On the 8th of October, Emily and Robbie celebrated their special day in the serene setting of the Japanese Gardens at Manito Park. Surrounded by their closest friends and family, the intimate ceremony was filled with touching moments that will be cherished forever. Following the heartfelt vows, the festivities continued at the vibrant reception held at the Hampton Inn. The atmosphere transformed into a lively celebration with games, dancing, and laughter filling the air. Guests enjoyed delicious food and created many joyous and unforgettable moments that truly captured the couples spirits! Congratulations Emily and Robbie! Welcome to the Believe Bride Family!

The Proposal! We recreated our first date :) Lunch at Neato Burrito, walking around downtown and going to Indaba and Boo Radley's. Then we went up to the Japanese gardens and Manito and Robbie proposed on the bridge. This ended up being the spot where we would get married!

The Dress! I didn't really know what I wanted, just that I wanted it to be comfortable and fun! I wanted our wedding to be whimsical and a little unique, just like us. I tried on several dresses and fell in love with two. My bridal party was there, and they were taking pictures, they showed me a picture of how my face lit up when I had first tried on one of the dresses, so that showed me that was the one. It was such a wonderful day with my girlfriends, and I am so happy I went to Believe Bride!

The Big Day! We had a small private ceremony with just our closest family and friends at the Japanese Gardens at Manito. It was early October, so the colors were absolutely gorgeous, and the weather was perfect! I did have to be careful not to get mud on my dress and shoes, but it was worth it for how beautiful it was! The aisle was basically walking over the bridge, and then we got married on the rocks right next to the water. For the reception, we just wanted to have fun! We ordered olive garden catering for dinner, and it was delicious, and then had a cake and cupcakes made by Botanical Bites, a vegan bakery out in the valley. Our DJ's name was Rick from New Beginnings and he was so much fun. We had games during dinner, including a dance off and newlywed game. After dinner we had our first dance and just enjoyed partying with friends and family! Our colors were purple and silver but most importantly, we tried to keep everything as simple as possible so we could just enjoy the day. It was absolutely perfect and exactly what we wanted!

What was your favorite part of your wedding? My favorite part of the wedding was our private last dance. Our DJ had everyone leave to line up in the hallway for our grand exit and we were able to dance alone to one of our favorite songs. It was very romantic and just wonderful to get to spend that time with just the two of us to end the day.

Special Memories! We did this hilarious dance off during dinner where our DJ pretended that the bridesmaids and groomsmen were doing to be blindfolded and have a dance off to determine whether guys or girls got to get dinner first. It was actually a plan to prank the best man! So, they all got up and put on the blindfolds, but then when the music started everyone quietly took off their blindfolds and sat down, except the best man who was dancing his heart out while everyone cheered him on! It was hilarious and really fun.

What advice would you give to future brides? To just enjoy it. And to not overwhelm yourself with so many plans that it takes away from being able to enjoy the day.