Heritage and Destiny: Wedding Bliss

Friday, September 7, 2012

Wedding Bliss

Tung and I finally got married on August 25, 2012. What an exciting, memorable, and fun-filled day it turned out to be. From the morning pictures at Calaveras Park with the wedding party to the Hilton Hotel where we had our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception, we spent a day basking in the light and love of our family and friends.

Most memorable takeaways from the wedding day:

Going up to and down from the park on Calaveras Hills for pictures, we somehow managed to miss a major accident where a car ran straight into a house so that half the car was buried in the broken stucco. Talk about timing.
Vietnamese sandwiches: Not only do they make for a funny and quirky Love Story video, they're also great for a quick midday meal in between the craziness of the wedding day.
You can come prepared with a huge "emergency kit" only to be missing the one item you end up needing: allergy medication.
When 1,000 people are asking you 10,000 questions at once, including having to be prepared to deal with some unplanned mishaps, you must somehow still keep your grace.
A lemondrop cocktail downed right before the ceremony can help the nerves. A mojito downed right before the reception entrance can make it downright fun.
Slippers/comfortable high-platform shoes worn throughout the day underneath your poofy dress in lieu of your true wedding heels can end up saving your a**. Technically, your feet. Especially if you're planning to do a martial arts demo as your reception walk-in.
Monitor not only how much your groom drinks, but also your groomsmen. This is very important.

Before planning my own wedding, I had no idea why the term "Bridezilla" ever got coined, why people incessantly cry at weddings, or why weddings bring out the crazies in some people (well, I still don't understand this to a certain extent if the crazies happen to not be the bride and groom themselves). Now, I have a healthy respect for wedding planners and people about to get married. When it's your own wedding, it's mostly work. When it's someone else's that you get to sit back and enjoy, it's fun! Someone else hurry up and get married so I can enjoy another wedding.

Our Vendors
Invitations: AP Printing
Dress: David's Bridal
Tuxedo: The Men's Wearhouse
Jewelry: The Classic Rock & Anosia
Photography: 102 Photography
Videography: Spotlight Digital Creations
Venue, Cocktails, & Food: The Hilton Hotel, San Jose
Cake: Cake Expressions
Flowers: Hue Le
Decor and Party Rentals: 1000 Fine Events
DJ/MC: DJ "D"
Makeup & Hair: Julie Le Guevara

Enjoy some of the pictures from our photographers and wedding guests!