Luckily, the lei I received upon arrival at the hotel was made entirely from the flowers. To say that it was completely intoxicating would be an understatement, and I couldn’t get enough. I’m pretty sure I was doing pirouettes around the lobby when I got my first whiff of plumeria. Bright green grass, intensely-colored flowers, the lava rocks mingling with the deep blue ocean. Upon arriving on the Big Island, I marveled at the landscape filled with huge lava rocks, but was surprised to see such a difference once I reached the hotel’s grounds. Those five months flew by, and before I knew it, I was on a plane across the Pacific. Several holed up days of internet research, phone calls and faxes later, I booked a lovely hotel on the Big Island. And then it hit me like a gigantic coconut in the face.
D and I still wanted a destination wedding, but how were we going to make that happen in such a short time? We dreamed of eloping to Europe, but ultimately couldn’t stand the thought of our immediate family not being there to celebrate with us. Like I said, planning my wedding was a little stressful. Suddenly I had no calendar date, no venue, no caterers, and wasn’t even sure if our amazing photographer would still be available. My wedding, which was supposed to be a very intimate affair in another country, blew up in my face about 5 months before it was supposed to happen. (Or full-out bridezilla rage…you know who you are.) What wedding planning process ISN’T a little stressful? It’s the nature of the beast! I’m sure most brides-to-be have experienced that familiar bottom lip quiver at some point during the process. Planning my wedding was a little stressful.
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