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Santa Cruz Elopement

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Santa Cruz Elopement

Luisa + Matthew

Santa Cruz, California
- 11/03/2018
Total wedding budget $2,000

What was your total budget? Please provide a budget breakdown.

  • Venue: 0
  • Attire: 1000
  • Flowers: 250
  • Suit: 200
  • Reception: 100
  • Rings: 300
  • Books: 20

Total: $2,100

How many guests did you have?

We had 45 guests.

How did you meet?

We met at a RAW art show that we both were artists at, Matthew was drumming and I was showing some of my art. I remember seeing Matthew on stage and was like OH SHOOT he cute!! Matthew said he saw me and his friends pushed him to go talk to me. He came up to my booth and started talking to me, from there we became friends on the magical facebook. We were friends for about 2 years, then started dating!

What is your proposal story?

We proposed to each other in our kitchen, he asked if I wanted to get married I said sure I’m down. We spit in our hands and shook on it, hahaha we didn’t really care about doing anything fancy for one another we knew we wanted to so we did.

What were your favorite parts of the day?

We did our first look then we waited for everyone else at the ceremony, it was nice and silent. Just the two of us in the redwoods nervous to hear and say our vows. We had our friends and family come to us. The location was about a 10-minute walk so we had them walk through an old abandoned camp that was overtaken by growth. Once they arrived we were standing there waiting for them.

We really wanted our friends and family to surround us because we thought that we would make it about them, not just about us. It was like a little surprise for them, it felt unique and more emotional.

Do you have any advice for couples planning their wedding now?

Plan for yourselves. Be happy and don’t feel pressured. The entire day is about how you feel and being with loved ones.

VENDORS

Photography: David + Drew Photography  • Ceremony Venue: Panther Beach, Santa Cruz, California • Reception Venue: Beer thirty bottle shop and Pour House • Event Planning: DIY by the Bride • Floral: Pompelmo Floral • Hair: DIY by bride • Makeup: DIY by bride • Wedding Dress: Boudoir Wedding  •  Wedding Ring: StoneWood Dezines • Wedding Ring: BibelotLA • Earrings: SaressaDesigns • Vow Notebooks: CustomCraftedStudio • Wedding Dress: Boudoir Wedding  • Groom’s Attire: ASOS • Bride’s Shoes: Lewit • Submitted via: Matchology