REAL WEDDING Q&A: NATALIE & JOHN from Vinctor's blog

Q. How have you met your Fiance?

A. John and I met at the office, but we didn't speak for the first five months. I'm told that each time he'd look at me my head would use the opposite direction. A few months in the future I started inside a new role and began having to communicate with him regularly. Shortly after, I started speaking with my mom about "the guy at the office who is excellent and I'm confident interested in me" but said I would never day him because "it is simply not smart to date co-workers, mom." A month later he inquired about our first date. Ten months next we were engaged. There may happen to be some happy hour flirting added to the mix. Sometimes it is good to break your rules.

Q. How have you chosen the place for your wedding? What type of venue had you been looking for?

A. John is from Pennsylvania, I am from Missouri, and we live in New York. I always assumed that I might have a hometown wedding, but as I pictured our wedding in Missouri it felt like "my" wedding, not "ours." I was raised going to Palm Springs often with my loved ones. My parents live half the entire year out there now. John had also spent a while in the desert before we met, only then do we share our first New Year there before getting engaged. Palm Springs feels as though a home in my experience, but it's very much "us." We knew we desired to have our ceremony inside a church and also have the reception in a resort where our guests would enjoy staying. Our family and friends were coming from all within the country, therefore it was vital that you that people make their weekend as fun and convenient as you possibly can. La Quinta Resort and Club is a picture book beautiful along with a vacation within itself.

Q. What made you choose to do varied styles, colors, etc. for the feel times bridesmaid's dresses?

A. I wanted the girls to become comfortable and also have a say with what they wore. Since it's impossible to locate one dress that eleven girls feel great in, I thought it might be fun to possess all the dresses differently. My Maid of Honor Annie, Jamie, and I had the task of determining combinations of dresses and colors to ensure that no two girls were wearing that as well. It was an enjoyable experience! Of course, I owe all of the diagramming and math to the two of them!

Q. Who designed your wedding dress? Where have you got it?

A. Too many options seemed overwhelming and I loved the tranquility of and silhouette of my dress. And I doubt John was shocked that I chose lace…My only rule moving in was no princess wedding dresses.

Q. What was your preferred part during the day?

A. I certainly can't choose a favorite area of the day. Getting ready within the morning with all of my girlfriends, my mom, and my mother-in-law was of course an enjoyable experience. I remember standing on the bus with all of my bridesmaids heading towards the church and feeling so happy and calm. I was wearing a married dress, my close friends were with me at night and I was going to marry the person I knew is made for me. It was a surreal moment. Walking on the isle with my father, encompassed by all of my loved ones and friends, taking a look at John in the tuxedo going to make me his wife is a feeling which will never be beat. The ceremony was beautiful, and I was giddy as might be. But in addition to all of the love and all of the gush, we'd one heck of the party! If the wedding sets the tone for the marriage, ours is due to become fun, fairly traditional along with a perhaps a bit rowdy.

Q. What inspired you whenever you were planning your special day?

A. I wanted the weekend to become classic and stylish, but many of all I desired to plan a marriage that was fun and that we would love to attend if I was a guest. Planning a marriage from the alternative coast could be a bit of the trick, but between my mother, our floral and design team, and wedding coordinator I was in good hands and in a position to enjoy the process. With the Southern California weather, gorgeous venue, and killer band, there is no worrying that's wasn't likely to be an excellent weekend for everybody.

Q. What advice have you got for other brides?

A. Relax and revel in it. The engagement and wedding fly by, and it is an experience you simply get to possess once. There is a good chance that of all of the million stuff you plan, something goes wrong, but whenever you are marrying the person you can't live without and are encompassed by the people you like the most, you aren't likely to notice when the napkins would be the wrong shade or even the band plays a song you didn't request. And your guests won't either. Make an effort to consume every moment during the day. The cliché stands true. Your wedding day goes by within the blink of an eye. And the best part… If you've tried it right, your lifetime following the I Do's only gets better.