and ambiance of the venue were amazing and exactly what I was looking for for my wedding. My vision was to have an outside wedding during the summer in the late afternoon with a classy, elegant, earthy, refreshing, creative feel--not traditional or formal. I chose chocolate, green, and ivory as my colors and selected a wine/vineyard theme with hints of gold and wine purple accents, along with butterflies (my favorite) and crystals (as you will see in the pictures). I made the centerpieces, menus, decor, ceremony backdrop, reception centerpieces, designed my dress and the concepts of the bridesmaids dresses, and every single detail you see. (of course, I had the help of wonderful friends on the day of to put my vision into play). Stay tuned...I will post later the resources I used to obtain all the decor items. In the meantime, enjoy my wedding pictures!
(If you are interested in seeing more pics please go to www.elviraandbrian.com and/or www.weddingfotographer.com/galleries/decuir ) (I apologize for the spaces and small pictures, not sure how that happened or how to fix it.)
