You Are The One

It must have been such a magical moment when Sarah and Scott realized that they were each other’s “The One”. Their loving relationship has led to this beautiful Hawaiian beach wedding. The vibrant combination of coral and teal was the perfect match to the setting and gave the wedding that classic beach feel.

The surfboard guestbook was an excellent touch. I also want to mention how they were able to honor members of their families who, needless to say, played such important roles in their lives not just as couples, but as individuals. The in memoriam picture frame was such a sweet thing.

One act that just tugs at the heartstrings was Sarah giving her father a hammer with the words inscribed, “Thank you for helping me build my life.” Surely, it must have meant a lot to the bride’s father (sigh, fathers getting touched because of things their kids do cue happy tears ). As much as the wedding day is about the bride and the groom, let’s not forget about the people around them who helped made it all happen.

Continue sharing the love and appreciation, Sarah and Scott! Congratulations!

Our Story

: Scott and I met online (Match. com). We had gone on lots of other dates prior to ours.

Finally after talking for 4 months, we went on our first date and knew by the third date that this was something special. Only after a few months of dating, we moved in together and knew we were each other’s “The One”. We Are A Perfect Match: We just get each other.

I don’t think I ever understood and believed in a soulmate ‘til I met my husband. We knew within a month that we were the perfect match. We get each others quirky jokes and know what to say when times of need.

And we have been through so much and have made it through some very difficult times stronger than ever.

The Proposal

: We live in the wine country, and I love wine. One of our very first dates was taking him to my favorite Champagne winery. I also love Christmas time so Scott knew that he had to ask me around that season and a winery.

Christmas Eve, on our way to my parents, we stopped by the vineyards to take a picture before dinner. At sunset in the middle of my favorite vineyards, he popped the question! I cried and, of course, said yes!

Scott called my dad that day and asked for my hand in marriage. He also made sure that my family and some of my best friends were there when we arrived for dinner. The Planning Period: We had a long engagement.

Our engagement was close to 1. 5-2 years and it was a perfect amount of time for planning the destination wedding we wanted. The Best Advice We Received: Enjoy it.

Enjoy planning the wedding, being engaged and not sweating the small stuff. It all sounds so cliché, but it’s so true. The Challenges We Faced: Having a destination wedding was, at times, challenging.

I was in nursing school while planning the wedding so I could only do some major planning around winter breaks or summer breaks. But luckily I had Tina from Food For the Soul as my wedding planner, too, and she made it effortless for me.