Happy Couple: Dustin & Shauna Thompson
Wedding Date: June 21, 2008

 




When Dustin finally decided to pop the question we had already been dating for five years and one day. I knew he was the man for me from the beginning. The day he asked me was unforgettable - in a good way. It was the feeling of having the man you really love finally commit to spending the rest of his life with you. So, as of March 1st, 2007, the wedding planning process started.

The hardest decision for me was choosing the date and the place. A friend told us about the Victorian Pitkin Conrow Estate in Arroyo Grande, so Dustin and I went to check it out after work one sunny day in June. Dustin walked through the path into the garden and, BAM, the words out of his mouth were, “This is perfect.” On that same day we decided to rent the facility for June 21st, 2008 because it was the longest day of the year – the first day of summer. Dustin had made the biggest decision in the wedding planning! After we had that set the rest of the planning went pretty smooth.

Fast forward to the wedding day. The girls finished getting ready just barely on time – it was already one o’clock and time for the ceremony to start! As I looked out the tinted windows I saw all of our family and friends being seated. My eyes then moved to Dustin standing in the gazebo… right then, every bit of happy emotion filled my body and came out in a stream of tears. That was by far the best feeling that I have ever experienced. The most amazing part was that at that point, and throughout the day, I felt NO stress! I had been telling myself for months to just take everything in and enjoy all of the work you put into this, and I did. The ceremony went smoothly and the reception was a blast. The best part of all was being in that moment with all of the people I love.
Our special day was more then we could have ever asked for. It would not have been possible without all of the help and love from our families and friends.

- Written by the bride, Shauna Thompson

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