What a special ceremony! Everyone who wanted could participate and say a few words to Laura and Charlie. Very intimate and personal. Even the rain could not ruin this amazing day!
Dear Maartje (and Erika),
I just wanted to publicly thank you for the wonderful wedding day!
Though the evening is very much a blur to me (partly due to the emotion and partly due to the Ajua margaritas :), what I do remember is feeling very happy and relaxed! What a wonderful pair of emotions to be filled with on your wedding day! Thank you so much!
Thankfully, most of the stressed and overwhelmed emotions left me during the organic body masque at the spa that morning. If I were offering advice to a bride-to-be it would be to allow yourself to be pampered the morning of. It was a very special time with the women during our communal pedicures, the spa was very professional, and my time alone during the masque was incredibly grounding. I was also really pleased with the way he did my hair, despite the language barrier and my inhibitions about “hair-dos.” Thanks for coordinating the spa time for our large group and choosing such a wonderful and professional place.
The ceremony itself was just what we hoped it would be. Thanks for being open to our non-traditional and very meaningful circle. I think I remember the ceremony best of everything that evening (again giving evidence to the strength of those margaritas:).
The flowers, cake, site, and food were all wonderful, and you did very well in matching those with our style. I am very impressed by how you can coordinate such an important event in the lives of a couple and a family, and do so without allowing your own values to take over. You found our style and you had never met us! Thank you for your time and energy on that!
I have no doubt of the importance of the wedding planners at this point. You allowed me to tell you what we were hoping to experience, and you put it together. The day of the wedding we didn’t have to do anything; just enjoy! Even when the rains came (which they did!), I felt no obligation to try to work things out. It was a wonderful realization that the two of you were figuring things out before I even understood figuring was needed. I had no trouble at all placing my trust in you and just spending my time with family and friends. That trust level was being developed throughout our communications, and I thank you for all your work, Maartje. Thanks again for everything!
My heart goes out to you and Erika. I miss Playa, the beach, Mexico, those margaritas, and much more, and I would love to see you all again! If you ever want to visit Alaska, just say the word!!
With love and much appreciation,
Laura
