Comments on: Karen & Peter's California Redwoods, Chocolate-Laden, Budget Wedding

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:15:31 +0000

Great story! Looks like the perfect wedding. And great tips. Thanks! My fiancee and I are getting married on 5/22/10 in a backyard in Soquel. We are also considering using Chocolate as our caterer. How were they? Congrats!

By: Andria

Andria — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:43:44 +0000

Can I ask where he found that dress? I'm looking for something special, possibly colorful, less traditional than anything I've already tried on. Any advice?

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:19:26 +0000

OMG!!
I already loved this site, and now it just got a ton better. I went to Jr. High with the bride, Karen S.
(Hi Karen!!! You look gorgeous!)

Looks like it was an awesome wedding, I'm glad to see the OBB represent Santa Cruz, where every wedding is offbeat.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:58:12 +0000

best cake topper EVAR!!!
and I love the garter snake toss– genius!

By: Hibryd

Hibryd — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:12:38 +0000

Hey there, everyone. Bride in question here, and I just wanted to thank everyone for their kind words. The wedding was a blast and we were so lucky to have everything fall into place without a hitch.

I also wanted to thank Ariel, the offbeat interns, and all the users who post on this site. OBB was a constant source of encouragement and inspiration, and I wonder how totally different my wedding would have looked like if I hadn't stumbled across that little book (and this subsequent site) 6 months ago.

Plus, we have some other Santa Cruz girls and MST3K fans here, which is REALLY cool.

Thanks again.

PS – I'm not sure if other post-brides think the same thing, but for me, wedding porn is MORE fun to look at after the wedding. The pressure is off and I can look at all the gorgeous pictures without thinking "aw, crap, should I try to work that in too?"

By: Valarie

Valarie — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:41:21 +0000

thanks again for reminding me of what's most important…sometimes I lose sight of it…

By: BetterBombshell

BetterBombshell — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:28:48 +0000

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!

I love this wedding–I especially love your first paragraph of advice to brides. SO true and beautifully put.

I hope my wedding in a redwood grove in the Santa Cruz mountains this summer is half as lovely. xo

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:05:15 +0000

Yay! A Santa Cruz bride!! Chocolate really is an amazing restaurant – it's great to see some local wedding action. I've been having a hard time finding Santa Cruz brides!

By: Suzanna

Suzanna — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:30:12 +0000

Beautiful! Lovely! Hilarious! Your dress and hairpiece are amazing. Way to go on the invites, too! I love all the thoughtfulness that went into the day. I really like all the green at the reception. Can I just say your kissing shots are HOT? Thanks for sharing!

By: blablover5

blablover5 — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:30:28 +0000

I love that first dance choice. I was really tempted to try working an MST3K song in somewhere but ran out of time.

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank is a great episode all around. Ah man now I want to go watch Brain Guys The Nature of Bobo.