Project Wedding Blog

Stephanie (also known in the Project Wedding community as mushroom), shared some images from her wedding that I absolutely adore…

Photographer: Todd Rafalovich
Hair/Make-Up: Sherrie Long
Dress: Amy Kuschel
Bridesmaid Dress: J. Crew
Tuxes: Men’s Warehouse
Florist: Nicole Ha
Cake: American Cupcake
Officiant: Heartfelt Weddings
DJ: John Jow

Stephanie was kind enough to share the juicy details of her big day…

Calvin and I were set up by mutual friends; they figured we were both single so why not experiment and see if it works out.  From Calvin’s perspective, he wanted to get back in the dating game so he saw me as a chance to “practice”, after being on a 3-year hiatus.  For me, it was a chance to meet someone new and put myself out there.  My friends and I went to a club one night, and of course, Calvin and his friends were also there.  We exchanged names and a few dances, and that was it.  We had no idea what each other “really” looked like (the club was too dark); we had no idea if conversation was good (the club was too loud), and we had no idea if we would ever talk again (he didn’t ask me for my number).  Our matchmaker friends, of course, pushed him to contact me, and we started emailing, and eventually meeting again in person over coffee.  Luckily, for our friends, their matchmaking skills worked, and we dated for 5 years before saying “I do.”  Practice… I don’t think so! J

I love the combination of baby blue and brown, so we used that color theme throughout the wedding.  We are both Chinese, and since we did not have the traditional tea ceremony, we also threw in some modern Asian elements into our theme.  We are big foodies, so our tables were designated by the names of some of our favorite restaurants (or ones that had special meaning to us).  It was also important for us to recognize our family, so during cocktail hour, we displayed photographs of our relatives’ weddings.  The one element that made our wedding truly special was our personal vows.  We chose to write our own vows, and this gave us the opportunity to express how much we meant to each other in front of our family and friends.  I’m not a very emotional person in public, so this was the one time that I was letting my guard down; to feel the moment and to share with everyone what Calvin meant to me.  I truly felt that at that moment, it was just me and him and that no one else was around. I knew the wind was rushing around me; bur ironically, I did not feel the chill.  It was truly surreal; almost as if time was standing still.