When the time came for Heuer and I to plan our wedding – we were a bit conflicted. We really loved the idea of a small, intimate beach wedding, but both thought the reception should RAWK. We decided to split the events by having a laid back destination wedding in Mexico on July 7th, 2007 and then celebrate the official wedding reception one year, one month and one day AFTER in San Francisco on August 8th, 2008.
Ok, to be completely honest…we had wanted to throw the San Francisco reception immediately upon our return from Mexico, but half way through the wedding planning, we realized our financial situation was not going to allow the party we wanted. Not in 2007 at least. I was just coming off a nine (9) month sabbatical, and we decided to spend a lot more on the wedding than originally planned. Our wedding day turned out perfectly so I wouldn’t change a thing. It just meant putting our plans on hold for a bit…ok…we put our plans on hold for a year. Well really one year, one month and one day.
When the topic of our one year anniversary came up, we both agreed we had to throw a party. A big party. And when we started looking at the calendar, we realized quickly when one gets married on 07/07/07, it only makes sense one has a party on 08/08/08. From lucky number 7s to lucky number 8s (three times the prosperity).
Much like our wedding day, the reception/anniversary party was a blur. 100+ people in our house. Stocked bar. Great food. Good times for sure.
And special thanks to Tom Conrad of Pandora who provided the audio equipment so we can have groovy music played inside and out during the party. That was super swell. Thank you!
It has been an incredible first year of marriage. There have been many ups (travel, work, personal successes, etc.) and many downs (health, work, personal failures, etc.). I think sometimes you need those random kicks in the ass to make you truly appreciate the good times. And boy oh boy…do I appreciate them now.
And now, our focus turns to the planning for the 09/09/09 anniversary party… 🙂
Photo credit: Scott Beale / Laughing Squid