Hi everyone!
I am so excited to be joining the hive. I’ve been engaged since March 2007 so I’ve been an avid Weddingbee reader for a long time now and I’m truly honored. When I got my email I literally started shrieking and dancing in my chair at work. (I’m working at a hospital right now so I don’t think it was much appreciated.) I’m also happy to be the first cocktail in the hive. I come on the rocks with salt and always promise a good time. 
So let me tell you a little bit about how Mr. Margarita and I started. We met freshman year of college at Boston University. Being the nerds that we are, we were both living on pre-med floors in the dorms. My roommate and I were trying desperately to make friends so we ventured to the floor above ours. We walked into the common room and there he was in his pj’s (full on matching striped button up shirt and pants) drinking water straight from a Brita. The details are a little fuzzy since it was eight years ago, but I remember thinking he was strange but hilarious.
My roommate and I quickly became friends with Mr. Margarita and his two roommates and I started falling hard. Being the 18 year old boy that he was, it took him two months to finally ask me out. Actually, technically he didn’t ask me out, he told our friends he liked me and it eventually got back to me. Then one night when a group of us went to see a movie, he arranged to sit next to me and held my hand. We stayed up all night after the movie talking and eventually at about 4am I got tired of waiting for him to make a move and kissed him. I guess I am an aggressive little margarita. 
From there on out we spent a ridiculous amount of time together and actually we didn’t even have our first date until a few weeks later. (Our first date will have significance in our proposal story though).
Things aren’t a fairy tale from there. When you start dating at 18, you can have a pretty bumpy relationship. We broke up for about two years after our freshman year but remained in the sticky friends-but-really-more-than-friends situation. This was a rough period for the two of us that was dubbed “the black period” by our friends. We both did a lot of growing up in that time though and I’m glad we went through it because it has made us a stronger couple today. We eventually got back together and stayed together through the rest of college, Mr. Margarita’s medical school education, my graduate school (public health) education, and my crazy traveling consultant lifestyle.
Me and Mr. Margarita back in college
At our engagement party last year
That brings us to today and planning for our California wedding. I grew up in California while Mr. Margarita grew up in Canada near Niagara Falls. I’m Sri Lankan and Buddhist and he is Indian and Hindu. Needless to say there has been a lot to consider as we plan our wedding. So raise your glasses and cheers to sharing many more wedding planning filled posts with all of you!
You two haven’t aged a day since college. I want some of whatever you are putting in YOUR margaritas!
Adorable! Mr. Tiramisu and I started dating our freshman year of college as well- isn’t it amazing all of the changes you’ve seen each other through? I’m so excited to hear more about your plans- welcome to the hive!
Welcome!
Welcome!! I can’t wait to read all your blogs. I’m in a familiar boat as you. My FI is Indian/Hindu and I am Lebanese/Catholic. Finally someone I can relate to! You two are too cute together!
Aww you two are so cute! I can’t wait to hear about your wedding
P.S. I like my Margaritas on the rock as well
Ummm Warren Towers? My fiance and I met at BU too! At Mugar library to be exact, he was one of the nerds in the maroon blazers checking bags…..
Hooray for fellow BU love!
Yeah Boston! I did my grad work (an M.S. in communication) from BU, and lived around the corner from Fenway! I’m back home in Philly now, but I love (and miss!) my adopted city. Can’t wait to hear more from you, ‘Rita.
CHEERS!
You are absolutely ADORABLE in that engagement party photo! I can’t wait to hear more!
And being from boston, I would just like to say Celtics. Woot Woot!
welcome to the hive miss margarita. i love the before and now picture of the both you! cant wait to read all about your wedding adventures!
I think Ms Canary is from BU too, no? I graduated from BU also… it’s so cool to see not one, but two bloggers that found love @ school! I totally know what pre-med floor you’re talking about too…
Ahhh… dorm romance! I’m glad to see yours went better than mine!
Congrats and welcome! Looking forward to hearing about your “big, fat, brown wedding.” LOL.
Welcome! can’t wait to hear more!
Welcome, Miss Margarita!
Haha! I’m sitting in web design class at BU’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts at this very moment! Woohoo BU! Yay for Boston bees! Let’s get together, please!
I agree with Mrs. Bee, taking matters into your own hands is sometimes the only way to get things done.. men can be a little dense!
And P.S. I wish I had your hair!
Welcome Miss Margarita! Yip yip for another BU bee! Is that a Warren Towers dorm room I see in the background of your photo? I lived in Tower A for freshman and sophomore year! I’m so psyched to hear more about your multicultural wedding.
I’m so excited that there is a Sri Lankan bee! I live in LA but I’m getting married in Tahoe. I’ve been trying to figure out ways to incorporate Sri Lankan traditions into a catholic church wedding. I can’t wait to see your ideas!
Welcome, and congratulations on the upcoming wedding!
You are absolutely stunning and the two of you look so happy together.
yeaaahhhh welcome to the hive!!! cant wait to read all about your wedding plans..congrats!!!!
Welcome!!! I lovvvve margaritas! Have you ever tried a sugar rim margarita?! Sooo good if you like that sweet and sour taste! Look forward to hearing more about you:)
Welcome! I am so excited for the first cocktail to have arrived. I look forward to hearing all about your wedding…it sounds as though it will be a beautiful ethnic melting pot of matrimonial bliss!
Yeah, that Warren Towers concrete block wall and headboard-is-also-my-desk combination can be spotted from a mile away.
I was on 15B my freshman year, in 1995-1996. It was a pre-med floor too.
p.s. my fiance and I met at a BU alumni event in Los Angeles! (We were never at BU at the same time though.)
WOOOHOOOO! Welcome! You’re the third bee-couple I know of that met at BU (me and Mr. BG, also the Canaries) - go BU!!!
BU LOVE! Warren Towers pre-med floor here too, 17B I believe. MY FI and I met in Allston at a party his roommates threw, he even gave me my keg cup for free, awwwww.
Oh those cement walls bring back so many memories, I also had the wall of photos in the same place:-)
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! @Melissa, Mgs, Candice, Miss Watermelon, Miss Canary, csiegs, Mrs. Bubblegum and pattyb – Yay for BU/Boston love! I really can’t believe there are so many of us Bees that found love at BU. And yes, that lovely picture is Warren Towers – I lived in those cinder block walls for two years. We should definitely have a Boston reunion soon!
@ Mrs. Bee and LeahB – Thanks! Sometimes boys just need a little nudge
@ tahoebound – I’m glad to have found another Sri Lankan bride out there! I’ll make sure to blog about Sri Lankan traditions
@vailbride – I do love sugar rimmed margaritas also. Really, I love anything with sugar involved
Congratulations and welcome
Congrats and welcome!
Yay!! Welcome! My Fi and I had a “black period” as well, we broke up for about 9 months once. But I definitely think we needed that time to grow on our own before we could come back and grow together. I love that you also can see that sometimes it can make your relationship stronger. And when you do come back to that person, then it really is special and meant-to-be. Congrats- I can’t wait to hear more!!
Welcome to the hive! I love your story.. and it is eerily similar to mine. My fiance and I met in high school and went through a black period during most of my college! But it all worked out.. Yay for long romances. Can’t wait to hear about the awesome fusion wedding.
Beautiful story!!! Can’t wait to read more from you =)
i’m crashing you’re wedding! can’t wait.
Hi There Miss Margarita!
Thanks so much for sharing. I look forward to seeing you journal though your planning processing. The photos are great of you and your sweetie. I am so thilled to be working with you both as you celebrate this most special day. Hugs, to you both. - Mary
Miss Margarita, Boston/Los Angeles
Age and Occupation: 26, Healthcare Consultant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Doctor
Engagement Date: March 21, 2007
Wedding Date: August, 2008
Blogging Since: June 18, 2008
Venue: Saddlerock Ranch
About Me: I grew up in Southern California, moved to Boston for college, New York for grad school, back to Boston and now I travel the northeast every week for work. When I'm not on the go, I love to read, draw, shop, sleep and spend quality time with my fiancé, family and friends. We're long-distance planning for our "big fat brown wedding" in California and are excited to unite our Sri Lankan and Indian cultures and Buddhist and Hindu religions in a unique and modern way.
Love the photos. You both clean up well
I love Mr. Margarita’s tie. He’s so stylish, as are you!