Alla and Reuben were both out at a bar in the Gaslamp area of San Diego. Reuben’s friend struck up a conversation with Alla. Unfortunately for this friend, the spark just wasn’t there. Thinking she’d never see him again, the two groups parted ways. Several hours later, Reuben and his friends were stumbling out of the same bar, and Alla and her friends were heading back to their car.  Unfortunately for Alla, the groups crossed paths again. Not taking no for an answer, Reuben’s friend struck up another conversation, until Reuben intervened. He was very persistent for the next ten minutes in acquiring Alla’s number. Alla felt bad for how hard he was trying, so she gave in. Five days later was the first date. A month and a half later, Reuben was on his way out for an 8 month deployment. The rest is, as they say, history!! Reuben knew he wanted Alla to be his forever so when Alla was in San Diego visiting family (they were both living in New York already) Reuben had stayed behind as he was starting school that week. Reuben arranged with Alla’s brother to get her to a cliff in La Jolla where they went for their second date, around sunset. He put together a book with photos of them over their, at the time, four years together. He also put quotes throughout the book from the thousands of emails they had written each other in the beginning of our relationship when Reuben was on his deployment with the Marine Corps. Prior to Alla  going through the book, Reuben had Alla take a photo with a polaroid camera. The very last page of the book had a slot set up to put in that photo with the words “Our last picture of this chapter September 08,2017” Reuben then got down on one knee and of course Alla said “yes.”

Coordinator: Events Inspired

Venue: Rancho Bernardo Inn

Band: Red Shoe

Cake: Jenny Wenny Cakes

Officiant: Rabbi Ian

Florist: Boho Chic Florals

Kent

We loved working at the beautiful RB Inn here is what another bride thought!!

“Beyond satisfied with my stay at Rancho Bernardo Inn! I booked a trip for my boyfriend and I in honor of his birthday. It was the perfect getaway. ALL of the staff was so polite and attentive, the other guests were friendly, and the resort was kept very clean despite it being a busy wedding weekend. We enjoyed the spa, tennis at a nearby club, live music, a movie, and some gym time. Special thank you to Destiny at the front desk, Dante at the concierge desk and Harvey at the tennis club who were friendly and did all they could to make our stay enjoyable. I recommend you look them up on Groupon and make you reservations with time.”