Six Month Mark

Well Happy December kids!  It's officially almost Christmas!  This is the time of year that always flies by and I have a feeling it will pass me even faster this year.  I am planning a short trip to Pennsylvania to visit family and friends.  This will be the last visit that won't be stricly for wedding related meetings and events.  I plan on relaxing and enjoying the company while I'm there this time.  My brother will be in town as well and I do not get the opportunity to see him often, so this will be a great trip I'm sure!

Planning is going well and as I've told anyone who asks, we're just about finished with all of the major stuff.  However, there are ten times as many small things that need to be planned.  Music, per my previous post, has been complicated.  I think Rudy & I's major issue is that we love music, period.  We love just about every genre there is.  And while we have a few differences in taste, our shared favorites make up a wide variety still.  There are so many songs that will be played (and engraved in our memories forever) that day and they need to mean something and also be something we love.

First Dance-  I think we've got this one almost nailed down. Unless we change our minds again
Bridal Dance- No clue
Father/Daughter Dance- Pretty sure
Mother/Son Dance- No clue
Reception Entrance- Nope, but we want something crazy good.  Any thoughts?
Last Dance- No clue but we have a few ideas.

Ceremony music is a whole new beast.  We have some neat things in store here, and while I won't share them and spoil any surprises, I think our guests are going to enjoy the music throughly!  The one I'm (obviously) most excited about, is the processional.  I'll only be sharing this with my dad and mom and I hope they're as psyched as I am!

I think music would be much easier if we weren't both known for our love and involvement of/in music.  High expectations I think!

Rudy's also chosen the tuxedos and I must say he's going to look pretty snazzy!  We also picked out our rings.  We've really been working a little bit on the small things and not overwhelming ourselves.  We have found a rehearsal dinner spot, which proved to be more of a challenge than I assumed it would be. 

Besides wedding things we've been working a lot on getting the house ready for Christmas.  Rudy decorated the outside of the house, and I the inside.  We upgraded from our 4 foot pre-lit tree (from my college apartment days) to a beautiful 7.5 foot tree.  We used LED lights and it really just looks beautiful.  That portion of decorating we did together.  Here are the pups posing in front of the tree. They do this each year and they start posing as soon as we put the tree up.

<3

We can Swim any day in November

I somehow missed October entirely.  It seems like it came and went so swiftly that I missed it.

Less than 7 months away from 'I Do' and I think I should stick to the number of days away, it seems farther that way!  The past year just flew by.  While we have most of the major things planned out and booked, there is still work to be done!  Since our whirlwind weekend of showers, meetings and bachelor/bachelorette parties is in March, we've ordered everything we can for the invitations now.  That way dad can take his time writing out all of the envelopes.  Thank God he's got great penmanship, Rude and I both write like ten year olds.  This will allow us time to get everything together and then order the response cards after choosing what dishes we will offer.  Planning ahead, it's what I'm good at!

After hours of outlet shopping in two states, 1 Steve Madden order & weeks of online shopping I finally found shoes!  As anyone who knows me is aware, I am a creature of comfort.  If I could wear no shoes and still appear classy, I would do it in a heartbeat. But finding comfortable flats that are fancy enough to wear with my gown was a challenge.  I finally settled on these.  They're not Louboutin or Badgley Mischka but I don't care!  (No offense to Brides who wear these)  I simply cannot justify spending hundreds of dollars on shoes I'll wear once UNDER a ball gown.  It just doesn't make sense.  These are comfortable and I think they're beautiful. :)

Engaged life is still treating us well, 14 months almost!  It seems like it was yesterday.  As previously mentioned, our dear friends Jon and Tif are getting married next year as well.  They've both asked us to be in their wedding and we couldn't be more excited.  It's fun chatting with them as they're going through a lot of the same things we are.  It helps to share the experience with such good friends. 

I almost forgot!  Our biggest challenge so far (I think) has been music.  We've hired an amazing DJ who I am fully confident will rock everyone's socks off and keep the party going. However, we are so stuck on a 'first dance' song.  We love such a wide variety of music, but we're not super traditional.  So we've been on the hunt for something dear to both of us, without being too traditional.  We've never really had a song we called 'our song'.  This project is much harder than I thought it would be!

Here's a photo of the pups.  We bought a Christmas tree early this year, and my engineer fiancee couldn't wait to put it up. :)  So it's just waiting to be decorated!

359 Days.

I can now share with my blog readers (all 2 of you!) that 2012 will be the year of not only our wedding, but two of our best friend’s wedding as well!  Jon and Tiffany are engaged!!!  I am so excited to be sharing the experience of wedding planning and engagement with our dear friends.  It brings so much joy.  J

 In other news we’re approaching our 1 year engaged anniversary on Wednesday the 21^st.  1 year ago tomorrow we were headed to Cancun, Mexico with Jon and Tif for the best vacation of our lives so far.

 As far as planning, I’ve accomplished a lot.  With the help of my mom, we’ve booked transportation for the wedding party for an amazingly discounted price.  We’ve switched ballrooms at the venue to a larger ballroom with a window.  The previous room’s maximum was our total invited number which made me seriously nervous.  After visiting the site with my Grandma back in July I’d been sick with worry that it would be cramped and too small.  This upgrade came at a low cost, but we can put the extra money for that towards upgrades from the venue so it will all work out for the best. 

I’m currently looking into rehearsal dinner locations.  Has anyone had good/bad experiences at a Bravo! location?  Specifically Cranberry Township?  Any suggestions of places are welcomed. J

Today I’m having lunch with Muss and then we’re heading to Alfred Angelo to try on the bridesmaid dress I’ve chosen.  It’s the first time I’ll see it ‘on’ someone so I’m excited for that.  But mostly excited to spend some time with Muss; I’ve really been blessed with marrying a man whose family is so amazing.

  I’m off to get ready,  Happy Saturday!  Oh, and Go Steelers!

I met a man & didn't know which stars to thank...

After doing my usual facebook scan of the morning this morning, I noticed there were quite a few weddings this weekend in my home town.  I was thinking, as I have reminded myself many times, that all of their 'wedding' stuff is over.  It's happened, past tense. 
But then I think for a moment.  It's not over.  The wedding is over, yes.  But they've just started their lives together as an official married couple!  It's something I think these crazy broads on these wedding shows don't consider.  You're planning one day out of the many many years to come. 

I've been so happy lately.  I feel like my life has fallen into place right where I want it.  I can't describe it completely, but I really feel like we (Rudy and I) could face anything.  Sure we've had our tough times and rough days, but I can't think of a person I'd rather spend my life with.  He means everything to me. 

So yes we're planning this big day and it's a big deal, and all that jazz.  But I'm just as excited to be his wife, and he my husband, for the rest of our lives.

In college, when we first met, I used to post lyrics in my status on AIM.  It was how I expressed myself, through lyrics.  I remember posting these:"I met a man and didn't know which stars to thank".  After hearing the song this morning, the very next line says "and then he asked one day if I would be his wife." 

Perfect.

Summer Trip to the 'Burgh.

10 Months today.  304 Days. Yikes!  I get this friendly reminder from TheKnot.com for each monthly marker.  This month's goal is supposed to be finding a dress.  Ha!  I'm way ahead of that silly website.  But since I'm overly finicky about shoes, I should probably start hunting a pair in the near future. 

Last weekend Rudy and I headed north to visit some family & friends, attend a wedding and put a homemade boat in the river for the first time.  I'll start with the boat.  Very long story short Rudy built a boat with his father from scratch.  They've spend the last nine years working on it and it's their baby. 

 I guess you could say the boat planning is as exciting for him, as wedding planning is for me.  When they put it in the water for the first time, it was really an experience.  Two people have worked so hard on something for so long, and it was really a moment of truth!  Will it float?  Will it work? etc.  :)  Well it did, and it was awesome.  What a work of art!!

That same day, while Rudy was busy with the boat, my sweet Grandma and I went to visit a few florists in the greater Pittsburgh area.  I showed her the site for the ceremony and reception and I know that meant a lot to her.  When we were talking with florists I realized a few important factors in choosing a florist:

1) the flowers you see online and in bridal magazines are ALWAYS expensive and often times unavailable completely.

2) Finding a non-pushy florist who doesn't try to guide you towards something you don't really want but are too nice to say so.

3)  I know nothing about flowers.

4) Flowers are expensive considering they'll only be used for a few hours.

We found one shop that was both helpful in giving me alternatives to the pricey and unavailable flowers I loved, and also said that they would work with my budget.  The owner and I have spoken on the phone a few times already and I love her.  I gave them a price point and they came in UNDER it.  The other two florists ranged from $700-1500 OVER Budget.  My choice was simple.  I just can't justify spending an inordinate amount of money on flowers.  I'd rather that money go towards food, booze & music.  I've never been to a wedding and said "oh those flowers aren't big/pretty/expensive enough".

Lauren and Sean's wedding was beautiful.  It was so awesome to see someone I've known since middle school marry the man of her dreams. :) Somewhere along the line we've all grown up!  It's just seemed to happen so quickly!  They had a photobooth which is so, so fun!  Rudy wanted to be original so he did a hand stand inside the booth while I posed holding his legs.  We really enjoyed ourselves there as you can see...

We also got to see our dear friends (and Best Man & Bridesmaid) Jon and Tif.  It's always fun to see them, even for a little while.  We always enjoy our time with them! <3

"I never thought I could love anyone but myself. 

Now I know I can't love anyone but you."

ingrid.michaelson

335 days.

335 days. 11 months just about...
It seems like such a long time, but I have a feeling it will go very quickly. :)

We're spending time with friends and family this weekend and really enjoying ourselves, relaxing a bit too.  I should have a few pictures to share after tonight.

Just booked my flight back to Fl from Pa for Lauren's wedding.  I can't wait! (and not just because their cake is coming from Oakmont Bakery)

It's also Jake & Belle's birthday tomorrow, they had a special breakfast this morning of dog food and scrambled eggs.

<3  Happy 4th of July weekend everyone!

Summer Solstice, Minor Progress

Rudy and I went camping with our good friends and their children this weekend and it was much needed time away!  We haven't been anywhere relaxing in quite some time.  So far this year, any out of town trips we have made have been for funerals. :(  The winter and spring were pretty difficult but I'm optimistic that with the start of summer last week, things are turning around.  The second half of 2011 will be much better! 

I find myself in planning slumps.  Since the 1 year mark hit, I've found myself more lax than before about the whole planning process.  I thought it would be the complete opposite.  I've made some baby steps in each area that still needs to be done.  I have found that small amounts of effort towards planning, mixed with not thinking about it at all and having fun is good and healthy for both Rudy and myself.  We figure things out a little bit at a time and neither of us get overwhelmed or stressed.

Progress Made Recently:

**Spoken to a potential Pastor.  The only issue here is travel.  I think pretty much any pastor, priest, minister, etc. will ask that the couple go through some type of counseling session(s).  The problem lies in that we would have to complete 4 hours of these meetings, but we cannot begin them until after the first of the year.  This becomes an issue when we are only in Pennsylvania for a very short time next spring, and it seems we have a busy schedule set up for us already for those visits.  Can we fit in a four hour session?  I need to call and discuss it with him.  This, I've been putting off. 

**Asked around the Pittsburgh Wedding Boards on The Knot for floral referrals, with only two responses.  Flowers are really probably at the bottom of the totem pole of importance here, but we do need someone to do them.   Still not sure on this one...I don't know where to begin.  Suggestions are seriously welcome here! *wink, wink*

**I also think we found the bridesmaid dress, or at least a serious contender.  It seems to be well accepted among the gals so far.  It's the cheapest dress we've found so far (Yay!).  The photo is included with the color.  I've chopped off the model's head because have realized that their faces seriously alter my opinion of what they're wearing. :)  Thoughts?

Other than all of that, I'm lying pretty low on the planning field.  We'll be spending some time with our Tampa Sansosti family this weekend for Independence Day, and then heading to a wedding at the end of July.  Also, between those two weekends, hopefully Rudy's sister Hope is coming for a visit! :)

Here are some photos of our tennis match against team Jamieson during our camping weekend:

Please note Rudy's game-face while I drink some beer...

<3

AB

The Secret to Not Crying...

So I went to a workshop by Skillpath Seminars last Wednesday it was called “Conference for Women”.  During this I heard something that I will probably use for the rest of my life.  They gave the secret so many women need in life…how to avoid crying.  How to stop yourself from those tears falling down your face. 

Here’s the deal.  I’m currently sitting in the living room watching Dancing with The Stars.  Hines Ward is on and I just love and adore him.  But watching him tonight (for those of you who are watching) has just made me tear up.  Yes, ladies & gentlemen.  I tear up watching an NFL player on a Dancing competition.  Seriously…

So the ways you can stop yourself from crying are:

Drink something.  Your body cannot physically swallow and produce tears at the same time. –Why this won’t’ work for wedding day: I can’t stand there with a bottle of water at the altar.

Look Up.  You can’t cry when your eyes are looking up

Why this may not work for the wedding day: I might look like I’m rolling my eyes the entire time

The Winner:

Pressure point in the skin that connects your thumb and your pointer finger.  Putting pressure on this pressure point, for whatever reason helps you to stop feeling like you’re going to cry.  Seriously, do it.  It has worked for me in small situations, like watching a movie or something.  The big test for me will be Lauren & Sean’s wedding.  Lauren, try this.  It can be super discrete when you’re up there.  Your future hubby can hold that part of your hand!

Let me know what you think guys and gals! J

I heart carbs.

A few small updates.

Limos are absurdly expensive.  All we really need transportation for is for the bridal party to go from the hotel to the ceremony/reception site, out for pictures and back to the ceremony/reception site.  But when they charge hourly with minimum hours and travel time from the garage, most quotes were around $1,000 which is out of the question.  We have 17 people total that need moved (this includes the photographers).  How do we move this many people cheaply without being redneck?  Any suggestions here, people?

My diet and workout update.  My dear friend Bonnie recently commented on the lack of carbohydrates in my diet listed in a previous post.  She made a good point, that it can be both unsafe and unhealthy to exclude them completely.  (Thanks Bon, for looking out for me! Love ya girl!)The good news is, since my last post, I’ve realized my inability to exclude anything fully from my diet.  Here’s what I’ve been doing:  I’ve been eating whole grain cereal for breakfast, then a fruit (grapes and bananas are most popular) a few hours later, and then for lunch and dinner I eat sensibly.  Rudy is enjoying the new habits.  We eat salad, a meat (I still have to force myself on this one), and a vegetable or rice or both.  I treat myself to a soda or a sweet once in awhile.  When I really want something I try to make myself wait until the next day.  I can usually overcome the temptation.  My workout is about the same, cardio mixed with weights.  Today I couldn’t make it to the gym so when I came home I did about 45 minutes worth of “Just Dance 2” compliments of Muss & E.  I swear I sweat just as much if not more than if I ran on the elliptical!!!

I’ve got more energy and gumption every day.  I get sore and tired sometimes but it’s gratifying, I know I’m doing something good for myself and my body!  I haven’t had fast food in weeks and I just feel great!

On a semi-wedding note:  I saw Bridesmaids this weekend.  If you have a sense of humor, and you aren’t easily offended, I suggest you SEE THIS MOVIE!  It was hysterical!  Kristen Wig rocks.

Need Suggestions/Referrals for:

Someone to marry us

Flowers

Reasonable Transportation

Dream On...

Last night I had my first major wedding related nightmare.  It’s ironic because we haven’t really been discussing much about the wedding lately.  I looked at a few limo websites on Monday but that’s really about it.  I’ve heard that this comes with the territory of planning, because your subconscious is thinking about it, even when you don’t think you are. 

In the nightmare we were all at the hall for the reception and it was so incredibly small.  There wasn’t enough room for everyone to stand let alone sit.  It was cramped and there was no dance floor.  We couldn’t dance.  Dancing is my favorite part of receptions, so that just wasn’t working.  Then we had these trivia pads (like they have at Buffalo Wild Wings) where  you play trivia with the other guests at the bar, but it was guests at our cramped wedding playing but it would only ask sports questions, and Rudy’s controller wasn’t working and he was super upset.  Everyone kept asking me why everything was so awful.  I just kept apologizing and telling everyone how sorry I was.  I woke up to Rudy’s alarm clock.  I’m glad I woke up then because everyone was kind of attacking me.

I guess its proof that even if you aren’t stressed about it all, your subconscious is always thinking about it a little bit!  Just to make sure, I’m going to call the hall just to make sure of the maximum guest count. J

Cry Me a River

The Royal Wedding...
How can I have a blog dedicated to wedding planning without mentioning it?

Okay so I wasn’t sold on the whole thing.  I mean, yes I wanted to see her dress, but I wasn’t about to have a viewing party much less wake up two and a half hours early to witness all the hoopla.  When I woke up for work I turned the TV on hoping to just catch a glimpse of her dress (which I thought was amazing by the way).  I started getting ready and listening to it. My plan was to turn it on, see the dress, and click the power button, but I couldn’t’ turn it off.  I’m a sucker for weddings, apparently even royal ones.   As they were reciting their vows I started to well up.  I started getting teary eyed for a couple who I know nothing but what the media tells me about.  I cry at weddings, I remember being at a family friend’s wedding as a child and crying my eyes out.  I used to think it was all the pretty things that were associated with a wedding.  As I grew a little older I thought that it must be because someone I know and love has found their person, the love of their life.    But now it’s different.  Now I’m engaged.  Now Rude and I have made the decision (though it was made long before a ring) to spend our lives together, to be wed.  Now I can’t watch weddings on TV… not just on scripted shows where everything is perfect because it’s written to be, but I can’t watch weddings on reality shows like the ones on WE network.  Now that happiness is mine too, and I can’t stop tearing up. 

So this isn’t acceptable for your own wedding.  You can’t stand up at the altar and cry your eyes out.  I’ve already made the promise to myself NOT to look at any of the females in my family, primarily my Mom and Gramma.  They will cry and if I see them, it’s game over.  But I know emotional women who have gone up without a trace of a tear, said their vows and walked back down smiling.  So what stops them?  I need to find out before next June, or I will look like a blubbering idiot. J 

It’s Sunday, which is the day they show wedding programs all day long on WE.  Maybe if I watch enough and cry enough it will knock it out of me.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.

So last week I joined the gym.  After getting ready to go to the local aquatic center with friends a few weekends ago turned into me crying about wearing a swimsuit and staring at myself in the mirror I made a decision.  I will get in shape.  I will feel good about myself. I will do this.  For the wedding, for Rudy, and most importantly for me!

The wedding just seems like a good driving point.  As I already have my dress, I know where I am now and where I'd like to be.  The seamstress said I can drop two sizes before it becomes an issue in the alterations department.  So last week I took action.  I threw away any junk food in the house, I purchased a gym membership, and I went to the grocery store.  Now I'm a girl who loves her food.  I have a long-term relationship with carbs, I love carbs.  I also drink copious amounts of pop, or soda for my southern friends.  I didn't realize how much of both I was taking in until I started to take them away.  I'm the kind of person that if you take everything I like to eat away from me completely, I'll follow through for a couple of weeks and then cave and basically ruin any diet I had started to begin with.  So my goal this time, is not to make myself miserable.  To treat myself once in awhile.  Our friends (and family) came to visit last weekend and they had started a serious workout regimen and been eating well 6 days of the week.  One day, Saturday usually, was their cheat day.  They treated themselves to what they'd been craving all week, something not within the diet.  This is exactly what I need, to treat myself.  So I've been eating the following:

Breakfast :

English muffin plain & a banana

OR

a small bowl of Special K cereal

either of these are accompanied by coffee. (this is one thing I can't give up every day)

Lunch:

A salad or Special K cereal

unsweetened applesauce

Water

Dinner:

Some kind of meat and vegetable or rice

Water

Snacks:

1 Jell-O pudding cup (This is usually my treat to myself, still only 120 calories)

Grapes

1 frozen fruit bar

Banana

Raisins, dried cranberries

These will change and be altered often so I don't get tired of anything.  After my morning coffee I drink mostly water, sometimes some watered down Pink Lemonade.  Before this I'd drink soda for lunch every day along with something from subway, taco bell etc.  Not that I'm a huge drinker, but I've also reduced my alcoholic intake (even a casual beer or glass of wine) to once a week.  For instance, I wanted a beer last night after mowing the lawn, but I had a water instead because I know we'll be going out with friends this weekend and that I'd like to enjoy a drink or two with them.

My workout regimen consists of hitting the gym Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat.  If we have weekend plans, then I will substitute Saturday for Thursday.  I go straight after work, this way I'm not waking up earlier than usual and I'm not rushing around in the morning to get to the gym and showered before work.  The fitness center is less than a mile from work so that makes it easy to just buzz right on over after work.  When I get there I hop on the elliptical and do a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio (HR above 160) with a goal of getting that number to 45 mins (HR of 175) on a daily basis.  After that I lift weights.  The gym has a circle of about 12 machines that they suggest are a complete body workout, here I do 20 reps of each until I get to the abdomen crunch machine.  Here I do between 30 & 50 reps.  After I complete the circle, I either move back to the elliptical or a treadmill and spend a minimum of 10-20 minutes. 

I'm trying to gradually work into it.  It's week 2 and I haven't been so sore that I don't want to go back once!  I feel great and I have more energy than I've had in a long time!  Yesterday was my 'off' day from working out, and I came home and mowed the lawn, which is some serious sweating when it's in the 80's with high humidity.  Before I started all of this, I'd come home from work and relax.  Yesterday I didn't sit down until after 6pm.   :)

I've added tanning to my gym package, it's ridiculously cheap to add it on so I figured on days that I don't feel like going, that can help drive me to get my butt moving.  It's a small reward for the tough days.  Plus now I can say GTL on my Facebook status. :)  I just keep thinking what a better, happier and healthier person (and wife) I can be if I'm in shape. 

I want to look and feel awesome in not just my wedding dress, but everything I wear.  I want to shop for honeymoon clothes and bikinis and enjoy it!  I want this so badly!  And now that I've announced this to anyone who's reading it, it helps put the pressure on to succeed! :)

27 Dresses...

My next hurdle is the bridesmaid dresses.  My goal is to have a dress and exact color chosen by Christmas.  This way it still gives the gals plenty of time to purchase and do alterations.  I have girls in PA, NC, FL, NJ, & OH so we need to find something that is carried nationwide (i.e. a chain like Davids Bridal or Alfred Angelo).  I think we want a non-floor length dress, it will be June.  And the color is most definitely purple/violet, we don't have an exact shade yet though.

I'm experimenting right now.  What I did was email the following dresses numbered accordingly to each of the bridesmaids asking them what they like, hate and love about each dress.  This way I can get a feel for what they're most comfortable in.  Comments on these Dresses are appreciated!  

Photos by Davids Bridal, Alfred Angelo & The Dessy Group



RANT: I'm getting the "It's your day it's YOU'RE decision, it's all about YOU!" thing a lot.  I have a hard time with this.  Ultimately it's OUR day, Rudy and I, yes. (I have issues with it being 'all about the bride' too but that's another story)  But we've always been the kind of people who want everyone around us to be happy and having a great time.  I want the dear friends who I've asked to be part of this special day to be happy and comfortable and not spend too much money.  I want it to be fun for them, and not stressful and annoying.  So many times being a bridesmaid isn't fun because the bride makes it a miserable experience.  While I'm sure my girls will want to strangle me a few times over the next year, I genuinely want it to be a overall wonderful experience for them.  I asked them to stand up for me on my wedding day, how could I NOT want that for them, they're my best girls!

Back to the dresses, I really want to be able to look back in twenty years and not be completely embarrassed by what the girls wore.  I'm a very classic person, I don't go too crazy with fashion or taking risks.  I like basic, pretty and timeless kinds of clothing, nothing edgy or risky.

I'm sure these were (maybe?) awesome in their day, but now they're the second and fifth Google Images that come up when you search "Ugly Bridesmaid Dresses", not to mention they are so mortified that they have blurred out their faces as if they're on Unsolved Mysteries!  I don't want that. :)

 <3 And

Every story has a beginning...

 Since a lot has lead us to the point of wedding planning, I decided that my first post should include a timeline of my life with Rudy. :)

Rudy & I in college 2006



Fall 2005- Rudy and I met at a friend's party at Penn State. I still remember what he was wearing, aviators & a Nike T shirt.

June 2007- We upgraded our status from 'just good friends' to 'dating'.

May 2008- We graduated from Penn State and Rudy accepted a job in Florida.

June 12- 13, 2008- We moved from Pennsylvania to  Florida.

September 2008- A little homesick, we rescued our first puppy, Jake.

January 2009- We purchase our first home and move in the day of Super Bowl XLIII (Pit beats Ari!).

September 2009- We adopted our second puppy, Belle.

September 21, 2010- Rudy proposes in Cancun on Isla Mujeres on a trip with two of our best friends.

October 2010- Mom takes me wedding dress shopping and I find THE ONE.  First one I ever tried on.

January 2011- We set a date, hire a photographer and a DJ, and book the reception and ceremony site.

February 2011- The dress is purchased!

This is a brief timeline of events that have led us to today.  We are a just over a year away and have so much done and out of the way already in the planning process.  :)



Photo by Justin Aller