Like they all say, it was over in a flash...the whole thing...from the engagement to the honeymoon...almost an exact year...over in a flash...but in my memory for a lifetime.
Our engagement picture: of us, for us, by us...
Planning was fun, with so many ideas and inspirations in and out of our heads at any given moment...finally we chose the perfect place for US...Mammoth Lakes, CA...April 4th, 2009.
Our save the dates, road photo courtesy of a flickr member and that's us on the stamp!
From the invites to the thanks you's it was all planned around a simple, mountainous theme..."Mountains of Love" is what we called it...and LOVE was what that day was all about. Our best friends and family came from all over the U.S. to be with us, and we felt like the luckiest, most LOVED couple on the planet. We literally have the BEST people around us, both family and friends...a person can't ask for much more than that...
Our invitations: done by Mavora Design on Etsy.com
Rehersal Dinner at the Chart House, Mammoth Lakes...amazing!
(notice our tree motif in the background!)
FAVORS: Well, they didn't turn out to be peonies...as of the night before we left! So instead we decided to donate the money that we were getting as a refund on the peonies to a California National Forest. Each couple attending the wedding received a certificate of donation and ten trees were planted in their names.
Ceremony "programs": We figured that with such as small number of guests attending our wedding, and with such a simple ceremony planned, we didn't need the traditional programs. We opted for unique, vintage hankies that we had embroidered with our theme "Mountains of Love: 4-4-09".
Each hankie was wrapped with a ribbon and a special tag, each with a different love quote. The backside was a thank you for being there. Because we were so thankful for all those who made the trip to be with us!
Guest Sign In: Polaroid! at the reception, Alex and I just wanted something a little different for our guest book. I love polaroids and think their a lot of fun, so we went with that idea. We had a backdrop set up and polaroids loaded for all guests to take their photo, write us their best advice and hang it up on the twine for everyone to see. Alex and I are going to frame one from each guest/couple.
The Ceremony Location: Top of Mammoth Mountain, 11,059ft. A 10 minute gondola ride took you to the top of the world...
The reception Location: The Mill, slopeside, Mammoth Mountain
The music: Acoustic country blues by Ben Powell. He was quite popular with everyone, especially all my lady friends...we were so excited to have him play at our wedding, he's awesome.
The wedding and reception photographs: by Michael Herrera.
And the Franken's live happily ever after...(and with a bun in the oven)
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