Alon David Photography I Little Italy, San Diego What kind of wedding would you prefer? I’ve always dreamt of having an enormous wedding; including my former dance students, teachers, community members & leaders, colleagues, mentors, friends, and family. This day is one of the most special days in a bride and groom's life! I’ve been surrounded by the most incredible people who have touched, moved and inspired me... adding value I am oh, so grateful for. Everyone comes into our lives for a reason and I am one who likes to stay close to and grow with them. These connections and special relationships make it extremely hard to cut down on the list; especially for my guest count. As much as I would love a wedding of 400+ guests that I adore; as a couple, we decided to keep it 'small'. Now that I’m in the wedding planning process; I would say that creating THE GUEST LIST has been one of the hardest tasks. It’s the most challenging because it’s not a project your wedding planner can do for you. Yes she can help plan the organization of your list; but the actual selection process… that's you, your man & the family! So, as the list was growing by the second, the numbers did not quite match our intimate romantic wedding theme... we had to remind ourselves that we wanted to have a small wedding vs a big one. We chose to be more conservative and decided to go with an intimate celebration; merging our big Italian & Turkish families & friends into a smaller scale of MY BIG FAT ‘TURKISH/ITALIAN’ JEWISH WEDDING! I am now dreaming and excited of having a magical intimate wedding; getting to ‘I DO’... both knowing all of our guests, saying hello to everyone and dancing with the most familiar faces. Do what feels right and works best for you and your family. Many people will understand not making the 'cut' and others will be offended by not receiving an invite. A small wedding vs a big wedding is up to you as a couple and if you both feel comfortable with the guest count, you have just accomplished a big task off your check-list! Mazal tov to us! Now, get to the next check box on your check-list.. we still have tons to do!! Ciao Bella! |
AuthorSan Diego native with a multicultural background; Turkish, Spanish and Israeli descent... married to an Italiano from Milano. Founder of rockpaperbrands (formerly Bafi Agency), Modern Citizens, and the main character of The Guide to Getting To: "I Do". Entreshedoer, born to dance! Loves to travel, spend time with family & friends, create startups & has a healthy addiction to hearts of palm. Archives
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