Mrs. Cherry Blossom, San Francisco
Age and Occupation: 27, Administrative Asst.
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, District Sales Manager
Engagement Date: December 23, 2006
Wedding Date: May 3, 2008
Venue: Zen Garden in the East Bay w/ reception in a floor-to-ceiling window Atrium with views of the Zen Garden
About Me: After 5 years of dating, we're finally ready to get hitched! I am a lovah of all things wedding, creative, crafty, and definitely DIY bc I love to add a personal touch to everything I gift or make. In my free time, I like to bake, spend time with our family, friends, and my doggies, read my guilty pleasure celebrity gossip and catch up on TV shows.
Where, Oh, Where Should We Begin?
August 17th, 2007 @ 2:28 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom
Ah yes… maybe with the engagement story? I have to warn this is a VERY loooooooong entry, so brace yourselves for some eye sore reading:
The proposal. Mind you, I was clueless up until it was happening.
Several months before our Xmas Eve anniversary, I had mentioned to Mr. Cherry Blossom that we should make a “big deal” out of our upcoming 5 year anniversary by going to a nice dinner at Gary Danko. We agreed on a dollar limit that we could spend on each other. He chose to gift me a weekend getaway to celebrate, which he told me early on. I was stuck til the last minute about what to get him hence my sh*tty gift as you’ll learn.
Two months minus two days to the date we planned to celebrate, I called Gary Danko to make reservations. Because I called two days later than the exact two month date, I had either a 6 pm or 9 pm dinner. I called Mr. Cherry Blossom for his opinion and was pleasantly surprised - I am usually the one that takes care of planning, ie making reservations, planning trips, so you can imagine my surprise at how sweet and thoughtful he was to take the initiative. He beat me by making the reservation exactly on the two month date at a great time AND had already made reservations for our little get away. He would keep the location secret not just from me, but from everyone else. You’d be amazed that a person as curious as me never once tried to pry or dig to find out where we were going, so you can imagine the excitement that surrounded the “You don’t know where you’re going … how romantic … oh my gosh … you’re so going to get engaged!” Me: “Yeah I don’t think so, he’s sOOOOOOOOOOO not ready and he’s made that really clear.”
Nice To Meet You…
August 16th, 2007 @ 6:40 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom
Hi. I’m Miss Cherry Blossom and I am a wedding-obsessed-super-detailed-oriented-super-cheesy”corny”-chick flick collector-DIY-lovah … nice to meet you. If that wasn’t a mouthful already, I’m sure I can go on some more. 
Me = Miss Cherry Blossom. Who would have thunk it?! Not me and for that I feel extremely lucky to have been selected to be a part of this wedding community since I’ve been an avid reader since before Weddingbee was launched and since well, before I was engaged. Now I can shamelessly talk about anything and everything wedding related without fear that my friends might think that I am incapable of talking or thinking about anything else. I think I am already worried about post-wedding-depression. Just Kidding!
All kidding aside. Let me tell you a little about Mr. Cherry Blossom and myself. First, it was a failed opportunity by friends to introduce me to this guy they thought I would be interested in, followed by meeting him once a year over the next two years in a row at a friend’s birthday party, did we finally become friends … third time’s the charm, right? Mr. Cherry Blossom likes to tease me “oooooh, it must be fate.” Yeah, I’d like to think so. 
We were friends for a year and half before we finally officially got together. Fast forward 5 1/2 years later, and we’re planning the two-day weekend wedding of our dreams.
