Modern Latina Bride

Our Modern Latina Bride: Different Religions, Same Beliefs
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Our Modern Latina Bride: Different Religions, Same Beliefs

By Yuliana Gomez | 01/12/2012 - 23:54 | 0 Comments

With most of our important vendors out of the way, Chris and I started thinking about the actual ceremony and reception. It was at this point that the differences with our religious backgrounds became a sort of issue for us. Chris’s family is devout Catholic. My family,...

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Our Modern Latina Bride picks a Caterer
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Our Modern Latina Bride picks a Caterer

By Yuliana Gomez | 01/05/2012 - 17:40 | 0 Comments

Choosing a caterer. This was possibly the most time-consuming and difficult of our decisions—one which I thought would be the most fun, with all the taste testing and yummy options! If you have decided for a catering hall or location that provides the food, then this is one of the pieces of the wedding that you won’t have to deal with.

Chris and I were very happy...

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Our Modern Latina Bride Puts All of the Pieces Together

By Yuliana Gomez | 12/29/2011 - 12:36 | 0 Comments

By July, Chris and I had picked a place for the wedding, but we still had some other little details to explore and decide on. There was definitely a lot left to do! So far we were pretty much on our timeline target, and we didn’t want to slow down.

We still had to pick a caterer, one of the most important pieces—and that requires its own discussion, so I’ll...

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Our Modern Latina Bride Picks a Reception Location

Our Modern Latina Bride Picks A Wedding Location

By Yuliana Gomez | 12/22/2011 - 14:02 | 0 Comments

I never thought it would be so hard to select a place to have our wedding. Chris and I knew that we wanted to have the ceremony and reception in the same location, but beyond that, our ideas differed drastically. He was partial to some catering halls, while I wanted nothing to do with those wedding factories.

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Our Modern Latina Bride Gets Organized!
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Our Modern Latina Bride Gets Organized!

By Yuliana Gomez | 12/14/2011 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

In the first few weeks after Chris and I came back from our vacation engaged, there was a flurry of confusion about what exactly to do regarding wedding planning. I remember trying to think of who to call, what to ask, what books to read—I just wanted to get a handle on everything and so I could get started. Being the bookworm that I am, I promptly downloaded 5 wedding...

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Meet Our New Modern Latina Bride!

By Yuliana Gomez | 12/07/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Latina magazine's Managing editor (and all-around awesome chica) Yuliana Gomez planned her whole fairy tale wedding in just six months! We knew she was organized, even we were super impressed, and think you will be too. This is her story of becoming a Modern Latina Bride...

After so many years of going to family weddings and friends...

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Our Modern Latina Bride Says Goodbye

Our Modern Latina Bride Says Goodbye

By Verky Arcos | 11/30/2011 - 14:15 | 0 Comments

Our long-awaited honeymoon adventure to Thailand finally happened!

Although the 20-plus hour airplane flight was a bit grueling, once Hector and I arrived it was totally worth it! We spent a few days in Bangkok at the Metropolitan Hotel just taking in all...

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Part 2 of our Modern Latina Brides Wedding Scrap book!

Part 2 of Our Modern Latina Bride's Wedding Scrapbook

By Verky Arcos | 11/23/2011 - 18:49 | 0 Comments

There was a lot going on during the reception – lots of tears, laughs, dancing, etc. and my wedding photographer Teresa Horgan captured it all! I hope you can get a sense of the love that was in that room that day because I did and I’ll never forget it! As you read this, Hector and I are officially on our honeymoon...

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