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We had our civil ceremony mini-wedding in July, and it was quite enjoyable. We were at Point Dume in Malibu. We experienced some huge waves and it was a bit overcast. Fog doesn’t look as good in pictures, but it would have been sweltering in the sun.
Then we headed to Duke’s Malibu for some yummy lunch, followed by some fantastic bundt cakes made by my Uncle Jim. They were chocolate and lemon poppy seed.
It was just the casual, low-key day that we wanted. Now it’s on to the BIG day in November. The guest list will be approximately 10 times the size of our July wedding. Oh boy!
Did you have 2 separate days of celebration? What made you choose to celebrate twice?
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ooh a beach ceremony!
we’re planning on two ceremonies at the moment. the boy’s dream wedding has always been a small, intimate wedding [just him and the wife] on a beach and then a bigger one with family and friends, since he thinks if a wedding were about the couple, then it’d be just the couple. otherwise, it’s more about the families.
i didn’t have a dream wedding, just wanted a big party so this was the best combination for us!
Did I miss it when you discussed the reasoning behind two weddings? A friend of mine had one in Central America and one in the UK because her and her fiance’s family were spread around worldwide…super complicated.
The one in Malibu looks great!
@jmc: We had two because I needed health insurance and rather than just do the courthouse we did the beach ceremony, because he always wanted to get married while barefoot on the beach. And now I get the big, family one in Texas also.
Yes! We will be doing two as well! My finace has been commissioned as a Navy JAG officer and has been granted a 1 year deferrment to fulfill a prior committment to a judge so sometime btwn April and July before he goes off to training we’ll be doing the civil ceremony thing. then about a year later in the summer of 2011 we’ll do the big celebration. we are currently trying to plan the civil ceremony- we are keeping an eye on wknd airfare getaways!
Wow, that looks awesome! I had never thought of 2 ceremonies before…it looks like you had a lot of fun!
I love that you had bundt cake. You’re right to make that first day special.
My fiancee, oops, husband did not have health insurance so we tied the not last weekend at city hall. It was just him and I. It was perfect! I cried my eyes out during the civil ceremony. I did not think I would be so touched by what the judge said during the ceremony.
You guys are so cute together! I love that last shot. 
Very nice! And…I could really go for some cake right now….mmm.
So sweet! You get the best of both worlds; a quaint ceremony with those closest to you and a big party. Love it!
I like the fact that you both were able to get what you want. Planning my own wedding taught me so much about compromise. And sometimes it’s HARD stuff!
Very sweet. great pictures & what a great location! I think an intimate beach wedding & then a huge Texas party sounds fabulous!
We’re going to do one earlier in the year for health insurance and other reasons then a big wedding in March. I really want a small, intimate ceremony.
It looks like you guys really enjoyed yourself - and the beach was beautiful!
Your post made me even more excited about doing two ceremonies. I never would have thought about doing two ceremonies until I realized, just a few days in to planning, how much compromising I would have to do when planning this wedding. I want our wedding day to be just about the two of us, not what everyone else wants, and having that first private ceremony will allow just that.
My fiance and I want a small wedding, but I have a big family, so we’re borrowing the same idea. We’ll have a small wedding in our hometown in May, to be followed later in the summer by a reception with my cousins and aunts and uncles. It was the only way to keep our guest list under sixty.
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Mrs. Moonbeam, Los Angeles/San Antonio
Age and Occupation: 26, Intern Architect
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Studio Analyst, aspiring Screenwriter
Engagement Date: May 20, 2009
Wedding Date: November 2009
Venue: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church (LaCoste, TX) and Mary Gray Events Center (Castroville, TX)
About Me: I was born and raised in Texas, but after college I moved to Seattle for a couple of years and loved it. Then I followed my beau out here to LA and we're getting settled in. I've been making things since I can remember. I was raised by crafters. I love to sew, draw, paint, build, cook, bake (anything with a tangible end result is fair game). In that same spirit, I've been hosting since I was old enough to cook and set a fancy table. I kind of take after my grandmother, who believes that your morning OJ always tastes better out of the good crystal.
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