Wedding Planning Update and MORE

So far you know about the location and the maid of honor...I think that's about it. Whoops. Guess I really dropped the ball on that whole "Wedding Wednesday" idea...


Since I last wrote, we have sent out invitations, I've bought my dress! EEEEEE Wish I could show you a picture, but SORRY! We bought our wedding bands last week and I am in love with mine. Again, no spoilers. ;) I have started on my bouquet, also. Here is some of the inspiration for my bouquet...courtesy of pinterest, duh.

In the pictures on my bouquet, I will have a picture of Rhonda, Matt's Mom and both sets of my grandparents. I sure wish they could all be there with us.


So, have you guys heard of or read the book 50 Shades of Grey?? Oh my. Seriously. Oh. My. I can't wait to read the next two and I'm not quite sure what that says about me...

On Tuesday I am starting P90X. Girl's gotta look gooood for da honeymoon and beach wedding!! Both of my brothers, Matt and I are doing it together...a support group of some kind, I guess you could say. I have heard that I need to drink some protein drinks and shakes. I guess I could consult my dear friend, Bre to give me some advice...We need to Skype soon, anyway!!

Some Lifetime movie with Jennifer Love Hewitt just came on...there goes any chance of me going to bed any time soon!

Hope y'all enjoyed your Easter! (AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARAH!!!)

Wedding Wednesday: MOH

So, you know how we got engaged, the when and the where we will be getting hitched. I guess I should tell you the who. Since we are having a beach wedding/destination, we decided to keep everything very, very simple. We are only having one attendant each. Matt chose to have his Dad stand by him. For me, the decision was not as simple. I have many close girlfriends that I care about and would love to stand up with me. I chose my best friend, Sammi.

Let's start by how Sammi and I met and became close. We met my freshman year in college...that's about 10 years ago! She was a senior in high school. I was roommates with one of her friends from Muhlenberg Co. My Sophomore year, she and Ashley decided to live together and I lived with my friend from HS, Candice. I would go hang out with them on the regular. They threw a party for mine and Ashley's birthdays (hers was the day after mine). Let's just say that things took a turn for the worse and we wrote Ashley off and became very, very close from it all. Piece of advice before I move on....DO NOT let a boy come between you and your friends...and DO NOT be the girl that tries to become between a girl and her boyfriend. Moving on.

Sammi and I had a ton of great times together through college and the time following college. Evidence:

I am SO thankful to have Sammi in my life. She has always been a constant. She is quick to forgive and never judges me. I couldn't ask for a better best friend, which is why I have chosen her as my Maid of Honor.

To ask her, I bought a bottle of wine and attached a note to it. I got the idea from Pinterest. Shocking. I was happy to see how excited she was that I asked her! She's going to be the BEST MOH EVER!

Wedding Wednesday: The Date and Venue

Matt and I are doing things a little differently than most. We decided to go away for our wedding. We are not going to have a Church wedding with family and friends followed by a reception. NOT to knock that...I love those weddings. They are just not for us. We started looking at places on the East Coast...Charleston and Savannah mainly. Most of the bed and breakfasts were out of this world with costs or they didn't make it possible for us to invite our immediate families. We did a lot of searching and decided on a beach wedding! It will be laid back and we can invite as many or as few people as we would like. It is important to us that our parents and siblings to get to come, as well as several of our very close friends.

On a beach on Tybee Island, GA, is where we will say I Do!

We set the date for June 24th. That was his Mom's birthday. By not having a "normal" wedding, there isn't really the chance to honor her with a candle or a memory table or anything like that, so this is our way of honoring her at our wedding. She will be part of our day and our marriage year after year.

Next on my "to do list" is: Dress, Engagement Pictures, Invitations, and asking my Maid of Honor. Stay tuned! That's the next post.