A wedding planner herself, Carley and I quickly connected at our first meeting (sweet Matt scored all sorts of groom points, too). We began planning their wedding at Venticello (where Adrienne and Evan were married in June) for April 2010, but they decided that the weather risks were too great. In search of another fabulous venue, their search led them back to the San Luis Obispo area (they met at Cal Poly and their history began there). After seeing Santa Margarita Ranch, they knew it was the perfect venue. It offered a beautiful outdoor ceremony site and a huge classic barn for the reception. Her ideas began to explode, and planning was underway.
To fast forward a bit, I was scheduled to fly home from a three month stay in London on April 15, plenty of time to get to SLO, meet with Carley and her vendors and finalize all the last minute details. Low and behold a volcano erupted! My flight was canceled and delayed to April 16, and then canceled again, rescheduled for the 18th, then canceled again, rescheduled again, canceled again, and over and over. As confident as I was that I’d make it back in time, I began to worry that perhaps it wouldn’t actually happen. Carley and I had been conferencing via Skype calls and had an active Plan B in place. My little sister Tessa, who coincidentally knew Matt & Carley from college courses and still lived in SLO, would facilitate the wedding along with our fabulous designer Sonia, who would drive up from San Diego.
The Wednesday before the wedding, the airline told me that I wouldn’t be able to fly home until Monday, April 26. Ugh. It was unreal. We moved forward with our Plan B, already underway, and I did what I could to assist the girls from afar.
On Thursday afternoon, I received a phone call from the airline, out of the blue. They said they had seats open on Friday, April 23 for a flight back to San Francisco. I would land at SFO at 1:00pm. My brain kicked into high gear and I figured out that I could someway, somehow still make it to their wedding– but I decided to keep it hush, hush just in case there were any last minute tangles.
Sure enough, I landed Friday afternoon. My dear friend Erin (and Paige One assistant) picked me up at the airport and we put the pedal to the metal to Santa Margarita! We changed in the car and arrived at the venue around dinnertime. When the moment was appropriate, I snuck into the barn and walked to Carley and Matt’s sweetheart table. Carley’s eyes were larger than life and she said, “You’re not supposed to be here! You should be in London!” and it was as if she’d seen a ghost! It was a very exciting and emotional moment, seeing her in stunning gown and glowing all over, inside the beautifully decorated barn. The four of us wedding girls were so thrilled to be there together on their wedding day.
Carley and Matt, your love was evident the first moment I met you, and we’re so honored to have been a small part of your wedding day! You planned a gorgeous affair and I hope your married life is blissful!
Thank you to Kimberly from Style Unveiled for choosing to debut their wedding on your fabulous blog! Click here to read all the ins and outs and see the amazing photos by A. Niesing Photographer.
xo,
paige





























































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