2013 February 24 | Weddingbee

Miss Palm Tree, Pittsburgh, PA Age and Occupation: 23, Lease Analyst Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Associate Systems Analyst Engagement Date: December 22, 2011 Wedding Date: May 2013 Venue: The Fez in Aliquippa, PA About Me: I’m Miss Palm Tree - an opinionated, loyal and outgoing bride-to-be. I currently work as a Lease Analyst by day and a catering assistant by night. Mr. Palm Tree is a Computer Engineer with a love for all things cats. Mr. Palm Tree and I are absolute soul mates. Having grown up across the street from each other (I have the scars to prove it), we have been a part of each other’s lives for almost as long as we can remember. We are far from perfect: we fight, we get annoyed with each other and we certainly take advantage of knowing one another so well when pushed to the edge, but ultimately, what truly defines us as a couple is our love.

The First Decision: Our Venue!

February 24th, 2013 @ 8:45 am by Miss Palm Tree

I may have lied…it’s not TECHNICALLY the first decision. I mean, it’s the first decision we’ve paid for, so that should count as the first decision, right?

True Confessions, hive: I’ve been planning this wedding for years. Mr. Palm Tree and I were together for almost eight years before we got engaged. I’ve had visions for forever. I used to joke that the engagement just meant I could move things into the execution stage, because almost everything was planned.

Because of this, decisions came kind of easy-ish to us. We were able to make decisions regarding our DJ and our photographer, but we didn’t “officially” book either of them immediately. We were really hoping that this particular venue came through, because we had found it and LOVED it, but didn’t want to start making decisions in case it didn’t come through and we had to adjust our date…spoiler alert: THE VENUE DID COME THROUGH!

When Mr. Palm Tree first proposed, we just tentatively agreed on May 25, 2013 as the date. We started dating in May all those years ago (May 27, 2004, to be exact) and figured we’d just keep it as close to the same date as possible. We could be flexible if needed, but wanted to just go with that and see what we could find. As far as venues went, we knew we wanted to get married in Pittsburgh—or as close to Pittsburgh as possible.