Wedding Tales - Heather & Micah

   

How did you meet?
Micah and I met at happy hour in Downtown, San Diego. Our companies worked together in the legal industry and his company asked mine out for a “thank you” happy hour for some work we had given them. At first there weren’t any sparks… in fact, a few hours into the HH, Micah even “denied” me a kiss when I went for one. It was embarrassing but he recovered by grabbing me and planting one on. We haven’t stopped kissing since that night.

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What did you do to make your wedding "green" or "eco-friendly"?

The first “green” thing is that we had a SMALL wedding, 15 people total. Keeping it small will reduce your wedding’s carbon footprint and save you money at the same time. I also choose a location for the ceremony so beautiful it didn’t need any decoration. The only flowers I purchased were my bouquet and a boutonniere for Micah! No tulle, no confetti, not even chairs for the ceremony; they could damage a lawn or, in my case, the coastal cliffs we were married on. Less decoration also meant that I didn’t have any clean-up and I wasn’t left with bags and bags of trash afterwards.

Micah had a hand in keeping our wedding respectful of the planet and it’s people too by refusing to purchase a new diamond (you know how controversial they are these days). At first I was really bummed at the idea that I would have an antique engagement ring but when he got down on his knee and pulled out the most BEAUTIFUL!! Art deco ring I absolutely melted. We were lucky and inherited his grandmother’s ring from 1925 but there are so many options out there for purchasing estate jewelry I would encourage every couple to at least “take a look”.

What was your favorite wedding detail? I LOVED the wedding cake topper that I used. Micah and I picked it up on our first cruise to Ensenada. Our parents are more traditional than us and didn’t really understand why I used two Dia de los Muertos skeletons to represent us but I thought I was beautiful!

Any vendor recommendations?
First off, I can’t speak highly enough of Melissa Schwartz from Organic Photographs. I was so nervous of having my picture taken I was afraid I would run from the camera and not have any pictures of me on my big day. Melissa disappeared into the scenery when she was shooting; that was really key for me because I am extremely camera shy. The pictures that she took are gorgeous and are absolutely my definition of fine art!

The other recommendation I have is for George’s of the Cove restaurant in La Jolla, California. Our wedding was probably one of the smallest private events they have had there. The small size of our wedding (and small cost) was never reflected in the attitude of the people we spoke with or the service we received. They treated us like we were spending a million dollars! The mixologist even created a signature cocktail to our specifications!! The food is first class and totally different than your standard wedding fare. The restaurant is absolutely beautiful… I could not have been happier!

Update Ring Photo: Someone mentioned they'd like to see the ring mentioned in this story and Melissa from Organic Photographs came through for your request.

Comments

[Jennifer]

Oh, what a great entry. Sounds like such a lovely and simple wedding. Are there any pictures of her ring that you could post?