Highlights from our New Zealand Trip, December 17-31, 2015.
Steven came to me last January 2015 after listening to someone talking about elopements on a radio show. I've never pressured him into marriage or getting engaged, and I was completely fine with how our relationship was, and honestly, just thinking of having a wedding stressed me out. It was the last thing on my mind.
But we he came to me with the idea of eloping, I just thought how much that suited our relationship. It has always been him and I, since he was 16 and I was 18. We have been attached to the hip for 10 years. So, being the girl that I am, I immediately started to look for elopements on Instagram. I saw some beautiful locations in Colorado but then I came across these amazing pictures in New Zealand. I finally found the location where this crazy beautiful scenery was - Wanaka, NZ.
When I have my mind set on something, I am determined to get it. Steve and I agreed this would be the perfect place to go, and we could do a vacation, wedding and honeymoon all at once.
I contacted Minetta from The Wedding Company and we started to plan our big day or more like, Minetta started to plan. I picked out the wedding date, photographer and videographer and that was about it. There was zero stress involved. I found my dress used online about 75% cheaper than in the store and it fit perfectly! Since we were making this decision together I decided to pick out my own ring. If you’re going to spend a lot of money on something, it better be something you like! We decided that we weren't going to tell anyone. Steve likes to pull pranks on his family, so he was more excited about keeping this a secret more than anything. Myself on the other hand, it was extremely hard . I had to tell someone! I needed a girlfriend to talk to. I told my two friends, Holly and Jennifer. It kept me sane being able to talk to someone about this whole crazy idea we had.
My dad and I are extremely close. I wasn’t going to tell him but I really wanted Steve to ask him for my hand in marriage. Of course, my dad said yes but now I had to trust him to not tell anyone for 10 months. I definitely thought he would spill the beans to my mom but he didn’t. He kept his promise.
After our weddingmoon we were excited to get back to tell family and friends our big secret! Everyone’s reactions were priceless and everyone was happy for us! I couldn’t imagine any other way to be married to Steven. It was truly a fairy tale. Thank you for all the love and support!
Background Music: Huey Mack, Lupe Fiasco, Ed Sheeran. For entertainment purposes, no copyright intended.
