Mr. & Mrs. Ben Susman vs. The Universe

I married my favorite guy on December 30th, 2013

  
My father walked me down the aisle - it was a proud moment for both

Surrounded by 50 family members
we were married in Skaneateles, NY at The Sherwood Inn

It was the perfect place for our cozy evening celebration

Our wedding was warm, and intimate

and FULL of love

A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE

Our wonderful photographer, Erik Korver, captured all that love

We danced to Summer Nights by Iration

Yes we know it was December

 

 There was energy, there was color and there was sparkle

And now for some small, but very important details...

Ben wore cufflinks that belonged to his grandfather - his father put them on

Our welcome baskets were stuffed with See's Candies from California & all the fixin's for a Hot Toddy on a cold night: Maker's Mark Whisky, Vermont Honey from Gintoff's Farm, Lemon Tea, Cinnamon Stick and a Glass Mug

My toes were wiggling with nerves and excitement

RAW BAR

Cupcakes, topped with chocolate covered strawberries, from the Patisserie

Fujifilm instax mini 8 provided endless entertainment for guests and great take-home treats for everyone

Bubbly 24-7

Our table numbers were significant but simple - we were both born in '79

Invitation and theme design by yours truly

 Thank you Sara Scollan for my flawless makeup 
and side-swept hair 

AND for getting me into my BCBG Runway dress

  

Many thanks to Joe Whiting for the music and the good vibes

And a very special thank you to Johanna Smith-Ellis for officiating our beautiful ceremony

Our wedding was truly the perfect union of our two families... 
just what we wanted

Inhale. 

Exhale... and GO!

Immediately following our fairytale wedding

we flew back to San Diego and Ben got a job offer in LA

He accepted

 

We quickly planned our honeymoon and Ben quit his job

We spent 3 incredible weeks traveling around Sri Lanka 

more on that coming soon

We came home and 5 days later 

Ben started his new job up in Los Angeles

We were still living in San Diego

For a month my new husband spent the weekdays & nights in LA

I would go back and forth

We would apartment hunt

Apartment hunting in LA looks something like this:

On the weekends we'd stay in San Diego packing our abode

and soaking up all the last minute love we could get

We were very sad to leave our friends

After an entire month of apartment hunting, we found one

We moved in

...and 24 hours later we moved out

and then we moved AGAIN

but this time into our lovely new home

FINALLY!

As soon as we unpacked our very last box 

my Honda Fit lease expired... 

Time to find a new car

Oh really? Something else? No problem. I got this.

Together we enjoyed 3 weeks of countless test-drives 

and exhausting amounts of research all while Yelp shopping 

for an honest auto-mechanic

Go team!

We opted for a used car 
and finally pulled the trigger late last week
And here we are... present day

Let's be honest, it wasn't the smoothest transition into married life

But we came out on top

We still laugh, we still love and we still hold hands

Now it's time to explore our new city and start this next chapter

Now it's time to breathe

(No jinx. PLEASE NO JINX.)