REAL WEDDINGS | Jen & Matt
How did you two meet? Matt and I met in Physical Therapy graduate school in Los
Angeles in 2005 at Mount St. Mary’s College. We would meet in the hallways at school and with every chat found out we had more and more in common. We were friends for 6 months and then went on a snowboarding trip together where our feelings grew. Our first official date was to a Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles that remains one of our favorites. Because of our first date location, we had the res- taurant’s Latin guitar player at our wedding. He provided the music during the ceremony and cocktail hour.
How long was your engagement? Matt proposed on March 28, 2009 in his parents’ back yard. He took me on a clever and hilarious scavenger hunt through the house that ended in the back yard. He had decorated a table with candles, roses, rose petals, cham- pagne and a lovely Italian dinner with music in the back- ground. It was every girl’s fantasy! Little did I know that his friend Ryan was hiding in the bushes photographing every moment. Our engagement lasted 13 months.
What inspired your wedding theme? Our wedding was May 1, 2010 which is May Day. Our wed- ding theme arose from some of the traditions of May Day. May Day is a celebration of the start of spring. We decided to have a garden spring theme wedding to capture the beauty and celebration of this holiday. It is also the perfect time for an outdoor wedding in southern California. We also wanted the focus of the wedding to be in the backyard where we got engaged and had many memories. We made sure to highlight the day with a maypole that my brides- maids and I danced around as is tradition.
What inspired your wedding color pallet? Because we were having a backyard outdoor spring wed- ding, we chose the colors watermelon and kelly green. These colors work well together and give a feeling of nature and beauty.
What was special about where you got married? The location we were married at was very special because it was the place where we got engaged as well as a place of many celebrations. Also, Matt spent many years working with his parents on both the yard and the large patio cover. His mom used to joke that someday he would get married back there so he wanted to make his mom’s dreams come true too!
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