Things You Might Have Missed

Those of you who know us, know that half of our conversations are supplemented by music, movie, meme, & TV quotes. So, it was only fitting that we did so in our vows. Given that you all mean so much to us, and we wouldn't be together without many of you, we wanted to include some special people in our vows. Shout out to our unofficial bridal party who participated in our vows, walked down the aisle, helped organize decorations, or kept us calm while getting ready for the wedding. This includes Jaime, Justin, Stephanie, Steve, Arin, David, Buddha, Grant, Sue, Lisa, Rachel, Aschlei, Brittany D, Christy, Brittany B, Emilee, Bob, Johnny, Tim, Charlie, and Hawk.

The Funny thing about our vows is that we didn't know anything about the others until the wedding. We obviously knew the reference for each quote, but we also referenced the same movies, like Ant-Man and Princess Bride. In fact, we both ended with "I love you 3000" (From Ant Man). This explains (some of) the excessive tears from both of us.

Watch the ceremony video here!

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Due to all sorts of situations, Sam had not had a proper goodbye to her Mom, Sue. However, we feel like we were able to honor her life and support for our union through an impromptu speech and ending the trip by spreading her ashes on the beach.

Watch the heartfelt moment here

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Small Apologies, with a silver liningOur signature drink at the wedding came out incorrect. It was supposed to be Mamajuana, soda water, a splash of pineapple, and a lime wedge. Good new is, you can order a bottle of Mamajuana from some online stores. You can also order Mamajuana herbs and spices and make your own mixture (generally, it is vodka & wine).

For the welcome dinner, we apologize some of you got lost on the way to the dinner. Additionally, we apologize about the temperature of the room upon arrival. Good news is, you all got your hand fans 2 days early, and burned calories walking to dinner!

If you were part of Sam's stress, just know she's been working on her anxiety since then.

ALL of you have an open invite to visit us in Las Vegas. We have extra rooms and lots of fur :)

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Other things you may have missedWe did our best to make everyone feel welcome by giving individual name plates. These were handmade,
by Bryan (& a little sam) with wood scraps that would have ended up in the trash. We hope those who came have a keepsake.

Those of you who were there know that 90% of our decorations were repurposed, reused, and handmade by Sam. But, what you may not know is that our wedding coordinator took them for a third re-use. Dominicans value these types of opportunities!

Despite asking the spa on property many times about nail appointments, Sam was unable to get a mani/pedi before the wedding. Sam's sister, Aschlei bought items for her nails, and Stephanie put them on Sam the day of the wedding!

The boutonnières and hair flowers were all made from wooden flowers that will last forever!

If you didn't know about the table names, they were all named after famous couples from our favorite movies/TV shows. Also, our memorial table was named after Jack & Sally, from Nightmare Before Christmas, which seemed appropriate.

Plus, we have heard about some friendships that were made over the weekend, that are still lasting to this day. We LOVE that!

We were able to dress up a month after our Punta Cana ceremony, and make it official! Thank you for the amazing friends that joined us on that night.

We had a camera being passed around after the wedding, and during the reception. Watch the footage here!