Some of my favorite elements of wedding planning... a few of which I have already experienced, and a few of which I'm really looking forward to: :o)
~ Dress shopping with my mom
it was more fun than I imagined!
~ Pre-Marital Counseling
it truly has already changed our lives! I'm so grateful we're going through it!
~ Mailing the invitations
make it seem like even more of a reality- people are actually coming!!!
~ Picking our first dance song
ahh, gonna be such a sweet moment. A very special song to us.
~ Seeing my sister try on her M.O.H. Dress
can't describe how happy I felt sitting in that room!
~ Marriage License- we're getting it this week....
so stoked for our trip to the county clerk ;o)
~ Anticipating the wedding showers!!!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Day 34- the JOY of the Lord
As today marks only 34 days until our wedding, I wanted to blog to share the feelings running through my mind at this stage in the engagement. :o) Feel free to read along... if it bores you, no pressure to keep reading. Haha.
I marry my best friend in 34 days. This time of engagement has had its up's and down's, amazing days, tough days, long days, eventful days, hilarious moments, deep moments, moments of reality, moments of bliss... It's been amazing to see God balance it all out- ultimately creating a season of growing and discovering more about each other over the past 7 1/2 months. There's so much more I have to learn about the deep things of Jeramy and his heart, and vise versu- 'tis one of the SO many reasons I'm excited to be with him for the rest of my life... learning about him, growing closer to him, supporting him...
My parents have been amazing in this process, too. My mom is constantly available to help in any way she possibly can, and is so generous! She's offered many great ideas, and is helping keep me at peace, focused, and stress-free!
Then there's Jenn. Oh my, I cannot even imagine having any other maid of honor other than my sister. Every time we talk about the wedding, I end up breaking out in hysterical laughter- simply because she knows how to spread joy! She cracks jokes at everything, and if I start going off on a random rant and she sees the stress building, she knows exactly what to say and do to bring me back to reality. I love having her involved, and as the wedding gets closer and closer, she seems to be a lot more involved. IT'S AWESOME! I love my sister so much. She is my best friend- always has been. I'm excited to have her right next to me for the biggest moment of my life!!!
The wedding planning is fun- the financial part is not. Haha. I'm excited to see all of the different decorations & elements come together on that day. I have a vision in my head of what things will look like and can't wait to see if it really looks that way... LOL! The bridesmaid dresses have all arrived, and alterations are in the works. So exciting! I'm on the hunt for their jewelry now :o) Boxes continue to arrive at our door, full of all kinds of fun stuff- paper lamps, gifts, centerpiece accessories, tulle, candles, etc.....
Here's to only 34 more days of wedding planning, an amazing 10-day honeymoon & 2 weeks off work, & an incredible life with the man of my dreams!
I marry my best friend in 34 days. This time of engagement has had its up's and down's, amazing days, tough days, long days, eventful days, hilarious moments, deep moments, moments of reality, moments of bliss... It's been amazing to see God balance it all out- ultimately creating a season of growing and discovering more about each other over the past 7 1/2 months. There's so much more I have to learn about the deep things of Jeramy and his heart, and vise versu- 'tis one of the SO many reasons I'm excited to be with him for the rest of my life... learning about him, growing closer to him, supporting him...
My parents have been amazing in this process, too. My mom is constantly available to help in any way she possibly can, and is so generous! She's offered many great ideas, and is helping keep me at peace, focused, and stress-free!
Then there's Jenn. Oh my, I cannot even imagine having any other maid of honor other than my sister. Every time we talk about the wedding, I end up breaking out in hysterical laughter- simply because she knows how to spread joy! She cracks jokes at everything, and if I start going off on a random rant and she sees the stress building, she knows exactly what to say and do to bring me back to reality. I love having her involved, and as the wedding gets closer and closer, she seems to be a lot more involved. IT'S AWESOME! I love my sister so much. She is my best friend- always has been. I'm excited to have her right next to me for the biggest moment of my life!!!
The wedding planning is fun- the financial part is not. Haha. I'm excited to see all of the different decorations & elements come together on that day. I have a vision in my head of what things will look like and can't wait to see if it really looks that way... LOL! The bridesmaid dresses have all arrived, and alterations are in the works. So exciting! I'm on the hunt for their jewelry now :o) Boxes continue to arrive at our door, full of all kinds of fun stuff- paper lamps, gifts, centerpiece accessories, tulle, candles, etc.....
Here's to only 34 more days of wedding planning, an amazing 10-day honeymoon & 2 weeks off work, & an incredible life with the man of my dreams!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Down to 50, folks!
At 50 days until our wedding day, I sit here in bed thinking how crazy it is to say "my wedding is next month"... These past of couple weeks I've found myself looking forward to the wedding still, but looking even moreso forward to the marriage. Vacations together, traveling together, making big plans together, living together, dreaming together... Sure it'll have challenges, and I know even typing that that i have truly no idea how may challenges do come up in a marriage, but i do know that I'll finally have a best friend that will walk with me through every situation, awesome and tough, and will stick by my side till we head home (to heaven).
I've ordered lots of stuff lately, because i realize how little time we have left. I had a great meeting with our Ceremony Coordinator this week, and finished the wedding shower guest lists. I also started piecing together different teams of people I'm going to need for different things. (decor test, clean up team, food serving team, candle lighting team, etc...) As much as i hate asking people to do things, i realize every time someone says yes to helping that i get more and more excited because that's more of my friends involved in the celebration! So fun!!
Ive purchased my final shipment of paper lanterns (hopefully my final one... (I should probably do a final count & make sure I'm set) :o) I also purchased the plates, cups, engraved napkins (moms idea! Thanks mom!) more rose petals (yippee!) and paid off my cake!
Today i was able to spend a few minutes entering addresses in for people on our guest list..... Aye ya ya.... What a stinkin task! I've been putting it off, but its time to face it and knock it out. It will definitely take multiple sessions of sitting buried in the computer to complete. It will be so worth it though, to have all of our friends & family there!!!
This week I have to go in for a fitting for my dress. Not many alterations have to be done, which is awesome. And, the designer company that makes this dress does free hallow hem alterations, which means the length- that's the major alteration i need. Oh oh, and the bridesmaids dresses should be in any day now! How fun!!!!!
Ok ok, ill end this for now. Thanks for joining in the journey! We're kicking it into full gear in the countdown! :o) love and blessings!
I've ordered lots of stuff lately, because i realize how little time we have left. I had a great meeting with our Ceremony Coordinator this week, and finished the wedding shower guest lists. I also started piecing together different teams of people I'm going to need for different things. (decor test, clean up team, food serving team, candle lighting team, etc...) As much as i hate asking people to do things, i realize every time someone says yes to helping that i get more and more excited because that's more of my friends involved in the celebration! So fun!!
Ive purchased my final shipment of paper lanterns (hopefully my final one... (I should probably do a final count & make sure I'm set) :o) I also purchased the plates, cups, engraved napkins (moms idea! Thanks mom!) more rose petals (yippee!) and paid off my cake!
Today i was able to spend a few minutes entering addresses in for people on our guest list..... Aye ya ya.... What a stinkin task! I've been putting it off, but its time to face it and knock it out. It will definitely take multiple sessions of sitting buried in the computer to complete. It will be so worth it though, to have all of our friends & family there!!!
This week I have to go in for a fitting for my dress. Not many alterations have to be done, which is awesome. And, the designer company that makes this dress does free hallow hem alterations, which means the length- that's the major alteration i need. Oh oh, and the bridesmaids dresses should be in any day now! How fun!!!!!
Ok ok, ill end this for now. Thanks for joining in the journey! We're kicking it into full gear in the countdown! :o) love and blessings!
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