I was so honored to have met with these two to chat about their wedding plans and hear all about their love story. All you have to do is scroll down through their wedding feature here to see how genuinely in love these soulmates are, and the confirmation of it all by the tears also shed by their close family and friends. Their wedding was basically a 5 hour long tear-fest!! (The good kind, of course!). So how did this all start? Well it was a few years ago in Chicago when Stevie went into a liquor store, and thought the man helping her pick out a great bottle of Kentucky Bourbon had a true sense of kindness to him. His demeanor prompted her to slip him her phone number, something that was very unlike Stevie. Matthew obviously called her back, and “the rest is history”. Flash forward a bit, on New Years Eve 2018, Stevie and Matthew enjoyed a great dinner at their favorite restaurant, meanwhile waiting at home for Stevie was a living room filled with candles and roses, where Matthew got down on one knee and ask Stevie to spend the rest of her life with him. They celebrated her saying Yes with some champagne, and fell asleep shortly after ringing in the New Year.

They picked San Diego’s Mission Brewery after other wedding plans were changed from the forrest fires up near the Malibu Mountains. With everything being changed last minute, they opted for a laid back setting and vibe. Stevie, being the creative she is, even HAND MADE, all of the paper flowers on the tables, including her own bouquet! The decor was very DIY, and the beer choices were carefully selected! Winston the frenchie watched as the two said their emotional vows on the top floor of the event space of the brewery. A few toasts were given, and some dancing went underway, but the main aspect of this day was true done-t0-the-bone love. Congrats again, you two!!