Sooooo, YES!!! I’m absolutely crazy for for doing this..... BUT, with 6 months to go, we’re changing 100% of our wedding plans 😳....🤣 The decision literally came out-of-the-blue last weekend.
Long story, short...
FH and I live in San Diego and, although it’s beautiful, I really didn’t want to have our wedding here. So we planned our original (October 2020) wedding as a fun destination in Vegas. Unfortunately, we had to postpone. But we easily moved the date and vendors to October 2021 (still in Vegas).
Well, last weekend, FH and I flew to Florida with another couple for a quick 4-day getaway. While there, we spent some time on the beach and saw 3 different weddings take place. Something completely came over me and I turned to FH saying, “We should scratch everything and just get married on the beach in San Diego instead“. Without hesitation, FH was completely cool with the idea.
We returned to San Diego last Sunday night and on Monday morning I was already contacting vendors and viewing beachfront venues. Most were already booked for our date, of course. But, out of pure luck, one of my favorite spots had their rooftop available (overlooking the Pacific). On Wednesday, I filled out the city’s “special use” permit to have the ceremony on the beach behind the hotel. Yesterday, we paid the venue deposit and today I met with and booked the photographer and also ordered new save-the-dates. All that in less than a week! 😆
Honestly, after dealing with the pandemic, then postponing a year (creating an excessively long 3-year engagement) and also with FH and I starting our PhD programs together this week.... the serenity of a local beach wedding is TOTALLY ideal right now!!!
So we’re switching from a wonderfully unique vintage speakeasy style venue in Vegas, with a full dinner and celebrating late into the night ... to a seaside chic beach ceremony with a rooftop cocktail party reception (heavy appetizers, stations, bar and cake) ending at 6:30, shortly after sunset. Talk about a total 180!!
So next we’ll contact our vendors in Vegas and cancel everything. Thankfully, nearly all of our payments were due closer to the wedding date and I hadn’t purchased our extra decor items yet. So we’re only losing about $3000-ish in deposits, stationery, etc.
Interestingly, all of that initial engagement excitement rushed back into me. It’s crazy right now, but it’s going to be GREAT! And I’m SOOOO thankful that I majorly stalled on sending our newest save the dates with the Vegas info. It’s a small waste. But I truly believe that everything happens for a reason!!!
