Anthony & Bristin

30 August 2011

Anthony & Bristin

Our very first couple to find us on Facebook!

Anthony & Bristin have known each other since high school years. They met when Bristin was 16 at a mutual friends house to celebrate a birthday. They were all going to a restaurant and Bristin volunteered to drive. Anthony rode along in her car and couldn’t resist harassing Bristin about the roof of her ’87 Nova being stapled together! He sat next to Bristin at dinner, rode in her car for the drive home, and managed to get her phone number by the end of the evening!

Soon after they started hanging out together, Anthony broke the news to Bristin that he was going to move to San Diego with his parents after high school. Bristin had no desire to have a long distance relationship (yes, a couple of hours way was long distance to Bristin!). So after 4 months of not talking to each other, Anthony called Bristin and asked her to go to prom with him at his school. She said yes, and bought a dress and gave him her sash so he could match it. Just three days before prom, she received a voice message from Anthony; he disinvited her to prom because he got another girlfriend! After that, she told him she never wanted to speak with him again!

But if that were the case, we wouldn’t’ have their story to share with you! Anthony moved away to San Diego for about a year, but he couldn’t get Bristin off his mind. He moved back into town and got the nerve to send her a text. She was having a party at the time and she invited him to come by; they’ve been together ever since! They officially became girlfriend/boyfriend on Father’s Day 2005. It was a good thing that Bristin’s dad forgave Anthony for breaking his daughter’s heart earlier!

On their 4-year dating anniversary, after receiving her parent’s blessing, Anthony proposed to Bristin. He covered their hotel room with rose petals and candles, and surprised Bristin with her ring (disguising it in a cell phone box as her gift). They concluded in enjoying a very simple and elegant evening together.

When searching for a wedding venue, they instantly fell in love with the Ayres Hotel in Hathorne, a European-inspired boutique hotel with a giant staircase featured in the lobby. Their favorite color is black, and since they are huge Angel’s fans, they decided to add red and white too. They incorporated the damask theme throughout their entire wedding (invitations, rose petal holders, seating chart, etc.). They created holders filled with petals for each of their guests to toss as they walked up the isle (resulting in one of our favorite images!). As a last minute idea, they added red lighting to the reception walls resulting in the perfect finishing touch!

Anthony’s advise to all couples: “Never take breaks away from each other. Work on problems together, talk it out, communicate; that’s the only way you’re going to get through everything.” Bristin’s advise for wedding planning: “ Take a deep breath and take it one day at a time. It does get stressful. The little things add up so I would start incorporating those during the process. Plan early and consider the weather; pick your date wisely!”