Erik &
Maritza
DESCRIBE YOUR ENGAGEMENT
From the moment Erik and I met, we
both knew we were destined to get
married, it was simply a matter of
waiting for the right time. After about
4 years of dating, Erik got down on
one knee and made me the happiest
woman on the planet. When we first
got engaged, we weren’t planning
on getting married until May 2019
(2 years after the proposal) since
we both wanted to graduate college
first! However, we soon realized
during wedding planning that 2
years was an extremely long time to
wait, and we just couldn’t wait that
long to begin this next journey of
ours! So we bumped up the wedding
date to August 2018, before Erik’s
graduation, and it has proved to be the best decision of our lives! Our
engagement was a bit longer than 1 year, but we continued to learn so
much about one another throughout that time.
DESCRIBE YOUR WEDDING VISION
When Erik and I started wedding planning, we weren’t quite sure where to
begin or what steps to take first. We just knew we were engaged and we
wanted to get the show on the road! Erik and I were extremely eager to
announce our engagement to the entire world, and we had good friends
of ours who had their engagement photos taken during the summer.
We absolutely loved the work of their photographers Becky and Kaleb
Dean of Pen and Lens Photography and we just knew we needed them
to photograph our engagement pictures. I think it’s fair to say that our
engagement photos really set the tone for our wedding vision. We realized
we were simple individuals and that helped us decide on a rustic theme
for our big day! Our wedding vision really came down to rustic simplicity
– keeping the cake simple, having a lacy dress, the groomsmen looking
sharp with suspenders, these are just a few elements that turned our
vision into reality.
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DESCRIBE YOUR WEDDING DAY
Our wedding day was absolutely magical! We had all
these plans and thoughts of how the big day would
go, and it honestly turned out better than either
one of us could have envisioned. Erik and I feel so
blessed to have loving and supportive parents and
families because they truly helped us make our
wedding dreams a reality. We also are extremely
thankful for Becky and Kaleb Dean because they
helped capture all these special memories from our
big day; looking back at those pictures just help us
relive the day. In total honesty, what we remember
the most about our wedding day, is the time we had
alone during our first look. Our first look was truly
something special, having that time alone to collect
our racing thoughts and to see our spouse-to-be for
the first time without an audience was just simply
amazing.