I come from a broken home. A blended family. Whatever you want to call it. My parents weren’t together. And growing up, I always thought I’d end up with another man who came from a broken home. It always seemed like having your parents together was almost like an elite club that you had to… Continue reading Navigating Love & Marriage from Different Backgrounds
Category: Bridal
Celebrating My New Last Name While Saying Goodbye to My Old One
Officially Mrs. Crystina Thompson. Lugo-Beach is now the last name of my past. It's an emotional process, but it's a decision I'm so glad I made. For those who knew me growing up, I was always pretty set on the fact that I would never get married. It didn't feel like a priority to me,… Continue reading Celebrating My New Last Name While Saying Goodbye to My Old One
Our Wedding 🤍
Wow, 2 months married! Time has FLOWN. It's a weird feeling to go from spending every second of every day planning for a wedding... just to have it be over in a day. But in the end, the stress was all worth it. I couldn't have dreamed of a more perfect day with my family… Continue reading Our Wedding 🤍
Vulnerability + Love
For the past few months, I've been surrounded by love. My best friend, Melissa, and I got engaged just 2 months apart in 2022. We both had about 18-month engagement periods before our wedding dates, so while it was a longer process/waiting period, once things kicked off, they really kicked off. Starting at the end… Continue reading Vulnerability + Love
Happy 4 Years to Us! How We Celebrated Our Anniversary During Quarantine
We are now going on almost two months of being trapped in the house. I started working from home full-time indefinitely on St. Patrick's Day, but Myles works at the airport so he's considered essential and still has to go in and work his shifts. We only leave the house to go grocery shopping on… Continue reading Happy 4 Years to Us! How We Celebrated Our Anniversary During Quarantine
