Wedding Blog

Why, hello hive! Yes, it’s really me - I know, long time no blog! I guess I sort of missed doing a “one-year” post, but better late than never, right? Much has happened since I last posted, including many wedding/marriage-related things that I plan to write about… so I thought I’d give a preview of what’s to come in the form of a Daffodil update of sorts!

We celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary! We spent an extended weekend in beautiful Maui, a second honeymoon if you will (considering how our real honeymoon got cut short!). It was perhaps the most relaxing, carefree vacation either of us has ever had. It’s hard to believe we’re already quickly approaching the 1.5 year mark!

Sister Daffodil got hitched! Sister and BIL Daff had possibly one of the cutest and most FUN weddings I have ever been to, in good ol’ Durham, NC where their story began!

Photo taken by Yun Gen Yang Photography

We rescued a puppy! OK, so this is not wedding-related, but isn’t he adorable?! Meet the newest addition to our family! We have no idea what kind of dog he is, though our latest guess is half wire-haired dachshund and jack russell terrier (he has quite a long body with short stubby legs, and he can jump 5 feet!). We are considering getting one of those dog DNA tests this holiday season as a Christmas gift to ourselves!

We witnessed three more couples and good friends exchanging their vows!

We became season pass holders to Disneyland! The benefits of moving to Los Angeles, I suppose! I hear it’s something every SoCal resident must do at some point in their LA life. But really, what this update is about is how in spite of this incredibly busy season of our lives (business school and residency), we are learning how to make time to still enjoy the little free time we have together.

I still haven’t sold my dress. I got an email from WedClean about a new site that is launching soon, that promises to make selling and buying pre-owned gowns even easier than before. But somehow, I still can’t bring myself to list it. I wonder if I may just keep it in its WedClean box in my closet forever.

We’ve learned (and are continuing to learn) that marriage takes work, but that it is so incredibly worth it. No matter how well you think you know each other, marriage inevitably brings new challenges and reveals new aspects of both your and your spouse’s personality. We’ve learned how to deeply communicate (premarital counseling was more helpful than we realized), how to truly stand by each other and as one unit, and also how loving each other when it’s hard actually makes us love each other even more. And having that kind of confidence in each other’s love, knowing someone and being known so deeply, and feeling completely free and understood - is truly, indescribably priceless.