Watermark Wedding Bells: Juli Textor and Julie Milford

WB_TextorMilford“Everything about her, that is who I want to be with,” Julie Milford says. “I just knew that if we ever had an opportunity to be together one day that it would be forever – everything just seemed absolutely perfect.”

Juli Textor, an executive assistant, and Julie Milford, a creative director, met through mutual friends. They knew of each other, and they were finally introduced, and from that point forward, they had their eyes on each other. When they first met, the timing wasn’t ideal, but then everything just fell into place.

“When I was formally introduced to her, I made jokes about how cute it would be that we have the same name, not thinking she would ever be interested in me,” Juli says.

They got to know each other very quickly because of the amount of time they spent with each other. And not only did Juli and Julie get to know each other, but Julie also got to know Zane – Juli’s then-6-year-old son.

“My son was six when we started dating, so there was a lot there that we had to get to kind of get to know about one another, because there’s a whole other level of compatibility that we needed to have,” Juli says.

She says she has learned some things along the way from dating previous people, always keeping her son in mind.

“I knew what I needed, and I knew what we needed, and I knew what he needed,” Juli says. “And it was apparent early on, through conversations that Julie and I had, that she possessed all the qualities that were so important to me as a mother, because dating with a child you can’t just date just for yourself anymore. You’re looking out for somebody else who is a very, very important part of that equation.”

And luckily, Julie and Zane hit it off, and the three became a close-knit unit.

Julie says that with each passing moment and as more time passed, they began discussing a wedding, but they didn’t think they needed to go down that road of a formal proposal because it was already a done deal for the both of them.

So they never did, either of them, propose to each other. They figured they both knew what the other’s answer to the “big question” would be, so they started planning the wedding out.

They won’t be doing a lot of the “traditional” aspects of a wedding, but they will instead plan on doing things that represent them as a couple and a family.

They both said they went through a fun stage of planning the wedding, then a stressful stage and now they’re both very excited about the ceremony.

Julie says she can’t wait for the moment Juli and her son walk down the aisle. She says she’s replayed what that moment will be like in her mind a million times and cries every time she thinks about it.

“The first thing that pops into my mind is her kindness,” Juli says. “She’s got such a warm, loving heart, and she’s so kind and incredibly genuine. One thing I’ve always loved about her since the first moment I saw her is she’s got kindness in her face. She’s got kind eyes and her personality just follows that.”

YEARS TOGETHER:

1.5 years

WEDDING DATE:

April 2, 2016

WEDDING VENUE:

Ceviche on Church Street

WEDDING PLANNER:

The couple is planning their own wedding.

WEDDING CATERER:

Ceviche

WEDDING COLORS:

Black, white and silver

FIRST SONG:

Since they’re abandoning a lot of the wedding traditions, they won’t be having a first dance, but they have incorporated many of “their songs” into the ceremony.

INTERESTING FACT:

Other than a short business trip, they have not spent a single day apart since their first kiss.

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