My Wedding

So, in typical Brina fashion, I have once again bitten off more than my fair share and find myself planning the wedding of the century...plus, we're moving the factory to a larger factory on in August...plus, we're planning a honeymoon in Napa...big plus, I am redesigning the Younique Boutique from the ground up. 

We have over 100 guests on the guest list so far, and it's growing.  The problem with marrying someone so sweet and so nice is that you end up with a large guest list.  Gussie knows a million people and has a million fans.  He also has a very large family.  We are really lucky.

Here's what I can tell you so far about the wedding:  It is October 11, 2008 at 5om in the evening.  We are pleased to be having the wedding just up the street from our house in Elfin Forest at a really lovely private estate.  We will do a tropical theme and serve Polynesian fare and three types of cupcakes!  TYB's next door neighbor happens to be one of the best caterers in North County San Diego so we're totally stoked. 

We are each having four attendants.  On Gus' side, Stookey, Tony, Jesse and Aaron - his closest buds.  On mine, Pamela, June, my sister Candy and Gus' sister, Lisa.  I will always remember the day we asked our friends and family to be in our wedding. It was very special.  The ladies will wear four shades of pink/peach and the dudes will wear white linen shirts with khaki pants. Gussie got a lovely beige linen suit which looks FANTASTIC on him.  He's normally very adorable but just wait until he puts on a suit.  WOW!  He's the most handsome man I have ever met.

I went shopping yesterday with my mom and Gus' mom, Jan.  We bought their dresses.  My mother is going to be wearing the most beautiful, glamorous Calvin Klein gown.  Jan will be wearing a gold Adrienne Papel gown.  They are going to be total knock-outs!  The dads will be wearing dark blue suits with white, open shirts. 

We are having a band play called Sticky Situation.  Gus is good friends with the drummer, Scotty.  They play reggae and ska and some covers.  I think they're great so I'm super happy they agreed to play.  They have also agreed to letting up play some songs; Gus' dad, Steve will play a song for us and then Gus and I will also have a number worked out.  This time, I will just sing while he plays guitar as the last time we arranged a number with both of us on guitars, I got really nervous and anxious about not being very good and pretty much ruined it.   It's much better when Gus plays and I sing.

We selected our former Customer Service Lead and Production Artist Julia Russell to do the photography.  Since a large part of the day will be dedicated to product photography, Julia was the perfect fit.  She knows the TYB product line inside and out and she's a fantastic photographer.  Also, we just plain miss her since she moved up to Orange County so we're happy to have her back for a night!

The invites go out on Monday.  Everyone at work has been really helpful in getting this all together.  Tim, my shipping and ceramic studio manager, made all the mailing tubes and my mom worked for two days straight rolling the invites up and tying raffia around them.

My next task is to tackle the vow writing.  Gus and I will do our own vows and it's really important that I get them just right.  There are a million things bursting in my heart right now and I just can't wait to tell them to him that night in October.  I found my perfect fit, my soul mate, my best friend.  Finding my sweet Gussie has been an answer to a thousand questions and has renewed my faith in the universe.  That two people can find one another in this vast world and mold so perfectly into one - it's so mind boggling.  Every day that we have been together has been a gift and I can't believe my good fortune to get to spend the rest of my life with this extraordinary man. Along with Gus also comes his wonderful family who have accepted me into their hearts completely.  Yay for me!!!