2008 kicked off what I hope is the beginning of the period in my life when I go to weddings non-stop. Or at least, the year where a bunch of folks I knew got married. I had so many friends and acquaintances get married this year that I truly think that this was the year of love. But of course, I’m slightly biased. I thought it’d be nice to take a little look at the 2008 weddings. In all honesty, I really only attended a handful of these weddings, and only a handful of those couples I’m posting attended my own. I think once you plan your wedding, it is RARELY personal when you’re not invited to weddings. People have to make cutoffs, and everyone should respect the couple’s decisions regarding who they invite and who they don’t. At least that’s what I kept hoping for when planning my own wedding. Most, if not all, of these couples are relatives or friends from high school, college, law school, and even those friends I made while planning my own wedding. Anyway, without further ado…congratulations to all of those who were married this year!
Ann & Mark – January 12 :: I LOVE ANN! What a great way to start the new year!
Nerizza & Jon – Feb 23 :: she gave birth to their first child, Zara, on Nov. 12, what a difference a year makes!!!
Maritess & Edwin – March 29 :: My first knottie wedding. F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!
Andrew & – April 19 :: They had a civil wedding in North Carolina. I’ve never seen pictures of their wedding
Grace & Chris – May 24 :: isn’t Grace THE most beautiful bride you’re ever seen!?! And she’s the sweetest too!
Brianna & Rogelio – May 25
Adrienne & Lester – June 21
Be Hien & Long – June 28 :: John’s girl cousin. I cannot for the life of me find where I put their wedding pictures. So this is a picture from our wedding, and they’re the couple on the right.
Mike & Katy – June 28 :: 1 of the 11 of John’s classmates who got married this summer
Matt & Maria – July 4 :: Absolutely the best 4th of July I’ve ever spent! I LOVE MIA!!!
Jen & Ryan – July 5 :: another CAL couple
Rommel & Christina – July 11 :: she gave birth to their first child, Brandon, on Nov.7
Clay & Kortney – July 12 :: 1 of the 11 of John’s classmates who got married this summer
Erica & Greg – July 12 :: 1 of the 11 of John’s classmates who got married this summer
Jill & Michael – July 19 :: 1 of the 11 of John’s classmates who got married this summer
Brandon & Jenny – July 25
Sara & Yorkey – Aug 2 :: DATE TWIN!!
Sarah & Hamish – Aug 2 :: DATE TRIPLET!!!
Marianne & Scott – Aug 3 :: I was honored that she stopped by my own wedding the night before her own!
Cathron & Daniel – Aug 9
Marilyn & Gary – Aug 16
Thao & Trang – Aug 16 :: They have a baby on the way!
Reina & Doug – Aug 17 :: Another CAL couple
Jazelle & Oliver – Aug 23 :: High school sweethearts, and another CAL couple
Almita & Steve – Aug 23 :: Another CAL couple
Riva & Joe – Aug 30
Melissa & Chris – Aug 30 :: They have a baby on the way too!
Elvin & Michelle – Sept 7
Jaylyn & Mark – Sept 8
Monya & Russ – Sept 20
Amanda & Jason – Oct 4
Mai & Ryan – Oct 10 :: they had a civil wedding.
Marion & Scott – Oct 25 :: Every single detail was picture perfect! And I now know I love banana cake!
Jessamy & Rudy – Oct 25
Mary Grace & Long – Nov 1 :: We’ve been told a few times that our weddings were eerily similar
Mariah & Eang – Nov 8 :: Another successful Andrew P. Hill couple!
Irene & Ren – Nov 29 :: Another CAL couple
Tina & Karan – Nov 29
Julio & Yuko – Dec. 27 :: A special shout out to them because they were just married in Japan this past weekend! Yay!
Phew, that was a lot of weddings to stalk in one year 
I love seeing everyone look so radiant and beautiful, and just uncontrollably happy. Love it! It’s always fun looking back at these weddings to see how different everyone’s visions for their own wedding were. From church ceremonies, to outside ceremonies; from small, intimate receptions to huge, lavish receptions; from light, pastels to bold, dark colors. Everyone had their own idea of their perfect day. The one thing that everyone had in common was the love that they had for their spouse, and that their day was truly the happiest day of their life.
I also wanted to congratulate all those who are engaged (whether engaged this past year or earlier):
Vanessa & Vinh
Portia & Kurt
Joey & Mariel
Punam & Bicky
Vanessa & Luis
Gretchen & Karl
Lili & Manuel
Quynh & My
LJ & Phillip
Janessa & Calvin
Maggie & Elias
Alex & Emily
Valerie & Jason
Rosa & Brian
Tram & Howie
Aubrey & Matt
Usha & Saji
Apple & Wade
Adrienne & Jose
Michelle & Buu
Rina Mae & Bram
Rosa & Brian
Ca & Odessa
Mai-Anh & Dave
Melissa & Josh (who were JUST engaged yesterday!!!)
And I am especially excited for one of John’s friends who purchased a ring for his girlfriend!!! He is planning on proposing on NYE and I am so so so excited!!! What a great way to end a year a weddings, right? With more engagements! 2008, you were a memorable year! I can’t wait to see what 2009 brings.
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