Serra Plaza

I have always dreamed of an outside wedding... In fact getting married outside was about the only thing I knew that I really wanted when I thought of how my wedding will be. 

My fiance and I were online the day after he proposed and were looking at venues online. Serra Plaza was the first place we saw on theknot.com we instantly fell in love. It seemed perfect. Right away I wrote an email to Mary the coordinator for weddings there and requested a walk through. A weekend later we were there on our walk-through and everything felt right...

About 2 weeks later we went back to the beautiful San Juan Capistrano, and put our $2000 deposit down. We rushed it. Not knowing that things may change from the time we booked the venue till the time we were actually getting married. I lost my job, my zumba classes slowed down, and we are no longer depending on my parents to pay for my wedding. We did not want to burden my parents with that obligation anymore...

So about a month ago I wrote Mary an email telling her we no longer would be able to afford to have our big day at Serra Plaza.. I can't quite wrap my head around it... My heart is broken, however I know that the decision to strictly budget is going to be a wonderful decision. 

Now we will be having our reception at the beautiful Fullerton Ballroom in my hometown. We haven't decided where we will be having our ceremony yet though, because a girl still wants her out-door ceremony! But I am sure we will find a place equally as beautiful as Serra Plaza without breakin our bank!

Luckily, I teach Zumba at the Ballroom, and the owners will be giving me a generous deal!!! So we will be able to put money towards other things, that we would not have been able to do at Serra Plaza. So already we made a great decision.

any ways... I be on here in a little to share all my wedding things I have planned and plan on so far!! <3