We both wanted a short engagement, but J didn't think I could pull off a wedding in just a few months.  If he didn't know what he was getting into, he was about to find out!  Less than 4 1/2 months later, we were married.  We did everything ourselves, except the catering, but I was able to get an amazing deal on that (and an offer to work for them as a wedding planner!).  We were also able to hire a DJ who actually travelled across the state AND cut his fee in half for us.

Our wedding weekend was the 4th of July weekend.  After packing all the supplies for the wedding into a U-Haul trailer that we were towing, we set off from S. CA to the Bay Area.  At the top of a hill before Magic Mountain, the air conditioner in my Ford Escape stopped running and we pulled over right before we blew the engine.  We didn't know it at the time but a belt had snapped.  After hassling with AAA on the side of the freeway for a couple of hours, one tow truck took my car over an hour back home and dropped it off, and the other tow truck charged us $75 to take us and the trailer of wedding supplies to the nearest Denny's.  8 hours later my sister Tiffany, her husband Jason and their trusty pit bull pup Haley rode in on their truck, hitched the wedding supplies to the back, and rescued us, driving us all the way to the Bay Area.  My dad lent us his car in the middle of the night and we were back on track, just a bit more tired than expected.  The next day (Saturday) we had a joint bachelor/bachelorette party that ended in a bonfire in San Francisco.  So much fun!  Sunday the car my dad lent us started leaking and we had to borrow my sister's car.  On the way (late!) to the hotel to change our clothes for the rehearsal dinner and rehearsal, we ran over some very nasty roadkill.  At the next stop, we happend to roll down the windows and the smell was unimaginable!  As we got dressed J's groomsman Shane drove the car to the nearest car wash and bribed a worker with $50 cash to wash the undercarriage.  We arrived late to our rehearsal dinner but everything went well.  I had screwed up the food, and my best friend Jessica, her husband Austin and their son Aaron (who hosted the bash in their home) had made some just in time.  The rehearsal was next, and after the rehearsal something happened that would make most brides panic.  My pastor (and best friend's dad) decided that he wanted to marry us instead of the pastor we had hired.  Best thing that could have ever happened!!!  So the name on the program was incorrect, but the ceremony was EVERYTHING we wanted.  A man that was instrumental in my life and spiritual growth was able to marry my husband and I in a beautiful, Christ-centered ceremony that meant so much to us both.  The day of the ceremony everything (surprisingly!) went off without a hitch.  2 of my bridesmaids, Sam and Kirun, got me an awesome wedding day survival kit, Tiff brought me to the wedding site and gave me the "wedding night" talk and everyone made it there on time and in one piece.  So, Monday, July 8th, 2008, J and I became husband and wife.  The entire event was amazing, and we couldn't have done it without the selfless and loving help from our friends and family.  Thank you all!

 

Welcome to the Ramirez Family's Xanga site!  This is your one-stop-shop for staying up-to-date with J, Debbie and our Baby Girl that's on the way.  First, a little history...